Tropical butterfly park project enters last phase
By the end of this year, if you happen to come across different species of butterflies buzzing and fluttering around, then it’s time to plan a trip to the Tropical Butterfly Park in Srirangam.
View ArticleMR Palayam reserve forest to be made into zoo
The M R Palayam Reserve Forest (RF) that is located along the Trichy - Chennai highway may soon be converted into a zoological park once the government gives its approval.
View Article24 held for laying siege to prison
Members of the Indian National League a Muslim political outfit were on Tuesday arrested after the attempted to gherao the Trichy Central Prison alleging harassment of two prisoners arrested under the...
View ArticleVendors rue shifting of Gandhi market
The proposed construction of a new vegetable and flower market on the outskirts of the city has drawn flak from vendors at the Gandhi market.
View ArticleStudents protest, demand basic amenities in hostel
At least 40 students of the government Ambedkar Adi Dravidar hostel in Khajamalai on Wednesday protested in front of the campus holding bottles with stale drinking water.
View ArticleAdoption agency yet to shift babies
More than two weeks after the Madurai bench of the Madras high court ruled that babies at the Sisters of Cross Society for Education Development (SOCSEAD) in Trichy should be shifted to other...
View ArticleLankan woman pleads with officials to save sick husband
A Sri Lankan woman has appealed to the district administration to save the life of her 49-year-old husband, a prisoner undergoing treatment for blood vomiting at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial government...
View ArticleClose illegal dyeing units for polluting river, urge farmers
More than 100 farmers on Thursday attempted to lock the office of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in Karur demanding closure of the illegally operated dyeing units in the region.
View ArticleTwo medical students die in road mishap
Two students of a private medical college in Chennai were killed and seven others including the driver sustained injuries when the multi-utility vehicle (MUV) in which they were travelling crashed...
View ArticleResidents left in the lurch as burglars make merry, 13 sovereigns stolen from...
In yet another burglary incident, burglars allegedly decamped with 13 sovereigns of gold ornaments from a house in the city on Wednesday night.
View Article1 held for sexually harassing minor girl in Karur district
A 30-year-old man who was accused of attempting to rape a minor girl a fortnight ago, was on Thursday arrested by the police and remanded in judicial custody.
View ArticleAnganwadis crying for attention
The objective of an anganwadi (courtyard shelter) is to protect and entertain children of parents who leave them there while they are away at work.
View ArticleWoman VAO held while taking bribe in Trichy
Latha, 36, the VAO of Thandalai Puthur near Musiri was arrested by the DVAC police who laid a trap to the nab her based on a complaint from one Kanagaraj, a resident of Thillai Nagar.
View ArticlePublic continue their long wait for integrated bus stand
The cry for a new integrated bus stand is growing as the existing one is unable to meet the city's growing population.
View ArticleDuo murders taxi driver to steal car
A 36-year-old taxi driver, who was missing from July 4, was found dead under a bridge on the outskirts of Trichy.One man has been arrested for committing the crime.
View Article'Younger gen need to be aware of safe sex'
About 1,000 female sex workers (FSM) are in the city while the total number of HIV positive cases is 13,500 in the district.
View ArticleTechnology aiding sex trade in Trichy
'Too much of something is bad enough' goes a line from a song sung by a popular girl's band.
View ArticleRamnad scheme affecting us, rue villagers
Water woes continue to plague residents of not just the city but also villages near the Cauvery river in Trichy.
View ArticleSocial audit cell at passport office a boon for public
A social audit cell to reduce the cumbersome process of obtaining passports and also develop a rapport with the public which was started recently at the regional passport office in the city has...
View ArticleMan waylaid in broad daylight, robbed of 10L
Two unidentified youths waylaid and robbed Rs 10 lakh from a manager of a private petrol bunk in broad daylight in the city on Monday.
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