Arterial roads riddled with potholes, uneven manholes
For Malini, 41, a resident of Vayaloor commuting to her office has always been a bumpy ride thanks to the number of potholes she has to criss-cross.
View ArticleAIADMK candidates file nominations
AIADMK candidates S Rajalakshmi and R Sankar filed their nominations on Wednesday for the byelection for ward numbers 15 and 32 of the Trichy Corporation respectively.
View ArticlePermanent solution for fishermen issue soon: Pon Radhakrishnan
Union minister of state for heavy industries and public enterprises and BJP leader Pon Radhakrishnan promised to find a permanent solution for the perennial conflict between the fishermen of the state...
View ArticleTwo heists on single day baffle Trichy police
A day after incidents of chain-snatching and house break-ins took place on the outskirts of Trichy, police in the district are still baffled as there is no headway in any of the cases.
View ArticleAudiologist molests 3 women, held
A 36-year-old audiologist-cum-speech therapist was arrested by the All Woman Police, Cantonment, here on Friday on charges of sexually abusing three differently-abled women, who are in their earlier 20s.
View ArticleNotice to MGMGH dean in rabies patient discharge case
Following a news report that appeared in this newspaper about the discharge of a rabies-affected woman from the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, the Trichy Corporation on Friday issued a...
View ArticleRPO begins clearing passport backlog
For the past few months, the regional passport office (RPO), Trichy had been receiving numerous queries on issuing passports due to non-availability of passport booklets.
View Article200 farmers go on hunger strike
More than 200 farmers on Friday went on a hunger strike near Anna Statue at Chatram Bus Stand here, demanding the state and central governments to declare Tamil Nadu as drought-hit.
View Article5 arrested for murder of Sri Lankan refugee
The city police on Saturday arrested five people in connection with the murder of a 56-year-old Sri Lankan refugee.
View ArticleSrimad Andavan Arts and Science College forms panel to deal with harassment...
At a time when the sexual harassment against girl students and working women are increasing in the country, educational institutions in the state are in the process of constituting a committee to deal...
View ArticleTeen invents device to avert road accidents
The death of a close relative in a road accident has prompted a 13-year-old student in the Nilgiris to invent a device he claims can alert drowsy drivers and help avert accidents.
View Article100 prisoners walk free from jails
A total of 100 remand prisoners were released from various Madurai and Trichy jails after a prison adalat that was held on Sunday.
View ArticlePitch darkness at railway station aids thief snatch gold chain
A 30-year-old woman was allegedly robbed of her gold chain in the busy Kumbakonam railway station on Saturday night.
View ArticleTCS nets it big in Sastra and Thiagarajar
About 1,746 students from various streams have made the cut at the campus recruitment drives that were held at the Sastra University in Thanjavur on Sunday and at the Thiagarajar College of...
View ArticleThousands gather to witness car festival at Vailankanni
Thousands of devotees from across the country thronged the annual car festival at Vailankanni that was celebrated with great pomp and grandeur on Sunday.
View ArticleLocalities flooded after canal breach
The attempt to increase water flow from the Uyyakondan river channel to help farmers in the tail-end areas backfired on the officials as one of the old earth banks near Dheera Nagar broke off due to...
View ArticleThousands throng fest at Vailankanni
Thousands of devotees from across the country thronged the annual car festival at Vailankanni that was celebrated with great pomp and grandeur on Sunday.
View ArticleProhibitory orders in Ramnad
Prohibitory orders have been imposed under CrPc 144 here ahead of the 57th death anniversary of dalit leader Immanuel Sekaran on September 11.
View ArticleBan on tinted glasses a farce in Trichy
The Supreme Court’s ban on use of sun control film in cars is hardly followed in the city. The vehicles including government cars are seen sporting dark sun control films while the enforcement...
View ArticleGold bars seized from air passenger
In recent times, there has been a spurt in the number of gold smuggling cases being reported from the Trichy international airport.
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