Posing as cops, duo cheats woman of gold
Posing as police officials, two unidentified men allegedly got away with five sovereigns of gold from an elderly woman in Edamalaipatti Pudur here on Wednesday.
View ArticlePachamalai, butterfly park to open in Jan
The Pachamalai hills and the butterfly park will be opened for tourists in the coming Pongal season, once the district forest officials complete the final touches on both locations.
View ArticleVasan revives TMC, attacks Congress
G K Vasan formally launched his own party Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) in Trichy on Friday as an alternative to the Congress party voted out of power at the Centre.
View ArticleFocus on making BJP a big force in TN’
G K Vasan’s newly-launched party and the possible future alliances will not stop the advancement of BJP in the state, said Tamilisai Soundararajan, state president of the party, pointing out that the...
View ArticlePWD to construct more check dams to address farmers’ needs
The success of the first check dam across Cauvery river in Kambarasampettai has prompted the public works department (PWD) to plan the construction of five more check dams across the river.
View ArticleGH’s neonatal unit to get LED screen
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) will install an LED screen outside the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in an effort to assure the family of the child about the treatment.
View ArticleMasked robber flees cops, leaves behind bag of gold
The usual regimen of night patrol turned into a thrilling experience for two policemen here after they came across what was possibly a bank robbery on Saturday.
View ArticleAyyappa devotee dies in road mishap
A 35-year-old Ayyappa devotee died and 10 others injured as the car in which they were travelling dashed against a truck near Inamkulathur on the outskirts of the city early Sunday morning.
View Article2 arches of Coleroon Bridge finished
The building of two of the eight arches on the under-construction four-lane Coleroon Bridge has been completed.The arches would bear resemblance to Napier Bridge in Chennai.
View ArticleDoctors treating HIV patients get a pat on their backs
At a time when HIV patients get support from their families and friends, most people fail to appreciate doctors who provide treatment to them despite clinical risks involved in it.Take this for instance.
View Article21 bonded labourers rescued from charcoal kiln in Thanjavur
Twenty-one bonded labourers including 13 minors were rescued during a raid conducted by ChildLine SHED India and government officials at a village in Thanjavur district on Wednesday evening.
View ArticleDelta farmers upbeat over water release
Farmers in the Delta region are upbeat after the arrival of urea to the cooperative societies and release of water from Mettur.
View ArticleAutos get 1 more day to fix meters
The fortnight-long deadline for the installation of digital meters in all the autorickshaws here will come to an end on Friday.
View ArticlePanel visits Kumbakonam school fire site, assures fair compensation
The one-man commission headed by retired high court judge K Venkataraman to fix the quantum of compensation to the families of 94 deceased children and 18 injured children of Krishna English Medium...
View ArticlePhotographer found dead inside studio
A 32-year-old photographer was hacked to death inside a photo studio near the old bus stand in Perambalur on Friday afternoon.
View ArticleHistoric items gather dust as railway museum remains closed
The historic items at the elaborately-built railway museum here are slowly gathering dust as the authorities continue to drag their feet over the inauguration.
View ArticleGovt med college to get high-end lab
The department of health research (DHR) of ministry of health and family welfare has chosen KAP Viswanatham government medical college (KAPVGMC) here to set up a viral research and diagnostic...
View ArticleThiruverumbur taluk comes under e-governance
District collector Jayashree Muralidharan inaugurated e-governance system at the primary agricultural co operative credit society (PACCS) in Vazhavanthankottai in Thiruverumbur taluk here on Friday.
View ArticleConserving banana varieties is the need of the hour: Experts
Investment in horticulture in the country is growing, as decent returns are encouraging many farmers to take up cultivation of fruits, vegetables and other kinds of plants in the category.
View ArticleBJP, RSS activists besiege taluk office
BJP and RSS activists besieged the tahsildar's office in Srirangam on Saturday protesting the continued existence of a church on land near Amma mandapam.
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