Lok adalat deals with 44k cases, recovers Rs 17 crore
The district court reported that over 44,000 pending cases were resolved in a single day at the lok adalat session held here on Saturday.
View ArticleAge of initiation for smoking comes down from 13 years to 9 in dist
The number of people smoking in the district has increased while the age of initiation into smoking has come down, a study by the ministry of health and family welfare pointed out.
View ArticleBaby reunited with 'mentally ill' mother
The district collector stopped a 15-day-old male baby from being sent to an adoption agency and reunited him with his mother here on Friday.
View ArticlePrivate buses stay off roads after scuffle over parking
Private buses stayed off the roads for more than an hour on Sunday morning after a scuffle broke between a bus driver and a government timekeeper at Chatiram Bus Stand in the city.
View ArticleSecurity force to be strengthened to increase safety for train travellers
Keeping the safety of women travellers in trains, around 4,000 women police personnel will be enrolled in the railway protection force(RPF) by next year, said B Mohan, inspector general cum chief...
View ArticleSOC-SEAD gets back its recognition
After losing its licence for poor upkeep and violations in providing proper care and protection to children, Sisters of the Cross Society for Education Development (SOC-SEAD), one of the adoption...
View ArticleSpecial school children on a day out in city mall
December 8, observed as the national day for the mentally retarded, turned out to be an exciting day for a group of mentally challenged children here. On Sunday, these children, along with their...
View ArticleCelebral palsy-afflicted girl brings home prestigious national award
Finding the exact day of any given date in 110 years is not an easy task for most people, but N Priyanka, a 14-year-old girl affected with cerebral palsy, can accomplish that within a five seconds.
View ArticleThree Trichy temple elephants leave for rejuvenation camp
Three temple elephants from the city were taken in trucks on Wednesday to the annual rejuvenation camp at Mettupalayam.
View ArticleVillagers get training on protecting girl children
When 60-year-old Muthamma of Andhanallur block sang a folk song on hardships faced by women, there was a thunderous cheers by members of the panchayat-level federation who had come to participate in a...
View ArticleGoods train carrying urea derails
A goods train carrying fertiliser to Vriddhachalam from Karnataka derailed in a goods shed area here on Thursday, sparking high tension.
View ArticleDemolition begins at Sengulam Colony
The Slum Clearance Board on Thursday began its work to demolish housing units at Sengulam Colony.
View ArticleFour injured in road accident
A head-on collision between two trucks near Muthurasanallur here left four people injured on Thursday morning.
View ArticleTrichy to get four AC bus shelters
As the temperature keeps going up year-by-year during summer, city residents waiting at bus shelters feel the heat.
View ArticleWild dogs kill seven goats in Manapparai
A goat farm owner in Manapparai here lost seven goatson Friday, and officials said they were killed by wild dogs from the forest.
View ArticleHealth secretary inspects hospitals
The maternity and neonatal ward of MGMGH here was inspected on Friday.
View ArticleGirl swallows coins in suicide bid
A 13-year-old girl who consumed coins and plastic material in an apparent suicide attempt is undergoing treatment at a government hospital here on Friday.
View ArticleCouple, child murdered in suspected honour killing
The Kottur police in Tiruvarur district here arrested four people in connection with the murder of a couple and their newborn baby on Friday.
View ArticleGovernment exhibition commences in city
Minister of khadi and village industries T P Poonachi inaugurated a 45-day government exhibition on the grounds of St Vestry Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School here on Saturday.
View ArticleLocals oppose move to demolish temple
Residents of Thillai Nagar here threatened to immolate themselves after corporation officials attempted to demolish a temple in the area on Saturday.
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