Swiss youth held for `Red link' blacklisted
Jonathan Baud, the Swiss youth arrested for alleged Maoist links, has been blacklisted by the Indian Bureau of Immigration based on the recommendations of Kerala police
View ArticleGang manufactures fake liquor, arrested
A special team of police officials from various districts caught an 11-member gang allegedly involved in manufacturing fake liquor from a lathe workshop here on Sunday.
View ArticleRise in number of girls who become mother aged 15-19, finds survey
A survey by the Central government shows rise in number of women in the age group of 15-19 years delivering their first babies in Trichy district.
View ArticleConstruction of check dam park awaits funds
Attempts to convert Kambarasampettai check dam area to a more attractive place has hit a roadblock due to delay in sanctioning funds to the PWD.
View ArticleFather held for marrying off minor
In a weird incident, a 35-year-old man in Keezhapallam village near Musiri reportedly became a father-in-law of a 41-year-old man by marrying his minor school-going daughter off to the latter.
View ArticleDistrict administration going soft on fixed auto fare, say residents
Residents here complained that the district administration was going soft on autorickshaw drivers who had not fixed digital meters, more than ten days after the deadline expired.
View ArticleIndian medicine practitioners to get bar-coded certificates
The Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical Council/ Tamil Nadu Board of Indian Medicine has urged all qualified siddha, ayurveda, unani, naturopathy and yoga practitioners to get the 2D barcoded registration...
View Article6 inmates of Govt Protective Home escape, 2 nabbed
Six inmates of the Government Protective Home for Women here escaped by breaking the windows of the bathroom on late Monday night.
View ArticleChild marriages continue to take place clandestinely in dist
Despite stringent action being taken by officials, incidences of marrying off minor girls is still rampant across the district. According to child welfare officials, such marriages can be stopped only...
View ArticleEdible sugarcane cultivation affected
Area of cultivation has dipped in district from 5,000 to 1,600 hectares
View ArticleSecurity to be tightened in home after inmates escape
Following the escape of six women inmates from a government protective home here later on Monday night, officials are planning to intensify security measures to prevent such incidents in the future....
View ArticleCorpn official held for accepting bribe
Directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) officers on Thursday arrested a junior assistant in city corporation for demanding bribe from a woman to process her application for marriage...
View ArticleFix meters within 48 hours, police chief tells auto drivers
Following complaints from the public, the city police commissioner on Thursday issued a 48 hour-deadline to autorickshaw drivers to fix digital meters in their vehicles.
View ArticleCountry chicken rearing receives a boost in dist
Due to changes in lifestyle, the country chicken 'naatu kozhi', once a common sight, has largely vanished from the homes in the state.It has been replaced by the juicier, cheaper and more easily...
View ArticleBrothers commit suicide in Karur
The bodies of two brothers, who had reportedly committed suicide by consuming poison, were found in their home in Thanthoninaramalai here on Thursday morning.
View ArticleNew guest house remains shut for ekadasi devotees
Yatri nivas, a guest house built to accommodate devotees visiting the city to take part in the vaikunta ekadasi celebrations, remains unopened several months after inauguration.
View ArticleFactory sewage pollutes Thalugai river
Farmers near Uppliyapuram here complained of sewage released from a private sago factory in the area, polluting the water meant for irrigation.
View ArticleMiscreants break into bank, flee after alarms go off
An attempt to rob in a private finance company at Mannapparai here in the early hours of Friday failed after alarms forced miscreants to flee, police said.
View ArticleWoman arrested with boyfriend for murdering husband
A 36-year-old woman was held here on charges of murdering her husband on Saturday morning. Several others, including her sister and alleged boyfriend, were also arrested.
View ArticleBurglars attack 82-year-old man, steal eight sovereigns of gold
A three-member gang attacked an 82-year-old man and stole gold jewellery from his wife and daughter at their house near Mathur on the outskirts of Trichy in the early hours of Sunday.
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