Trichy corpn embarks on preventive measures
The incidence of dengue fever in many districts across the state has prompted health officials in the district to embark on various modes of sensitizing programmes to make the people realise the...
View ArticleIncrease in dengue patients makes govt hospital facilities in Trichy inadequate
The sudden increase in the number of dengue patients from Karur to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) has brought to fore the inadequate diagnosing and medical facilities in the...
View ArticleEC pulls up its socks for Srirangam bypoll in Trichy
After witnessing high-decibel campaigns, complaints of violations of model code of conduct and distribution of cash to voters by political parties for the past one month, Srirangam assembly...
View ArticleSchools shut down, exams postponed due to election in Trichy
The Srirangam by-election has forced government schools in the constituency to close down from Friday to Monday, as some of them have been temporarily converted into polling booths.
View ArticleNumber of swine flu cases rises to four in Trichy
A 10-month-old baby from a village near Thuraiyur in Trichy district has been diagnosed with swine flu at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital a couple of days ago.
View ArticleSrirangam byelection: Voting begins on a moderate note
The voting for the byelection began in all the 322 polling booths in the Srirangam assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu on Friday morning.
View ArticleMysore-Mayiladuturai Express to be diverted due to derailment of train near...
The following trains will be diverted due to the derailment of Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Express train on near Anekal on Friday.
View ArticleSrirangam sees peaceful polling, records 82.54% voter turnout
A total of 2, 23,069 votes were polled in the 322 polling booths
View ArticleBy-election passes off peacefully
The byelection for Srirangam assembly constituency remained by and large peaceful on Friday.
View ArticleFor farmers, cultivation takes precedence over bypoll voting
On Friday, Pechiammal N in Goiyathoppu village in Srirangam constituency was busy toiling in her paddy fields even when polling began at 7am a few kilometres away from her house.
View ArticleH1N1 attacks Trichy doctor, recuperates
A 45-year-old doctor specialising in dermatology in a private hospital here, recently became the latest to be affected by the H1N1 virus. The doctor, who was diagnosed with H1N1 was admitted to a...
View ArticleMan arrested for possessing fake currency notes
The counterfeit currency (CC) wing of CB-CID police, Trichy arrested a 44-year-old man for possessing fake currency notes worth around Rs 2 lakh in Manapparai. He was produced in the court in Trichy on...
View ArticleYemeni man gets new lease of life after undergoing live liver surgery
A 40-year-old citizen of Yemen had a new lease of life following ‘live donor liver transplantation’ from his youngest brother at a private hospital here. Both donor and recipient are in good health,...
View ArticleOutfits stop couples outside temple, attempt forced marriages
Couples visiting the Rockfort temple here on Saturday met with stiff opposition from the members of Hindu Munnani who chastised them for celebrating Valentine’s day by visiting the temple. The police...
View ArticleClass 12 students of Trichy in a fix over fixtures
When the cricket world cup fever is building up, students of Class 12 and their parents are a worried lot now as it may distract them from concentrating on their studies.
View Article6, 500 CCTVs to be set up across central region in Trichy
A total of 6,500 closed-circuit television cameras will be installed across the central region, Ramasubramani M, central zone inspector general (IG), while inaugurating a surveillance centre in...
View ArticleRamaswamy gets AAP invite, ready for 2016 polls
‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy, an independent candidate in the Srirangam bypoll, managed to get 1,167 votes, the only independent to cross the 1,000 mark.
View Article540g gold seized from flier at airport
Immigration authorities arrested four passengers, who arrived at the Trichy International Airport in different flights, for allegedly trying to smuggle gold by hiding it in their rectums on Monday.
View Article‘Students should keep abreast with latest developments’
As many as 378 graduates received degrees at the convocation ceremony on Monday held at the National College in the city on Monday.
View ArticleTrichy airport receives hoax bomb call
Security was beefed up immediately after airport terminal director Lucas David received the call at 5.02am on Tuesday.
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