Another Tamil writer under attack for novel
After Perumal Murugan, another Tamil writer has landed in controversy. The bone of contention this time is a novel penned by Puliyur Murugesan.
View ArticleK N Nehru, nine others acquitted
Former DMK minister KN Nehru and nine others were acquitted by the chief judicial magistrate court in Trichy on Thursday for attempting to attack a prison warden of Trichy central prison in February 2012.
View ArticleMCI team revisits med college to oversee progress
Members of the Medical Council of India (MCI) made a surprise visit to KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College.
View ArticleNIT’s tech-management festival kicks off in city
Creativity is a process, a starting point for innovation and the success mantra of the corporate world, said Shrikanth Srinivasan, head of human rescources, Larsen and Toubro, while inaugurating the...
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Rail Heritage Centre in Trichy gets Rs 1cr boost
A day after the Rail Heritage Centre in Trichy was thrown open to the public, the museum received `1 crore in the railway budget announcement.
View ArticleStudents protest poor quality food at school hostel
The frustration of students belonging to a tribal community against a government school hostel transformed into a protest at a village near Thuraiyur on the outskirts of the city on Friday.
View ArticleTamil writer demands arrest of his attackers
Two days after he was beaten up by members of a particular community, who objected to the contents of his novel, Tamil writer Puliyur Murugesan demanded the arrest of his attackers.
View ArticleThere is no place for apologizing: Tamil novelist Puliyur Murgesan
“There is no place for apologizing for my writing if any case is registered against me in connection with the issue,” Tamil novelist Puliyur Murgesan told TOI after learning that he was booked under...
View ArticleCaste group calls for bandh on March 3 to protest against author
Even as Tamil author Puliyur Murugesan remained firm that he would not apologize for references to the Kongu Vellalar community in his latest book if police persisted in pursuing a case against him,...
View Article4 students drown in pond in Karur
Four girls studying in a government school at Avudayarpatti here drowned in a pond near the Perumal temple on Saturday.
View ArticleMass online education can change the way Indians learn: Academician
The information & communications technology (ICT) revolution in the country has changed the concept of education, with more people accessing the web to educate themselves.
View ArticleBank manager contracts H1N1 in Trichy
A 52-year-old bank manager has become the latest victim of H1N1 in the city.
View ArticleBandh against Tamil author called off
Following a meeting with the revenue divisional officer (RDO) in Karur on Sunday, five fringe groups of a community agreed to withdraw their proposed one-day bandh against Tamil novelist Puliyur...
View Article30 labourers get financial aid from labour department
The district legal aid wing of the labour department on Sunday distributed financial assistance to 30 labourers.
View ArticleAAP’s breakout faction begins work to consolidate base in state
Accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) central leadership of focusing too much on Delhi and ignoring issues of the state, a group of AAP functionaries are forming a separate state-based party, named...
View ArticleRoad widening project hits roadblock
The widening work on Trichy Palpannai - Thuvakudi Road has run into trouble with the national and state highways departments in a tug of war over allocation of funds.
View ArticleDifferently-abled children in crisis as centre plans to shut
Forty differently-abled children studying in a private centre at a school in Kottapattu are facing crisis as the administration has decided to shut down the centre.
View ArticleTrichy voter complains he was bribed during bypoll
In a rare instance of pro-activism, a conscientious male voter in Srirangam brought to light the brazen act of political parties bribing voters during the recently-concluded byelection to the...
View ArticleOne more H1N1 case in city, number of cases go up to 9
The number of H1N1 cases in the city has gone up to nine, after a 40-year-old woman tested positive on Wednesday here.
View ArticleNIT-Trichy introduces online video courses
In a bid to make NIT-Trichy on a par with global institutes, the college has begun rolling out online video courses for foreign students.
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