Sastra's cultural festival kicks off
'Kuruksastra', a three-day cultural festival organised by Sastra University, kicked off on Thursday with thousands of college students from across the state taking part in it.
View ArticleConditional bail for Puliyur Murugesan
The judicial magistrate court - I in Karur on Friday granted bail order to novelist Puliyur Murugesan on the condition that he should sign at the chief judicial magistrate court in Tuticorin until...
View ArticleWoman nabs youth who tried to rob her
In a courageous act, a 45-year-old woman managed to nab a youth who along with his friends attempted to steal her gold chain here on Friday night.
View ArticleSwimming pools a bane on residents
Residents in the city who are longing for a cool swim to escape the searing heat have few options before them.
View ArticleWoman sets ailing son on fire, ends her life
The charred remains of a 15-year-old boy and his mother were found at their residence in Melachinthamani on Sunday morning.
View ArticleState govt urged to abide by court order while filling vacancies in universities
Despite the Supreme Court verdict that made National Eligibility Test (NET) and State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) mandatory for appointments of assistant professors and lecturers, the state...
View ArticleHostels mushroom on Pudukkottai Road
Pudukkottai Road is of late turning out to be hub of mansions and women’s hostels. Many students of colleges in Trichy prefer staying in mansions and hostels.
View ArticleGovt guidelines thrown to the wind at women’s hostels
Women’s hostels in the city and rural parts of the district act like a second home for working women and college students.
View ArticleWomen too vulnerable to TB: Statistics
Nearly one-fourth of TB patients who underwent treatment for the killer disease in Tirchy district in 2014 were women, a study has revealed.
View ArticleSecurity system in place at rly station, but no one to monitor
Two under vehicle scan systems (UVSS), which were installed at the Trichy Junction railway station last year, are yet to see the light of day.
View ArticleNIT-Trichy emerges overall champion at Kuruksastra
National Institute of Technology-Trichy (NIT-T) won the overall championship at Kuruksastra, the annual cultural event of Sastra University.
View ArticlePass bill in Parliament to link all rivers, say farmers
Members of the Desiya-Thennindhiya Nathigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam (National- South India Rivers Linking Farmers Association) have demanded to link all the rivers in the country.
View ArticleUproar at corporation meet over fee hike
A demand by DMK councillors to hold discussions on a proposal to hike fee for essential services led to an uproar during the Trichy Corporation council meeting on Tuesday.
View Article492 tortoises seized at Trichy airport, 5 arrested
Five passengers, who were about to board a flight to Bangkok from the Trichy international airport were arrested by immigration authorities on Tuesday and 492 spotted black terrapin pond tortoises were...
View ArticleEquipment to speed up TB diagnosis installed at govt hospistal
The results for sputum test for microbacterium tuberculosis and multi-drug resistant TB (MDRTB) will be available in two hours for patients from the district, thanks to a newly-installed equipment at...
View ArticleDYFI activists protest outside Tasmac shop
Heavy security force was deployed outside a Tasmac shop in Woraiyur in the city on Tuesday after residents staged a protest demanding its immediate closure.
View ArticleLawyers, activists welcome SC order on Section 66A
The Supreme Court verdict striking down Section 66A of Information Technology Act received overwhelming support from the public here.
View ArticleFive held for attack on woman magistrate
Police arrested five people, including an advocate for attacking a 35-year-old woman magistrate in Nagapattinam on March 18.
View ArticleTrichy-Nagore train gets DEMU rake
The Trichy - Nagore passenger train, which was operated with conventional coaches hauled by a diesel locomotive, was from Wednesday replaced with a diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) rake.
View ArticleCops bust fake death certificate racket
Two people, who were involved in running a bogus death certificate racket, were arrested by sleuths of the organised crime unit (OCU) of the CBCID, Trichy in the late hours of Tuesday.
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