Midnight prayers set off Christmas celebrations
Christians from across the district participated in special prayers held in churches on Christmas, marking the birth of Jesus Christ.
View ArticleReopen cattle market: Trichy farmers
The continuous closure of the famous weekly cattle market in Trichy district prompted farmers to stage a road blockade with their livestock at Manapparai on Wednesday morning.
View ArticleCustody death: Four cops suspended
Four policemen, including an inspector, in Tiruvarur district were placed under suspension on Wednesday following the death of a 33-year-old man who was taken into police custody for interrogation on...
View ArticleTrichy doctors to operate on parasitic twins
Two-day old parasitic twins have been admitted to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) here on Wednesday.The doctors will conduct a risky surgery on them to remove their extra limbs...
View ArticleHike purchase price further: Dairyists
A representative body of milk producers in the state has said that the Rs 3 increase in procurement prices was insufficient to meet the rise in the cost of fodder and cattle feed and has threatened to...
View ArticleHotel staff lit kitchen fire, find thief rolling out of chimney
He could not face the heat, literally.A robber who had entered a hotel at night through the chimney was caught by the staff next morning after he came down unable to bear the heat.
View ArticleFoot-and-mouth disease has little bearing on jallikattu, says bull owners'...
The recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in the region has not dampened the spirits of bull owners here.
View ArticleJallikattu bulls warm up ahead of season
Come Pongal, scores of villages in the southern districts get ready to train bulls for jallikattu, the bull-taming sport, held during the harvest festival.
View ArticleMan arrested for raping minor
A 39-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl on the outskirts of Trichy in the late hours of Wednesday.
View ArticleDuped overseas job-hunters hand over conman to police
A 34-year-old, who duped several youth with fake overseas job offers, was handed over to the airport police station here by his victims.It is alleged he has cheated, at least, 35 job-seekers to the...
View ArticleFMD has little bearing on jallikattu, says bull owners' association
The recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in the region has not dampened the spirits of bull owners here.
View ArticleVillagers disrupt ONGC work in Kumbakonam
Residents of Narasingapettai village blockaded the premises of an ONGC site on Thursday alleging that the public sector behemoth commenced prospecting work without obtaining the necessary approvals.
View ArticleCCTV camera helps nab thief who stole money from Petrol bunk
A 24-year-old youth was arrested by the town police on Friday for stealing cash worth Rs 1 lakh from a petrol bunk in Alangudi in Pudukottai. The CCTV footages came in handy for police in nabbing the...
View ArticleTamil Nadu Energy Conservation Building Code gets ready
Soon, the commercial and other major buildings in the state may have to adhere to Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) as the process is on to make it mandatory in order to conserve energy.
View ArticleGandhi market plan comes under fire at council meet
The plan to shift traders located in the Diamond Jubilee building in Gandhi Market has come under flak from councillors.
View ArticleRailway official reports sick, commuters left high and dry
It is not rare for passengers to miss their train because of coming to the station late.However, it is rare for passengers to miss trains because there was no one at the station to issue tickets.
View ArticleFarmers term grievance day meet 'ineffective'
All the farmers associations in the district, on Friday, termed the farmers' grievance day meet as an 'ineffective' way to bring the issues to the notice of the government.
View ArticleFarmers sore over govt nod for sand quarrying
Even as protests against indiscriminate sand quarrying in rivers grow in intensity, the state government has given the nod for a new quarry in the river Cauvery on the Trichy-Namakkal border.
View ArticleValue education programme for Xian colleges
The need to impart value education has been felt by academicians and social workers in the backdrop of a spurt in heinous crimes and attacks on women.
View ArticleBurdened with sorrow and debts, terror victim seeks new life
It's more than three months since a bunch of terrorists turned Manjula's life upside down.
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