Stop tax collection till pure water is supplied: Councillors
Irked over the supply of unclean drinking water in many areas under the city corporation, councillors demanded a halt on tax collection from the public until the drinking water issue was solved.
View ArticleTrichy arm of Uyyakondan canal to be revived
Although farmers in the districts benefitted much from the Uyyakondan canal, which took water from the Cauvery River and irrigated 32,742 acres of agricultural lands in Trichy and Thanjavur,...
View ArticlePetitions seeking direction to register FIR pile up
Getting a first information report (FIR) registered at police stations has become something of a headache in many cases. Complainants are forced to knock the doors of the court to obtain direction to...
View ArticleShortage of govt buses leaves public at the mercy of private vehicles
Since the weekend follows a government-declared holiday on Friday, there was a sudden rush of people trying to get back to their native towns at bus terminuses in Chennai and Coimbatore.
View ArticleHealthcare centres in Trichy to get a major facelift
Under the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), the city corporation will carry out development work at healthcare centres across the city at an estimated cost of Rs 4.16 crore.
View ArticleBody of 10-month-old baby found on river bank
Residents of Kulithalai near Karur were shocked to discover the corpse of a 10-month-old female baby on the bank of Cauvery River on Saturday.
View ArticleTeam from Himachal inspects districts eco sanitation programme
Inspired by the eco sanitation drive in the district, which has successfully tackled the issue of open defecation among women, a team of officials from Himachal Pradesh on Saturday visited the...
View ArticleHealth for all: State scheme makes high-end procedures affordable
The Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) in the state has successfully brought expensive surgical procedures like organ transplantation within the reach of people who would...
View ArticleAnnadhanam centre awaits final nod from government
The completed Annadhanam centre at the Srirangam temple, built at a cost of Rs 1.75 crore, still awaits inauguration as the temple authorities wait for the nod from the state government.
View ArticleControversy over baby's death in hospital
The death of a one-year-old female baby at a private hospital in the city on Sunday created some tension after her family charge the authorities there of alleged negligence.
View ArticleCBI finds 30kg fake gold in customs vault in Trichy
A CBI team investigating the case of gold going missing from the vaults of the customs and excise office in Trichy has made a sensational discovery.
View ArticleEngineer blames superior officer of harassment, kills self
In a chilling reminder of an agricultural department executive engineer’s suicide in Tirunelveli two months ago for which a former minister and a senior official have been arrested, a 36-year-old...
View ArticleMGMGH staff nurses seek govt to fill up vacancies
In a novel protest, all the 126 nurses of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) on Monday turned up for work wearing a paper badge listing a set of demands that was aimed at seeking...
View ArticleCBI finds 30kg fake gold in customs vault in Trichy
A CBI team investigating the case of gold going missing from the vaults of the customs and excise office in Trichy has made a sensational discovery.
View Article‘Stringent rules can only curb use of plastic bags’
The news of the city corporation’s fresh ban on plastic with less than 40-micron thickness, this time with a fine of Rs 1 lakh, was received with scepticism.
View ArticleTheatres keep the spirit alive by screening old classic movies
Old is gold as the adage goes. While many city theatres screen latest movies to attract more audience, especially youngsters, there are still a few in the city which keeps alive a tradition of...
View ArticleFather, son caught smuggling gold
Airport customs authorities caught a 57-year-old man and his son who were smuggling gold worth Rs 5 lakh from Malaysia into the city on Sunday night.
View ArticleEngineer kills self blaming superior for harassment
In a chilling reminder of an agricultural department executive engineer's suicide in Tirunelveli two months ago for which a former minister and an official were arrested, a 36-year-old engineer in...
View ArticleTop civil supplies officer under probe for improper behaviour towards employee
The district collector on Tuesday ordered an official enquiry into allegations of improper behaviour by a senior civil supplies officer towards a woman staff member of a ration shop in the city.
View ArticleThief who stole railway property nabbed
A notorious thief, who was involved in several incidents of stealing engineering materials worth lakhs of rupees belonging to the railways, ran out of luck after he was nabbed by the Railway Protection...
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