3, including wife, daughter held in connection with man’s murder
Three months after a 45-year-old man was murdered in Pudukkottai, one of the main accused in connection with the case surrendered in a court in Thiruthuraipoondi in Thiruvarur district on Tuesday.
View ArticleBlast at fireworks unit, workers escape
It was a miraculous escape for more than 170 workers at Meena Fireworks in Sivasangupatti village near Elayirampannai in Sattur taluk in the district when a blast occurred at 10.30am on Tuesday.
View Article‘BJP has been promoting infra in TN’
The Centre has allocated Rs 2,024 crore to Tamil Nadu for the implementation of five highway projects, said minister of state for road transport and highways Pon Radhakrishnan here on Wednesday.
View ArticleWomen devotees to Rock Fort temple suffer from lack of basic facilities
Legend has it that the Shiva deity that sits in the Trichy Rock Fort temple once turned into a mother to assist a devotee’s wife who was suffering from the pain of childbirth.
View ArticleWomen’s federation provides plastic to lay roads in district
A plastic shredding unit run by a women panchayat-level federation (PLF) in a village on the outskirts of the city has provided plastic pellets to lay roads for a distance of more than 160km so far....
View ArticleParents forced to shell out more as prices of school items shoot up
Shopping streets here are filled with families as parents and children look to buy materials in time for reopening of the schools. Compared to last year, the prices of these stationary items have...
View ArticleMining dept goes online to ensure transparency
In order to ensure transparency and accountability in mines, the directorate general of mines safety, southern zone in Bengaluru has insisted mines owners and managers to go online for filing returns,...
View ArticleCentral Bus Terminus gets new dustbins to segregate garbage
To bring in an effective waste management system at the Central Bus Terminus, the city corporation has placed separate dustbins for segregating biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste.
View ArticleKargil martyr from Trichy remembered on 16th death anniversary
People from all walks of life including officers from the Indian Army, police, government officials and general public paid homage to Major M Saravanan, the martyr of Kargil war at his memorial here on...
View Article7 injured as three vehicles collide on Trichy-Madurai national highway
The sudden braking of a steel rod-laden truck triggered a chain of accidents that left seven people injured here on the Trichy-Madurai national highway near the city in the early hours of Sunday.
View ArticleBHEL bags Rs17,950cr thermal power project; Trichy to make boilers
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved a new landmark by bagging the single largest order for setting up of a 4,000 MW (5 x 800 MW) thermal power project in Telangana.
View Article10 city corpn schools to get smart boards
To impart computer-based education on students, the city corporation has decided to install smart boards in 10 schools in the first stage. The other schools of the corporation would also get smart...
View ArticleA common graveyard to bury differences and uphold communal harmony
At a time when communal tensions are being reported in the country, a village called Melvaladi in Trichy district has shown the way to live harmoniously with other faiths.
View ArticleStudents express solidarity with IIT-M student group
Students belonging to Makkal Kalai Illakiyya Kazhagam protested in front of NIT-Trichy on Tuesday to express solidarity with Ambedkar- Periyar Study Circle, the student group that was banned by IIT...
View ArticleRape case against head of educational institute
A 47-year-old man heading an educational institution was arrested by the Samayapuram police on charges of raping a 19-year-old girl and intimidating her with dire consequences here on Tuesday.
View ArticleMasked man strikes at doc’s house, steals valuables at knife point
In a daring act, a masked man barged into a house of an 80-year-old doctor, attacked him with a knife and escaped with jewels and cash at KK Nagar in the city in the wee hours of Tuesday.
View ArticleDist employment exchange offers free coaching for Group-II exams
If you are a civil service aspirant, the free coaching centre run by the district employment exchange is inviting aspirants to prepare and succeed in the competitive exams being conducted to fill the...
View ArticleCBI officials investigate into graft case
Anti-corruption branch (ACB) of Central Bureau of Investigation, Chennai carried out investigations with Trichy customs officials on Tuesday evening in connection to the arrests of five customs...
View ArticleStudents express solidarity with IIT-M student group
Students belonging to Makkal Kalai Illakiyya Kazhagam protested in front of NIT-Trichy on Tuesday to express solidarity with Ambedkar- Periyar Study Circle, the student group that was banned by IIT...
View ArticleLeopard on the prowl, 5 goats found dead in farm
Five goats were found dead in a farm near Thuraiyur in the district on Wednesday, spreading fear among the villagers that a leopard could be on the prowl in the region.
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