Drinking water tax not to be increased: Mayor
Putting to rest speculation on the likely increase in drinking water tax in the city, mayor A Jaya said the hike would come into effect only in September, 2018. Until then, there would not be any...
View ArticleCorpn’s waterless urinals vanish as civic cleanliness gets a boot
The concept of waterless urinals, introduced in the city a couple of years ago, appears to have been put on the backburner by the city corporation.
View ArticleWoman, AIADMK leader in battle over ownership of school
A prolonged feud between a woman and an AIADMK functionary in Namakkal over the ownership of a CBSE school in Thuraiyur here came to the fore after the former lodged a police complaint with the...
View ArticlePregnant woman dies of suspected H1N1
Public heath department officials in Nagapattinam district were on their toes after a 25-year-old pregnant woman died of suspected H1N1 influenza at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH)...
View ArticleForest department seeks help from Satyamangalam officials to nab leopard
The district forest department has advised villagers in Thuraiyur and bordering villages of Perambalur to move with caution after a leopard was sighted in the area.
View ArticleElderly woman murdered, gold jewels stolen
In a broad daylight robbery, miscreants murdered a 74-year-old woman and decamped with seven sovereigns of gold jewellery on Wednesday at Pannaipatti village in Pudukkottai.
View ArticleAdulterated food items flood markets
At a time when Maggi noodles are being tested and banned across the country, food items adulterated with non-permitted synthetic colours flood the markets unnoticed, posing serious health hazard to...
View Article600-year-old granaries at Srirangam temple to get a makeover
Three 600-year-old granaries located on the Sriranganathasamy temple premises will get a major makeover at a cost of Rs 10.45 crore.
View ArticleSprinklers to put out dump yard fires
To keep in check fire accidents in the garbage dump yard at Ariyamangalam, a regular occurrence at the site, and curb air pollution in nearby areas, the city corporation has installed water pipelines...
View ArticleCivic body’s plan to shift to alternate site yet to take off
The proposed shifting of garbage dump yard at Ariyamangalam is yet to take off despite the corporation claiming to have identified an alternative place for the purpose.
View ArticleAntenatal outpatient unit at government hospital to be shifted
The order to shift the antenatal outpatient (ANOP) unit of the obstetrics and gynecology (O&G) department at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) here, to another building has...
View ArticleSchool bus topples into canal, seven children injured
Seven students of a matriculation school in the city had a narrow escape on Friday morning when the mini bus taking them to school toppled into a roadside canal. The injured children were admitted to a...
View ArticleEnglish a stumbling block in rural students’ career growth
Many rural students who shine academically lack in communication skills, especially conversing in English during campus interviews.
View ArticleTheatre lessee attempts suicide in Trichy
Chaos prevailed at the Kalaiarangam movie theatre on Saturday as the theatre lessee Kasthuri aka MP Aeminab, who is also the wife of former state minister from Trichy Mariam Pitchai, apparently...
View ArticleTNSTC bus seized for failing to pay compensation to accident victim
A state government-owned bus was seized on Saturday after the state transport department failed to pay a compensation amount of Rs 1,34,000 lakh to a man who was hit by the bus.
View ArticleCorporation awaits public funding to raise Green Park
The Trichy Corporation is awaiting monetary contribution from the public to execute a much-delayed green park project in the city due to fund crunch.
View ArticleTwo arrested, 8 others booked for pelting stones on police
Angry residents attacked a constable with a sickle and threw stones at a team of police personnel at Kattuputhur Kadai Veethi here, following altercations over unauthorised hoardings put up for a...
View ArticleRush for IIT classes as students set eyes on premier institutes
Students are cutting their summer break to attend the training classes.
View ArticleMedical professionals should not hesitate to appear before court, says HC judge
Doctors and other medical experts should not hesitate to appear before the court if a need arises and record their answers and confessions, said Justice S Nagamuthu, judge of Madurai bench of Madras...
View ArticleTrichy student bags bronze medal at international archery event
Coming from a humble peasant family, it was indeed a bold decision for him to take up training in the not-so-famous archery during his school days.
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