Residents unhappy about move to raise water tax
Residents expressed strong apprehensions about the proposed move of the corporation to increase drinking water tax during a meeting called by the city corporation on Saturday.
View ArticleOnset of southwest monsoon brings intense wind in region
The city on Saturday witnessed heavy wind for the first time after the onset of the southwest monsoon.Thick dust rose and enveloped the city in many places.Trees were uprooted, affecting traffic.
View ArticleVishal questions role of Sarathkumar in politics, Sangam
Pointing out that DMDK chief Vijayakanth resigned his president post from the Nadir Sangam the moment he plunged into politics, actor Vishal on Sunday took potshots at incumbent president Sarathkumar...
View ArticleMan dies in accident after visiting 2-day-old son
A 29-year-old man lost his life while returning from his in-law’s house after visiting his two-day old baby boy on Saturday night.
View ArticleFrequent power cuts raise apprehensions among residents
Is the state on the verge of power crisis it faced a couple years ago? Unannounced and long duration of power cuts for the past few days have raised apprehensions among city residents on whether there...
View ArticlePoor safety measures put workers’ lives at risk
Multi-storey buildings are growing in size and number in the city, with labourers from other states pouring in to cater to the rising demand for labour.
View ArticleFree napkin scheme begin to show results
After the state government introduced the free sanitary napkin distribution scheme, more women and girls have begun to use sanitary napkins instead of unhygienic cloth material.
View ArticleTeacher faces harassment charge
After three girl students of Kothakottai Government High School in Alangudi near Pudukottai complained of sexual harassment by a male teacher, hundreds of parents locked the school premises on Monday,...
View ArticleTension prevails at Trichy school after Muslim students were administered...
Tension prevailed at the Holy Redeemer Higher Secondary School in Trichy on Tuesday after Muslim students observing the Ramadan fast alleged that the teachers had made them drink nilavembu (wild...
View ArticleBomb threat letters sent to railway station, hospital
Anonymous bomb threat letters to the railway station and government hospital (GH) in Ariyalur on Tuesday kept the government railway police (GRP) and the railway protection force (RPF) on its toes. The...
View ArticleFeeding during Ramzan spurs protest
Tension prevailed at the Holy Redeemer Higher Secondary School in Edatheru Palakkarai here on Tuesday after Muslim students alleged that they were made to drink Nilavembu (wild turmeric) extract by...
View ArticleTo prevent child marriages, girl students to be enrolled in Class 11
Worried over relentless incidences of child marriages, the Trichy district administration has advised stakeholders of the child welfare to ensure that all the girls who complete Class 10 are enrolled...
View ArticleTemple demolished as per high court order
Complying with a high court order, a temple located at Muthaliyar Street in ward number 3 was demolished by the Thiruvarur municipality on Tuesday. ‘Manmatha temple’ was constructed recently by locals...
View ArticleSugar mill polluting canal, allege farmers
Work has come to a halt in N P K R Ramasamy Cooperative Sugar Mills at Thalainayar in Nagapattinam district with the end of crushing season. But locals and farmers in the region complain of pollution...
View ArticleTigerair to operate additional flight to Singapore from July
To cater to the rising number of passengers to Singapore from Trichy, Tigerair will increase the number of flight services from the international airport here to 13 flights per week from the current 12.
View ArticleTraffic affected on Chennai bypass near Trichy as truck catches fire
Vehicular traffic on the busy Chennai bypass in Trichy was affected for more than four hours after a truck carrying explosives and matchboxes caught fire near the Old Palpannai junction on Wednesday.
View ArticleSewage chokes Cauvery water flow
While the city corporation has had to bear much of the blame for letting untreated sewage into the heavily polluted Cauvery River in the city, many residents feel that private contractors who maintain...
View ArticleSub-inspector, constable attacked at night, 5 detained
Two policemen on patrolling duty were attacked on Tuesday night by a five-member gang. The sub-inspector and constable, attached to the government hospital police station here, were hospitalised. The...
View ArticleCall to encourage farming among schoolchildren
As we are quickly heading to the future, urbanisation and the modernisation have taken a toll on agriculture in almost all parts of the country. Reiterating the need to protect agriculture, a private...
View ArticleTrichy cooperative societies to reach out to farmers with government schemes
Acting as a bridge between farmers and the agriculture department, the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Credit Societies (PACCS) in Trichy has planned to bring all the schemes relating to agriculture...
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