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A surgical correction performed on a
six-year-old child with ‘club foot’ at Kamarajar
District Headquarters Hospital, Manapparai. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam
A surgical correction performed on a six-year-old child with ‘club foot’ at Kamarajar District Headquarters Hospital, Manapparai. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam

Choose mobility with early treatment of club foot

Six-year-old Kaviarasan never cared much for playtime in school. While his classmates raced out during the break, the boy from S.Mettupatti village near Manapparai sat at his desk watching kids ru... »

41 members of caste outfit arrested for vandalism

The city police on Thursday arrested 41 members of Tamilnadu Mutharaiyar Sangam for indulging in vandalism on Wednesday. The Gandhi Market police registered three cases while the Fort Polic... »
RPF personel undergoing traning in weapons as part of comanando training at Tiruchi on Wednesday. Photo: M.Srinath

RPF personnel hone their skills for commando job

21 personnel from Chennai and Madurai railway divisions besides those from ICF, Chennai, have been handpicked for training, writes R.Rajaram »
P. Amudha, Managing Director, Mahalir Thittam,
interacting with women at Varanavasi near Ariyalur
on Thursday.

Special initiative to protect rights of girl children

With a view to eliminate evils of female infanticide and child marriage, the State government has taken a special initiative to sensitise women to the importance of girl children's rights. Ariyalu... »

Tiruchi, Karur, Thanjavur exceed State average in Plus Two

With an overall pass percentage of 90.80, Karur ranks first among districts in central region in overall performance of students in Plus Two examinations.The second highest performance is b... »

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TIRUCHI, May 24, 2012

1,147 apply for photocopies of Plus Two answer scripts

A total of 1,147 candidates have exercised the option for securing photocopies of their Plus Two answer scripts, on the very next day after publication of results. But the number of candidat... »
Bus damaged in Tiruchi on Wednesday. Photo: M.Srinath
TIRUCHI, May 24, 2012

Violence mars procession organised by caste outfit

Tension gripped parts of the city on Wednesday after some participants of a procession belonging to a caste outfit indulged in violent acts by damaging buses and reportedly assaulted passersby her... »
A sprawling tree that had taken roots atop a roof being chopped by city corporation down prior to demolition of the dilapidated structure at Singarathope in Tiruchi on Tuesday. Photo:M.Moorthy
TIRUCHI, May 23, 2012

Corporation authorities demolish dilapidated building at Singarathope

Corporation authorities demolished a private building, which was in a dilapidated condition, at Singarathope on Tuesday. According to officials, the civic body had to carry out the operation... »
AIADMK candidate R. Karthik Thondaiman filles his nomination papers for the Pudukottai by-election, on Tuesday. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam
PUDUKOTTAI, May 22, 2012

AIADMK candidate files nomination papers

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate for the Pudukottai Assembly Constituency by-election Karthik V.R. Thondaiman filed his nomination papers here on Tuesday. Accom... »
TIRUCHI, May 22, 2012

Ensure minimum wage of Rs.10,000 per month: Hind Mazdoor Sabha

The Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) urged the Centre to take steps to bring amendment to the Minimum Wages Act to ensure a minimum wage of Rs.10,000 per month for all workers.A resolution to this e... »
Participants at the 'learn to swim' programme at the District Stadium, in Tiruvarur. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam
TIRUCHI, May 22, 2012

Beat the heat with a splash in pool

What better way to cool off during summer than taking a plunge into the swimming pool! The ‘learn to swim,' programmes being organised by the Tiruchi unit of the Sports Development Authorit... »
Senior Secondary examination toppers from S. Latha, Matilda Dorothy, K.Priyanka and J. Abirami at the Little Flower Convent for the Deaf and the Blind, Chennai, on Tuesday. Photo: R. Ragu
Chennai, May 22, 2012

Girls outshine boys in class XII state board exams

Girls continued to outshine boys in the Class XII examinations conducted by the state government, results for which were announced on Tuesday.Students hailing from Namakkal district bagged... »
Corporation authorities arranged road side toilet in Tiruchi. Photo:R.M. Rajarathinam
TIRUCHI, May 21, 2012

Plan to install toilet cubicles fails to gain enough ground

The Tiruchi Corporation's plans of installing toilet cubicles across the city to improve public hygiene appear to have suffered a slowdown ever since the transfer of former Corporation Commissione... »
 E. Sarath Babu, founder and chief executive officer, Food King, interacting with students of Shivani School of Business Management.
TIRUCHI, May 20, 2012

‘Time management holds key to success'

Proper planning and time management will help youth tread the path of success, said E. Sarath Babu, founder and chief executive officer, Food King, here on Saturday. At the annual day cele... »
GREEN RELIEF: Imampasanth at the Thathachariar Gardens in Srirangam.
TIRUCHI, May 19, 2012

Unusual rise in night temperature brings down ‘imampasanth' yield

The yield in the popular ‘imampasanth' this season at the Thathachariar Gardens in Srirangam has been far less, particularly due to hot weather condition in the night in December last year. The ga... »

Last loco to Myanmar flagged off

Tiruchi railway division determines readiness for emergency response

Positive sign on alternative sites eludes the families

Traffic signals to come up along Old Palpannai-Thuvakkudi stretch

Exorbitant charge at private parking lots irks motorists

Construction workers arrested

Drinking water project set to cross crucial phase

Farmers flay government for poor implementation of HC directives

The Executive Director of BHEL, Tiruchi, A.V.Krishnan, hands over scholarship assistance to a needy student on Wednesday
TIRUCHI, May 24, 2012

BHEL distributes Rs.10.78 lakh scholarships

BHEL, Tiruchi, has distributed Rs.10.78 lakh as scholarships to needy students to pursue higher education, as a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.At a function on Wednesday, A.V. Kr... »
C.Gayathri from S.V.Hindu Girls Higher Secondary School, Tiruchi bagged the third rank in the state in Geography.
TIRUCHI, May 23, 2012

SRV students bag first and third, Sowdambikaa girl comes second

Students of SRV Matriculation Higher Secondary School have bagged district-level first and third rank in the Plus Two examinations.Daughter of a junior engineer employed with Thadco, U.Monis... »
THANJAVUR, May 22, 2012

Mob sets bus on fire

A private bus was set on fire by an irate mob at Mogur near Madukkur, after the bus hit and killed Venkatachalam, a former president of Mogur village, who was on his way from Madukkur to Mogur in a... »
TIRUCHI, May 22, 2012

‘People should elect President directly'

The Janatha Dal (Secular) pleaded with the Centre for bringing necessary amendment to the Election Commission rules for electing the President of the country directly by the people. A resolu... »
TIRUCHI, May 22, 2012

Pledge administered on anti-terrorism day

Administering anti-terrorism pledge to employees of central and state government departments, garlanding statues of Rajiv Gandhi, feeding of poor marked observance of the death anniversary of Raji... »
Welded to the task: A.V.Krishnan, Executive Director, BHEL, Tiruchi, handing over the first copy of welding engineering training manual to R.Easwaran, Additional General Manager, Quality Control, in the city on Monday. S.Suresh, General Manager, WRI, is in the picture.
TIRUCHI, May 22, 2012

Short-term course on welding and inspection begins at WRI

Taking its technology transfer efforts forward, BHEL Tiruchi, initiated a short-term course on ‘welding and inspection' at Welding Research Institute (WRI) here on Monday for the benefit of employe... »
B. K. Sinha, second from left, Controller of Stores, Southern
Railway, launching the e-auction at Golden Rock Workshop on Friday. P.Mahesh, Chief Workshop Manager, is in the picture.
TIRUCHI, May 21, 2012

Golden Rock Workshop takes e-auction route to sell scrap

In a bid to ensure transparency, the Stores Department of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop here has introduced an e-auction system for selling railway scrap materials. The new system provide... »
TIRUCHI, May 20, 2012

1.23 crore sanctioned for providing cows

The State government has sanctioned Rs.1.23 crore for providing cows free of cost to 350 beneficiaries in the district during the current financial year, said N.R.Sivapathi, Minister for School Ed... »
G.Jerome Arockiaraj, Urban District Congress President, and party cadre receiving the Rajiv Jyothi Yatra in Tiruchi on Saturday.
TIRUCHI, May 20, 2012

Rajiv Jyothi Yatra members accorded a warm reception

A warm reception was accorded to the Congress workers who are marching as part of the Rajiv Jyothi Yatra from Bangalore to Sriperumbudur, upon their arrival in the city on Saturday. The yat... »
TIRUCHI, May 19, 2012

Squint correction renews confidence

APPLE OF THE EYE: A child who underwent squint correction surgery under Chief Minister's health insurance scheme being evaluated by an opthalmologist. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam “I never liked looking at my own photograph until now,” says Ramesh Kumar. Be it obtaining a driver's licence, meeting a prospective bride or finding permanent employment, for the contract technic... »

PWD Minister inspects sand quarry

1,050 kg of PDS rice seized

Delay in acquisition of lands brings ROB project to a halt

VC to ask colleges to allow sale of SHG products on campuses

Issue of applications for MBBS, BDS commences

Thunderstorm hits town

‘Developing values essential for personality development'

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