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CPI (M) cadre organising picketing agitation in Pudukottai on Friday.
Special Arrangement CPI (M) cadre organising picketing agitation in Pudukottai on Friday.

CPI(M) activists court arrest in Pudukottai

A large number Communist Party of India (Marxist) cadres, including women, were taken into preventive custody when they attempted to picket Union government offices in 13 centres in Pudukottai district on Friday condemning the anti-people policies pursued by the Centre. »
Spotted deer that died in Thuraiyur, Tiruchi district on Friday.

Parched spotted deer strays into Thuraiyur, dies

The water scarcity in the forest areas in the district, due to the prevailing severe drought, has cost the life of a spotted deer in Thuraiyur near here on Friday. »
An expert representing Ikos India explains garbage management technology to the Corporation Commissioner V.P. Dhandapani (second from right) and Mayor A. Jaya in Tiruchi. Photo: A. Muralitharan

Big plans soon for solid waste management

After the massive fire earlier this week at the Ariyamangalam garbage dump from where thick clouds of smoke which caused respiratory and visibility problems to residents in surrounding localities, the Tiruchirapalli City Corporation is toying with a proposal to levy special charges from waste generators, barring households, to meet the cost of solid waste management. »

Aravind Subramaniam acting as Hiranyakashipu in a Bhagavata Mela Natakam at Melattur near Thanjavur on Thursday.

Melattur comes alive with Bhagavatha Mela

Organised by Melattur Bhagavata Mela Natya Vidya Sangam and Natak Trust, the festival started at the Nalli Auditorium at Melattur on Thursday. Prahalada Charitram was the first drama staged by exponents on the inaugural day. »

JCC-BARD identifies Senate nominee for V-C search panel

The Joint Coordination Council (JCC) of Association of University Teachers (AUT) and Tamil Nadu Government College Teachers’ Association (TNGCTA) of Bharathidasan University (BARD) have proposed K. John Kumar, Head, Department of History, Bishop Heber College, as Senate nominee on the BDUs V-C search panel »
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TIRUCHI, May 25, 2013

Training for dropouts, disadvantaged groups

It is not uncommon to find staff employed in hotels with many years of experience but little or no professional qualification. In an initiative to better their prospects and provide jobs in the h... »
TASTY OPTION: Chocolate parotta. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam
TIRUCHI, May 24, 2013

Flour fantasies

It’s rolled out into wafer-thin discs, billowed out into conical hats dripping with chocolate sauce and even shredded to ribbons. It comes out on plates looking like a dosa, then a pizza, and then... »
TIRUCHI, May 24, 2013

Ariyamangalam garbage dump fire extinguished

The raging fire at Ariyamangalam garbage dump since Tuesday afternoon was extinguished on Thursday. However, fire-fighters, officials said, would remain at the spot until the smoke continuing to e... »
Sri Ranganatha Yatheendra Mahadesikan addressing devotees after taking charge at Srirangam on Thursday. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam
TIRUCHI, May 24, 2013

Ahobila Mutt’s 46th pontiff takes charge

Sri Ranganatha Yatheendra Mahadesikan formally took charge as the 46th Azhagiyasingar of Ahobila Mutt at a simple ceremony at Dasavathara Sannidhi in Srirangam here on Thursday. The seer f... »
Sub:Public meeting Cap:The General Secretary,AISGEF R.Muthu Sundaram addressing a public meeting inUdhagamandalam,Tamilnadu on Wednesday. Photo:M.Sathyamoorthy
Udhagamandalam, May 23, 2013

New economic policies blamed for plight of HPF

The new economic policies of the Centre are to blame for the current plight of the ailing Hindustan Photo Films (HPF) manufacturing company, near here, said R. Muthu Sundaram, general secretary, Al... »
A demonstration on operating new electric sanitary napkin incinerators being held at Boiler Plant Girls Higher Secondary School in Tiruchi on Wednesday. Photo A. Muralitharan
TIRUCHI, May 23, 2013

Eco-friendly napkin incinerators given to 25 schools and colleges

With the State government taking the initiative to provide sanitary napkins free of cost to adolescent girls, campaigners of the menstrual hygiene movement can now shift focus to safe disposal of n... »
TIRUCHI, May 23, 2013

Government intervenes

With the Tiruchirapalli City Corporation sitting over the problem for years together, the State government appears to be stepping in. A team of experts from Chennai is likely to inspect the Ariyam... »
Farmers, holding plants raised on their fields, staging a demonstration at Manapparai on Tuesday against the acquisition of their lands for the proposed project. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam
TIRUCHI, May 22, 2013

Villagers divided over paper board factory

“Our lands are our livelihood. How can they snatch away the lands from us? We do not want any factory or job. We are ready to die for our lands” declared a visibly agitated Palanimma, whose lands... »
Newly procured explosive detection equipment at the BDDS office in Tiruchi. Photo: A. Muralitharan
TIRUCHI, May 25, 2013

BDDS armed with improved explosive detection gadgets

A host of explosive detection equipment with improved features has been provided to the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) of the city police to reinforce its capability while carrying out a... »
Youngsters undergoing training at SDAT Throws Academy residential camp in Tiruchi on Tuesday. Photo: M. Moorthy
TIRUCHI, May 24, 2013

Champions in the making

Hurling the javelin, heaving the discus, tossing the iron ball and testing their strength on hammer throw, young athletes were busy bees at the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) Thr... »
TIRUCHI, May 24, 2013

Mondipatti paper unit garners all-party support

Amid opposition by some sections over the government’s decision to establish a paper board factory at Mondipatti in Chief Minister’s Srirangam constituency, several political parties have expresse... »
Darez Ahmed, Collector, addressing farmers at a grievance redress meeting in Perambalur on Thursday.
PERAMBALUR, May 24, 2013

Drip irrigation is the way forward, Collector tells farmers

The State government has proposed to implement 100 per cent subsidy to small and medium farmers of the district for setting up drip irrigation units for the maximum area of five acres, said Darez... »
Emergency meeting of the Pudukottai Municipality in progress on Wednesday.
PUDUKOTTAI, May 23, 2013

Additional water tankers sought to tide over water crisis

Councillors, who spoke at the emergency meeting of the municipal council held here on Wednesday, urged the municipal administration to initiate immediate action to resolve the acute drinking water... »
TIRUCHI, May 23, 2013

Civic body asks government departments to pay up

With nearly Rs. 9 crore of property tax due from government agencies, for properties owned by various departments in the city, the Tiruchirapalli City Corporation has taken steps to recover the cu... »
Residents walk along the Ambikapuram Road on Wednesday with their noses covered in the face of smog in Tiruchi’s Ariyamangalam where a fire scorched the garbage dump. Photo: A. Muralitharan
TIRUCHI, May 23, 2013

Smoke screen over a burning problem

Thousands of residents in Ariyamangalam area endured a torrid time since Tuesday afternoon as smoke billowing from the smouldering embers of the Tiruchirapalli City Corporation garbage dump envel... »

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TASTY OPTION: Chocolate parotta. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam

Flour fantasies

Relish a range of parottas with a Singaporean twist at Mr. Kurry restaurant »
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Students’ protests gather momentum across Tamil Nadu demanding justice for Sri Lankan Tamils who were victims of the Eelam War. Boycott of classes, fasts and demonstrations are being reported from various parts of the State. Compiled by V. Bharathkumar
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