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A desolate Periyar Bus Stand Junction;(right) and a silent Ezhukadal Agraharam near Rayagopuram in Madurai on Sunday.

Sunday dawned with deserted roads and closed markets

The lockdown passed off peacefully and people cooperated with the authorities: police officer

A view of Venthankulam news bus stand without people in Tirunelveli on Sunday.

Roads and tourist places devoid of people and vehicles

Devotees at the consecration ceremony performed at Kothandaramar temple in Ramanathapuram on Sunday.

Consecration of Kothandaramar temple performed

The accused persons with seized elephant tusks at Devathanapatti forest range near Kodaikanal on Sunday.

Pair of tusks seized, 9 held near Theni

Residents of Avaniapuram stage a protest at Ayyavaithan tank on Saturday.

Residents stage protest against fishing in tank

Collector K.V. Muralidharan inspects a COVID-19 vaccination camp in Cumbum on Saturday.

Vaccination camps held at 378 places in Theni district

Fishermen leaders present a memorandum to DMK MP M.K. Kanimozhi in Ramanathapuram.

Fishermen want more compensation for boats seized by Sri Lankan Navy

COVID-19

Flower merchants at the wholesale market in Mattuthavani, Madurai, say closure of temples on long weekends had hit their sales.

Long weekend lockdown leads to crash in prices of flowers in Madurai Special Correspondent

It has come at a time when a brisk business was expected, say stakeholders

Two die as Madurai family of five attempts to end life

COVID-19 positive cases slightly increasing in Madurai city: Corporation Commissioner

COVID-19 | Cases creeping up slowly in Madurai

COVID-19 vaccination vehicle flagged off

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Sunday dawned with deserted roads and closed markets

Consecration of Kothandaramar temple performed

100 sovereigns of stolen gold recovered in Madurai

HC directs Centre to grant freedom fighter’s family pension to woman

‘Thoothukudi port has potential to become major hub’

Roads and tourist places devoid of people and vehicles

Woman officer held for job scam

An Assistant Engineer with Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) in Sholavandan, M. Satya (34), was arrested in connection with a job scam.The police

Fishermen want more compensation for boats seized by Sri Lankan Navy

There has been a mixed reaction from fishermen associations to the announcement by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin that the State government will give ₹5

Tiger census to begin in KMTR from Monday

Annual estimation of tigers in Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve here will begin on January 24.Frontline staff including foresters, forest guards,

Jallikattu colosseum at Alanganallur can house a martial arts academy, says forum

‘A museum on bull breeds will also attract visitors throughout the year’

Woman constable dies

A woman constable, D. Kalavathi (40), who collapsed at S. S. Colony on Saturday night died on the way to Government Rajaji Hospital.The police said

Pair of tusks seized, 9 held near Theni

Investigation under way to find out the source of the tusks

COVID-19 cases across T.N. cross the 30,000-mark

While cases in Chennai continued to decline, 30 other districts reported an increase in fresh infections

CM inaugurates 17 projects, lays foundation stone for five more

They have been implemented at a cost of ₹662.22 crore; new projects at ₹8.93 cr.

Residents stage protest against fishing in tank

The residents of Avaniapuram on Saturday staged a demonstration near the Ayyavaithan tank demanding action against the influential people who

Robbery case: HC grants bail to two

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has granted bail to two brothers, a retired army man and a suspended head constable, accused of masterminding a

School Correspondent moves HC seeking quashing of FIR

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sought response from the State in a petition filed by the Correspondent of Schaffter Higher Secondary

Vaccination camps held at 378 places in Theni district

The 19th mega COVID-19 vaccination camp was conducted at 378 places across Theni district on Saturday.Collector K. V. Muralidharan inspected the camps

Thoothukudi gets ready for projects worth ₹57.10-crore

CM inaugurates an effluent treatment plant set up at a cost of ₹35.84 crore

Missing boy found murdered near Manavalakurichi

In a shocking incident, a probe into a case of boy missing has revealed that the four-year-old, Johan Riji of Kadiyapattanam near here, was murdered

Dindigul police crack burglary case with arrest of two accused

Gold jewellery weighing 116 sovereigns recovered from them

Technical glitch in MCC portal hindering registration for medical counseling

Overseas candidates not receiving OTP on their mobile phones with 8-digit number

Dredging in Thoothukudi fishing harbour begins

₹1 crore allotted for studying expansion of harbour: Minister

SFI demands action against school for student’s death

The Students’ Federation of India has sought action against A.P.T. Durairaj Higher Secondary School in Anuppanadi where a student died after being

38 sheep crushed to death near Kamuthi

Thirty eight sheep were crushed to death by a speeding brick-laden truck on Aruppukottai-Kamuthi Road near Kamuthi on Friday night.The shepherd, V.

Madurai poised for big change, development: Minister

Madurai city and district are poised for a big change and a good development in the next five years with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin giving many works,

Minister tests positive for COVID-19

Minister for Commercial Taxes P. Moorthi has tested positive for COVID-19.With mild symptoms, he has been admitted to a private hospital here.A

HC quashes FIR against man for remarks on General Bipin Rawat

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a man from Kanniyakumari district for posting certain remarks on

District Health Assembly held to identify challenges in health sector

The maiden District Health Assembly (DHA) was held here on Friday with Collector V. Vishnu chairing the meet to identify challenges in the health

Digitisation of 10,000 rare books, palm leaf scripts of American College begins

Digitisation of over 10,000 rare books, documents and palm leaf scripts of century-old Daniel Poor Memorial Library of the American College began here

Labourer beaten to death

A labourer was beaten to death even as he was sleeping in front of his house that was under construction near here on Thursday night. Police said

Price of shallots goes up as supply dips in Dindigul market

Unseasonal rain has hit production

3 hidden cameras seized from bathrooms in temple

The seizure of three hidden cameras fitted in the bathrooms of Kamatchi Amman Temple at Siththavanaickenpatti near Vilaathikulam by the police has

Water level

The water level in Periyar dam on Friday stood at 137 feet (maximum permissible level is 142 feet) with an inflow of 35 cusecs and a discharge of 900

Car gutted in Uchipuli

A Maruti Suzuki Ertiga car that was parked in a shed was found charred in Uchipuli on Friday morning.The police said that Saravanan of Ammapattinam,

‘Virudhunagar municipality is not paying wages fixed by Collector to contract cleanliness workers’

Centre of Indian Trade Unions has complained that Virudhunagar municipality has not paid ₹428 a day wages fixed by Virudhunagar Collector for 2021-22,

Commercial buildings sans CCTV cameras will face cancellation of licences: SP

Madurai district police have warned commercial buildings with action, including recommendation for cancellation of licences, if they fail to fix

Exclusive outlet for selling organic farm produce opens in Palayamkottai

Traditional rice varieties, pulses, vegetables and fruits will be available

Man held for attempting to rape elderly woman in Srivilliputtur

In a shocking incident, a 37-year-old man, Manikandan, of Koomapatti reportedly attempted to sexually assault an elderly woman on Wednesday night.The

‘Exempt essential food products from purview of GST’

Agrofood Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to impress upon the GST Council to exempt all essential food

HC imposes cost on petitioner for suppressing facts

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has imposed a cost of ₹25,000 on a woman for filing a habeas corpus petition seeking a direction to the

Jallikattu bull found dead in canal

MaduraiA bull that participated in the jallikattu event held at Alanganallur on January 17 was found dead in the Periyar irrigation canal at

Conduct inquiry proceedings against retired court staff on day to day basis, says HC

Coming across a case where a retired court staff of Thanjavur district had misappropriated more than ₹1.5 crore of Motor Accident Claims compensation

HC takes serious view of incendiary speeches being uploaded on social media platforms

Taking a serious view of “incendiary speeches” being uploaded on social media platforms, including YouTube, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court

Decades-old trees along Kadayam-Tenkasi highway face axing

Former Tenkasi MLA intervenes to stop the exercise

Surgery for cleft palate performed at Virudhunagar GH

For the first-time ever, Virudhunagar Government Medical College Hospital successfully performed a cleft palate reconstruction surgery on a 18-month

New road work inaugurated

THOOTHUKUDIMinister for Social Welfare P. Geetha Jeevan inaugurated the laying of new roads at a cost of ₹ 12 crore. The new roads will be laid at

Charred body of man found

The charred body of a man was found inside a dust bin at Kamatchipuram under Periyakulam police station limits here on Thursday.Police said the body

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