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Collector S. Aneesh Sekhar chairs an all-party meeting to explain the model code of conduct and COVID preventive measures to be followed during the election to urban local bodies in Madurai on Friday.

Filing of nominations begins in Madurai

Special Correspondent

Civic polls slated for Corporation, three municipalities and nine town panchayats on Feb.19

Residents look at a tableau of freedom fighters at Vandiyur Teppakulam in Madurai on Friday.

Tableau with freedom fighters welcomed in style

Forest personal with Olive Ridley eggs near Mukuntharayar Chathiram near Rameswaram. Special Arrangement

Collection of Olive Ridley eggs begins near Rameswaram

Speed trial will be conducted between Theni and Andipatti between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday.

CRS to inspect Andipatti - Theni stretch on Monday

Superintendent of Police V. Baskaran hands over a recovered mobile phone to its owner in Madurai on Thursday.

70 stolen mobile phones handed over to owners

Kanyakumari Collector M. Aravind inspects guard of honour in Nagercoil.

Distribution of aid marks Republic Day celebration

Republic Day celebration held at Alagappa University in Karaikudi on Wednesday.

Republic Day celebrations at Alagappa University

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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Katchatheevu festival: give priority to fisherfolk, says MP

We are being compelled to buy nano urea, say aggrieved farmers

Surgery performed at better-equipped Natham GH

Two migrant labourers test positive for elephantiasis

Fisherman murdered

‘Reserve Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli Mayorship for SC candidates’

Tableau with freedom fighters welcomed in style

A tableau with the freedom fighters who had sacrificed their lives during the Independence struggle got a boisterous welcome on the border of Madurai

HC directs Virudhunagar DLSA to facilitate meeting between woman and her child

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the Virudhunagar District Legal Services Authority to facilitate a meeting between a

Counterfeit notes seized in Varushanadu

In a swift operation, Varushanadu police have seized counterfeit notes with a face value of ₹3.96 lakh after the arrest of one person, Thavam, on

Over 7.54 lakh voters to cast votes

They will go to 932 booths to elect their councillors from 397 wards

Collection of Olive Ridley eggs begins near Rameswaram

Officials of Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park began collection of Olive Ridley eggs on Thursday and have collected up to 224 eggs till Friday.The

Helpdesks created in taluk, urban local body offices

THOOTHUKUDIHelpdesks have been created in all urban local body offices across the district to facilitate hassle-free filing of nomination, District

Power shutdown

Power supply to the following areas will be hit between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday (January 29) in view of the maintenance work to be carried out

Road accident turns out to be a murder

Police crack the case with the help of CCTV footages

Filing of nominations begins in Madurai

Civic polls slated for Corporation, three municipalities and nine town panchayats on Feb.19

Six municipalities, 22 town panchayats in Theni district to go for polls

A total of 6.14 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes for the urban local body elections to be held for six municipalities and 22 town

Lifeguard training given to fishermen involved in eco-tourism activities

Department of Forests has begun a week-long “Beach Lifeguard” training for fishermen involved in the community-based eco-tourism project on

Allow 200 traditional fishermen to attend the annual festival in Katchatheevu

District Country Craft Fishermen Welfare Association has demanded the Union Government and the State Government to allow 200 traditional fishermen

PM should stop auctioning of boats of TN fishermen in Sri Lanka, says Virudhunagar MP

Congress MP B. Manickam Tagore said the Union government must strongly express its disapproval to Sri Lanka about the auctioning process

Teachers stage protest over transfers

Tamil Nadu Primary Teachers’ Federation office-bearers staged a silent protest inside a school where counseling for transfer for teachers was held on

70 stolen mobile phones handed over to owners

Superintendent of Police V. Baskaran handed over 70 stolen-and-recovered mobile phones to the owners on Thursday.Continuous efforts made by the

Integrated Appalam Cluster formed in Madurai

An Integrated Appalam Cluster (IAC) was formed by Agrofood Chamber of Commerce and Industry president S. Rethinavelu here on Thursday. The trade body

Case against 23 villagers who sought closure of Tasmac shop quashed

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against 23 villagers from Tirupattur in Sivaganga district

HC imposes cost on petitioner

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court yet again took a serious view of a petitioner suppressing facts in the habeas corpus petition and imposed a

Model code of conduct comes into force

After the announcement of urban local body elections by the State Election Commission on Wednesday, model code of conduct has come into force with

Civic poll preparations reviewed

Collector K. Senthil Raj chaired a meeting here on Thursday with the 22 Returning Officers and 51 Assistant Returning Officers to review the

2-day bird census commenced

The 2-day annual bird census by the Forest Department personnel in the water bodies close to the Gulf of Mannar commenced here on Thursday.Led by

R-Day tableau in Madurai for three days

The tableau on the theme of ‘Contribution of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle’ that was taken out in the Republic Day parade in Chennai will be

CRS to inspect Andipatti - Theni stretch on Monday

He will also inspect electrification work on Manamadurai-Ramanathapuram stretch

Trade bodies, educational institutions celebrate Republic Day

Trade bodies, and educational and other institutions here celebrated the 73rd Republic Day with patriotic fervour on Wednesday. The events were held

Republic Day celebrations

Collector Shankar Lal Kumawat unfurled the national flag at the Reserve Police Ground here on the occasion of 73rd Republic Day on Wednesday.He took

Black flag protest by villagers for shifting of panchayat office

Demanding shifting of village panchayat office to their hamlet, residents of Keezhakottai village in Ottapidaaram union tied black flags in their

Distribution of aid marks Republic Day celebration

Without no public participation or cultural events due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the Republic Day celebration was subdued here on Wednesday.

Water level

The water level in Papanasam dam on Wednesday stood at 123.35 feet (maximum level 143 feet). The dam had an inflow of 155.35 cusecs and 1,065.99

Republic Day celebrations at Alagappa University

On the occasion of 73 rd Republic Day, R. Swaminathan, Member, Vice-Chancellor Officiating Committee, unfurled the tri-colour at Alagappa University

Water level

Waterlevelin Mullaperiyar dam stood at 135.80 feet (maximum permissiblelevelis 142 ft.) with an inflow of 329 cusecs and a discharge of 900 cusecs.In

HC confirms life sentence to man for murder

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday confirmed life sentence imposed on a man from Thoothukudi district for murder. In 2010, M.

VCK protests atrocities against Dalits in Melur region

Cadres of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi on Tuesday staged a demonstration protesting against atrocities unleashed against Scheduled Caste people in

HC seeks State’s response on safety of people visiting amusement parks

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday sought a response from the State government on whether rules and regulations had been framed for

Voters can get duplicate EPIC

Voters who have lost their voter ID cards (EPIC) or want to replace their EPIC with black and white photograph with that of a colour photograph can

AIADMK to go it alone in Thisaiyanvilai town panchayat election

The AIADMK candidates will contest on its ‘Two Leaf’ symbol in all 18 wards of Thisaiyanvilai Town Panchayat in the urban local body polls, party’s

President’s medal for Tirunelveli SP

TIRUNELVELI Superintendent of Police P. Saravanan has been selected for the President’s Medal for his meritorious service.When he was serving as

Solid waste management project averts bird-hit threat to flights

Collector K. Senthil Raj has created an effective solid waste management system at Kumaragiri near Pudukottai for converting the degradable garbage

‘Ensure water release in Adavinainar Dam’s Maettukkaal channel’

The standing crop will be in need of water till March-end for good harvest, say farmers

Condemned police vehicles to be auctioned

A total of 7 two-wheelers and 47 two wheelers belonging to Virudhunagar district police that were condemned would be auctioned on February 2.In a

Farmers encouraged to use biofertilizer

At a time when the price of chemical fertilizers was skyrocketing, Ramanathapuram district farmers have been advised to go for biofertilizer to reduce

Villagers ‘hand over’ complaint to Gandhi

Frustrated over the inordinate delay in Chief Educational Officer turning up at his office to receive a complaint against the headmistress of a local

200-year-old inscriptions, temple, chathiram, found near Madurai

Two assistant professors of history found the inscriptions, which speak of six generations of Cheruvaikarar hospitality in taking care of travelers, near a village, Pothumbu in Madurai West Panchayat Union

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