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Rainwater stagnating at Simmakkal in Madurai on Wednesday.

Rain in Madurai

Special Correspondent

MaduraiAfter a hot and sultry day on Wednesday, Madurai city experiences downpour late in the evening. The showers, accompanied by thunder and

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court

Court orders medical assistance to children with rare genetic disorder

The pipe bombs recovered by the bomb squad from a cement factory in Shankar Nagar on the outskirts of Tirunelveli on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

Two ‘pipe bombs’ recovered from cement factory premises

Thoothukudi MP K. Kanimozhi interacts with the residents of Sri Lankan refugee camp at Thappaththi in Thoothukudi district on Tuesday.

Essential commodities given to refugees

Collector V. Vishnu and Corporation Commissioner B. Vishnu Chandran inspect ‘Medai police station’ building in Tirunelveli.

8th century structure to get a new lease of life

Tirunelveli Collector V. Vishnu hands over a vehicle to the Kani tribe representatives on Monday.

Tribal people get goods carrier to transport their produce to plains

Members of Visually-Impaired Rehabilitation Welfare Association at the District Collectorate in Madurai on Monday.

Demand for probe into ‘mishandling’ of COVID-19 relief

COVID-19

Prisoners in Tiruchi, Madurai Central jails receive 1st vaccine dose Special Correspondent

Prison employees and their family members also get first jab

AIIEA members donate medical equipment worth ₹ 2.50 lakh for government hospitals

Fake e-pass holder’s vehicle impounded in Theni

Madurai MP wants immediate import of medicine to treat black fungal disease

Coronavirus | Strategy revised to contain infections spreading fast in rural areas, says TN Minister

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Homes inspected

Two ‘pipe bombs’ recovered

Rain in Madurai

Anti-social murdered

Contract between petitioner and BSNL unfair: HC

Warning to cable TV operators

Efforts on to increase admission in govt. schools

With the objective of increasing admission of students in government and government-aided schools across the district, a campaign vehicle was launched

Wild elephant dies of injuries

A badly injured wild elephant died near Bhoothapandi as it had suffered injuries in the mouth and genitalia. After a female elephant, aged about 55,

Water level

MADURAI/TIRUNELVELIWater level in Periyar dam stood at 135.55 feet (maximum permissible level is 142 ft.), with an inflow of 903 cusecs and a

Decision to form Economic Advisory Council welcomed

MaduraiThe Agrofood Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the idea to constitute an Economic Advisory Council to bail out the State from economic

Court orders interim compensation to family of infant whose thumb was severed

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court also directed the government to shift the infant to a multi-speciality hospital where an attempt can be made to conduct a specialised surgery for the infant

Court orders medical assistance to children with rare genetic disorder

The children have Retinitis Pigmentosa with Atrophic Maculopathy; the Court considered the case as the rarest of rare cases and said the State should show compassion

Fireworks manufacturers seek stringent action against illegal cracker units

An association of fireworks manufacturers has also sought a check on the supply of chemicals to such illegal units

Two ‘pipe bombs’ recovered from cement factory in Tirunelveli

Six suspects picked-up for interrogation

‘Order passed by the authority should be reflected in records’

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has observed that once an order is passed by the authority declaring a transaction to be fraudulent and it

Essential commodities given to refugees

THOOTHUKUDIMember of Parliament K. Kanimozhi distributed essential commodities to the residents of the Srilankan refugee camp at Thappaththi near

Outfit’s office-bearer found dead

THENI The Tamizh Puligal district deputy secretary Thirunavukarasu, 35, was found dead with multiple injuries in a pay-and-use public toilet at

HC ultimatum to remand prisoner’s family

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has on Tuesday made it clear that if the family members of the remand prisoner P. Muthu Mano, murdered in

Teacher held under POCSO Act

RAMANATHAPURAM A science teacher handling classes for ninth standard and other senior sections, working in a government-aided private school here in

Suicide bid by woman

TIRUNELVELIA woman set herself on fire following alleged harassment and threat by an usurer. Police said P. Rekha, 32, of Vellankuzhi under

History-sheeter held for murdering dismissed cop

NAGERCOILPolice have arrested a history-sheeter for allegedly stabbing to death a dismissed police constable. Police said Sri Saravanan, 35, of Kalai

SCPCR member inspects illegal cracker unit

VirudhunagarMember of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, V. Ramaraj, on Tuesday inspected the site where an explosion claimed four

Stir against Sri Lanka for dropping wornout buses in sea

RAMESWARAM A large number of fishermen affiliated to the AITUC staged a demonstration by stepping into the shores here on Monday. The members

Plan to document Kani tribes’ history

The objective is to protect their identity and take their knowledge to world

200 kg ganja seized

Arumanai police have seized 200 kg ganja from a house and are on the lookout for the owners, a couple who were smuggling it to Kerala. Police said

Focus on vaccinating husbands of antenatal mothers: health official

‘4,80,682 persons have been innoculated in Madurai’

BJP leader lauds temple land retrieval

Thanking the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P. K. Sekar Babu for retrieving 9.58 acre land belonging to Sri Gowri Vinayagar Temple

Two killed as car plunges into pond

A car plunged into a roadside pond near Karungal in western Kanniyakumari district on Monday, killing a man and his 18-year-old daughter. Police said

Tribal people get goods carrier to transport their produce to plains

Using the vehicle, they can widen their consumer base

HC dismisses plea over location of DPC

Coming across yet another case of dispute over location of a direct purchase centre in Pudukkottai district, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High

8th century structure to get a new lease of life

Plan to renovate ‘Medai police station’ without affecting its old-world charm

International Yoga Day celebrated

Vivekananda College, along with Madurai Kamaraj University, jointly celebrated International Yoga Day on Monday. The event was held through online

Protest against order for caste-wise data of MGNREGS workers

Members of All India Agricultural Workers' Union and Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the

Be kind to children, says High Court

“The education authorities need to show more sympathy and understanding while dealing with students, particularly during this pandemic period,”

Demand for probe into ‘mishandling’ of COVID-19 relief

Visually Impaired Rehabilitation Welfare Association submits plea to Collector

Oxygen generator work on at Kudankulam hospital

Tirunelveli district gears up to face ‘third wave’ of COVID-19 pandemic

Three killed, two injured in blast at illegal cracker unit

While two houses were destroyed, three other houses suffered partial damage, police said

NGT awards up to ₹20 lakh compensation to victims of fireworks accident

The NGT has fixed the licensee and the lease-holders responsible for the accident.

Price rise: building sector calls for govt. intervention

Form high-level monitoring panel immediately to regulate cost of construction material: building and industry bodies

‘Shrines in State to be opened soon’

HR & CE Minister P.K Sekar Babu on Sunday that temples would be opened to devotees as and when the number of positive cases further declined in

Relief distributed

Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, K.K.S.S.R.Ramachandran, on Sunday distributed ₹4 lakh each for victims of lightning and landslide in the

Plea to permit tourists to Courtallam falls

Stakeholders say poverty has hit them badly

Temple land in TN will be protected: Minister

Encroachers will be taken to task as per law, he says

Water troughs placed for Alagarkoil monkeys

The administration of Sundararaja Perumal Temple at Alagarkoil near here has placed 25 water troughs on the Alagarkoil hills to quench the thirst of

Waive patent rules on COVID-19 on vaccines and medicines: forum

‘Vaccine is the main arsenal in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic’

Water level

Water level in Periyar dam on Sunday stood at 134.40 feet (permissible level is 142 ft.), with an inflow of 1,725 cusecs and a discharge of 1,867

Mullaperiyar drinking water project work gains momentum

Project components are in various stages of execution, says official

Officials must be sensitised to treat people with dignity: MP

Kanimozhi releases ‘Sattankulam declaration’ drafted by JAACT

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