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Spike in number of daily cases in Kanniyakumari Madurai BureauMADURAI/KANNIYAKUMARI

No southern district, except Virudhunagar, reports COVID-19-related death

Shoppers give the go-by to COVID-19 norms

Coronavirus | Madurai’s daily case count back in 30-40 band

Fewer theatres open in southern districts

Slight fall in Madurai’s daily count, but it’s still above 40-mark

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Mentally ill woman re-united with family in Odisha after two years

‘Hold judicial inquiry into woman’s death’

Notice ordered

Contact programme with farmers gains momentum

Coronavirus | Slight spurt in cases in the recent days

Sivaganga farmers reap benefits from farm ponds

Illegal dumping yard sprouted along NH

It presents a sight of filth, stench and smoke behind Pandi Muneeswarar temple

HC seeks State government’s response

MaduraiThe Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered notice to the State in the petition filed by R.P. Ravichandran, a life convict in the

HC seeks response on setting up panel to address farmers’ issues

MaduraiThe Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has sought a response from the State government on setting up of a State-level commission to address

22 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Madurai

It takes the tally to 19,587 with 40 discharges

HC takes serious view of obscene content on TV

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has expressed shock at the television content that is being telecast after 10 p.m., especially the medical

Plea for seat under 7.5 % quota dismissed

MaduraiThe Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed the petition filed by the father of a medical aspirant who sought his daughter to be

Special camps to encourage entrepreneurship

District Industries Centre has proposed to conduct special camps to encourage socially and economically backward people to become entrepreneurs. The

Water level

The water level in Papanasam dam on Wednesday was 128.90 feet (permissible level is 143 ft.) with an inflow of 815.39 cusecs and discharge of 1,411

Train services cancelled

In view of Cyclone Nivar, Southern Railway has fully cancelled the following train services:Train No.06011 Kanniyakumari -Nizamuddin special train and

VVPATs, control units sent to Madurai

As many as 630 voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines and 520 control units of electronic voting machines were sent from Virudhunagar to

Despite low threat, Madurai prepared to face Cyclone Nivar, officials says

Teams have inspected low-lying areas, equipment has been kept ready, and a round-the-clock control room at the Madurai Corporation has been set up

‘Erect boards indicating importance of heritage sites at prominent places’

The court asked the ASI and the State Archaeological Department to work together in this venture

State informs HC on ban on online gaming

The State government on Tuesday informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that the Governor had promulgated an ordinance to ban online

Plea to appoint Chairperson, members to child rights panel

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered notice to the State government in a public interest litigation petition that sought a

Railway ensures more safety on tracks near Ambaturai

Train crew that averted accident rewarded

32 test positive for COVID-19 in Madurai

42 discharged from hospitals and total infections till date stands at 19,565

Case against PFI

Ramanathapuram The Keelakarai sub-division police booked a case under various IPC sections against the Popular Front of India (Ramanathapuram

11 pairs of train services cancelled

Owing to onset of Cyclone Nivar, the following 11 pairs of train services are fully cancelled on November 25:Train No. 02613 / 02614 Chennai Egmore –

‘Oorani’ restored from encroacher brimming with water

SivakasiAn ‘oorani’ dug up on an 82-cents of a land that was retrieved from an encroacher in June has water to its brim, thanks to the recent rain.

Meet on maintaining parks

TIRUNELVELIThe stakeholders’ meeting on maintaining the parks created within the Corporation limits was organised here on Tuesday. As the Corporation

Cyclone Nivar: ITI exams postponed

Virudhunagar All India Trade Tests November 2020 conducted by Government and private Industrial Training Institutes scheduled for November 25 to 27

CME programme under way

THOOTHUKUDI A two-day national-level online Continuing Medical Education programme on ‘Inflammatory markers in the management of COVID-19 - the

Unit 5 of TTPS resumes power generation

THOOTHUKUDIAfter a gap of one year, the fifth unit of Tuticorin Thermal Power Station (TTPS), which was under prolonged maintenance and repairing,

Mechanised boat detained near island released

The issue was taken up with Chief Minister

Minor ‘explosion’ on MP’s house premises causes panic

NAGERCOILA minor explosion inside the compound wall of the house of Rajya Sabha MP A. Vijayakumar of AIADMK triggered tension for a while on

Woman sets herself ablaze to prevent police from arresting her son

TIRUNELVELIA woman allegedly committed suicide in the early hours of Tuesday by setting herself ablaze even as the police were recovering the booty

We are fully geared to tackle the situation, says Ramanathapuram Collector

The Ramanathapuram district administration has taken all precautionary steps to tackle any situation in the event of heavy rainfall, Collector Dinesh

Student designs solar-powered bicycle

A solar-powered bicycle has been designed by M. Danush Kumar, a third-year Physics student of The American College.

Farmers demand faster disbursal of insurance

‘12 villages left out owing to error made by officials’

Actor Thavasi dead

MaduraiTamil film actor Thavasi, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer at a private hospital in Madurai, died on Monday evening. He was

‘Yatra for teaching a lesson to people who ill-treated Hindu gods’

The BJP’s Vetrivel Yatra would teach a lesson to those who ill-treated Hindu gods and their beliefs, its State president L Murugan said in Palani on

Fall in number of fresh cases in Madurai

One death reported in Madurai and Theni districts each

Man murdered in Theni

THENITheni police arrested a man and his son on the charges of murder here on Monday.Police said that Maheswari (39) wife of Paramasivam was living in

Coconut growers urged to insure crops

Officials at the Pamban hoisted the flag warning people.

Jail term

THOOTHUKUDIThe Special Court for POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Cases here has awarded five-year imprisonment to a teacher for

Sivaganga gets three more ambulances

SIVAGANGADedicating three more ‘108’ emergency service vehicles for the district, State Khadi & Village Industries Minister G. Baskaran said that

Sloth bear falls into farm well, rescued

Forest personnel release it into tiger reserve

Three held for extortion

Four persons, including three office-bearers of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), have been arrested on a charge of extortion of truck driver K. Murugesan,

Staff shortage haunts many UPHCs

Nine posts of medical officers lying vacant among 31 facilities in the city

DVAC search at JD’s office

SIVAGANGASleuths from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption conducted a search at the office of the Joint Director (Health) here on Monday.

Youth found murdered

TENKASIA youth was found murdered near Kadanganeri near Alangulam in Tenkasi district on Sunday night.Police said A. Sivanraj, 23, a driver from

Outfit seeks 3% internal reservation

TIRUNELVELISeeking community certificate for all the Puthirai Vannan community members as ‘Scheduled Caste’, the Poorvika Makkal Viduthalai Katchi has

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Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel

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Residents of Pattinampakkam, mostly fishermen, run for safety as strong winds and waves picked up pace and move huge quantities of sand up to the road, a good distance away from the waterfront, in Chennai on November 25, 2020.

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Workers make way for vehicles in pathways by clearing uprooted trees near Vaitheeswaran Koil in Mayiladuthurai district.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the All India Presiding Officers Conference via video conference, on Thursday, November 26, 2020.

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Rains triggered by Cyclone Nivar inundate tracks at Korukkupet railway station in Chennai on November 24, 2020. Southern Railway has cancelled all suburban trains and those bound for Tamil Nadu’s southern districts for November 25, 2020 in view of the cyclone.

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Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, inspects Chembarambakkam reservoir after its shutters were opened on Wednesday after a period of almost five years following heavy rains due to Cyclone Nivar on Nov 25, 2020.

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A still from the Malayalam film ‘Jallikattu’

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Chennai's iconic Marina beach is filled with storm water due to heavy rain on Wednesday due to Cyclone Nivar.

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