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The vehicle can vaccinate around 250 beneficiaries everyday.

COVID-19 vaccination vehicle flagged off Staff Reporter

The vehicle will be deployed in markets, densely populated areas, and both in rural and urban areas to vaccinate the public.

Coronavirus | Pilot project planned to identify high-risk areas

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

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

Fake e-pass holder’s vehicle impounded in Theni

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AC coach to replace sleeper class in train

‘Protect water body’

Armed patrol units get body cameras

Fake police officer held with airguns near Nilakottai

Water level

Plea seeking patta for forest land dismissed

Smoking tops list of risk factors for lung cancer

No better alternative to quitting the habit at any stage of life, says expert

Wholesale flower shops shifted to Omni bus stand

A surprise visit made by Madurai Collector S. Aneesh Sekhar to the Flower Market at Mattuthavani on Monday brought to the fore serious violations of

MBCs oppose 10.50% reservation to Vanniyars

THOOTHUKUDIOpposing the Tamil Nadu Government’s decision to give 10.50% reservation to Vanniyar community in education and employment, a group of

Stray bear triggers panic

TIRUNELVELIA bear that strayed into a village near Moolaikkaraipatti in the district triggered panic among the villagers. A farmer Siluvai of

1.50 tonnes of tobacco products seized, 5 held

TENKASIPolice have seized 1.50 tonnes of banned tobacco products at Puliyangudi in the district and arrested five persons. The police said

Retail sale of vegetable, flowers suspended in Madurai

Shops will be sealed if COVID-19 norms are violated: Collector

Man held with idol

TIRUNELVELIThe Idol Wing CID police picked up a person from Tirunelveli Town on Monday with a 2-foot-tall metal Amman idol. According to sources in

HC directs Sankarankovil Municipality to remove encroachments

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed Sankarankovil Municipality in Tenkasi district to inspect and remove encroachments under its

Travellers from Kerala being tested for COVID-19

Ready to face possible ‘third wave’, says Collector

Mandapam Wildlife Range sets the highest record in turtle egg collection this year

RAMANATHAPURAMThe COVID-19 pandemic may have taken a toll on humans but it has helped to revive marine life to a great extent, according to the

State warns insurance company of invoking penalty clause

‘Hospitals empanelled under NHIS should ensure cashless treatment’

Hindu Munnani cadre stage dharna in front of Collectorate

TIRUNELVELIA group of Hindu Munnani cadre staged a dharna in front of the Collectorate here for a while on Monday in protest against the ban on

Water level

TirunelveliWater level in Papanasam dam on Monday stood at 108.60 feet (maximum permissible level is 143 ft.) with an inflow of 409.63 cusecs and a

Vaccination of differently abled in full swing in Theni

Collector K.V. Muralidharan on Sunday said eight vehicles had been exclusively earmarked for health teams to carry out COVID-19 vaccination of

Transfer of surveyors will be governed by G.O.: HC

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has set aside the order of a Single Bench that while issuing the set of guidelines concerning Surveyors

Vandiyur gets a coaching centre

Tamil Nadu Minister for Registration and Commercial Taxes P. Moorthy inaugurated a free coaching centre at Vandiyur here on Sunday. It is meant for

HC directs Passport Officer to re-issue passport to child

Bringing relief to the father of a girl child, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Regional Passport Officer here to consider

Body of youth found near Kudankulam

TIRUNELVELI Kudankulam police seized the body of a youth abandoned in a gunny bag near here on Sunday. The police identified the deceased as Ajit

Centre won’t permit dam in Mekedatu: Pon Radhakrishnan

TIRUNELVELIFormer Union Minister Pon. Radhakrishnan on Sunday said that the Centre would not permit Karnataka government to construct a dam in

Huge crowd at Meenakshi temple ahead of closure for a week

Major temples will remain closed owing to surge in COVID-19 cases

Puducherry student creates Guinness travel record

Travelling 35,583 km, covering 23 States and four Union Territories in the country in the last five months, two persons, including a research scholar

RTO officials told to check meters, overloading in autos

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Regional Transport Offices in Madurai to issue fitness certificates to taxis and

Temples closed to devotees till August 3

Collector J. Meghanath Reddy has ordered closure of all temples in the district for three days till August 3.As per the standard operating procedure

Jasmine cultivation to be upgraded at Thangachimadam

Plan to set up farmers’ producers companies to avoid middlemen

Goods train derails at Nagercoil railway station

NAGERCOILA goods train carrying about 2,500 tonnes of ration rice derailed at Nagercoil railway junction. Railway police said the train from Telangana

Devotees squat on road near Tiruchendur temple

THOOTHUKUDI Following the State government’s order, the district administration, police and HR and CE officials strictly adhered to the "no entry"

Reader’s Mail

No street lights There are no streetlights on the Mattuthavani-SurveryorColony-Iyer Bungalow road. It is very difficult to ride on this road once it

Bed strength in isolation ward adequate in Thoothukudi GH, says Dean

THOOTHUKUDIThe Government Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital Dean Nehru on Sunday said that the hospital was fully geared up to tackle challenges

Tamil Nadu Hotel to get makeover in Kanniyakumari

The Tamil Nadu Hotel in Kanniyakumari is to be refurbished so as to attract domestic and international tourists, Minister for Tourism M. Mathiventhan

Illegally adopted baby rescued

A male baby that was adopted illegally has been rescued from the adopter. Police said Vasanthakumar, 32, of Aralvaimozhi in the district was arrested

Disabled Welfare Office gets new building

The District Disabled Welfare Office on the Collectorate premises has got a new office built on an outlay of ₹1 crore. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin

Sterlite Copper told to pack up

No need for plant to continue operation, says Kanimozhi

e-pass mandatory for those entering Theni from Kerala

With the number of COVID-19 cases rising in Kerala, the district administration has made it mandatory for the travelling public to obtain an e-pass

Pedalling to protect Tamirabharani

Cycle rallies to create public awareness of need to conserve nature, heritage

Virudhunagar Medical College Dean gets award for exemplary services during the pandemic

Virudhunagar Government Medical College Dean, J. Sangumani, has received the Tamil Nadu Medical Council Award for his exemplary service during the

‘Thozhi’ an exclusive project to help women victims launched

‘Thozhi’, an innovative and exclusive project to help girl children and women victims in the district was launched here on Saturday.Inaugurating the

Farmers seek permanent DPCs in Theni district

Good rainfall had helped in enhancing area under cultivation: Collector

Kalaignar Memorial Library to be set up in PWD staff quarters

The Public Works Department staff quarters on New Natham Road has been selected for establishing the Kalaignar Memorial Library.A release from

New set of judges to preside over court proceedings in HC Bench

A new set of High Court judges will preside over court proceedings in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court from August 2. Justice M. Duraiswamy

HC suspends sentence imposed on Mexican national in murder case

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has suspended the sentence imposed on Mexican national Martin Manrique Mansoor by Madurai Mahila Court in

One killed in accident at fireworks unit in Sivakasi

The 60-year-old was involved in chemical filling when friction triggered an explosion, officials said

Centre appeals against order to consider citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils

MADURAIThe Central Government has preferred an appeal before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court against a Single Bench order that directed the

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