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The Amma Mandabam bathing ghat that has been closed for devotees.

No Adi Perukku along the banks of Cauvery

Special Correspondent

Due to rise in COVID-19 cases, there will be no celebration of Adi Perukku festival along the banks of the Cauvery, District Collector S. Sivarasu

Devotees on their way to Mariamman Temple at Samayapuram in Tiruchi.

With temples closed, devotees on ‘padayatra’ flummoxed

Collector S. Sivarasu flags off a van with audio-visual display meant to create awareness against the spread of COVID-19 at Uzhavar Sandhai in Thennur on Sunday.

Focus shifts to awareness programmes amidst surge in rate of infection

Underground drainage work on Agaram street in Tiruchi.

Laying of underground drainage mains yet to start

The Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai will be shut till Saturday.

No entry to major temples till Tuesday

Medics attend to a suspected COVID-19 patient at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai on Sunday.

State records marginal rise with 1,986 fresh cases

Anniversary decorations: Fort St. George draped in lights ahead of the centenary celebrations of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday.

Tamil Nadu legislature turns 100

COVID-19

The medical officer and staff nurse wait for people at the Top Sengattupatti Primary Healthcare Centre to administer the COVID-19 vaccination shot.

Up on the hills, vaccines go begging Kathelene Antony

Empty PHC presents a stark contrast to situation on the plains

60% of surveyed population in Tiruchi has COVID-19 antibodies, serosurvey finds

Tiruchi breathes easy as demand for oxygen beds comes down significantly

Three more COVID Care Centres to come up

Coronavirus | Hotels offer isolation facilities in Tiruchi city

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With temples closed, devotees on ‘padayatra’ flummoxed

Leopard that attacked two, moves out of Angiyam

Central districts report slight increase in COVID-19 cases

Focus shifts to awareness programmes amidst surge in rate of infection

‘Drive Against Drug’ leads to seizure of over 350 kgs of ganja

No Adi Perukku along the banks of Cauvery

‘Conduct 11th World Tamil Conference in Tiruchi’

A group of organisations working for the progress of Tamil and growth of Tiruchi district has pitched for organising the eleventh World Tamil

Tamil Nadu legislature turns 100

President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the centenary celebrations of the Tamil Nadu legislature tomorrow. The occasion is significant for more than one reason. The House has passed several epoch-making legislation, beginning with voting rights for women in 1921

Delivering the daily news to five Chief Ministers

Balakrishnan would clip important news articles and take it to the CM’s residence daily before 7 a.m.

No entry to major temples till Tuesday

Some will stay shut on Aug. 8 as well

State records marginal rise with 1,986 fresh cases

Chennai sees a slight dip as 204 people test positive; Tamil Nadu registers 26 fatalities; 24 districts see no death

Vaccination camps in Tiruchi

TIRUCHICOVID-19 vaccines will be administered at the following vaccination camps in the city on Sunday:Covishield vaccines would be administered at

Water to be released from Mettur

CHENNAIThe State government on Saturday announced that water from Mettur will be released for irrigation into New Kattalai High Level Canal (NKHLC) at

Woman attempts to end life in front of police station

PERAMBALURA 27-year-old woman attempted to end her life in front of the Kunnam police station in the district on Saturday.According to sources, Akila

Leopard attacks youth who attempted to take selfie

TIRUCHITwo persons were injured after being attacked by a leopard at Angiyam near Uppilliyapuram along Tiruchi-Namakkal border on Saturday.According

Central districts report a slight increase in fresh COVID-19 cases

TIRUCHIThe districts in the central region reported 3369 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, a slight increase over the past few days. Five patients

Anti-liquor movement demands prohibition

TIRUCHIThe Tamil Nadu Federation of Anti-Liquor Movements has urged Chief Minister M.K.Stalin to introduce prohibition in the State.Speaking to

Cardiology Department at Tiruchi GH conducts surgeries through new technology

TIRUCHIThe Department of Cardiology, Tiruchi Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, has conducted four Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Oxygen plants commissioned

PUDUKOTTAIAn oxygen plant was commissioned at the Government Medical College Hospital in Pudukottai on Saturday. The plant, commissioned at a cost of

Laying of underground drainage mains yet to start

Tiruchi Corporation awaits nod from National Highways Authority of India

Chain snatchers nabbed

THANJAVURTwo persons, Nawas and Shakthi of Dindigul, were nabbed by the public on Friday night when the duo attempted to snatch a gold chain from a

AITUC wants TNCSC to commercialise its activities

THANJAVURThe Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation AITUC Workers’ Union has called upon the State government to allow the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies

₹ 3.07-crore loan disbursed

THANJAVURThe State Bank of India, Thanjavur Main Branch, has disbursed ₹ 3.07 crore as loans to 45 self-help groups during the financial year 2020-21,

‘Build dormitory at Old Bus Stand complex’

ThanjavurThe Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Employees Union (CRC Labour Union) affiliated to the AITUC has sought a dormitory for the

Mettur level

TIRUCHIThe water level at the Mettur dam stood at 82.76 feet on Saturday against its full level of 120 feet. The inflow was 18,191 cusecs and the

Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu’s seroprevalence stands at 66.2%

This is much higher than the seroprevalence of 29% during the second survey conducted in April 2021; western districts however continue to have less than 50%, the present survey found

Two held for abusing pregnant woman in Pudukottai

The Alangudi police on Saturday arrested two persons on the charge of abusing a pregnant woman and her husband.According to sources, B. Azhagar (27)

Central districts report 328 fresh cases

The central region reported 328 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Friday. Three more patients died of the viral infection in the region.One patient each died

Foot operated hand sanitiser in five stations

The Tiruchi Railway Division has installed foot operated hand sanitiser dispenser facility at five stations falling under its limit for use by rail

Couple sentenced to life in murder case

The Principal District and Sessions Court here on Friday convicted and sentenced a couple, P. Durai and his wife Selvarani, to undergo life

Transwomen set up food stall on Pudukottai Road

A group of transgender women have set up a food cart along Pudukottai Road after years of struggling to find employment. The cart, which was

Tamil Nadu Open University commences excavation at Porpanaikottai

Minister for Environment Siva. V. Meyyanathan on Friday inaugurated the excavation works taken up by the Tamil Nadu Open University at Porpanaikottai

Pachamalai hills still out of bounds for tourists

Youth from Tiruchi district are a disappointed lot as it is their preferred getaway

Man gets life sentence for murdering wife

Jayabal (51) of Kakka Kottur hamlet near Nannilam was sentenced to life imprisonment on the charge of murdering his wife.According to police, the

Widening of final leg of Tiruchi-Chidambaram NH to begin soon

It will be completed within two years from the date of commencement of work

Farmers allege partial supply of urea

Farmers enlisted for supply of urea through the Rajagiri Primary Agriculture Cooperative Credit Society has alleged partial disbursement.In a

Inebriated men abuse pregnant woman, husband in Pudukottai; civil rights body seeks action

The couple said the men spat on them and used casteist slurs when they found out the two stayed at a Dalit hamlet

One killed in wasp attack

A 46-year-old person with disability was killed and 18 others injured after being stung by wasps at Appipalayam near Chettipalayam in the district on

8-year-old braveheart receives accolades

An eight-year-old boy of Thulukkampatti near Manapparai, who played a key role in rescuing a girl from a well, has received accolades.According to

321 new COVID-19 cases

The central region reported 321 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Five more persons succumbed in the districts, according to the Department of

Vaccination camps today in city

COVID 19 vaccination camps would be held at the following places in the city on Friday: Covishield doses would be administered at Kanchiamman Middle

Improper planting of saplings may hit Green Tiruchi initiative

Improper planting of saplings under the Green Tiruchi initiative has raised questions over their survival.Considering the importance of improving the

3 lorries transporting paddy seized

Revenue officials of Mannargudi have detained three lorries transporting paddy, allegedly belonging to traders from other districts.The three lorries

Tiruchi GH augments infrastructure to handle third wave

Work on three PSA oxygen generating plants and a triage facility are under way

Runway resurfacing work over at Tiruchi airport

The project was taken up at a cost of ₹18 crore

Sugarcane growers stage demo

Sugarcane growers staged a demonstration in front of Arignar Anna Sugar Mills, Kurungulam, on Thursday demanding the immediate disbursement of payment

Central districts report less than 300 fresh cases

The central region reported 282 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. This is the first time that the region has reported less than 300 fresh COVID-19

MSME sector looks for early fructification of defence corridor

The MSME sector in Tiruchi region has sought pro-active roles by the Central and State governments for timely fructification of Defence Corridor

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