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Free textbooks distributed to all panchayat union schools

17 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Indications are about 30-40% of content may be reduced..

We are expecting a good crop, say kuruvai farmers

17 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

They are buoyed by release of water from Mettur Dam..

Managing anger and stress

17 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Training programmes for police under way in Tiruchi..

Farmers’ leader dies

18 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Puliyur A. Nagarajan, president of the farmers wing of the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), died at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in th..

Normal work at RTO West office suspended

19 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Normal work at the Regional Transport Office (West) at Pirattiyur here has been suspended till Saturday after the lone Motor Vehicle Inspector attache..

Jewellers to restrict working hours

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Tiruchi Jewellers Association has decided to reduce the working hours of jewellery marts in the city in view of the COVID- 19 pandemic.A decision..

Central region records 159 fresh cases

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Pudukottai reports 30, Tiruvarur 7, Nagapattinam 9, Karur 4 and Perambalur 1..

Lockdown extended with further relaxation in Thanjavur district, says Collector

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The lockdown with relaxations has been extended up to July 31 as per the directions issued by the State government. Collector M. Govinda Rao told repo..

Tailor arrested for murder of senior citizen

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Nachiarkovil police have arrested a local tailor for the murder of a 68-year-old man on Tuesday night.Police said Saravanan, 48, rented one of the..

Commuters badly hit by lack of bus services

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

‘We are being fleeced by autorickshaws and private taxis’..

No clarity on evaluation process

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

While college heads are not unduly anxious about reopening their institutions due to challenges in enforcing social distancing norms, they are looking..

Tiruchi astro-scientist’s article on space weather published as chapter in book

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Prof. K. Sundara Raman’s work is part of the book, ‘New Insights into Physical Science’, published in the United States..

Viral video: constable transferred

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

A day after a video clip showing a policeman slapping an aged man with a cycle went viral on a social media platform, the head constable involved in t..

Residents associations slam Tangedco’s billing procedure

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

‘It has pushed consumers into extreme difficulty by raising bill at one go for four months’..

80 police personnel in Tiruchi ‘in need of behavioural corrections’ to undergo course

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The police personnel will undergo a specially-designed course to improve their interpersonal skills in dealing with the general public..

The Hindu Education Plus Career Counselling webinar on July 1

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Prominent speakers to address meet..

Minor girl who left home rescued

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

A 13-year-old girl, who left home a week ago after her parents reportedly scolded her, was rescued by a special team on Monday. She was handed over t..

Level-crossing closed after gatekeeper tests positive

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

A manned level-crossing gate near Tiruchi has been closed temporarily after a gatekeeper tested positive for COVID-19 recently. The inter-locked gate..

In Tiruchi, no takers for tables, only takeaways

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Restaurants in Tiruchi are yet to resume full services due to labour shortage and poor patronage..

‘Get local body’s nod before holding family function’

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Pudukottai district administration has intructed people, who plan to organise family functions such as wedding and ear-piercing ceremony to inform..

Two arrested for creating fake e-pass

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

TIRUCHI The Navalpat police arrested on Saturday two persons — a car driver and a man running a computer centre — on the charge of creating a fake e-p..

‘Scaling up testing vital to fight COVID-19’

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Districts need to strengthen their strategies: experts..

‘Cauvery-Gundar river link project proceeding swiftly’

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

PUDUKOTTAIThe Cauvery-Gundar river link project in Pudukottai district was being carried out swiftly with funds sanctioned for executing the first pha..

Activists seek rejuvenation of Thirumanjana Cauvery

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

TIRUCHI The Thirumanjana Cauvery, which runs through the temple town of Srirangam, continues to be bear the brunt of urban pollution due to sewage flo..

Plea to revive inlet channel of Aadhanur lake

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

THANJAVUR Farmers who depend on the Aadhanur lake in Peravurani for irrigation have expressed apprehension cultivation of paddy this year could be aff..

‘Withdraw collateral security required for MSME units under CORUS’

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Tiruchi District Tiny and Small Scale Industries' Association (TIDITSSIA) has urged Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to withdraw the require..

Livelihood of people at stake as inter-district bus services suspended

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

City residents say the sudden discontinuation of public and private bus services within zones has caused them much inconvenience. Many from the city t..

Shops sealed

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Shops sealed Six shops in Tiruvarur municipal area were sealed on Thursday night by civic officials. According to a press release, a team led by Commi..

Make textbook distribution less cumbersome, say headmasters

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The School Education Department in the district is in the process of supplying textbooks meant for free distribution to government and government-aide..

IIM-Tiruchi makes progress in identifying permanent facility for Chennai campus

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Keen on fostering career progression of management professionals, particularly in auto and IT sectors, in a stronger way through its MBA programme for..

Another fresh round of applications for allotment of shops at Kallikudi market

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The market which was opened in September 2017 has been lying in disuse ever since..

42-year-old man murdered by youth

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

A 42-year-old man was murdered at Kalpalayam near Manachanallur on Wednesday. Manachanallur Police detained S. Shankar, 26, son of the woman with whom..

‘Returnees identified’

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

A total of 575 persons, who arrived in Thanjavur district from different parts of the State, have been identified as on Monday.While 125 returnees ha..

In time of pandemic, oil seed cultivators plough their way to profit

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Tiruchi Pasumai Groundnut Farmers Producers Company (FPC), which has been producing cooking oil under the brand name of Tiruchi Pasumai, commissio..

Monitor health of your employees, civic body tells showroom owners

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

‘Tough action will be taken against violators’..

21 rail passengers quarantined on arrival in Thanjavur and Kumbakonam

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Swab samples were taken from all the passengers, and they were sent to a private college in Vallam near Thanjavur, officials said..

Differently abled youth reaches out to narikurava families in Tiruchi

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

With funds generated from well-wishers, an orthopaedically challenged youth of Police Colony has reached out to several narikurava community families..

‘No mask, no liquor’

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Customers without face masks will not be supplied liquor at TASMAC shops in Tiruvarur district.Wearing face masks while moving out of the house to mak..

Case filed against demonstrators

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Thogur Police have registered a case against 200 persons, including 90 women, for violation of lockdown order.Residents of Thiruchennampoondi and surr..

Water reaches Koraiyar tail-end area

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Water for irrigation released from the Grand Anicut on June 16 has reached the regulator across the river Koraiyar at Jambhavanodai in Muthupettai tal..

Shrimp farms stare at loss due to disruption in supply chain

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Hundreds of shrimp farms in Nagapattinam district are staring at substantial losses due to the uncertainties in the export market caused by COVID-19 l..

Testing centre at Perambalur

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Perambalur District Headquarters Hospital will soon be able to conduct COVID-19 tests on its own as an RT-PCR laboratory to test for the virus ha..

Villagers take up the fight

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Residents of Marungulam have convinced traders in Marungulam Junction to shut their shops for a fortnight from Sunday in order to prevent spreading of..

Labour woes hit construction of new barrage across Kollidam

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

‘Efforts are on to bring migrant workers who have expressed their interest to return’..

Woman arrested for killing aged mother and younger sister in Perambalur district

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The death of a 65-year-old woman and her 28-year-old daughter at Ayyalur village in neighbouring Perambalur district a few days ago under suspicious c..

As social distancing goes slack, civic body contemplates restricting business hours

11 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

City Corporation authorities are contemplating restriction of business hours of shops and business establishments along important streets due to appar..

One nation, one ration card, likely from October

12 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

TIRUVARUR Food Minister R.Kamaraj has indicated that the `One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme is likely to come into effect from October 1. Responding..

Combined court complex inaugurated

12 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

THANJAVUR The Combined Court Complex at Thanjavur was declared open through video conference from Chennai by the Chief Justice of Madras High Court Am..

Mechanised boats to resume fishing from June 22

13 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

NAGAPATTINAM Mechanised boats in Nagapattinam district will be venturing into sea from June 22 after 90 days due to the COVID 19 lockdown.Representati..

New Postmaster General assumes office

13 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

TIRUCHI A. Govindarajan took charge as the Postmaster General, Central Region, Tamil Nadu, in Tiruchi on Friday. Belonging to the 2000 batch of Indian..

‘Centre, State failed to control COVID-19 spread’

13 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

THANJAVUR The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.S.Alagiri has charged that the Central and the State governments have failed in controlling th..

Lodge sealed

13 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

TIRUCHI A lodge in Samayapuram near here was sealed on Friday on the orders of the Collector after its owner was found to be using it repeatedly for p..

Rise in input costs cuts down profit margin of building contractors

13 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

TIRUCHI Though construction activities have resumed to a considerable extent after relaxation of lockdown restrictions, building contractors have thei..

HC stays BDU recruitment notification

17 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Thursday granted a stay on the notification issued by the Bharathidasan University, Tiruchi pertaining to th..

The Hindu Education Plus webinar on July 5

17 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Discussions to held on various topics..

L&T bags phase III of UGD scheme in Tiruchi city

17 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The company plans to complete the project within two years, says Corporation Commissioner..

138 new COVID-19 cases in central region

18 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Four deaths have been resported..

Civic body scales up contact tracing

19 hours ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

There are 12 containment zones within Tiruchi Corporation limits..

Noon meal workers worried about decline in quality of stock

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

‘Rice and dal have begun to rot at many centres’..

Nursing Assistant tests positive

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

A male nursing assistant attached to the District Jail, Nagapattinam, was admitted to the isolation ward of the government hospital after testing posi..

Age restriction for entry into places of worship in rural areas

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Entry of devotees into places of worship in rural areas have been restricted to persons in the age group of above 10 years and below 60.According to..

Doctor’s Day: medical fraternity’s service comes in for high praise

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Patients provided with good treatment and nourishing diet: Collector..

RPF woman constable recruits regather at training centre in Tiruchi

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Three months after their training was suspended in the wake of the pandemic, woman constable recruits from various parts of the country have begun reg..

Water supply to Srirangam cut short

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Decline in yield at source on Kollidam riverbed, says corporation..

Constable ends life

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

A 34-year-old woman constable attached to Vaiyampatti police station in Tiruchi district ended her life on Tuesday.The constable, who was taken to Mah..

Low-value transactions hit revenue from registration

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Increase in mortgage of property due to severe cash crunch..

Panel to seek support of village panchayats for Kumbakonam district

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Meeting decides to ask local bodies to pass resolution urging the State government to consider the demand..

Newborn abandoned at anganwadi in Ariyalur

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The baby girl, found by local residents, was taken to the government hospital for a health check-up..

Monitoring officer takes stock in Tiruchi

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Reeta Harish Thakkar, Monitoring Officer, COVID-19 prevention, on Monday held a review meeting with senior officials of the district.Tiruchi Collecto..

In Thanjavur, poll staff screen over two lakh houses for returnees

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

21 out of 2,535 test positive..

More than 2,200 NIT-T students demand cancellation of end semester examinations

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Submit petition to the college on May 30; those who are unable to take the exam may attempt them when the college reopens, says Director..

Special veterinary camps held in remote villages of Tiruchi

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Exercise to help livestock owners during lockdown..

Sardine fish caught with banned nets auctioned for ₹ 4.56 lakh

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

NAGAPATTINAM The Fisheries Department on Sunday auctioned for₹ 4,56,400 seven lorry loads of sardine that were confiscated while crossing the Veppur c..

Man kills son, ends life

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

PUDUKOTTAI A 54-year-old man allegedly murdered his son and ended his life by hanging in their house at Melnilaipatti village near K. Pudupatti in the..

T.N. accelerates testing for COVID-19: Health Minister

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

PUDUKOTTAI Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar on Sunday said that the State government had adopted the strategy of stepping up the pace of testing throug..

160 test positive in the central region in one day

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

TIRUCHI/THANJAVUR In yet another sharp increase, the central region recorded 160 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Among them, 46 were from Tiruvarur..

CII to partner with govt. in skill development

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

TIRUCHI The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) would partner with Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation to carry out a skill mapping study in t..

Traders strike call evokes mixed response

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The State-wide strike called by the Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangankalin Peramaippu to condemn the recent custodial deaths of the two traders, at Sattankula..

MNREGS workers get trained in mushroom cultivation

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

To make sure that paddy straw is optimally utilised after the harvest season, the Department of Agriculture and District Rural Development Agency has..

Two lakh collected as fine

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Thanjavur Corporation has collected ₹2 lakh as fine from persons who failed to wear face masks in public places.According to official sources, the..

Send petitions through e-mail or Whatsapp, Collector tells public

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

‘Send petitions through e-mail or Whatsapp’The Pudukottai district administration has asked the general public to send their petitions containing grie..

TASMAC outlets to be equipped with CCTV cameras

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Several Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) liquor outlets in Tiruchi region would soon be equipped with closed circuit television camera..

Move to bring cooperative banks under RBI evokes mixed response

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Union Cabinet’s approval to bring cooperative banks under the supervision of the Reserve Bank of India has evoked mixed response from the Cauvery..

HC directs sub-judge to monitor kudimaramath work

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Sub-Judge, Aranthangi, to monitor the kudimaramath work at Edaiyathimangalam tank in Puduk..

Three held for illegally felling teak trees

7 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

A Forest Department team has arrested three persons on the charge of cutting 15 teak trees raised along Uyyakondan channel between Cholamadevi and Kee..

Viral video of ‘body being dumped’ in Tiruchi causes stir

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

The private hospital where the COVID-19 patient had died however, claimed that the video has been edited to bring disrepute to the hospital..

More containment zones in Tiruchi city as clusters emerge

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Residents must not venture out except during emergency..

21 rail passengers quarantined

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

All 21 passengers who travelled to Kumbakonam and Thanjavur by Chengalpattu-Tiruchi special train were quarantined at a private college in Vallam on T..

Farmers start desilting tail-end branch canal

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

After a long wait, farmers in the tail-end areas of Kilvelur, Killukudi, Pattamangalam, and Sottalvannam villages in the district are now in the proce..

Puthanatham garment makers’ plea for collateral-free loans

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Business units in the small village are on the threshold of peak production time ahead of Deepavali season..

15,191 more houses to get FHTC

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Protected drinking water connections will be provided to 15,191 houses in rural areas of Tiruvarur district under Jal Jeevan Mission during the financ..

Warning to seed sellers

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Six paddy seed retailers in Thanjavur district have been stopped from selling seeds as they were found to be of inferior quality.The inferior quality..

Temple EO arrested on bribe charge

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Tiruchirapalli

Officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) on Monday arrested the executive officer of Sri Madanagopala Swamy Temple in Pera..