M S Thanaraj
Madurai: Ramshackle houses force Narikuravars out onto the streets
Lack of maintenance or repair works of the buildings since their construction three decades ago, has left them in a bad shape, forcing residents to live in makeshift tents or under trees.
25 Apr 2022
Frequent blocks in drainage lines leave sewage to flow on Madurai's streets
The corporation is also planning to hold detailed enquiries on violators dumping solid waste and take penal actions against them.
25 Apr 2022
18 Lankan Tamil migrants including pregnant woman, 7 children, caught at Rameswaram
They reportedly started from Mannar fishing harbour on Thursday morning and arrived illegally at Arichal Munai at Dhanushkodi in two boats in the late hours of Thursday.
22 Apr 2022
Chithirai festival: Kallazhagar enters Vaigai after 2 years
A large number of devotees, especially youngsters were seen taking part in the procession and standing in possible places to witness Kallazhagar entering into Vaigai.
17 Apr 2022
Celestial wedding of Meenakshi, Sundareswarar draws thousands of spectators
Amid a sea of devotees, the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar was held at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple on Thursday.
15 Apr 2022
Chithirai Thiruvizha in Thoonga Nagaram begins
Amid the Vedic hymns by the temple priests and thousands of devotees' presence, the flag was hoisted in the temple’s 'Kodimaram' in the morning.
06 Apr 2022
Water scarcity leaves Madurai residents in a fix
In certain parts of the city, locals are left to wait for more than five to ten days to fetch a few pots of water.
02 Apr 2022
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 16 Indian fishermen for violation of maritime boundary
Two boats that the fishermen were using were also seized by the Sri Lankan Navy.
24 Mar 2022
Sri Lankan refugees who entered TN may be lodged at Mandapam camp
The refugees on Tuesday said they were hit by loss of jobs and steep hike in prices of essential commodities because of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
24 Mar 2022
Sri Lankan economic crisis: Sixteen seek refuge in Tamil Nadu
According to police, another set of 10 Sri Lankan Tamils were held at Palam near Dhanushkodi later in the day.
23 Mar 2022
Folk artistes return to stage after two years
Now, since the circumstances are limping back to normalcy, the traditional folk art (Therukoothu) has started to be hosted in the temple festivals.
09 Mar 2022
Admission process yet to begin at archakar schools
Earlier in 2021, the government revived all priest training schools in the State, which had not been functioning since 2008, and announced resumption of training sessions by 2022.
08 Mar 2022
Rainfall alert doubles harvesting pace in Tiruchy, over 2,000 ha covered in two days
Being one of the largest cultivation seasons, more than 51,000 hectares were covered under Samba/Thaladi in the district, of which more than 70 per cent of the acreage has completed harvesting.
07 Mar 2022
Tiruchy farmers gear up to face rainfall; 18 additional DPCs to be opened today
Yellow and orange alerts have been issued for several coastal and delta districts over the weekend.
04 Mar 2022
Kattuputhur banana auction centre records all-time single-day high sale of Rs 4 lakh
According to the marketing committee of the Agriculture marketing department, the Kattuputhur centre has been witnessing high sales over the past few weeks.
02 Mar 2022
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