A photograph of the letter withdrawing the controversial leave policy at Southern Railway’s Madurai Division | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Madurai Division of the Southern Railway on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, withdrew the practice of obtaining a declaration from employees reporting sick and seeking to avail of medical leave. In a letter, the Chief … Read more
AIADMK candidate for South Chennai Lok Sabha constituency J Jayavardhan. | Photo Credit: M. Karunakaran The AIADMK on March 20 named its first set of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. J. Jayavardhan, who represented the South Chennai Lok Sabha constituency during 2014-19, and P. Saravanan, who was elected on the DMK ticket from Thiruparankundram Assembly constituency … Read more
Annual Day of kindergarten wing being celebrated in Triveni School | Photo Credit: HANDOUT SFSI inaugurated Solaimalai Foundation for Startup Incubation (SFSI) was inaugurated at Solaimalai College of Engineering on January 15. Sriram Sankaran, chairman of Synchro, was the chief guest. College Associate Director S. Nagarajan, chairman V.S.P Solaimalai Pichai, Executive Directors S.P. Anand and … Read more
India’s olfactory palette, owing to its diverse flora, has championed the art of distilling scents, fondly known as attars. It is these fragrant oils that caught the fancy of Good Earth’s founder Anita Lal, who launched LilaNur Parfums, an Indian luxury fragrance house, on Thursday in the country. The story of LilaNur Parfums began in … Read more
More than six years have passed since the enactment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 but its assurance of “full and effective participation and inclusion in society” for the differently-abled is yet to be fully implemented in Madurai district as differently-abled people complain of a continuing struggle to access several public facilities … Read more
Chettinad is a fever dream. On its sun-baked arid landscape, punctuated by cacti and laced with palm trees, majestic century-old mansions rise like castles in a children’s tale. Set in quiet villages, and springing up on narrow dusty roads, these ornate structures shimmer like mirages in the unrelenting heat. Their cavernous rooms, divided by pleasingly … Read more
The lesser-known origin of Madurai jasmine | Video Credit: L BALACHANDAR From being stitched into garlands, to adorning women’s hair, the jasmine flower is everyone’s favourite pick. The word malli, or jasmine in Tamil, is inseparable from Madurai. The most sought-after variety of the plant is cultivated in vast areas around the city. However, the … Read more
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI) in Dindigul district to attend its convocation on Friday, Madurai district police have made vehicular traffic diversion on Madurai – Dindigul route on Thursday and Friday. The Prime Minister is expected to land at Madurai Airport at around 3.30 p.m. and then fly … Read more
The 36-year-old from Erode was working at a depth of 15 feet, when a nearby drinking water pipeline burst, filling the pit with water and causing the loose soil around to cave in The 36-year-old from Erode was working at a depth of 15 feet, when a nearby drinking water pipeline burst, filling the pit … Read more
