Minister for Municipal Administration K.N. Nehru launched the annual special sale for Deepavali festival season at Co-Optex showroom here on Tuesday. Mr. Nehru inaugurated the festival sale at “Pothigai”, the Co-Optex showroom near the Central Bus Stand. Collector M. Pradeep Kumar, Mayor M. Anbazhagan, and Corporation Commissioner V. Saravanan were present. According to a press … Read more
Devotees performing rituals at Amma Mandapam in Srirangam on Sunday. | Photo Credit: C. Jaisankar Hundreds of devotees thronged Amma Mandapam on the banks of the Cauvery in Srirangam on the occasion of Aadi Amavasai. People offered tharpanam (a Hindu ritual of offering black sesame seeds and water) to their forefathers. Many prefer to perform … Read more
The District Central Library will conduct a model test of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Group II, II A exams on its West Boulevard Road premises on August 5, from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. According to a press release, the free test will be held in association with N.R.I.A.S Academy and Rotary Phoenix … Read more
Children have to sit in veranda of the Koyyathoppu Panchayat Union Elementary School in Athavathur panchayat in Tiruchi district because of shortage of space. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Koyyathoppu Panchayat Union Elementary School in Athavathur Panchayat, a 64-year-old institution, faces significant infrastructure challenges notwithstanding the construction of a new building this year. With … Read more
Unregulated movement of vehicles on Bharathiar Salai in Tiruchi on Thursday causes chaos during peak hours. | Photo Credit: ANCY DONAL MADONNA Frequent traffic bottlenecks because of unregulated movement of vehicles near Birds Road on Bharathiar Salai in Tiruchi have raised safety concerns among pedestrians and motorists. The tri-junction near Birds Road is an access point … Read more
Schoolchildren travelling in a dangerous manner in an autorickshaw in Tiruchi on Friday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY Overcrowding in public transport during school and college rush hours in Tiruchi is causing concern among residents as it also endangers the safety of other commuters. With educational institutions reopening for the new academic year, the authorities … Read more
Over the past couple of weeks, Thottiyam-Musiri region and the Krishnarayapuram-Kulithalai areas on either side of the Cauvery have been receiving widespread rain helping the banana crops which were wilting under severe summer heat. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The recent spell of moderate and widespread rain across Tiruchi and Karur districts has brought cheer … Read more
Women agriculture workers in action at Parasalur Panchayat in Mayiladuthurai district on a hot day. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Until now, working under hot sun was never an issue with 58-year-old S. Kaliammal, an agriculture labourer from Puthagaram village in Pattavarthi panchayat in Mayiladuthurai district. But in the middle of her tilling work on … Read more
Regional qualifiers of JSW Paints Futurescape Young World Painting Contest along with the judge and dignitaries in Tiruchi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The regional level finals of the JSW Paints Futurescapes Painting Competition, in association with The Hindu Young World, was held at the Shrimati Indira Gandhi College in Tiruchi on Sunday. … Read more
The Train Passengers’ Association, Papanasam, has urged the Southern Railway General Manager to provide a one-minute stop for the Tambaram-Nagercoil (20691/20692) Antyodaya Express at Papanasam. In a representation to the General Manager, association secretary and Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee member T. Saravanan said at present all express trains except the Tambaram-Nagercoil Antyodaya Express stopped … Read more