The Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) will be observing Bone and Joint Week 2025 until August 10, with this year’s theme being “Old is Gold – 360° Care for the Elderly” that emphasises a holistic approach to geriatric orthopaedic care. On Monday, programmes were centred around on Bone and Joint Day. The week’s events include initiatives … Read more
With the River Conservation Division of the Water Resources Department (WRD) taking up the second phase of desilting of the Upparu, the drainage canal in Lalgudi taluk would be fully cleared of silt this financial year. The canal is being desilted for a length of about 4 km at an estimated cost of about ₹1.10 … Read more
The Southern Railway has identified a host of work to be carried out before increasing the maximum speed on trains on the Villupuram-Tiruchi section of the chord line. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Southern Railway has embarked on the task of increasing the speed of express trains from 110 kmph to 130 kmph on Villupuram-Tiruchi … Read more
The K.K. Nagar police have registered a case against 10 “unknown” cadre of the Bharatiya Janata Party in connection with the alleged assault on a photographer of a Tamil daily while the latter was covering a public meeting organised by the party on the National Education Policy at Mannarpuram in Tiruchi on Sunday night. The … Read more
The Air India Express is set to launch services on the Chennai-Tiruchi-Chennai sector next month. The daily service will commence from March 22, which is expected to enhance domestic traffic movements at the Tiruchi airport. As per the timing, the airline’s flight from Chennai will leave at 6.45 p.m. and reach Tiruchi at 7.45 p.m. In … Read more
Tiruchi Collector M. Pradeep Kumar launching the distribution of Pongal gift hamper to ration cardholders on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Distribution of Pongal gift hampers to ration cardholders began in the central regions on Thursday. The gift hampers contain one kg each of raw rice and sugar and sugarcane, besides saris and dhotis. … Read more
Commissioner of Police N. Kamini inaugurating the temporary bus stand at Mannarpuram in Tiruchi on Monday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY Temporary bus stands have been established in Tiruchi city in connection with the Deepavali festival to ease congestion. They have been set up on Williams Road in front of Sona Mina cinema, Illupur Road, … Read more
Over 300 administrative staff of the Bharathidasan University (BDU) are on a sit-in protest on the varsity campus in Tiruchi since Thursday condemning non-issuance of audit certificates to retired employees. According to a statement on Friday by Bharathidasan University Staff Welfare Association (BUSWA) since 2022, 33 outgoing administrative workers of the institution had not been … Read more
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