The stage is set for one of the biggest academic exercises in the State — the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA)-2013. It calls for a detailed look into the process of counselling sessions for selection of colleges and courses by candidates. This
The importance of mental health and its contribution to the overall wellbeing of individuals and society at large were stressed at the inauguration of a workshop on ‘Strengthening district mental health programme with public health approaches and strategi
A ruling party functionary, O.Annadurai (48), and three others have been booked for allegedly abetting the suicide of a youth, M.Rajiv Gandhi (28), near Usilampatti. Annadurai, Usilampatti union secretary of MGR Manram, along with some others had assault
Attempts made by the family members of a youth who died on Sunday to cremate the body in a hurry, raised the suspicion of the Corporation workers at Thathaneri crematorium. They immediately alerted the City police. The Subramaniapuram police took the bo
Corporation Commissioner R.Nanthagopal inspected a few road works in the city on Monday. According to an official, the Commissioner visited Subramania Pillai Street in S.S.Colony where a metal road is being laid at a cost of Rs.40.50 lakh. At Ponmeni in
According to a survey undertaken by the Municipal Corporation, 20 places in the city are vulnerable to outbreak of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases. A recent pre-monsoon entomological survey has revealed that 20 places in the city are vulnerable
According to C. Thiruppathi, the petitioner, the MLA ‘maintained’ a recreation club namely ‘Diamond Jubilee Club’ in Melur, which the Madurai district police had raided twice last year and had found gambling activities taking place inside the club. A pub
A resolution pressing for the withdrawal of the Insurance Bill — which envisaged enhancement of foreign direct investment in the insurance sector from 26 per cent to 49 per cent — was passed at the All India Insurance Corporation Employees Association's 5
A day after a one-day-old baby was stolen in broad daylight at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH), Madurai, the focus has once again shifted to the slack security at the premises. Even as the police are on the lookout to trace the culprit who had stol
