Plastic and other waste floating in the Chinna Eri in Thuraiyur in Tiruchi district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Chinna Eri (small lake) in the heart of Thuraiyur continues to bear the brunt of urban pollution as flow of sewage into it continues unabated. Visitors to Thuraiyur, especially those arriving at the bus stand…
The long-pending proposal for a separate Thuraiyur police sub-division has gained fresh momentum, with rising population and regional complexity strengthening calls from residents and activists for dedicated law enforcement, particularly in remote and hilly areas like Pachamalai. At present, Thuraiyur falls under the jurisdiction of the Musiri police sub-division, which oversees eight police stations, including…
Thousands of devotees took part in pulling the car of Mariamman Temple at Samayapuram near Tiruchi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY A sea of humanity descended on the temple town of Samayapuram for the car festival of the Arulmigu Mariamman temple on Tuesday. Devotees from various parts of Tiruchi and those from nearby…
The district election officials have seized ₹1 crore from the house of a panchayat president on Friday night and intimated the Income Tax department about the same. Following a tip received at the district control room, a team of election officials conducted a search at the house of the Ettarai panchayat president A. Divya, 30….
AIADMK general secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami challenged DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to list the alleged shortcomings of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)’s rule for an open debate. While campaigning for AIADMK candidate P. Karuppaiah for Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency, Mr. Palaniswami said: “Mr. Stalin has been…
Road-widening work under way on Rajaram Salai in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Work on widening and redeveloping the Rajaram Salai in K.K. Nagar is progressing at a brisk pace with the Tiruchi City Corporation expecting to complete it within 15 days. The stretch, which is one of the major roads in K.K. Nagar,…
The Tiruchi City Corporation has expedited the repairs to clear the block in the radial arm of the Collector Well at Periyar Nagar to restore daily water supply in the city at the earliest. The Corporation recently introduced alternate day drinking water supply in some parts of Tiruchi owing to the block in the Periyar…
A group of 54 Naam Tamilar Katchi members were arrested in the city on Thursday after they attempted to take out a two-wheeler rally to Tiruverumbur to campaign for their party ‘s Tiruchi Lok Sabha candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The police said the party members assembled near Uzhavar Sandhai from where they…
V. Saravanan assumed office as Commissioner of the Tiruchi City Corporation on Thursday. Prior to this, Mr. Saravanan was the Joint Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Chennai. He cleared the civil services examinations in 2017. He succeeds R. Vaithinathan, who held the post for about 20 months. Mr. Vaithinathan…
