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Tamil Nadu: Kuruvai cultivation may exceed target area by 4 times in Madurai

MADURAI: Following the release of water from the Vaigai dam for the irrigation of kuruvai (short-term) paddy crop on June 2, the cultivable area is likely to exceed 10,000 hectares against the set target of 2,500 hectares this year. The kuruvai cultivation extended to 9,700 hectares last year.

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Madras high court reserves orders on school headmaster’s bail plea

MADURAI: The Madras high court on Monday reserved orders on the bail plea of an aided school headmaster (HM) who was arrested for sexually harassing women teachers.

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Watch | Cine Suvai: This Madurai restaurant brings Tamil cinema to your table

A video on Cine Suvai, a 300-seater restaurant in Madurai that is inspired by popular Tamil movie hits and movie scenes.

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Two animal rescuers in the city have started an ambulance service for injured dogs, close on the heels of Chennai getting India’s first ambulance for street animals

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Madras HC allows society to harvest fish from tank, tells authorities not to drain water

MADURAI: Restraining the authorities from draining water from the Madakulam irrigation tank in Madurai till June 30, unless natural urgency arises, the Madras high court has allowed members of a cooperative society to harvest natural fish from the tank.

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Madurai: Mandatory transfer will hit care, say nurses

MADURAI: Nurses from across Madurai district gathered in numbers in front of the primary health centres (PHCs) to protest against the proposed mandatory transfer after five years of service.

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Dose 2: Madurai ranks lowest in south Tamil Nadu

MADURAI: As many as 5.31 lakh beneficiaries in Madurai, including children and people aged above 12 years, were due for their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine as on Saturday.

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Tamil Nadu’s South going North, finally

When Tamil Nadu was gearing up for industrial investments from overseas marquee brands and conglomerates in the 1990s, post-liberalization, the state’s southern districts were in the news for caste clashes.

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Madurai: Buried alive, man’s head cut off during rescue operation

MADURAI: A 34-year-old man was beheaded accidentally when his co-workers, in a rescue bid, used an excavator to remove soil that had caved in on him in Madurai city on Friday. Sathish alias Veeranan from Erode district was joining drainage pipes in an 11-foot-deep trench at Ramamurthy Nagar in Vilangudi…

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Tamil Nadu: 3 more Sri Lankan nationals arrive at Dhanushkodi

MADURAI: Three more Sri Lankan nationals fleeing the economic crisis in the island nation landed in Rameswaram island on Wednesday. They were identified as Jesintha Mary, 51, her 10-year-old son, from Thematta Kodai in Jaffna district and Aniston, 31, from Pesailai in Mannar district.

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Conservancy workers in Madurai would not have resorted to stir, if DMK had fulfilled its poll promises, says Palaniswami

Implement the assurances, says the AIADMK leader

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South Tamil Nadu reports two new Covid cases

MADURAI/TRICHY: Two new Covid-19 cases were reported from the 10 southern districts of Tamil Nadu on Monday.

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9th century stone sluice with inscriptions found near Madurai

CHENNAI: A ninth century stone sluice, known as ‘Kumilithoombu’ in Tamil, with inscriptions in Grantha script has been discovered near Thirumangalam in Madurai.

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New Commissioners for six municipal corporations

M. Prathap and Simranjeet Singh Kahlon will hold the posts in Coimbatore and Madurai

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One Covid case in south Tamil Nadu

MADURAI: Only one Covid-19 case was recorded from all the 10 southern districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday. In Madurai, with no new Covid-19 cases or recoveries, the number of active cases remained at three. Kanyakumari reported one fresh Covid-19 case, which took the active cases in the district to…

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PM unveils infra projects worth ₹31,530 cr. in Tamil Nadu

Govt. of India fully focussed on building top-quality infrastructure, says Modi

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Tamil Nadu to get separate solid waste management corporation like Goa

CHENNAI: To tackle solid waste, the Tamil Nadu govt plans to set up a separate solid waste management corporation like the one in Goa, the state minister for climate change and environment, Siva V Meyyanathan stated in Chennai on Saturday. He also said the state had prepared a separate action…

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Madurai: 17th Century stone inscription speaks of land grants to temple now extinct

MADURAI: A stone inscription found by a history enthusiast in a Madurai village reveals land grants and formation of a trust for a temple that does not exist now. It mentions Vitta Meenakshi temple in Sorrikkampatti near Chekkanurani, 24 kilometres from Madurai city.

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Man believed to be from Madurai rescued from Uttarakhand

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TN man found wandering in U'khand jungles

DEHRADUN: A 40-year-old man hailing from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, was found wandering alone in the jungles of Bageshwar district, around 320 km away from Dehradun, on Friday by some locals who were out for their morning walk. He was in a shabby condition with long hair, dirty nails and torn…

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Demand up for doorstep jab in Trichy

TRICHY: Blame it on the heat or a renewed interest, demand for doorstep vaccination against Covid-19 from the elderly population and persons with disabilities (PwD) is gradually going up in Trichy city. Requests to administer booster doses in bulk have been coming from gated communities, small apartments and government employees’…

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Government working on project to generate power from waste: Nehru

Coimbatore The State government was in the process of initiating a project to generate power from wa

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