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Inspired by a Bhuj NGO, a city collective infuses life into the dying art of Sungudi

The Hindu · Mar 5, 2022

Special school gets fund under CSR initiative

Aakaash Special School, run by M S Chellamuthu Turst and Research Foundation, has received ₹10 lakh under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of Repco Home Finance, Madurai branch.

The Hindu · Mar 5, 2022

Gokulraj murder case: Madurai Special Court convicts 10, acquits five

Prime accused S. Yuvaraj and nine others were convicted of the murder of the Dalit youth, who, after being seen with a Caste Hindu young woman, was found dead near the railway tracks in Namakkal district in 2015

The Hindu · Mar 5, 2022

From the Archives (February 24, 1972): Plan for exotic vegetables cultivation

Madras, Feb. 23: A programme for large scale cultivation of exotic vegetables for export to Madras will be taken up in the Nilgiris under the Indo-German Nilgiris Development Project. Two cold storage units will be provided, one in Madras and the other at Ooty to store the produce when it…

The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022

Voters give a thumbs down to polarization bids

CHENNAI: The BJP’s attempts to polarise votes on communal lines hasn’t paid off everywhere. In ward 8 of Melur municipality in Madurai district, where a BJP booth agent objected to women voters wearing the hijab, the party’s candidate got only 10 votes. The DMK nominee won easily.

The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022

Tamil Nadu: Four die, 10 injured as 2 cars collide near Andipatti

THENI: Four people were killed and 10 others were injured after a speeding car collided head-on with another car and then crashed into a van on the Madurai-Theni highway on Monday evening.

The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022

8 new Covid cases in Madurai, 19 in Trichy

MADURAI/TRICHY: New Covid-19 cases in Madurai dropped further to just eight cases on Tuesday - the lowest since the third wave began. The trend was similar in south Tamil Nadu as well as only 50 new cases and two 19 deaths were reported. Meanwhile, the southern region recorded 267 recoveries…

The Times of India · Feb 22, 2022

From the Archives (February 23, 1972): Police facsimile network

Tiruchi, Feb, 22: The Tamil Nadu Police will install very soon a facsimile equipment linking Vellore, Madras and Madurai for quick transmission of fingerprints, photos and important documents. Mr. F.V. Arul, Inspector-General of Police, said in an interview here to-day that V.H.F. (very high frequency) channel would be used for…

The Hindu · Feb 22, 2022

Three from Madurai killed in a road accident near Andipatti; 10 others injured

Traffic hit on Madurai-Theni road

The Hindu · Feb 21, 2022

T.N. Civic Polls Live Updates | Chennai Corporation registers 32.09% polling as of 3 p.m.

More than 2.79 crore residents, including 1.42 crore women, 1.37 crore men and over 4,300 from the third gender, are eligible to vote.

The Hindu · Feb 19, 2022