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Tiruchi Corporation to be expanded with merger of several villages, Govt. Order is expected in a few days

As part of the expansion plan, the Tiruchi Collector has given his recommendation to the State government to merge 22 village panchayats with the Tiruchi Corporation. Village panchayats such as Bikshandarkovil, Koothur, Thalakudi, Madakudi, Appadurai, Esanaikorai, Pudukudi, Panayakurichi, Gundur, Malliampathur, Maruthandakurichi, Kambarasampettai, Mutharasanallur, Nachikurichi, Somarasampettai, Nagamandalam, and Punganur were among the rural local bodies that have been reportedly recommended for …

Tiruchi Corporation Corporation Village

1 day ago

Durai Vaiko meets Ashwini Vaishnaw, submits a list of demands for Tiruchi region

The Hindu

Durai Vaiko, MP, has placed a few demands to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw pertaining to Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency. One of the demands was to provide a stop at Tiruverumbur railway station for the Cholan Superfast Express, Rameswaram Express, Tiruchendur Superfast Express and Ernakulam-Karaikal Express. People residing in the area had to travel 20 km to Budalur or Tiruchi Junction …

Railway Tiruchi Express Vaiko Tiruverumbur Durai Vaiko

1 day ago

Sewage overflow poses health hazard in many areas of Tiruchi

The Hindu

A section of city residents is raising a stink over frequent incidents of leaky and overflowing sewage in residential areas. The sight is common in interior streets, especially at Kaliamman Kovil Street in Khajamalai, Melur Road, North Chithirai Street, and Thiruvallur Street in Srirangam, Emily Nagar, Kallukuzhi and K.K. The issue has persisted for several months and overflowing manholes pose …

Residents Areas Khajamalai

Exasperated by frequent sewage overflow, Khajamalai residents in Tiruchi take to the streets

The Hindu

Residents of Khajamalai blocked the road near TVS Nagar bus stop on Saturday, alleging that the Tiruchi Corporation had failed to address frequent underground drainage issues in the area. Khajamalai area witnesses frequent blocks in the pumping lines of the underground drainage network, leading to bursts. When the pipes burst, a portion of the road is damaged and sewage overflows, …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Residents block road in protest against delay in completing UGD project, 19 detained

The Hindu

Residents of K. Sathanur and nearby areas staged a road blockade near the Udayanpatti railway gate on Saturday, demanding the completion of the long-delayed underground drainage project on the K. Sathanur-Udayanpatti Road. Work on the UGD project, covering a 2-km stretch along the arterial K. Sathanur-Udayanpatti Road under Wards 63 and 64 of the Tiruchi Corporation, has been going on …

Road Residents Ugd Project

1 day, 23 hours ago

Audiences in Tiruchi warm up to festivals of classical arts and Tamil drama during winter

The Hindu

Theatre, music, and dance festivals have been entertaining Tiruchi residents for the past few days as the season brings culture aficionados out to different venues in the city. This week, the sixth edition of ‘Margazhi Manghala Utsavam’, a three-day programme dedicated to showcasing Carnatic music and classical dance performances, began on Friday at Tiruvanaikoil, with a concert by nadaswaram exponents …

Festival Drama Tiruchi

2 days, 1 hour ago

Tiruchi Corporation intensifies drive to round up cattle that roam national highways

The Hindu

Following frequent accidents caused by cattle roaming the national highways, the Tiruchi City Corporation has intensified its efforts to impound the animals. On Friday, a severely injured calf was rescued by the Corporation workers on the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway near Senthaneerpuram and was treated at the animal clinic. To avert such accidents, the civic body has stepped up efforts to …

Animal National Highway Tiruchi Near Owners Cattle

3 days, 1 hour ago

Tiruchi govt. museum offers certificate course for college students

The Hindu

Over 60 final year students from arts and science colleges in the city have done a certificate course on Museology at Tiruchi’s Government Museum since October to prepare for a career in the field. Recently, we conducted a workshop on palm leaf manuscript conservation,” P. Manimuthu, curator of the Government Museum in Tiruchi and Nagapattinam, told The Hindu on Friday. …

Certificate Course Tiruchi Museum Offers

1 week ago

Rain in Tiruchi

The Hindu

Most tanks in Ariyalur district are brimming to their capacity, thanks to the copious rain from the northeast monsoon, particularly in the second week of December. Storage in several tanks was not on the expected line until the first week of December as the district received only moderate rainfall in October and November. Moreover, the heavy rain that lashed several …

Tiruchi Heavy Rain District Tanks

1 week ago

Tiruchi-Dammam flight

The Hindu

The Tiruchi International Airport will soon have direct connectivity with another destination in the West Asian region. The Air India Express is all set to introduce a direct flight between Tiruchi and Dammam — an industrial city in Saudi Arabia — from January 2. The new service to Dammam from Tiruchi will be bi-weekly, operated on Thursdays and Sundays, said …

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Floods in Tiruchi

The Hindu

After the heavy downpour over the past two days, several parts of Tiruchi, especially residential areas, remain inundated on Saturday, throwing life out of gear. Meanwhile, Karumandapam and Selva Nagar areas continue to reel under the impact of heavy rain. Several houses flooded Viswas Nagar Extension Street and Manthoppu in Karumandapam were worst hit. If it rains again, Viswas Nagar …

Water Tiruchi Areas Flooded Karumandapam Selva Nagar Nagar Selva

1 week, 2 days ago

Floods in Amaravathy

The Hindu

With the Amaravathi in spate, the Water Resources Department on Saturday opened the Kollidam regulator and began discharging surplus water from the Upper Anicut at Mukkombu. The opening of the Kollidam regulator to discharge surplus water is the second time within six months in a year. To prevent flooding in the delta areas and the low-lying areas of Tiruchi, the …

Water Discharge Tiruchi Areas Cauvery Cusecs Surplus Water

1 week, 2 days ago

Rain in Tiruchi

The Hindu

The intense spell of heavy rain that pounded several parts of the district threw life out of gear and caused water inundation in several lying areas in the city on Friday. Almost all parts of the district, including Tiruchi town, airport, Pullampadi, Samayapuram, Manapparai, Musiri, Vathalai, Manikandam, Vaiyampatti, and Thuraiyur received moderate to heavy rain. With heavy rain continuing during …

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1 week, 3 days ago

MSMEs and start-ups in Tiruchi apprised of online tools for ease of doing business

The Hindu

Owners of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and start-ups had an opportunity to learn about using online tools such as Government E-Marketplace, Tamil Nadu Single Window Portal and Biz Buddy for their daily business operations at an interactive session organised by Guidance Tamil Nadu and the Tiruchi chapter of Confederation of Indian Industry on Friday. Charles Rajkumar, helpdesk team lead, …

Tiruchi

1 week, 4 days ago

Pudukottai RMS

The Hindu

Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia has “responded positively” to a request to upgrade the Pudukottai Railway Mail Service, according to Durai Vaiko, Member of Parliament. Mr. Durai Vaiko, who represents the Tiruchi Lok Sabha Constituency, met the Union Minister to present a memorandum pleading against the closure of the RMS and demanding its upgradation as an ‘intra-circle hub.’ The …

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2 weeks ago

Howrah trains cancelled

The Hindu

The East Coast Railway has cancelled train services because of engineering work at Bhadrak in connection with the commissioning of a third line in Khurda Division. The Howrah-Tiruchi Superfast Express scheduled to leave Howrah Junction at 5.40 p.m. on December 12, 15, and 19 has been cancelled. The Howrah-Kanniyakumari Superfast Express scheduled to leave Howrah Junction at 4.10 p.m. on …

Express Leave Cancelled Scheduled Howrah Howrah Junction Tiruchi Superfast

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Roadside eateries cash in as Tiruchi awaits hygienic street food hub

The Hindu

The unregulated growth of roadside eateries has raised concerns over hygiene among Tiruchi residents. In the city’s interior shopping districts, food sellers often stand in close proximity to open ditches. A senior Tiruchi Corporation official told The Hindu that the local administrative authority’s proposed street food hub would come up on a site near the sports complex being constructed on …

Food Safety Tiruchi Roadside Eateries

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Farmers urge government to build barrage across Cauvery at Marudhur

The Hindu

Farmers’ representatives of Tiruchi district have called upon the State government to construct a barrage across the Cauvery between Marudhur in Karur district and Umaiyalpuram in Tiruchi district at the earliest. Raising the issue at the farmers’ grievances day meeting here on Friday, Koundampatti R. Subramanian, deputy secretary, Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association, said the construction of the barrage would …

Farmers Tiruchi State District Cauvery Barrage Vivasayigal Sangam

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Good support for immunisation drive in Tiruchi district: WHO officer

The Hindu

Tiruchi district is performing well in terms of immunisation, due to wide-ranging public acceptance of vaccinations, and adequate healthcare support, Saira Banu, surveillance medical officer, World Health Organisation, NPSP Unit, Puducherry, said on Thursday. The Deputy Director of Health Services said that people in Tiruchi were quite open to the immunisation programme. “We also ensure that the medical workers reach …

Tiruchi Immunisation Saira Tiruchi District

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Construction of ward offices to be expedited in Tiruchi

The Hindu

Tiruchi Corporation has initiated steps to expedite the construction of multi-purpose office spaces comprising an exclusive office for the councillors to receive grievances and meet residents. Meanwhile, construction of office space is underway at a few wards, including Ward 16 at Viswas Nagar, Ward 35 on Senthaneerpuram Gandhi Street, Ward 36 at Kongu Nagar, Ward 37 at Ganapathy Nagar, Ward …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Tiruchi Rockfort Temple’s Lakshmi gets its own bathing pond

The Hindu

A bathing pond and other facilities for 33-year-old ‘Lakshmi’ - the temple elephant of the Arulmigu Thayumanaswamy temple, Rockfort, at Tiruchi has been created in a spacious piece of land belonging to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department at Devadhanam. Sprinklers to splash waters have been provided around the bathing pond nearby which a couple of borewells has been …

Pond

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Over 42,900 benefit from Vazhndhu Kattuvom scheme in Tiruchi

The Hindu

: As many as 42,937 beneficiaries have been extended assistance to the tune of ₹24.20 crore under the Vazhndhu Kattuvom scheme in Tiruchi district so far. At an exhibition held at Tiruchendurai on Wednesday, entrepreneurs from Srirangam Banana Farmers Federation, comprising 18 women, showcased their products such as fertilizers and products made from recycled banana waste. “One of the goals …

Products Tiruchi Women Entrepreneurs

3 weeks, 1 day ago

New Integrated bus terminal to become operational after Pongal

The Hindu

The Tiruchi Corporation plans to inaugurate the Integrated Bus Terminus at Panjapur on the Tiruchi-Madurai Highway in January. Nehru, who played a key role in shifting the bus stand, makes frequent visits to review the progress of building the bus terminus, which takes place on a piece of land owned by the Corporation at Panjapur. Structure glazing, a glass fitting …

Work Bus Terminus Saravanan

Tiruchi Corporation ramps up surveillance to monitor monsoon-related diseases

The Hindu

With the city receiving a substantial amount of rainfall for the past few days, Tiruchi Corporation has stepped up surveillance to monitor the outbreak of monsoon-related diseases. According to the source, Tiruchi city, on an average registers around 25 fever cases every day, and there are no active dengue cases. Special fever camps are being conducted at the 18 Urban …

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Tiruchi Corporation to be expanded with merger of several villages, Govt. Order is expected in a few days

Durai Vaiko meets Ashwini Vaishnaw, submits a list of demands for Tiruchi region

Sewage overflow poses health hazard in many areas of Tiruchi

Exasperated by frequent sewage overflow, Khajamalai residents in Tiruchi take to the streets

Residents block road in protest against delay in completing UGD project, 19 detained

Audiences in Tiruchi warm up to festivals of classical arts and Tamil drama during winter

Tiruchi Corporation intensifies drive to round up cattle that roam national highways

Tiruchi govt. museum offers certificate course for college students

Rain in Tiruchi

Tiruchi-Dammam flight

Floods in Tiruchi

Floods in Amaravathy

Rain in Tiruchi

MSMEs and start-ups in Tiruchi apprised of online tools for ease of doing business

Pudukottai RMS

Howrah trains cancelled

Roadside eateries cash in as Tiruchi awaits hygienic street food hub

Farmers urge government to build barrage across Cauvery at Marudhur

Good support for immunisation drive in Tiruchi district: WHO officer

Construction of ward offices to be expedited in Tiruchi

Tiruchi Rockfort Temple’s Lakshmi gets its own bathing pond

Over 42,900 benefit from Vazhndhu Kattuvom scheme in Tiruchi

New Integrated bus terminal to become operational after Pongal

Tiruchi Corporation ramps up surveillance to monitor monsoon-related diseases