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Work on restoration of British era combined court buildings in Tiruchi in full swing

A couple of British-built court buildings at Cantonment in Tiruchi will soon shine in their vintage charm as the Public Works Department has taken up conservation work on the historic structures. The centenary of iconic old District Court building, which is among the two structures being renovated now, was celebrated in August 2019, marking an important milestone in the legal …

One of the seven freed convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, V. Srikaran alias Murugan, currently lodged in Tiruchi Special Camp, has filed a petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking relief. Murugan, a native of Sri Lanka, said he, his wife Nalini, another freed convict in the case, and other family members were living …

Two of the seven freed convicts of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, S. Jeyakumar and B. Robert Payas, currently lodged in Tiruchi Special Camp, have filed petitions before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking their release from the camp. While Jeyakumar said he wanted to live with his family in Chennai, Robert Payas said he wanted to live …

Nalini, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, files plea at Madras High Court for release of husband Murugan from refugee camp

The Madras High Court on Thursday, July 6, 2023 ordered notices, returnable in six weeks, to the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer in Chennai, the Public Secretary and the Tiruchi Collector on a writ petition filed by a convict in the PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, S. Nalini, who wants her husband and co-convict, Murugan alias Sriharan, to be released from …

The ‘Jallikattu Paadhugaapu Sangam’ has welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding a Tamil Nadu law which protects jallikattu. “Our long legal struggle for the conduct of the bull taming sport has finally come to end following the verdict of the five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court,” Mr. Rajesh said profusely thanking the Tamil Nadu government, the jallikattu enthusiasts and the …

Minister K.N. Nehru inaugurates badminton court in Tiruchi

Minister for Municipal Administration K.N. Nehru on Wednesday inaugurated a badminton court constructed under the Namakku Naame Thittam with public participation at SBI Officer’s Colony on Lawsons Road in Tiruchi. Collector M. Pradeep Kumar, Mayor M. Anbazhagan, Tiruchi Corporation Commissioner R. Vaithinathan and senior officials participated in the function. Shortly after the inauguration, Mr. Nehru and Mr. Kumar tested their …

Tiruchi Nehru Badminton Court Mr Vaithinathan

As the Supreme Court’s verdict on a batch of petitions that challenge the constitutional validity of the law permitting the conduct of jallikattu in Tamil Nadu is awaited, the year’s first jallikattu in the State was conducted on January 8 at Thatchankurichi village in Pudukottai district. The Thatchankurichi jallikattu which was earlier slated on January 6 was postponed at the …

Construction of badminton court begins in Tiruchi city

: Construction of a badminton court at State Bank of India Officer’s Colony on Lawsons Road in the city has begun. To execute the project, the Corporation received ₹15 lakh as contribution from the public under the Namakku Name scheme. The upcoming badminton court, figuring among the few sports infrastructure in the city, is expected to give a fillip to …

Corporation Badminton Court

The four life convicts — Murugan, Santhan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar — in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case were lodged in the Special Camp at Tiruchi in the late hours of Saturday, November 12, 2022, after the Supreme Court ordered their release. Of the six convicts released on Saturday, the four men who are Sri Lankan nationals who had entered …

The six life convicts — Nalini, R.P. Ravichandran, Santhan, Murugan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar — in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case were freed from prisons on Saturday evening after the Supreme Court ordered their release. Director-General of Police Amaraesh Pujari told The Hindu, “After receiving the orders of the Supreme Court on Saturday afternoon, we completed all the formalities for …

Principles of CAA apply to Sri Lankan Hindu Tamils, says Madras High Court

“One can take judicial notice of the fact that the Hindu Tamils of Sri Lanka were the primary victims of the racial strife,” said Justice G.R. One can take judicial notice of the fact that the Hindu Tamils of Sri Lanka were the primary victims of the racial strife,” he said. The court was hearing a petition filed by S. …

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Government on three writ petitions challenging the three farm laws passed by the Parliament recently, which have attracted opposition from several farmers groups across the country.The bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, S A Bobde, asked the Attorney General to file a reply to the petitions within a …