Madurai News

Jayalalithaa announces plan for Rs 100 crore statue

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 14, 2013

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced her government's decision to install a mega statue of Tamil Thai (Mother Tamil) in Madurai at an outlay of Rs.100 crore.

Jewellery worth Rs one crore stolen in Kerala

Press Trust of India | Friday January 11, 2013

Two Kerala-based jewellers were attacked and robbed of five kg of jewels worth about Rs one crore by a four member gang in the city, police said on Thursday.

Union Minister MK Alagiri's son questioned by police in granite mining scam

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 27, 2012

Union Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi was grilled by police in Tamil Nadu's Madurai in connection with illegal mining of granite by a company in which he was a director.

Kamal Haasan's plans altered by Cyclone Nilam

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 2, 2012

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan's plans to host a three-city music release for his new film Vishwaroopam have fallen prey to Cyclone Nilam, which has struck the southern coastal regions.

Despite mixed reviews, Mugamoodi weekend collection about Rs.10 crore

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 3, 2012

Mysskin directed Tamil movie, Mugamoodi has reportedly raked in about Rs.10 crore at the box office over the weekend.

Illegal granite quarrying: Vigilance officials raid Madurai Collectorate

Press Trust of India | Sunday September 2, 2012

As part of its crackdown on illegal granite quarrying, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-corruption officials today raided the Geology and Mines Department office at the collectorate in Madurai.

Ambedkar statue vandalised, so iron grills will guard others

Sam Daniel | Tuesday August 7, 2012

There is tension in pockets of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu after two statues of Ambedkar were found vandalised early this morning. A statue of another local Dalit leader Immanuel Sekaran too was found damaged.

Police arrest 30 law students from Madurai government college

Press Trust of India | Friday August 3, 2012

Police entered the Government Law College premises in Madurai and arrested 30 students who were on a sit-in for the past 11 days protesting, among other things, against the opening of private law colleges, police sources said.

A scam worth 16,000 crores that rests on granite

J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday August 2, 2012

Officials from the Madurai district administration in Tamil Nadu are conducting raids at 175 granite quarries across the district. The former Collector of Madurai Mr Sagayam, who was recently transferred, had alleged major violations by many granite ...

Law college in Madurai closed indefinitely due to strike

Press Trust of India | Saturday July 28, 2012

The Law college in Madurai has been closed indefinitely following a sit in strike by students, protesting against the opening of private law colleges, officials said.

Madurai-bound flight returns after a suspected bird-hit

Reported by Sanjay Pinton, edited by Samira Shaikh | Sunday June 24, 2012

A Madurai-bound Jet Airways flight that took off at 10.40 this morning returned to Chennai following a suspected bird hit.

Mother held for allegedly allowing paramour to rape 11-year-old daughter

Press Trust of India | Monday June 18, 2012

In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old girl was raped by a man near Madurai allegedly with her mother's consent. The woman has been arrested.

Boy held for posting slanderous message about teachers

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 23, 2012

A class XII boy student in Madurai has been arrested for allegedly posting photographs of two women teachers with some slanderous comment on a social networking site.

Madras High Court orders video-recording of post-mortem

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 12, 2012

The Madras High Court Bench in Madurai has ordered video-recording of post-mortem on the body of a woman who died after being in coma for 13 months following wrong administration of nitrous oxide, instead of oxygen, during tubectomy surgery at a gove...

1 lakh people throng Meenakshi temple

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 2, 2012

More than one lakh devotees today offered worship at the famous Goddess Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai on the occasion of the celestial wedding of the presiding deity with Lord Sundareswarar.