Madurai Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Man Opens Fire At Toll Plaza After Refusing To Pay, 4 Arrested

Tamil Nadu News | written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anuj Pant | Thursday August 29, 2019

A 25-year-old man got down from his car and opened fire after refusing to pay at a toll plaza in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district, according to police officials.

65-Year-Old Madurai Woman Has Been Living In A Public Toilet For 19 Years

India News | Friday August 23, 2019

Karuppayi has been living in a public toilet in the Ramnad area of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, for over 19 years.

Tamil Nadu Students, Upset Over Ragging, Die After Drinking Poison

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 17, 2019

Upset over being ragged by a senior, two students of a private arts and science college in Tamil Nadu's Madurai allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison, police said Sunday.

Caught On Camera: 3 Men Miraculously Survive After Bike Collides With Bus

Tamil Nadu News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday September 23, 2018

A motorcycle with three men on it is seen on CCTV taking a right turn on a narrow street in Tamil Nadu's Madurai. All the three are not wearing helmets. A yellow state-run bus is also seen coming from the right. The two vehicles get no time to avoid a collision.

Madurai Man Writes Cheque For Rs 5 After Using Public Toilet

Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Monday December 5, 2016

In case the growing number of local stores and even vegetable/fruit vendors accepting app-based payments or plastic currency isn't evidence enough, here's definitive proof the country's really trying to embrace the concept of cashless transactions. A man in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, apparently paid for using a restroom by cheque, making it out to 'Publi...

Madurai: Crude Bombs Hurled At Offices of AIADMK, Tamil Nadu Minister

Tamil Nadu News | J Sam Daniel Stalin | Sunday January 10, 2016

Crude bombs were today hurled at two locations in Madurai - one at the office of the ruling AIADMK and the second at the office of Sellur K Raju, who is the Minister for Cooperation in Tamil Nadu.

TVS Tyres to Invest Rs 150 Crore for Capacity Addition

Business | Monday May 25, 2015

The production will be increased from 2 million(mn) tyres a month to 2.3 million tyres in the company's plants at Madurai (Tamil Nadu) and Rudrapur (Uttarakhand), TVS Tyres Director P Vijayaraghavan told reporters here.

Madras High Court Stops Rs 1500 Crore Underground Science Project

Tamil Nadu News | Sam Daniel | Thursday March 26, 2015

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has restrained the commencement of the Rs 1500 crore Neutrino project without clearance from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.

'Considering Establishment of Lokayukta', Tamil Nadu Government Tells Madras High Court

South | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 10, 2015

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday told the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court that the establishment of Lokayukta in the state was under its consideration.

Madras High Court Seeks Details of Cybercrime Complaints

South | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 18, 2014

The Madras High Court yesterday directed the cyber crime cell of Tamil Nadu Police to submit to it by September 22 details of complaints received in the past one decade of offences like sharing objectionable photographs of women on the Internet.

Petitioner Fined for Filing Petitions Repeatedly in Madurai

South | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 14, 2014

The Madras High Court fined a person for filing habeas corpus petitions alleging illegal detention of his 27-year-old daughter who had married against his wishes.

14-Year-Old Allegedly Raped in Tirunelvelli, Two Arrested

South | Sam Daniel, Stalin | Friday August 8, 2014

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two auto drivers in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelvelli district on Friday. Police have arrested both of them.

Fine Imposed on Municipality for Collecting Toll in Tamil Nadu

South | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 22, 2014

Tamil Nadu state Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's circuit bench in Maduria has imposed a fine of Rs seven lakh on Kodaikanal municipality for collecting toll from residents.

Tamil Nadu: Bathing Banned in Courtrallam Falls Following Heavy Rains

South | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 7, 2014

Bathing was banned in the famous Coutralam falls in the district after it turned torrential following unexpected heavy rains today.

New 'mobile contact' system to woo voters

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 21, 2014

Evading the eagle eyes of the Election Commission (EC), political parties in Tamil Nadu have come up with innovative ways to attract voters, the latest being the 'mobile contact' system, in which they contact the electorate over cellphones.