Month: May 2022

Motorists and commuters on the city stretch of Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway (NH-38) are inconvenienced due to lack of illumination. Given the amount of traffic on the one-km stretch between Palpannai and G Corner, an accident-prone thoroughfare, the lack of lighting poses a threat to road users. “Road users, especially two-wheeler riders, face numerous difficulties while […]

Tiruchi Corporation has made it clear that there would be no compromise on enforcing the ban on single-use plastics in the city from June 1. The tough stand of the Corporation has been conveyed to trade bodies, forums, hotels, eateries and other entities. They have been told that they should discourage sale of single use […]

Express News Service TIRUCHY: In a bid to promote open talk on menstruation and give young women a forum to discuss their menstrual health and clarify doubts, NGO Gramalaya has opened a ‘Menstrual Café’  in the city. Instead of coffee or tea, the café at Thillai Nagar, which was inaugurated on Menstrual Hygiene Day, will serve […]

TRICHY: The two-day long all-India open chess champion for the physically disabled concluded in Trichy on Sunday. Ganthimeri Akkisetty from Karnataka secured first place while International Master (IM) Shashikant Kutwal from Maharashtra secured the second spot. Kannan V from Tamil Nadu secured third place. The event held at the Spastics Society of Tiruchirappalli on the […]

A string of recent road accidents along the Tiruchi-Thindukarai section of the Tiruchi-Karur Highway has caused concern among residents of the suburbs situated along the highway stretch. Commuters traversing the stretch every day have been facing the brunt of the problem. Most of the victims have been two-wheeler riders hit by over-speeding vehicles on the […]

Trichy: The annual credit plan for Trichy district for the financial year 2022-2023 has fixed a target of 10,839 crore to be issued by all banks in the district. The annual credit plan was synchronised with the potential linked credit plan of NABARD, officials said. The credit plan, prepared by Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), the […]

Sixty-four people were injured in jallikattu events held at Venganur village in Ariyalur district and Avoor and Ayyanar Kovil Theru in Pudukottai district on Saturday. At Venganur, 641 bulls were released and 300 tamers took part. Twenty-nine people were injured. 28 were treated at the venue and the remaining one was referred to the hospital. […]

Trichy: The continuing construction work for underground drainage (UGD) and drinking water redevelopment projects has affected mobility in the commercial streets of Trichy city. As a portion of the roads remains closed to traffic, commuting for the public and motorists, especially during the summer vacation, has been a struggle in these streets.West Boulevard (WB) road […]

As garbage collection and disposal mechanism continues to pose challenges, the Tiruchi Corporation plans to recruit more sanitary workers. According to sources, the current strength of the workers, who have been engaged in day to to day work of clearing waste from streets and public places and transporting the daily collection of garbage to the […]