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Tamil Nadu: Elephant dies after burning tyre thrown at it, two arrested
India | Jan 23, 2021, 08:24 AM ISTMudumalai Forest Department in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri district has arrested two men residing in Mudumalai for allegedly running an illegal cottage and being responsible for the death of a 50-year-old wild jumbo.
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Watch: Bull tamers raise slogans against farm laws during Jallikattu event
News | Jan 14, 2021, 07:41 PM ISTBull tamers on January 14 raised slogans against farm laws amid Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu's Madurai. The bull tamers also showed black flag against Centre.
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Bulls in Madurai undergo inspection for Jallikattu as Pongal approaches
News | Jan 08, 2021, 08:37 AM ISTBulls were inspected by veterinarians in Madurai for the upcoming Jallikattu competition.
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Construction company owner's son chooses farming as profession, setting example for youth
News | Dec 29, 2020, 12:05 PM ISTSon of a successful construction company owner doing organic farming with his wife is setting an example for other youth who rather following their dreams join their parents businesses.
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Toxic foam scatters over bridge in Madurai's Sellur following heavy rains. Watch Video
India | Nov 28, 2020, 11:50 AM ISTRegional weather office on Friday said a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal on November 30 could bring more rains to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry from December 1.
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Tamil Nadu: 2 fire personnel killed as building engulfed in flames collapses
India | Nov 14, 2020, 02:03 PM ISTIn a tragic incident, two firemen were killed in a building collapse in Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Saturday while trying to put out a fire, police said. Chief Minister K Palaniswami condoled the death of K Sivarajan and P Krishnamurthy and announced a relief of Rs 25 lakh to each of their families.
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Fire breaks out at shop in TN's Madurai, 2 fire officers dead
News | Nov 14, 2020, 11:42 AM ISTFire broke out at a shop in Tamil Nadu's Madurai. The incident happened in Navabathkana area late last night.
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Madurai-based carpenter makes wooden bicycle for his son
News | Oct 16, 2020, 12:40 PM ISTSuryamoorthy, a Madurai-based carpenter made a wooden bicycle for his 7-yr-old son. Suryamoorthy made the bicycle in 8 days.
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Meet Madurai student who wants to remember year 2020 for her creativity
News | Oct 10, 2020, 09:22 PM ISTWhere several people don't want to remember 2020 because of coronavirus, a girl form Tamil Nadu's Madurai wants to remember this year for her creativity.
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18-year-old NEET aspirant hangs self over fear of failure; suicide note recovered
India | Sep 12, 2020, 12:02 PM ISTAn 18-year-old NEET aspirant died by suicide in Madurai on Saturday. The incident comes a day before the conduct of the medical entrance examination. Identified as Jyoti Durga, the deceased has also left a suicide note wherein she has mentioned her fears of failure in the exam.
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13 special trains start within Tamil Nadu after COVID relaxations
News | Sep 07, 2020, 04:00 PM ISTIndian Railways has started to operate 13 special trains within Tamil Nadu from September 07 after the state government extended relaxations amid COVID-19
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Watch: Sanitisation being done in premises of Meenakshi Amman Temple in TN
News | Aug 31, 2020, 05:54 PM ISTAll places of worship are set to reopen in Tamil Nadu from September 1 as part of Unlock 4.0. In view of the COVID-19 spread, premises of Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai are being sanitised.
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Teachers buy phones for their students to conduct online classes in TN's Madurai
News | Aug 27, 2020, 11:28 PM ISTTeachers of Thiyagaraja Government aided school in Tamil Nadu's Madurai bought new mobile phones for students so that they can take their online classes without difficulty.
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Madurai's Sathaiyar dam poor maintenance affects farmers, waterways blocked
News | Aug 25, 2020, 11:46 AM ISTDue to poor maintenance of Sathaiyar dam in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district all the waterways coming to dam have been blocked affecting local farmers.
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Alms seeker offers helping hand to COVID-19 relief fund in Madurai
News | Aug 18, 2020, 02:54 PM ISTAn alms seeker from Madurai came forward to help during COVID-19 crisis time. He collected money for COVID relief fund and donated to Madurai District Collector.
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Visually impaired girl from Madurai secures 286th rank in UPSC 2019
News | Aug 12, 2020, 06:20 PM ISTA visually challenged girl, Purana Sunthari, from Madurai has secured 286th rank in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil services exam 2019.
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Cycle borne miscreant snatches gold chain from Madurai's 65-yr-old woman
News | Aug 04, 2020, 10:19 AM ISTA cycle borne miscreant snatched gold chain from a 65-year-old woman Uma in Tamil Nadu's Madurai.
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Elephant owner in Madurai suffers due to lockdown
News | Jul 31, 2020, 05:32 PM ISTRangan, Madurai based elephant owner claims facing hardship amid COVID lockdown.
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Madurai tea seller goes out of way to help needy amid COVID-19 crisis
News | Jul 23, 2020, 11:31 AM ISTWho said you just need money to help poor? All you need is a kind heart like Tamilarasan. Tamilarasan, a tea seller in Alanganallur town of Tamil Nadu's Madurai district spends a part of his earnings to feed poor and homeless people.
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Watch: Annual Aadi festival begins with flag hoisting ceremony
News | Jul 22, 2020, 11:10 AM ISTThe flag hoisting ceremony for the annual Aadi festival held at Meenakshi Amman temple on July 21. The Aadi Mulaikathu festival will end on July 30.