All Madras HC judges submit statements of assets Nov 17, 2009
CHENNAI: All Judges of the Madras High Court, including its Madurai Bench, have submitted statements of their assets and those of their spouses and minor children to Chief Justice H K Gokhale ... All Judges of the Madras High Court, including its Madurai Bench, have submitted statements of their assets and those of their spouses and minor children to Chief Justice H K Gokhale. (India Times, India -- Community News)
In a first, TN babu declares assets Nov 11, 2009
With just Rs 7,172 in his bank account and just one piece of property worth Rs nine lakh in a nondescript street in Madurai, the 47-year-old civil servant's wealth may belie his status. "But that's how much we can earn if we are honest. Isn't it obvious?" says the collector, first among 277 bureaucrats in the state to declare his wealth. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Another 26/11 will invite retaliation: Chidambaram Nov 2, 2009
MADURAI: Taking a tough stance against Pakistan-based terrorist groups, Union home minister P Chidambaram late on Saturday warned that any more 26/11-type terrorist attacks on the country would invite fierce retaliation ... If they carry out any more attacks on India, they will not only be defeated, but we will also retaliate with the force of a sledgehammer, he told a public meeting in Madurai. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Any more terror attack from Pak will be retaliated: Chidambaram Nov 1, 2009
MADURAI: Taking a tough stance, home minister P Chidambaram has warned Pakistan against meddling in India's affairs and said any more terror attack from that country will be retaliated "very strongly". ( ). (India Times, India -- Community News)
Tamil Nadu's grand architecture Oct 29, 2009
Our next stop was the temple town of Madurai. The gigantic Meenakshi Amman temples presence is felt throughout the entire town, and the air is thick with the aroma of the flower and incense sticks sold by vendors at every corner. (India Times)
Mullaiperiyar dam issue: DMK cancels Nov 1 rally Oct 29, 2009
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK, a constituent of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), has cancelled its Nov 1 public rally in Madurai to condemn the Kerala government for wanting to build a dam on the Mullaiperiyar river ... Though DMK's first announcement on the Madurai rally categorically said the purpose is to condemn the union minister for the manner in which he dealt with the Mullaiperiyar dam issue, it was later watered down as a protest against Kerala ... Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK has... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Every house in this village boasts of an armyman Oct 25, 2009
MADURAI: If the thought of an armyman typically ratchets up the image of a burly north Indian, a trip down south might take you by surprise. The playground in Perumalthevanpatti, a hamlet about eight km from Srivilliputtur in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, doesnt have swings, slides and see-saws; instead boys work out on ropes and bars to build up their bodies, get fit and enter the army. (India Times, India)
Bharat still keeps its closet closed Oct 25, 2009
24 October 2009, 11:51pm IST. The winds of change have been swirling around the community that India identifies with alternative sexuality, after the Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality nearly four months ago. (India Times, India)
Now, 'Classical Tamil' meet to be held in June Oct 17, 2009
TN hosted the conference thrice in the past in 1968 (Chennai), 1981 (Madurai) and 1995 (Thanjavur) ... TN hosted the conference thrice in the past in 1968 (Chennai), 1981 (Madurai) and 1995 (Thanjavur). (India Times, India)
Now, a postgraduate course in parenting Oct 10, 2009
MADURAI: Soon parents will get lessons on parenting. Worried by the rising trend of separations and divorces and its impact on families, the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) has decided to introduce a masters degree in parenting through a distance education mode, which would cover the entire gamut familial relationships, child psychology, separation and even divorce laws ... Worried by the rising trend of separations and divorces and its impact on families, the Madurai Kamaraj University has... (India Times, India)
Infanticide in Tamil Nadu: Twin girls killed Oct 9, 2009
MADURAI: In a shocking case of female infanticide in southern Tamil Nadu, a woman allegedly murdered one of her newborn twins two weeks ago by slitting the infant's throat, while her mother strangled the other. Both the women were arrested in Thoothukudi district on Thursday. (India Times, India)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Priya skips Sanjay's invite Sep 22, 2009
The Chowki at the Dutts residence was attended by all of the couples friends except Ajay Devgan and Bipasha Basu who couldnt make it because they were shooting far away near Madurai. Among the invitees who trouped in and stayed right till the end of the occasion were Suniel Shetty and his wife, Zayed Khan and wife, Kunal Kohli, Bunty Walia and his latest girlfriend. (India Times, India)
Over 1,000 suspected chikungunya cases in Madurai Sep 14, 2009
MADURAI: Over 1,000 suspected chikungunya cases have been reported at various places in the city in the last one week, Health department officials said today ... Officials of government Rajaji hospital said they were getting 25 suspected cases daily for the past two weeks and most of them were from Madurai ... Over 1,000 suspected chikungunya cases have been reported in Madurai. (India Times, India -- Community News)
CPM leader Brinda Karat arrested in TN Sep 12, 2009
MADURAI: CPM Politburo member Brinda Karat was on Saturday arrested with some All India Democratic Women's Association activists when they were on their way to a village in Madurai district, which was hit by a clash between upper-caste Hindus and Dalits last year ... Brinda Karat was on Saturday arrested with some AIDWA activists when they were on their way to a Madurai village, which was hit by a clash between upper-caste Hindus and Dalits last year. (India Times, India -- Community News)
CCI to open cotton depots in TN Aug 23, 2009
COIMBATORE: The textile ministry has asked Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to set up sale depots at Coimbatore and Madurai in Tamil Nadu in order to control the rise in the raw material price, Speaking at the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Southern India Mills Association (Sima) at SITRA auditorium here on Saturday, the Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran said CCI would set up sale depots in Tamil Nadu in the coming 2009-10 cotton season itself (October-September) ... The textile... (India Times)
TVS succession : Lakshmi to join Sundaram-Clayton soon Aug 18, 2009
For long, Shobana Ramachandran has been steering as MD, the Madurai based, TVS Srichakra. Read business stories in. (India Times)
Wright State partners to teach in India Jul 31, 2009
The Madurai Institute of Technology, the centerpiece of the Knowledge City, will pay Wright State faculty to teach courses and also will fund faculty and students to teach and present in person for up to two weeks at a time ... Madurai Knowledge City will be a be a 300,000-square-foot campus of buildings in the southern part of India. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
On offer in Chennai: Get new flats for old Jul 31, 2009
For them, the builder has reserved the ground and first floors of Estancia, an integrated township being promoted 18 km from the Chennai airport on the Madurai route. They have also tied up with international realty consultant Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj (JLLM) to guide elderly customers through the nitty-gritty of the transaction, including evaluating the worth of their old apartments. (India Times, India)
Try servicemen in regular courts for rape, murder: HC Jul 16, 2009
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of Madras high court has ruled that soldiers accused of crimes like murder or rape could be tried in a court other than a court martial ... The case against Amsaraj was that he killed his wife when he came to Usilampatti in Madurai on casual leave ... The soldier filed a revision petition in the Madurai bench of the high court. (India Times, India)
Madras HC halts Daiichi's open offer for Zenotech Jul 15, 2009
"By its order, the Hon'ble Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) has granted an interim injunction in connection with the offer (for an additional 20 per cent)," following complaints received from its minority stakeholders, Zenotech said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Earlier in February, Daiichi Sankyo had announced it would launch an open offer for Zenotech to acquire 68. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
16 killed in firecracker factory fire near Madurai Jul 8, 2009
MADURAI: Sixteen people were burnt to death and more than 25 others suffered serious injuries when a major fire raged through a fireworks factory and godown at Vadakkampatti near here on Tuesday ... Sixteen people were burnt to death and more than 25 others suffered serious injuries when a major fire raged through a fireworks factory and godown near Madurai on Tuesday. (India Times, India -- Community News)
India fireworks blast 'kills 16' Jul 8, 2009
The factory, located in Vadakkampatti village in Madurai district, was completely gutted by the blast and the subsequent fire, officials said ... "We have put out the fire but, as a result of the blast, the roof top shed has collapsed resulting in the death of people who were trapped beneath it," news agency Reuters quoted senior Madurai police officer M Manohar as saying. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Madurai: Firecracker factory fire kills 16 Jul 8, 2009
16 killed in firecracker factory fire near Madurai - India - The Times of India ... 16 killed in firecracker factory fire near Madurai ... MADURAI: Sixteen people were burnt to death and more than 25 others suffered serious injuries when a major fire raged through a fireworks factory and godown at Vadakkampatti near here on Tuesday. (India Times, India)
TN to purchase 1600 pollution free buses Jun 25, 2009
The policy note of the transport department, presented in the Tamil Nadu Assembly by Minister K N Nehru, said Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore are eligible for the Central grants ... "While the grants for Madurai and Coimbatore are 50% of the total cost, it is 35% for Chennai and the balance will be borne by the state government," the note said without mentioning the total cost involved. (India Times, India)
Onalaska grad does research in India as Fulbright scholar May 25, 2009
He described his eight- month stint at the Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India, as the most rewarding and enriching time of his life. Days were spent assisting in corneal epithelial stem cell research, observing stem cell transplants in the operating theater, participating in eye camps, volunteering at an orphanage and attending conferences. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
DMK may seal Cabinet deal today May 24, 2009
As former Union ministers Baalu, Raja and Dayanidhi Maran queued up for berths, there is pressure to accommodate his son and Madurai strongman MK Azhagiri as a Cabinet minister, as it would not go down well with the cadre if he settled for a lesser rank. Keeping these calculations in mind, Karunanidhi is expected to put pressure for one more Cabinet slot and also pacify his daughter Kanimozhi by getting a MoS berth with independent charge. (India Times, India)
They all know Kalaignar has nowhere to go May 23, 2009
The Madurai MP has no previous administrative experience. The growing impression that DMKs rebellion has more to do with protecting family interests, it is felt, would force the party to have a relook at its current stance. (India Times)
Tamil woman shares her culture in India (183) May 18, 2009
She takes a group to ancient Hindu and Jain temples (4th through 12th centuries) in the Thanjavur, Madurai, Courtallam and Cape Comirin areas, old French colony of Pondicherry, old Danish colony of Tranquebar, old Dutch Fort/colony of Sadras, old palaces, tropical rainforests, Cape Comirin, the southern most tip of India, wildlife sanctuaries, silk-weaving towns, mangrove forest and much more. Herbert does these tours to benefit her charity, Kolam Charitable Foundation Inc.. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
UPA leads in 250 seats, set to retain power May 16, 2009
DMK candidates M K Azhagiri, son of chief minister M Karunanidhi, and Dayanidhi Maran were leading in Madurai and Chennai South respectively while Union Minister T R Baalu was trailing in Sriperumbudur. MDMK leader Vaiko was trailing in Sivakasi. (India Times, India)
Delhi campaign to get voters out May 7, 2009
So EFG, a non-governmental organisation, is doing a voter mobilisation campaign in seven Indian cities including Madurai, Agra, Madras (Chennai), Calcutta, Leh and Delhi. The campaigners say the low voter turnout in Mumbai and Bangalore has been very disappointing. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Akshay Kumar's 'unbuttoning case' is taking moral policing too far. Apr 11, 2009
A Madurai lawyer moved a local court against Shilpa Shetty and Reema Sen for semi-nude posters. Mallika Sherawat, too, was dragged to court by a social worker for obscenity at a new years event in the city. (India Times, India)
Chennai techie dies in 'computer blast' Apr 4, 2009
The incident took place when Vijayakumar (28), hailing from Madurai, was working on the computer. Police said his charred body was found in a sitting posture. (India Times, India)
Vijayakanth, a force to reckon with in TN politics Mar 28, 2009
Assisting his father in running the family rice mill in a dusty street in Madurai town in southern Tamil Nadu, young Vijayaraj, a crazy fan of matinee idol MGR, preferred to go to watch MGR, rather than listen to his real teachers at school ... A Madurai-based film distributor who was planning to make movies took him to Chennai, the destination of all starry-eyed youths, in 1976. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Six new regional airlines to come Mar 20, 2009
Star Aviation plans to connect Hyderabad, Madurai, Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore and Kochi with Chennai, the airlines spokesperson said. It will be a full-service carrier with a single-class configuration like another Chennai-based carrier, Paramount Airways. (India Times)
Eravikulam National Park in Kerala ... Mar 19, 2009
If you are flying in, your options are Kochi (148 KM), Coimbatore (175 KM) and Madurai (160 km). The nearest railway stations in Kerala are Aluva (120 Km) and Kottayam(147km), and in Tamil Nadu Madurai(162km) and Coimbatore (165 Km). (Suite101.com)
Chidambaram issues legal notice to CPI MLA Mar 14, 2009
MADURAI: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has slapped a legal notice on CPI MLA Gunasekaran demanding an apology from him for making the allegation that the Union minister had supported allocation of 500 acres of government land to a private company in his constituency Sivaganga. "It is a total lie to say that 500 acres of land has been gifted to a private company. Some political parties are accustomed to reeling out lies and false charges for the sake of politics. My name has been dragged... (India Times, India -- Community News)
AirAsia plans more stops in India soon Mar 10, 2009
The destinations on the India list include Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Madurai and Calcutta. AirAsiaX would begin flights to Hyderabad in October, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
LS polls: Hot seats in Tamil Nadu Mar 10, 2009
A Madurai strongman, Azhagiri will strain every sinew to score a political point over brother M K Stalin, who has been waiting to be coronated chief minister for some years now. Sivaganga | The high-profile finance minister-turned-home minister, P Chidambaram has carefully nurtured his pocket borough in southern Tamil Nadu with bank loan melas. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Now, an MRI-compatible pacemaker Feb 25, 2009
Four hospitals in India Max (New Delhi), Apollo (Madurai), B M Birla (Kolkata) and SGPGI (Lucknow) have successfully implanted the MRI-compatible pacemaker on cardiac patients over the last two weeks. Until now, patients with a pacemaker three million living in the world at present are barred from undergoing MRI scans. (India Times, India)
Madras HC orders probe into clashes Feb 20, 2009
The judges also said both the principal seat and the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, as also all subordinate courts and tribunals in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, would remain closed on Friday. "It is not holiday, but closure," the bench clarified. (India Times, India)
Advocates assault Subramanian Swamy Feb 19, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:13 PM IST. Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy addressing journalists after coming out of the court hall, in the city, on Tuesday. (Express Buzz)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
India to get two more premier referral medical institutes Feb 7, 2009
The five government medical colleges being upgraded are located at Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), Amritsar (Punjab), Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Tanda (Himachal Pradesh). Each college will be upgraded at a cost of Rs. (Hindustan Times)
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation Feb 7, 2009
"The bad news is that many of these mutation carriers have no warning that they are in danger, but the good news is, that we now know the impact of this mutation," Perundurai S. Dhandapany, of Madurai Kamaraj University in Madurai, India, said in the news release. Genetic screening can identify carriers of the mutation at a young age. (MEDLINEplus)
