Plethora of sweets in offing for Deepavali as Aavin gear up prod
Sweets are an integral part of the festival, which is the occasion when people buy a variety of sweets and share it with others to enjoy the festive...
Copious rains bring joy to dry-land farmers in Madurai belt
T Perumal, national vice president, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Vadipatti, Madurai, said the rains these days would certainly benefit the farmers, who...
Built in 1924, Madura Water Works in state of neglect
The ‘Madura Water Works,’ a towering building of the pre-Independence era is left in a state of neglect. It stands tall close to the river line of...
‘It was here Mahatma turned half-naked fakir’
A couple of significant events in Gandhi’s days in Madurai also played an instrumental role in setting up the museum.
Piece of gold discovered at Sivagalai excavation site
The rare find appeared like a piece of pendant or earring. It weighed 0.03 gms and measured less than a cm in length.
Gold Nettri Pattayam discovered at Adichanallur
According to Collector K Senthil Raj, it is a rare find in a huge urn burial and exactly suits all characteristics described by Alexander Rea in his...
World Athletics Under -20: Madurai boy makes nation proud
Much to his credit, the young athlete Selva Prabhu, a second year student of English Literature in Tiruchy, who hails from Kodimangalam village in...
Fewer Sri Lankan pilgrims at Our Lady of Snows fest
Some of the 19th century houses were built on Manapad’s Flower Street in Sri Lankan style as they felt it would remain in their memories for the rest...
