Kollywood turns to coffee-table books Aug 8, 2008
Until the advent of radio, producers turned innovative with whatever means at hand, and "the practice of using a 'tandora' to advertise a film was in practice in Madurai town even until 1980," says Raman. Sivaji Ganesan's 200th film 'Thirusoolam' was one such film promoted with the local drummer belting out rhythms, while children danced around the cart from which the film's songs were played on a PA system. (Times of India)
Vellore to be Tamil Nadu's tenth city Aug 1, 2008
For long, Tamil Nadu had only six municipal corporations - Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchi, Salem and Tirunelveli. The knitwear town of Tirupur and the textile cluster of Erode were upgraded as corporations in December 2007 to give a fillip to infrastructure and other civic amenities. (India Times, India)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Conspiracy to trigger blasts in State hatched in prison: DGP Jul 29, 2008
Based on the confession of Abdul Gafoor, police seized 1 kg explosive material for making IEDs at Pandikoil in Madurai. The explosive material, suspected to be gelatine-based, was concealed in shrubs along the road. (Hindu)
TN cops bust plot to blow up flyover Jul 29, 2008
Following the arrest of Abdul Gafoor and seizure of timer devices on Sunday, police have picked up three more suspects and recovered an improvised explosive device buried near a road in Madurai ... Following the arrest of Abdul Gafoor in Chennai and seizure of timer devices on Sunday, police have picked up three more suspects and recovered an improvised explosive device buried near a road in Madurai. (India Times, India)
No hopes of Maran-Karunanidhi patch-up Jun 30, 2008
Chennai: The ongoing cable TV 'war' between Maran brothers and M K Azhagiri, Madurai-based son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, has further intensified the feud between the two families, dashing chances of rapproachement. SCV, run by Kalanidhi and Dayanidhi, grandnephews of Karunanidhi, has not given its feed to the Royal Cable TV (RCTV), launched recently by Azhagri's son in Madurai ... AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa, who never misses an opportunity to take on her arch political rival... (Sify.com, India)
Indian silk industry hit by China quake Jun 29, 2008
The industry claimed that hundreds of units in Varanasi, Bangalore, Madurai, Coimbatore and Bhagalpur have closed down as the raw material costs of silk have gone up by up to 40 per cent and over one lakh persons engaged in the sector have lost jobs after the earthquake in Sichuan province of China. Sichuan is the primary supplier of raw silk yarn and dupion to Indian manufacturers of silk products. (India Times, India)
CJI's concern over backlog of cases Jun 24, 2008
MADURAI: Lack of infrastructure and non-filling of vacancies in the judiciary are responsible for the accumulated backlog of cases in courts, said K G Balakrishnann, Chief Justice of India ... The Chief Justice was speaking after inaugurating the Continuous Lok Adalat at the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court here on Monday ... People, bar and the advocates, should make it a temple of justice the CJI said hailing the functioning of the Madurai Bench. (Newindpress)
Babson MBA Grads Name Rangan Tops for Teaching Excellence Jun 20, 2008
Rangan, who lives in Wellesley, earned B.S. & M.S. degrees from University of Madurai, India; an M.S. from The London School of Economics and Political Science; M.B.A. from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland; and a D.B.A. from Harvard University. Rangan began his managerial career at the State Bank of India with industrial and international finance positions in Madras, India and London, England. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Why IT industry should expand its physical base Jun 18, 2008
We are planning to move into places like Vizag, Nagpur, Gandhinagar and Madurai and are setting up our own SEZs. This can lower our cost of operations, cut travel time and traffic congestion which our associates face in the Tier I cities, he said. (India Times)
Sun TVs SFM to launch in Shillong on 13 June Jun 13, 2008
SFM already operates in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Tirupati, Madurai, Tuticorin, Lucknow, Bhopal, Pondicherry, Kozhikode (Calicut), Indore, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Tiruchy, Rajahmundry, Kanpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Mangalore, Kannur, Allahabad, Jabalpur, Mysore, Guwahati, Jamshedpur, Nasik, Vadodara, Rajkot, Aurangabad, Ahemdabad, Warangal, Nagpur, Kochi, Gulbarga and Asansol. SFM will launch four more stations across the... (Indiantelevision.com)
A year in India Jun 1, 2008
Kassia Karr is a Boston University student who spent her junior year in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, and traveling to conduct research about women working in the tech industry in South Indian cities through a University of Wisconsin program (http://). RUDE AWAKENINGS: I would usually wake up before my alarm, either because of the roosters on the roof next door or a vegetable hawker shouting in the street outside. (Boston Globe)
Westside to invest Rs 1.5 crore on franchisee outlets May 25, 2008
DNA - Money - Westside to invest Rs 1. 5 crore on franchisee outlets - Daily News sis. (Daily News & Analysis)
TN actor to float new party May 25, 2008
The decision to remove the Tamil actor from the post was taken at a special convention of the party workers at Madurai on Saturday last, All India General Secretary Biswas said. Vijaykant had floated his DMDK while Saratkumar, after his stint in DMK and AIADMK, had floated All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi. (Sify.com, India)
WWE star 'Khali' to debut in Bollywood May 18, 2008
MADURAI/MUMBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star 'The great Khali' is all set to star in a Bollywood film being shot extensively in Madurai. Khali who is in India for a month-long vacation made himself available for the shooting of a Bollywood film 'Khushti' at Aathamkudi in Sivagangai District in Tamil Nadu. (India Times)
CM in hospital for back pain May 17, 2008
As news of Karunanidhi's hospitalisation spread, tension gripped parts of Madurai town on Friday evening as some local partymen ordered business establishments to down their shutters. Later, at a public function in the city, his son and local administration minister, M K Stalin, said Karunanidhi had been admitted to hospital with a back pain and was likely to be discharged after two to three days. (Times of India)
Bio-fuel from algae extracted May 13, 2008
MADURAI: A team of scientists at the Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI) at Tuticorin has successfully extracted bio-fuel from marine micro algae. The extraction of bio-fuel by standardising the research procedure from marine micro algae was a major breakthrough and the FCRI planned to develop an industrial model for mass production of the bio-fuel from marine micro algae, the institute Dean V K Venkataramani said here. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Tamil Nadu: Caste Hindus continue self-imposed exile May 10, 2008
Madurai: Not withstanding several rounds of talks by the district administration the impasse continues as a section of caste Hindus of Uthapuram Village were on a self-imposed exile in Thalayuthu forests in Madurai District, protesting against the demolition of a part of the ''wall' dividing Dalits colony with the caste Hindus ... It may be recalled that a portion of the controversial 'brick wall' that had allegedly divided Dalits colony from the caste Hindus for nearly two decades at Uthapuram... (MyNews.in)
Karunanidhi's son acquitted in ex-minister's murder case May 9, 2008
CHITTOOR: Almost five years after the murder of former DMK minister, T Kiruttinan, in Madurai, the prime accused in the case and Tamil Nadu chief minister's son, M K Azhagiri, and 12 others were found innocent by a sessions court in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday ... The prosecution had arraigned 13 accused, including Azhagiri and the incumbent deputy mayor of Madurai Corporation, P M Mannan. (Times of India)
Padmapriya: Losing Shine May 8, 2008
After a heated argument, while shooting in a village near Madurai, Sami slapped her. She walked out of the film in a huff and all the industry associations put a one-year ban on Samy. (Times of India)
Section of the dividing wall demolished at Uthapuram May 7, 2008
MADURAI: A section of the wall that separated a Dalit colony from caste Hindus for nearly two decades at Uthapuram village in Madurai district was demolished on Tuesday by the district administration amidst tight security. After talks and a thorough inspection, the administration identified the 150-metre stretch of the 600-metre-long wall that blocked the common pathway and denied Dalits access to areas of common usage. (Hindu)
'Caste wall' is partly demolished May 7, 2008
The higher caste residents of Uthapuram village in southern Madurai say they won permission for the wall after inter-caste violence in the late 1980s. It kept people of the Dalit class out of the main parts of the village. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Agni Nakshatram May 4, 2008
It is about 130 kilometers from Madurai, another important religious center. The temple is on a hill. (Suite101.com)
Tamil Nadu back as LTTE's haven? Apr 17, 2008
A major haul in the first half of 2006 was the police seizure of a consignment of gelex boosters from a vehicle near Madurai. It was apparently meant to be shipped to northern Sri Lanka via Rameswaram. (Times of India)
Sun TV To Launch 'FM Station' In Nasik & Vadodara Under SFM Apr 17, 2008
SFM has already launched FM stations in different cities, which includes Jabalpur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Tirupati, Madurai, Jaipur, Indore, Bhubaneswar, Tuticorin, Lucknow, Kannur, Allahabad, Kozhikode (Calicut), Bhopal, Hyderabad, Pondicherry, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Tiruchy, Rajahmundry, Kanpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Guwahati, Mangalore, Mysore and Jamshedpur. The company will shortly roll out 13 more stations, as it holds license for 45 FM Radio... (TopNews)
'Kolkatans most fatigued in India' Apr 12, 2008
10% and 20% in Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore and Madurai. "One thousand healthy individuals from each city were sampled. The motive was to find out how many of them were fatigued or tired. There is a significant relation between fatigue and common health problems like headache, backaches, acidity and insomnia," said LWRx MD professor Adrian Kennedy. (Times of India)
Man calls wife 'black', gets 2-yr jail Apr 6, 2008
A Madurai sessions court as well as Madras High Court found the husband guilty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (cruelty to women in matrimonial home) and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. Get personalised news stories on mobile. (India Times, India)
FM hits out at reforms critics Mar 23, 2008
MADURAI: Justifying the UPA's economic reforms, finance minister P Chidambaram indirectly hit out at the Left parties, saying those who claim that the growth only helps the rich are the "worst enemies of the poor''. "Some 60 members of Parliament'' criticised everything being done by PM Manmohan Singh and him (Chidambaram) to improve the economy, he said, addressing students of Thiagarajar College of Engineering on its golden jubilee celebrations here on Friday. "They say [market] growth is... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Sun TVs SFM to launch in Allahabad, Jabalpur Mar 18, 2008
SFM already operates in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Tirupati, Madurai, Tuticorin, Lucknow, Bhopal, Pondicherry, Kozhilkode, Indore, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Tiruchy, Rajahmundry, Kanpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Mangalore and Kannur. Sun will launch 18 more stations as it holds licence for 45 stations in India. (Indiantelevision.com)
LTTE spreading wings in Kerala? Mar 6, 2008
As if that wasn't all, investigations into 10,000 detonators found abandoned in Kozhikode bus stand recently had led to a man from Madurai whom the police suspect is involved in a chain supplying arms to LTTE.. Get personalised news stories on mobile. (Times of India)
Get Movies updates: Feb 18, 2008
She admitted that she followed the director's instructions completely, as she was unaware of how a village girl from Madurai behaved and spoke. "If I have performed well, it's all due to Ameer, the director. He overlooked every minute aspect of the character, from the body language to the modulation of the dialogue, to what my expression should be when the male lead delivered his lines. So, all credit goes to him.". (Rediff)
Explore India's fast-paced cities, sacred sites Feb 14, 2008
Highlights include Kochi's Jewish Quarter, a rice barge tour around Vaikom, a wildlife tour at Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, the temples of Madurai, and the beaches of Kovalam. Book by: By availability. (MSNBC -- Travel)
In TN's Kidneyvakkam, an organ can be bought for Rs 40,000 Jan 29, 2008
In January 2007, investigations into suspected kidney rackets revealed that kidney brokers supplied to hospitals in Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchi, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore which allegedly had clientele from Sri Lanka, West Asia. It is still not clear how long the Chennai racket had been operating. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Sri Lankan Navy plants mines along marine border with India Jan 24, 2008
MADURAI: Breaking international conventions, Sri Lankan Navy has planted mines along the maritime border with India, a move that could prove to be fatal to Tamil Nadu fishermen, official sources said ... The Navy officials in Madurai have also been asked to warn the Indian fishermen against crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). (Times of India)
Bomb-making unit raided, PMK functionary absconding Jan 19, 2008
MADURAI: A bomb-making unit allegedly functioning at a farm house owned by a PMK leader has been raided and two persons were arrested, police said on Saturday. The raid was conducted at the farm house of PMK state deputy general secretary Ilanchezhian at Pappanamkulam, a village near Madurai, after police recieved an anonymous letter about a blast that took place there recently, they said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
The bull rages on Jan 19, 2008
Nearly 80 people were injured during Jallikattu, the traditional bullfight sport held under tight security in Palamedu near Madurai in Tamil Nadu on January 16, 2008, a day after the Supreme Court granted conditional permission to Tamil Nadu government for holding the event to mark the Pongal festival in the State. Image: A bull rages on during the Jallikattu at Palamedu near Madurai on January 16, 2008. (Sify.com, India)
Jallikattu turns violent, 29 injured Jan 18, 2008
Large number of foreigners who had turned in this village, around 40 km from Madurai in southern Tamil Nadu, were scared as human beings instead of the bulls turned out to be more ferocious ... Madurai district collector S. Hawahar said, "We are abiding by the Supreme Court order. We have put double barricades. The animals are being rested after being brought in from different parts of the State.". (The Tribune)
Bull-taming festival in India Jan 18, 2008
Youngsters try to tame a bull during "Jallikkattu," a version of bull fighting at Palamedu, a village near Madurai, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. The Indian Supreme Court Tuesday had reversed with conditions an earlier order banning this traditional sport which is held every year during the festival of Pongal. (Xinhuanet, China)
Ban on Indian bull sport lifted Jan 16, 2008
Jallikattu, a festival celebrated in two villages near the town of Madurai, was banned by the court last week. It is said to be thousands of years old. (BBC News -- South Asia)
CAT 2007 Results on Mobile Phones Jan 9, 2008
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There's no place like home Jan 9, 2008
In health care, the renowned Aravind Eye Care system based in the southern city of Madurai offers cataract operations for $50 to $300 a month, a fraction of the $2,000 or more it would cost in the United States. It performed 200,000 procedures last year. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Sun TV airs FM radio at Varanasi Jan 1, 2008
With this, the total number of FM radio stations operating under the Sun TV Network goes up to 18, including those in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Tirupati, Madurai, Tuticorin, Lucknow, Bhopal, Puducherry, Kozhikode, Indore and Vijayawada. Sun TV Network holds licence for 45 FM radio stations across India and when all the remaining 27 stations become operational, the company would become one of the largest radio broadcasters in the... (Hindu)
Sun TV launches FM station at Vijayawada Dec 26, 2007
With this, the total number of FM radio stations operating under the Sun TV Network goes up to 17, including those in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Tirupati, Madurai, Tuticorin, Lucknow, Bhopal, Puducherry, Kozhikode and Indore. Sun TV Network holds licence for 45 FM radio stations across India and when all the remaining 28 stations become operational the company would become one of the largest radio broadcasters in the country, it... (Hindu Business Line)
Don't be so outspoken Sushmita Dec 23, 2007
Her comment, "No Indian has chastity or virginity any more" has upset the culture cops of Tamil Nadu and the Madurai branch of the Madras High Court has issued a notice against her. A notice has also been issued to the Tamil daily which issued the transcripts of Sushmita Sen's television interview. (Gunaah)
Final approval for Chennai metro rail project soon Dec 22, 2007
Chennai: The Government of India will soon give its final approval for the Chennai Metro Rail project and help the State Government implement the Bus Rapid Transit System in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchi and Madurai, said Jaipal Reddy, Union Minster for Urban Development. Speaking at the INFRA 2007-MAP Tomorrow s Chennai, a conference organised by the CII, the Minister said that urbanisation had become a universal phenomenon that offered exciting opportunities. (Hindu)
Vitamin A Supplements May Improve Infant Survival Dec 14, 2007
In the new study, Dr. James M. Tielsch from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and his team at the Aravind Centre for Women, Children and Community Health in Madurai, south India, randomly assigned 5,786 newborns to receive vitamin A supplements within the first 48 hours after birth and 5833 newborns to receive inactive "placebo.". Infants in both groups were followed up through home visits for 6 months and details of illness were recorded. (MEDLINEplus)
NRI gets nod for regional airline Dec 8, 2007
These planes will fly between south Indian cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Madurai, Trivandrum, Kochi, Vizag, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Being an LCC, its primary competition will be other low fare carriers like Deccan, SpiceJet and IndiGo. (India Times, India)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Indian entrepreneurs take their goals sky-high Dec 3, 2007
The company is targeting cities like Madurai, Trichy, Coimbatore and Mysore, and is in negotiations with Bombardier and Embraer for its aircraft fleet. "Cochin had 25% passenger growth year on year and this will be the first Cochin-based airline.". (Economic Times)
Advocates in TN abstain from work Dec 1, 2007
The boycott was complete in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and else where in the state as advocates struck work following a call given by the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu to observe the day as a "protest day" ... About 800 advocates of the Madras High Court bench in Madurai and nearly 2,000 advocates of the district court took part in the boycott, the bar association said. (Hindu)
Readerspeak: Proper vigilance can combat terror Nov 25, 2007
N Shekar, Madurai, says: However determined the intelligence sleuths are, the politicians are more determined to dilute the information with their undiplomatic actions and help the terrorists indirectly. It will be better if the matters of national security are left to professionals rather than provide all the secret information to politicians, who just because they are the elected representatives seem to have a greater access. (India Times, India)
Barking mad? Man marries dog to ward off curse Nov 14, 2007
Crowds cheered the newly-weds at the end of the ceremony in Sivaganga district, about 50km (30 miles) east of the city of Madurai. The "bride", who is called Selvi, was led to the temple in Manamudurai wearing a sari before vows were exchanged in a traditional Hindu ceremony. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Small-town India joins big IT race Nov 8, 2007
IT parks are being constructed or planned in several Tamil Nadu towns, including Tirunelveli, Trichy, Coimbatore and Madurai. Road and air connectivity is also being reinforced in India's only power-surplus state, which has set apart 2,340 acres of land for the IT industry. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Pune firecracker prices to skyrocket Nov 4, 2007
Many labourers working there left to work in spinning mills in Madurai, he says. Incidentally, Sivakasi produces 90 per cent of India's firecrackers. (India Times, India)
HCL inaugurates first technology hub in Noida Nov 2, 2007
According to HCL founder Shiv Nadar, the company is planning to open more such technology hubs in Bangalore and Chennai followed by cities such as Nagpur, Madurai and Lucknow in the coming years. Printer friendly Send this article to Friends by. (Hindu)
Readerspeak: National interest should be top priority Nov 2, 2007
Shekar, Madurai, says: Irrespective of the political differences, a diplomatic behaviour from major parties would tilt the balance of equation towards India, and the image of our country would get a boost among the international community. But, one cannot neglect the opinions of erudite scientists with regard to Hyde act, and the politicians should come clear on that. (India Times, India)
Its quiz time, folks Oct 26, 2007
It begins tomorrow at Puducherry, and then goes on to Chennai, Bangalore, Mangalore, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam where the finals will be held on November 21. At each centre, there will be a written preliminary round to select the six teams for the regional finals. (Hindu)
Shop 'til you drop for world's best global goods Oct 18, 2007
They bought dhuri rugs in Madurai. They picked up jewelry in Chinai. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Koodankulam power project unit to be ready by 2008 Oct 16, 2007
MADURAI: The first unit of Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project, an Indo-Russian joint venture, would be ready by December 2008 and would be able to supply power at highly competitive rates, a top official has said. There were some delays in bringing in some spares but the first reactor would be completed by December 2008 and the second one in another six months, S K Jain, Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India, told reporters. (India Times, India -- Community News)
In Madurai prison everything is available for a price Oct 10, 2007
MADURAI: By paying money, inmates of the central prison here can get several facilities -- cell phones, drugs, unauthorized visitors, food of choice, tobacco -- and can even have their rivals killed. According to police and intelligence officials, corruption and illegal activities by a section of the jail staff had been a major problem faced by the prison administration. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Madurai jail offers everything for a fee Oct 10, 2007
In Madurai prison everything is available for a price-India-The Times of India ... In Madurai prison everything is available for a price10 Oct 2007, 1040 hrs IST ... MADURAI: By paying money, inmates of the central prison here can get several facilities -- cell phones, drugs, unauthorized visitors, food of choice, tobacco -- and can even have their rivals killed. (India Times, India)
Call to probe India union death Oct 9, 2007
Warnakulasuriyage Canisius Fernando was shot dead on Friday inside Madurai jail in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He had gone to meet three Sri Lankan fishermen who were being held for unauthorised entry into Indian waters. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Bollywood tales from Austria Oct 9, 2007
I have visited India on several occasions and have travelled to Rajasthan, Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, Agra, Madurai and Kancheepuram among others. It has been a good experience, says Dorothy, whose latest book will be released in the Capital this Tuesday. (Hindu)
Banks have helped India achieve 9% growth: FM Oct 8, 2007
MADURAI: Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said that those blaming nationalised banks for doing nothing or very little towards economic growth should be ready for a debate. He reiterated that banks have played a key role in helping the UPA government achieve 9% growth in the past three years. (India Times)
