40t garbage removed from Vaigai river
Madurai: Nearly 40 tonnes of garbage was removed from the Vaigai river in a mass cleaning programme organized by the Madurai Corporation between Kamarajar Bridge near Bethaniyapuram and Kuruvikkaran Salai.
Times Of India (Madurai)
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Health secy: 47 died due to dengue and other fevers in TN
Madurai: Fifteen people died due to dengue and 32 people died due to other types of fever with co-morbid conditions in the state from January in 2017, principal secretary of state health department, J
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No petrol-to-diesel auto conversion: HC
Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday impleaded the state's transport principal secretary as a party to the case against conversion of petrol and LPG autos into diesel autos.
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Govt directed to set up special wards for H1N1 patients in hospitals
Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday ordered the government to set up special wards for H1N1 patients in district headquarters hospitals in the state in four months. The division
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Chinnalapatti to declare itself plastic-free by month-end
Chinnalapatti, a town panchayat in Dindigul district is all set to declare itself as plastic-free by the end of this month. A recycling yard in the area has now become a major attraction where animal figures
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Corporation raids shops around temple to enforce plastic ban
MADURAI: A day after Madurai City Corporation banned plastic bags below 50 microns around Meenakshi temple, the civic body raided shops and seized 660 kilograms of banned polythene bags and levied a total
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High court bans plastic bags, oil bathing in Courtallam Falls
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday passed an order imposing a ban on use of plastic bags below 40 microns in Courtallam falls situated in the Courtallam town panchayat and
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Anti-plastic campaign kicked off near Meenakshi temple
MADURAI: The four important streets around the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple will be made plastic free soon and an awareness campaign to stress the same was started near the temple on Friday. Corporation
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With plastic ban, Meenakshi temple goes green, clean
MADURAI: The Madurai Sri Meenakshi Amman temple is going green, with plastic bags banned on its premises with immediate effect. However, people are sceptical as plastic ban has not been successful in Madurai
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Plastic bags banned at Madurai Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple
MADURAI: Plastic bags have been banned at the Madurai Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple as part of the authorities' efforts to go green. Officers from the district administration, joint commissioner of the
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Students to adorn city walls with environmental murals
Madurai: The ideas and perceptions of young minds on protecting the environment will be used to decorate the walls at important places in the Madurai Corporation soon. The Madurai chapter of Soroptimist