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Chettinad is a cluster of about 70-odd villages and towns, spread between the Pudukottai and Ramanathapuram districts in Tamil Nadu’s southern half. It takes its name from the Nattukottai Chettiars, an enterprising community who forged trading links across Asia and also established some of Tamil Nadu’s best-known corporate houses. The community’s wealth boomed from the 1880s to the 1940s, a period that witnessed the construction of palatial homes. Located within driving distance of both Madurai and Trichy airports, this region offers a fascinating blend of culture, cuisine, architecture, and temples, making it a perfect weekend pit stop.

Trichy: Air connectivity between Trichy and Singapore, one of the busiest non-metro international routes, received a boost on Sunday with the addition of four more direct flights.With this, the total weekly services in the sector have increased from 30 to 34

Five office bearers of a private school including the trustee and headmistress have been arrested for sexually harassing a Class 4 girl student in Tamil Nadu’s Trichy district, the police said. The incident led to massive protests by parents in Trichy’s Manapparai. The student was allegedly sexually harassed by the school correspondent’s husband, Vasantha Kumar, who is the trustee, the authorities said. The nine-year-old student narrated the horrific ordeal to her parents, who then filed a complaint with the police. Action was taken on the basis of a complaint by her grandmother.