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.
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) received Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Trichy airport on Saturday night – their first direct interaction since the AIADMK and BJP renewed their alliance ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. It is not clear if the two leaders held a one-on-one discussion during the visit. However, EPS gave a memorandum to PM Modi. The meeting came against the backdrop of a simmering war of words between the allies over the nature of a possible National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Tamil Nadu, should the coalition win in 2026. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has repeatedly stressed the idea of a “coalition government,” but has stopped short of naming EPS as the chief ministerial candidate – a point of contention within the AIADMK.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay launched his much-anticipated statewide political tour in Tiruchirappalli on Saturday, kickstarting what is being seen as his first major step toward the 2026 Assembly elections. Calling Trichy – where Annadurai chose to contest in 1956 and MGR held his first major conference in 1974 – a “turning point in Tamil Nadu’s political history”, Vijay said he was starting his journey from a land symbolising “Periyar, secularism and communal amity.”
In a heartwarming display of wildlife conservation, the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) District Forest Office team in Tamil Nadu executed a daring rescue operation on September 13, saving a juvenile Indian gaur. The young bison, weighing several hundred kilograms, had fallen into a deep reservoir, leaving it trapped and exhausted. What followed was a multi-hour ordeal that showcased the unwavering dedication of forest and fire service personnel, who risked their own lives to ensure the animal’s safety.
Actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has reiterated strict safety and conduct guidelines for its cadres ahead of his statewide campaign, in the backdrop of the Madras High Court’s observations on damage to public property during his last week’s Trichy rally. The party’s advisory bans cadres and supporters from organising public receptions for Vijay, from following his vehicle or convoy, and strictly prohibits dangerous acts such as climbing lamp posts, EB posts or transformers, rooftops, vehicles, trees or flex boards along highways. Bursting crackers has also been disallowed.
