Major fire at Madurai’s Meenakshi temple
Madurai : A major fire broke out in Tamil Nadu's Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple complex on Saturday. Many shops were reported to be gutted in the fire at the temple complex. More than five fire tenders are on the spot to douse...
Jallikattu spectator gored to death in Madurai
Madurai: A 19-year-old spectator was reportedly gored to death by a bull during the controversial bull-taming sport, Jallikattu, today in Madurai. Jallikattu started in Tamil Nadu on Sunday after a gap of three years in view of the ban. As per the...
Instead of Pongal cheer, protests engulf rural Madurai over Jallikattu ban
Madurai: At least seven people have been detained in rural Madurai in Tamil Nadu for organising the bull-taming festival, Jallikattu, in defiance of the Supreme Court ban. Pongal festivities are on in Tamil Nadu, but locals from Madurai are calling it...
Madurai: Petrol bombs hurled near Meenakshi Temple
Madurai/ Nagpur: Unidentified persons hurled three petrol bombs in the vicinity of the Sri Meenakshi Temple on Wednesday night. Police said there were no casualties in the incident. The bombs were hurled within a span of two hours late last night. However,...