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Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launches the Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram scheme at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai today. Who is eligible, why PICME registration and the RCH ID matter, and what parents of babies born since June 22 should do.
28 Sept 2026 • 4 min read
Madurai's signature Jigarthanda blends milk, almond gum, sarsaparilla syrup, and ice cream into a layered drink found nowhere else quite like this. Here's its history and where locals still swear by the traditional recipe.
20 Aug 2026 • 2 min read
With a three-day bank employees' strike set to begin on September 28, the government has ordered public sector and regional rural banks to stay open on Sunday, September 27, so customers can complete urgent transactions before five consecutive non-working days.
24 Sept 2026 • 2 min read
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday inaugurated the newly constructed Velunachiyar Flyover at Melamadai Junction in Madurai, built at a cost of ₹150 crore. The four-lane, 950-metre flyover is designed to ease congestion along the busy KK Nagar–Anna Nagar stretch on Sivagangai Road and is named in honour of freedom fighter Veeramangai Velunachiyar.
8 Dec 2025 • 4 min read
Every year, Madurai relives its most cherished legend — the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar. Here's the story passed down through generations.
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Madurai is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and it wears that history openly — as the Temple City of Tamil Nadu, built around the towering gopurams of the Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman Temple and a nearly two-thousand-year urban plan that still shapes the streets around it. Every Chithirai, the city pauses its everyday rhythm to re-enact the divine wedding of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar, drawing pilgrims from across Tamil Nadu.
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📜 திருக்குறள் #1
அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி
பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு.
எழுத்துக்கள் எல்லாம் தொடங்குவதற்கு 'அ' என்னும் எழுத்து முதலாக இருப்பது போல, உலகிற்கெல்லாம் கடவுளே முதற்பொருளாக விளங்குகிறார்.
As the letter A is the first of all letters, the eternal God is the first and foremost in the world.
கடவுள் வாழ்த்து · In Praise of God