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Bullet train: First steel bridge set up in Maharashtra after being transported over 1,000 km

A 100-meter-long steel bridge for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has been successfully installed in Thane. This bridge, weighing 1,405 metric tonnes, is the first of its kind in Maharashtra. It was transported from a workshop in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, and assembled on-site after traveling 1,300 kilometers. Sixteen out of…

The Economic Times · Sep 29

IndiGo flight from Trichy to Singapore carrying 127 passengers returns after technical snag

An IndiGo flight from Trichy to Singapore returned safely to the airport. The aircraft experienced a technical snag shortly after its departure. Passengers were aboard the flight which circled for two and a half hours. Airport officials maintained communication while the plane reduced its fuel. The flight landed after completing…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

Why Thanjavur Is the One City in Tamil Nadu That Rewards Every Extra Day You Spend There

The temple is not the destination, it's the doorThe Brihadeeswarar stands so completely that most visitors photograph it and consider themselves done. It is, after all, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The vimana rises 66 metres, built without mortar, and the capstone alone weighs 80 tonnes, moved into place by…

Times Life · Jul 17

Tamil Nadu: Devotees celebrate Vaikuntha Ekadasi at Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Trichy

Amid the chanting of 'Ranga Ranga Namperumal,' the procession of deity Namperumal passed through the 'Paramapatha Vaasal' (gate of heaven) on the occasion. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jan 10, 2025

Tamil Nadu: Snag-hit Air India Flight lands safely in Trichy

Several ambulances and fire tenders were deployed at the Tiruchirappalli airport. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 11, 2024

HC relief to YouTuber booked over ‘derogatory remarks against cop’

The Madras High Court has granted anticipatory bail to YouTuber and Naam Tamilar Katchi member Sattai Durai Murugan, Bar and Bench reported. He was booked by the Trichy police last month after his followers and party supporters put out hateful comments on X against a local police officer.

Newslaundry · Sep 9, 2024

Tamil Nadu: Illicit liquor seized in Trichy, days after Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy

In the wake of the deaths in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu in which 50 people died, 250 liters of illicit liquor were seized and disposed off in the state's Tiruchirapalli district. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 22, 2024

Second Bharat Gaurav train for pilgrimage to start from Secunderabad

IRCTC has announced the second Bharat Gaurav Train for “Divya Dakshin Yatra with Jyotirlinga” from Secunderabad covering Tiruvannamalai [Arunachalam], Rameswaram, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum, Trichy and Thanjavur

The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024

Tamil Nadu: Kerala Couple die after car falls into Trichy's Kollidam River

The accident occurred on the Trichy-Chennai National Highway when the couple was travelling to Chennai from Trichy airport. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 8, 2023

Cyclone Michaung continues to affect Hyderabad airport operations, 16 flights cancelled

Cyclone Michaung causes 16 flight cancellations at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Affected flights including 6 IndiGo, 4 Air Asia, 4 Alliance Air, 2 SpiceJet. Chennai route most affected (6 cancellations), followed by Bangalore (5), Tirupati (3), Trichy & Visakhapatnam (1 each).

The Hindu · Dec 5, 2023