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Swamy warns of stir against renaming Madurai airport...parties like BJP, if the Tamil Nadu government does not withdraw its letter opposing the Union Civil Aviation Ministry's proposal to rename Madurai international airport after Muthuramalinga Thevar. Talking to newspersons here, he said Mr... In this article: Subramanian Swamy, Madurai Airport, Janata Party, BJP, Madurai, Aiadmk, and M Karunanidhi |
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
Prithvi Exchange upgraded to 'AD Category II'
...have 16 branches in India, including seven in Chennai, three each in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Goa, and would be open new branches in Madurai, Trichy, Coimbatore, Vijayawada, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, besides setting up an office in...
In this article: Reserve Bank of India, Chennai, India, Kochi, and Bangalore
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New Kerala | 3 days ago
TNLA activist, 9 others arrested: vehicles seized
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The Times of India - Entertainment | 5 days ago
Ramesh���s new innings
...being directed by debutant Yuvaraj, a former associate of Jayam Raja and Simbudevan. The film is set in Kollywood's favourite town, Madurai, and is based on cricket. The film has music by Arul Dev, a former associate of Vidyasagar.
In this article: Simbudevan, Jayam Ravi, Santosh Subramaniam, and India
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New Kerala | November 14, 2009
TNSTC bus driver dies
...Vadipatti here late last night. Police sources said the driver, C Yuvaraj (39), was driving the bus which was on its way to Hosur from Madurai, when the two motor cycle borne miscreants hurled a stone. The stone broke the windscreen of...
In this article: Dindigul, Vadipatti, Tiruppur, Palani, Coimbatore, and Salem
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New Kerala | November 11, 2009
PWD issues flood warning in Tamil Nadu
...ft here this morning. Official sources said the authorities advised the people living on the banks of Vaigai in Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts to move to safer places as the dam was marching towards its...
In this article: Vaigai, Theni, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, and India
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New Kerala | November 11, 2009
Civil servant in Tamil Nadu declares his assets
...discomfort of many of his colleagues, Sagayam has announced on the district website that he has a bank balance of Rs.7,172 and a house in Madurai valued at Rs.900,000. "This is nothing great as every civil servant has to submit his asset...
In this article: Revenue, University of Madras, Pudukottai, and Namakkal
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New Kerala | November 11, 2009
INDOFIL introduces new fungicides
...Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and West Bengal within a couple of months. In Tamil Nadu it would be launched at Madurai, Salem and Tiruvannamalai in a couple of days. (c) 2009 Published with permission from United News of...
In this article: Fungicide, Mango, West Bengal, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, and Mumbai
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New Kerala | November 10, 2009
Rain comes down but situation still causes concern in Tamil Nadu
Madurai, Nov 10 : Though the quantum of rainfall that battered the Southern districts of Tamilnadu for the past one week had came down sharply this morning, the situation is still precarious as the water levels in major Reservoirs and Dams...
In this article: Tirunelveli, Theni, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, and Rameswaram
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New Kerala | November 10, 2009
Sri Lankan President's Cousin visits temples
Madurai, Nov 10 : Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's cousin Nirupama Rajapakse and her husband Thirukumar Natesan visited the revered Sri Meenakshi-Sundareswarar and Lord Subramaniya Swamy temples at Tirupparankundram, amid tight...
In this article: Mahinda Rajapakse and India
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New Kerala | November 09, 2009
Flood warning issued in 3 districts
Cuddalore, Nov 9 : The Cuddlore, Madurai and Tirunelveli district administrations today issued flood warning to the people living on the banks of Thenpannaiyaru, Vallaru, Manimutharu and Kedilam, Vaigai and Tamaraiparni rivers. In...
In this article: Kedilam, Chidambaram, Wellington, and India
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Madurai (மதுரை and IPA: /mɐd̪ɯrəj/), is the oldest inhabited city in the Indian peninsula. It is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is the second corporation of Tamilnadu (next to Chennai). It is situated on the banks of the River Vaigai in Madurai district.The city is widely known as the Temple city, and is often also referred to as Koodal Maanagar, Cultural Capital of Tamil Nadu , Malligai Maanagar (City of Jasmine) Thoonga Nagaram (Sleepless City)and Athens of the East. With a city population of 1,108,755 according to the 2006 estimation ,it is the administrative capital of Madurai district.
Madurai was the capital city of ancient Southern civilization. Madurai's cultural heritage goes back 2,500 years, and the city has been an important commercial center and has conducted trade as far as Rome and Greece since as early as 550 B.C.E..
- Name:
- Tamil Nadu
- Local Name:
- Madurai
- Type:
- city
- District:
- Madurai district
- Total Area:
- 109
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