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Topic: Madurai

AIIMS degree without the experience: In Madurai, 1st MBBS batch nears graduation out of temporary campus

As new batch prepares to join, students from earlier batches are still grappling with makeshift arrangements & low clinical exposure, with AIIMS Madurai’s permanent home nowhere near ready.

PTR faces Vijay tsunami: TVK candidate beats DMK heavyweight by 19k votes in TN’s Madurai Central

Tamil Nadu minister Palanivel Thiagarajan had held high-profile Madurai Central seat since 2016, when he won with 42.55% votes, and improved it to 49.47% in 2021.

‘Balanced order’: SC upholds Madras HC’s deepam nod & restriction on Muslim prayers at Madurai hilltop

The Supreme Court upholds a Madras High Court ruling restricting prayers at Nellithoppu area atop the Thiruparankundram hills in Madurai District in Tamil Nadu to Ramzan and Bakri Eid. 

Karthigai Deepam row: What’s the controversy over lighting a lamp on a Madurai hilltop?

Tamil Nadu appeals HC order permitting Deepam at Deepathoon pillar near dargah, as Opposition slams DMK govt over a dispute dating to the British era.

Madras HC quashes Madurai prohibitory orders, slams officials for ‘calculated’ defiance over Deepam row

Judge directs police protection for Hindu ritual at site close to a dargah; police detain 100, including BJP state chief, despite ruling. Tamil Nadu govt approaches Supreme Court.

In Periyar’s land, animal sacrifice row reignites 100-yr old temple-dargah land dispute

Conflict over attempted animal sacrifice at dargah in Madurai has sparked communal tensions in Thiruparankundram hills. Now, BJP & pro-Hindutva groups are seeking dargah’s removal.

Birthplace of AIADMK, gave 6 CMs — why southern Tamil Nadu is crucial to state’s politics

Madurai, gateway to southern Tamil Nadu, turned around MGR’s fortunes & was springboard for many regional parties. According to one analyst, 'Route to Fort St George goes from here'.

The year our home in Madurai ran out of water

In ‘Watershed’, Mridula Ramesh writes that India is facing its worst water crisis ever, and some say it will fail to meet half its water demand by 2030.

Incredible India’s junk yards

You can go around the country, from Hampi to Bodhgaya, and from the Taj Mahal to the Jagannath temple in Puri, and find the same story of callousness and neglect repeated.

On Camera

India’s banks show how AI is impacting jobs. Govt must focus on skilling

At HDFC Bank, the number of non-supervisory staff has declined by close to 5 per cent at the end of March 2026. But the strength of supervisory staff has increased by 11 per cent.

How the Kerala Infra Investment Fund Board went from being ‘state’s strength’ to facing review

The VD Satheesan govt has constituted a high-level expert panel to undertake a review of the board & recommend a restructuring roadmap to strengthen its long-term sustainability.

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

Satluj risks rekindling anger & distrust in Punjab. It’s not about the film, but the votes

Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.