- newChennai police arrest 19-year-old man for attempting to kidnap baby
Police said the teenager was drunk, and had grabbed a seven-month-old baby from her parents and had tried to run away; he was stopped by local residents and handed over to the police
- 1 hour ago 15 May 24, 12:55pm -
- newChennai bypass to get vehicular subway at accident-prone zone in Vanagaram
The subway, coming up at a cost of ₹50 crore, will likely be completed in a year, officials said
- 3 hours ago 15 May 24, 11:22am -
- newChennai Metro Rail’s direct train from Central station to airport cancelled for the day, due to technical glitch
The direct service will not be operational on Wednesday, May 15; commuters must change trains at the Alandur Metro Rail station
- 3 hours ago 15 May 24, 11:05am -
- newFour congested locations in Chennai to get multi-level parking lots
The civic body has been planning to increase the parking charges in the multi-level parking lots as the revenue for the private agency that constructed the parking lot has been reducing in T.Nagar
- 11 hours ago 15 May 24, 3:12am -
- newFour held for murder of youth in Puzhal
- 11 hours ago 15 May 24, 3:07am -
- newSpecial Tahsildar, police constable arrested while receiving ₹3 lakh as bribe to evict encroachments
- 12 hours ago 15 May 24, 2:41am -
- newFive killed as car hits cattle and rams tree near Kalpakkam
- 14 hours ago 15 May 24, 12:11am -
- newGunman held for theft of ₹37 lakh
- 14 hours ago 15 May 24, 12:01am -
- newThe history of healthcare in Chennai that remains untouched
- 15 hours ago 14 May 24, 11:09pm -
- newUnregulated traffic leaves a world heritage town choked
It is very tough to enter Mamallapuram during weekends. Most of the first-time visitors are clueless about where to park their cars and buses. The small bus stand can handle only three to four buses, at a time, in a town with a floating population of 25,000 to 1 lakh
- 15 hours ago 14 May 24, 11:07pm -
- newTraffic diversion, road-block upset Rameswaram Road residents
- 16 hours ago 14 May 24, 10:50pm -
- newColleges must publicise their facilities, financial status, says AICTE chairman
AICTE chairman says public disclosure will build confidence in the institution
- 16 hours ago 14 May 24, 10:01pm -
- newEdappadi Palaniswami appears before court in a defamation case filed by Dayanidhi Maran
- 16 hours ago 14 May 24, 9:55pm -
- newState will offer yellow fever vaccine in three centres
- 17 hours ago 14 May 24, 9:42pm -
- newEthiraj College gives full scholarship to GCC-school Class XII topper
A student of the Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School on M.H. Road, she scored 578 out of 600
- 17 hours ago 14 May 24, 9:39pm -
- newKanimozhi elected president of The Hindu Office and National Press Employees’ Union for third time
This is her third consecutive election as president of the union
- 19 hours ago 14 May 24, 7:28pm -
- newDVAC books former health official, his wife for amassing disproportionate assets
- 19 hours ago 14 May 24, 7:23pm -
- newExperts shine light on practical aspects of economics in The Hindu Career Counselling webinar
- 20 hours ago 14 May 24, 6:29pm -
- newChennai Police arrest three men for bike theft
Police said they were on the lookout for a fourth person involved in the crime
- 23 hours ago 14 May 24, 3:39pm -
- Get bail cancelled if conditions violated: DGP to all investigating officers in T.N.
The instruction has been issued pursuant to a letter written to DGP Shankar Jiwal by T.N. Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah
- 1 day ago 14 May 24, 1:54pm -
- False legal heirship certificates | Madras High Court orders criminal prosecution against those who seek and issue them
The Court directed the Commissioner of Revenue Administration to issue a circular within five weeks, instructing all revenue officials to lodge police complaints if they came across false applications for legal heirship certificates
- 1 day ago 14 May 24, 12:27pm -
- Chennai City Police seize ₹1 crore in cash from two persons
Police said the seizure was made during a vehicle inspection in George Town
- 1 day ago 14 May 24, 11:48am -
- Teenager hacked to death by gang in Chennai
Police said the young man was waylaid by a gang in Puzhal; four persons have been arrested in connection with the murder
- 1 day ago 14 May 24, 11:03am -
- Beach development activities on Injambakkam-Akkarai stretch will affect turtle nesting, say conservationists
CMDA officials deny it will impact turtles nesting, as the project is in Injambakkam, where there is no recorded nesting of turtles
- 2 days ago 14 May 24, 1:27am -
- Singer Velmurugan held
- 2 days ago 14 May 24, 12:24am -
- Student falls to death from moving train in Ennore
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 10:27pm -
- In India 223 children diagnosed with retinoblastoma, rare cancer of retina, says ocular oncologist
Hospital organises week-long awareness programme; children with the condition participate in cultural performance — Kanmanigalin Kangal
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 9:55pm -
- SIMS Hospital launches specialised centre to treat rib cage disorders
The minimally invasive approach taken by the Centre will help avoid prolonged stays in the intensive care unit, pain management medications, and extended periods of bed rests, says experts
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 9:48pm -
- Work to paint murals on pillars outside Chennai airport terminals begins
All the 72 pillars outside the terminals will be painted with murals reflecting the State’s art and architecture. The work taken up at a cost of around ₹2 crore will be completed in three months, say officials
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 9:33pm -
- Wet weather over the State may ease heatwave conditions for a week
Weather systems, which lie closer to Tamil Nadu region, are likely to bring about thundershowers over the State till Sunday. The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast fairly widespread rain from Wednesday
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 9:01pm -
- Deadline extended for renewing trade licences in Chennai
13,774 traders in the city have not renewed their licences issued by Chennai Corporation because of model code of conduct
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 8:36pm -
- Merit list for government arts and science colleges on May 24
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 7:56pm -
- Chennai Metrowater engages robotic technology to clean sewers in three city zones
Unlike desilting machines, these robotic units have both vertical and horizontal movement for effective waste collection from clogged lines. The unit is equipped with underwater camera and sensors, including gas sensors to detect hazardous gases
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 7:52pm -
- Chennai Collector lauds nurses for their key role in providing healthcare
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 6:45pm -
- Dispute over parking of vehicles on street leads to murder of 23-year-old student in Chennai
Police have arrested three young men, two of whom are also college students, in connection with the murder
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 5:29pm -
- Chennai police arrest history-sheeter for attempting to murder two persons
Police said the 32-year-old had attacked his mother-in-law and sister-in-law with a knife, after his wife left him
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 5:08pm -
- Chennai police arrest 10 persons for illegal sale of IPL tickets
The group was found selling tickets on the black market near the Chepauk stadium; the police seized 27 tickets worth ₹67,100 from them
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 2:47pm -
- Actor Ajith bets big on training bikers, motorcycle touring in India and abroad
The actor’s startup, Venus Mortocycles, intends to commence its first, on-road training session for women this month, under the guidance of seasoned motorcyclists and trainers
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 12:44pm -
- A hot blast from the past, a look at heat wave reports from Madras
Following the death of a 25-year-old construction worker due to a heat stroke, last week in Chennai, a run-through of heat wave reports from Madras lodged in The Hindu Archives
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 11:25am -
- Support for persons with Parkinson’s
A new care centre in Arumbakkam started by Parivarthan for Parkinson’s provides free therapies to those with neurological movement disorders
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 11:17am -
- The palette as an instrument of change
Sivaranjani V, whose artworks figured in Vaanam 2024, believes the soft tip of the paintbrush should assume the sharp edge of the sword
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 11:04am -
- Project Safety: Unblinking eyes and a police booth provide reassurance to Kalakshetra Colony residents
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 10:50am -
- A house in Chennai certified green by bees
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 10:37am -
- Bengaluru rains | 11 flights diverted from KIA to Chennai on May 12 due to heavy downpour and lightning
Seven of the diverted flights were domestic while four were international flights arriving from Paris (France), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), and Bangkok (Thailand)
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 10:31am -
- Project Safety: Watch your steps on Perumbakkam Main Road
- 2 days ago 13 May 24, 10:30am -
- School Education Department to outsource data entry work information portal for the upcoming academic year
The teachers had petitioned the government to outsource the work as it took away time from their teaching periods
- 3 days ago 13 May 24, 12:50am -
- Don’t use land taken from Aalavandar Trust against what it was intended for in his Will: Ramadoss
- 3 days ago 13 May 24, 12:45am -
- Motorists want the NHAI to remove barricades near Vanagaram toll plaza
- 3 days ago 13 May 24, 12:06am -
- Demand rises for footbridge at Chennai’s Anna Nagar West Extension
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 11:59pm -
- Madhavaram Horticultural Park suffers from lack of maintenance
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 11:55pm -
- Houses for the poor in open spaces may prove difficult to implement in Chennai
Once the model code of conduct is lifted next month, the government is expected to take decisions on land alienation. Urban planners have been opposing the use of large open spaces for building houses. They want them to be used for dealing with natural disasters
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 10:57pm -
- Ice cream and kulfi vendors keep things cool during summer
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 10:56pm -
- Greater Chennai Corporation hospitals improves preparedness for summer diseases
Though major summer diseases have not been reported in the city, GCC Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan advises doctors to link up with medical college hospitals to treat cases of water contamination, diarrhoea, heatstroke, food-based infections, and summer-related fevers
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 10:52pm -
- Sub-Registrars directed not to harass public for trivial issues
Ahead of possible upward revision in guideline values, workload of registration offices being analysed
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 10:29pm -
- TNUHDB constructs 28,824 tenements for the poor in the past three years
The government has handed over the housing units to the beneficiaries in 92 locations across the State
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 9:41pm -
- History-sheeter who swallowed razor blades undergoing treatment
He was being interrogated in the Villivakkam police station in connection with a brawl
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 9:04pm -
- Tamil Nadu government accords sanction to prosecute Annamalai over remarks against Annadurai, P.T. Rajan
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 8:51pm -
- Waste management campaign organised at Chepauk stadium
The drive was conducted by Urbaser Sumeet, in association with 92.7 BIG FM Tamil and the KYN app
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 7:55pm -
- Youth electrocuted while cleaning house in Kolathur
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 6:51pm -
- Chennai Metro Rail’s passenger traffic sees a sharp decline in April
Ridership fell from 86.82 lakh in March to 80.87 lakh last month. Officials say the Kilambakkam bus terminus and summer vacations might be possible causes and are planning an analysis to identify other reasons for the sudden dip
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 6:51pm -
- Chennai police detain Savukku Shankar under Goondas Act
A total of seven cases were pending against Mr. Shankar
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 5:54pm -
- Car ploughs into people sleeping on the roadside in Chennai
Two women sustained leg injuries; Guindy Traffic Investigation Police have detained the woman for drunken driving and causing the accident.
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 3:00pm -
- Kancheepuram farmers urge govt. to take steps to safeguard paddy procured through DPCs
- 3 days ago 12 May 24, 5:23am -
- Woman gangraped, murdered near Gummidipoondi, three held
- 4 days ago 12 May 24, 12:26am -
- New six-storey building of Kolathur hospital nearing completion: T.N. government
The ground floor of the hospital building will host facilities, including intensive care units, modern laundry, central disinfection department and a parking lot
- 4 days ago 11 May 24, 11:38pm -