- newPolice destroy over 1,000 kg of seized narcotic substances
- 4 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 6:41am -
- newChennai Port to revive massive outer harbour project at ₹8,000 crore
Officials say the project will add capacity, cut logistics time and cost, and help the port handle some of the world’s largest ships; concessionaire for the initiative to be chosen by end of 2026
- 5 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 5:37am -
- newWidening of ECR from Kottivakkam to Akkarai to be completed by Jan.
The 8.6-km stretch will be converted to six lanes; land acquisition issues that delayed the project have now been rectified, says Minister E.V. Velu
- 10 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 12:49am -
- newWoman Held for ₹5 Lakh Deepavali Chit Fund Fraud in R.K. Nagar
- 10 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 12:48am -
- newBridge project in north Chennai expedited, to be ready next month
Four more railway level crossings are set to be removed in various zones of the city
- 10 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 12:48am -
- newOver 200 sanitation workers detained by police during protest
- 10 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 12:47am -
- newChennai among five cities at risk of land sinking due to groundwater over-extraction, says study
Groundwater experts urge further field investigations, noting that geological formation and seawater intrusion may limit Chennai’s risk
- 10 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 12:46am -
- newCarnatic musician Nithyasree Mahadevan honoured
- 10 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 12:45am -
- newOne dead, two injured as tanker lorry rams car
- 10 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 12:39am -
- newPawnshop owner who fled with customers’ gold jewellery nabbed
- 10 hours ago 2 Nov 25, 12:35am -
- newBook titled A woman of no consequence launched
- 11 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 11:48pm -
- newThree real estate brokers held for fraudulent acquisition of land in Velachery
A group of individuals had allegedly created fake Aadhaar and PAN cards, along with forged property documents, to impersonate the owner and illegally transfer the property.
- 13 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 9:39pm -
- newPolice headquarters in Chennai gets Media Relations Officer
Avinash Kumar, IGP, Technical Services, has been given full additional charge as IGP, State Crime Records Bureau
- 15 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 7:26pm -
- newA vagrant at Adyar Estuary?
Immediately after the cyclone had eased up, a female red-headed bunting was sighted. It was found on October 29, and missing the next day
- 17 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 5:36pm -
- newA lesson on lack of civic sense
At a school zone in an interior section of McNichols Road, residents from near and far dump multiple categories of waste around the garbage bins, making for an unsavoury environment
- 17 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 5:32pm -
- newBrothers donate mom’s body for research
In 2017, they did the same for their father’s body
- 17 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 5:22pm -
- newNew freshwater crab genus identified in Yercaud
The discovery highlights the ecological significance of the Eastern Ghats, a region that remains comparatively less studied than the Western Ghats
- 18 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 5:15pm -
- newHoax bomb threat to Russian Cultural Centre in Chennai
- 18 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 4:28pm -
- newT.N. CM Stalin inaugurates work for proposed eco-park on Madras Race Club campus
The State government has proposed to develop a 118-acre eco-park, which includes the development of four ponds as flood-control and rainwater preservation measures, on the Madras Race Club grounds
- 20 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 2:31pm -
- newOver 70,000 students admitted under RTE Act in T.N. this academic year
- 23 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 11:59am -
- newHoax bomb threat at ED office in Nungambakkam
- 23 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 11:40am -
- newLook for the number at Kilpauk Cemetery
Madras Cemeteries Board Trust is completing an exercise to number the graves at the Kilpauk Cemetery; the initiative will be extended to the cemetery at Kasimedu
- 23 hours ago 1 Nov 25, 11:16am -
- Volunteers spruce up historic graveyard in Chennai
St. Patrick’s Cemetery on Pallavan Salai in Park Town now has a group that would carry out a monthly drive to keep the space sparkling clean
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 9:41am -
- October ends with excess rainfall over T.N. for second consecutive year; IMD indicates below normal rains in November
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast November rainfall in the State to be likely below normal rainfall.
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 5:45am -
- Bureau of Indian Standards organises outreach programme
A press release said the programme featured a quality walk wherein students, faculty members and BIS officials took part to showcase the importance of using BIS-certified and quality-assured products.
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 5:30am -
- GCC to widen narrow roads in Chennai to ease traffic congestion
Officials say work on end-to-end paving of four roads has been completed in a few congested areas; the widening of the carriageway in certain stretches is expected to ease traffic, they added
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 5:10am -
- Man held for duping yoga trainer and others with government job offers
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:36am -
- Over 16,000 special medical camps held across T.N.
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:35am -
- Japanese language course to commence at Indo-Japan Chamber
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:30am -
- Private hospital in Chennai launches breast cancer awareness programme
Apollo Cancer Centre and Apollo Proton Cancer Centre are promoting breast self-examinations, encouraging women to take time for self-care and early detection
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:28am -
- Fake ‘godman’ arrested for duping several people by claiming links with top officials and politicians
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:27am -
- Man from Tiruvannnamalai arrested for investment scam
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:26am -
- City hospital treats heart condition with indigenously-made device
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:13am -
- Playback singer Chinmayi recognised as ‘Icon of the Month’
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:11am -
- Four women drown in sea near Ennore
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:09am -
- WRD initiates talks with World Bank to roll out city’s Water Security Plan
- 1 day ago 1 Nov 25, 12:07am -
- Man arrested for impersonating as govt. official in ‘digital arrest’ scam
- 1 day ago 31 Oct 25, 10:49pm -
- DVAC conducts rally to create awareness
- 1 day ago 31 Oct 25, 10:48pm -
- ED, Tamil Nadu Police find themselves at loggerheads over registering FIRs
Advocate General P.S. Raman says Tamil Nadu police is not a post office to register FIRs on the basis of information shared by the Enforcement Directorate
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 7:42pm -
- Chennai-based private hospital rolls out mobile stroke care unit, launches support group
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 6:22pm -
- Pallikaranai Ramsar site land dispute: Madras High Court halts construction of high rise towers till November 12
Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan direct the real estate developer not to construct until the ‘ground truthing’ exercise for fixing the boundaries of Ramsar wetland site is concluded in two weeks
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 4:59pm -
- Ford announces plan to revive Chennai plant with ₹3,250-crore investment
Representatives from Ford and the Tamil Nadu government signed a MoU with a focus on producing all-new, next-generation engines.
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 12:11pm -
- Owners to be fined for unlicensed pets, ones without collars from November 24
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 6:17am -
- Corporation launches 15-cr. initiative to repair roads in various zones
A contingency of up to 25% has been allocated to contractors. Work is under way on over 500 roads, N. Chitrarasu, chairperson of Standing Committee (Works), said at the Council meeting
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 5:34am -
- Govt. buildings exempt from fine for delayed tax payment
Traders demand similar exemption from penal interest for delayed payment of property tax in Chennai
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 5:14am -
- Puducherry businessman murdered in Ashok Nagar by his employee’s husband
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 5:12am -
- Residents want damaged stretches of Anna Salai repaired immediately
They point to the poor condition of the stretch from Teynampet signal to Apollo Hospitals. It was worsened by the rain on Tuesday, they said
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 12:46am -
- As city sees a let-up in heavy rain, Highways Dept. begins restoration of battered roads
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 12:45am -
- 9 new loaders to be operated for solid waste management
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 12:44am -
- GCC approves resolution to rename East Circular Road
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 12:43am -
- Applications invited for certificate courses at Madras Medical College
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 12:20am -
- Woman dies, 3 others injured as fire breaks out in house
- 2 days ago 31 Oct 25, 12:09am -
- Power bills deliver a shock to domestic consumers in Chennai
Several consumers say the charges are exorbitant. An official explains a section of assessors is resorting to table-recording: not visiting the houses and reading the meters bi-monthly
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 10:24pm -
- T.N. plans to develop coastal tourism circuits in Nagapattinam, Rameswaram and Kanniyakumari
The State government is keen to tap the tourism potential of these coastal towns, says T.N. Venkatesh, Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Tamil Nadu Maritime Board
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 6:59pm -
- Madras Race Club case: Supreme Court declines to interfere with High Court Division Bench order
However, the apex court restricted the State from creating ‘permanent structures’ on the property beyond what was required for an eco-park
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 5:20pm -
- TNPCB data on Deepavali underplays real extent of air pollution, says environmental group
According to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chennai’s AQI between 6 a.m. on October 20 and 6 a.m. on October 21 ranged from 190 to 332. However, Poovulagin Nanbargal said the actual pollution levels were far higher
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 3:31pm -
- Two held for chit fund fraud involving over ₹2.4 crore in Arumbakkam
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 3:01pm -
- Man on anticipatory bail held for assaulting woman in Chennai
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 1:15pm -
- Two workers electrocuted while erecting iron structure in Chengalpattu
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 1:02pm -
- History-sheeter hacked to death in Thiruvottriyur
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 12:47pm -
- These artists in Chennai’s Pondy Bazaar turn heads with their art
In the face of financial woes, painting by the roadside gives the artists a chance to earn commissions and keep their art alive
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 12:43pm -
- Ciclo Café in Chennai introduces global-inspired sundaes that turn ice cream into a journey
From Japanese black sesame to Madras filter coffee, Ciclo Café’s new ice creams are globe-trotting adventures
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 11:58am -
- Lack of accessible toilets in Chennai leaves persons with disabilities in distress
Even in accessible toilets, entry can be difficult for wheelchair users because the doors are not wide enough for them to pass through
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 11:19am -
- Actor Krishna appears before ED in cocaine peddling case
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 6:00am -
- MTC to run e-buses to metro stations for last mile connectivity in Chennai
MTC has called for a pre-tender meeting on November 3 to assess the feasibility of operating 220 AC e-buses to Metrorail stations in city
- 3 days ago 30 Oct 25, 5:30am -
