- newMan held for sexually harassing woman police constable
- 3 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:54am -
- newHunt for treasure by following clues and visiting Chennai’s landmarks on September 7
- 3 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:40am -
- newMadras Dyslexia Association develops remedial kit for children with maths difficulties
- 3 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:40am -
- newChennai is a combination of the ancient and modern, says Mohan Rajan
- 3 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:38am -
- newWoman found dead after falling into a silt catch pit at Choolaimedu in Chennai
Police said that the woman fell into the pit, which was covered with a wooden material, in the early hours of Tuesday. They were alerted after a boy, who went past the area in the morning, saw her lying in the pit.
- 3 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:37am -
- newMadras Royal Club hosts special movie screening for underprivileged persons
- 4 hours ago 3 Sep 25, 12:29am -
- newMadras High Court appoints one-man commission to probe alleged police excess while quelling Chennai conservancy workers’ protest
Justices M.S. Ramesh and V. Lakshminarayanan request retired judge V. Parthiban to act as a one-man commission and submit a report as expeditiously as possible
- 6 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 9:47pm -
- newCocaine worth ₹56 crore seized at Chennai airport, two passengers held
The contraband, which was brought from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, was to be delivered to Delhi. Officials suspect that the arrested are part of a larger syndicate involved in international and inter-State trafficking of cocaine
- 7 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 9:08pm -
- newWorkshop on journalism and mass media held at ACJ
P. Sainath distributed certificates to 24 candidates who participated in a two-week long residential workshop at the ACJ.
- 7 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 8:48pm -
- newExpansion of Okkiyam Madavu bridge to be completed before monsoon: CMRL
After the project is completed, the bridge’s waterway width will be increased from the current 90 m to 205 m. Its vertical clearance will also be increased to 1.5 m
- 8 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 7:46pm -
- newRamakrishna Mission Ashrama Schools’ Alumni Day 2025 to be celebrated
The event will feature a special performance of Kapidhwaja, a play by Dummies Drama directed by alumnus Sreevathsan
- 9 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 6:58pm -
- newNGT criticises Chennai Corporation for violating regulations during Vinayaka idol immersion
It says the dumping of debris on the ecologically sensitive Pattinapakkam beach is a clear violation of environmental protection laws. The Bench also stresses that only environmentally safe idols must be immersed in the sea
- 10 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 6:30pm -
- newPM e-DRIVE scheme not necessary for Tamil Nadu: Transport Minister Sivasankar
State government would procure and operate electric buses, he stressed
- 11 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 5:24pm -
- newTension near Kattupalli port as agitating contract workers pelt stones at police
Police resorted to lathi charge and shot tear gas shells. The commotion began when the contractual labourers engaged by a ship building firm demanded compensation for a colleague who died after an accidental fall.
- 12 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 3:47pm -
- newWhen Anna University banned American beverages Pepsi, Coca-Cola from its canteen 22 years ago
The Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab recently announced a ban on American soft drinks in the varsity campus. Way back in 2003, a state university in Tamil Nadu banished Pepsi and Coca-Cola from its canteen.
- 14 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 1:45pm -
- newLow-pressure area forms over northwest Bay of Bengal
The low pressure area has formed under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Myanmar coast
- 18 hours ago 2 Sep 25, 10:26am -
- Vandharai vaazhavaikkum Chennai is not just a saying; it reflects city’s soul: Nina Reddy
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 1:00am -
- Southern Railway’s move to hire retired loco pilots draws flak
Loco pilots, while organising protests at various railway stations, said while on one hand the recruitment of loco pilots was progressing at a slow pace, on the other hand, they themselves were suffering from denial of leave, and stress due to excess of work and continuous night duties
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 12:59am -
- NCB seizes 590 kg ganja in Tiruvallur
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 12:54am -
- Settle pension dues of retired employees: CITU
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 12:50am -
- Aquarium pods, parking and better gates to be added to Kolathur fish market
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 12:46am -
- Despite vacancies in government medical college hospitals in T.N., forensic doctors work at primary health centres
According to the doctors, over 70 posts of assistant professors and senior residents in forensic medicine remain vacant. Even after 20 in-service doctors joining after October, many posts will remain unfilled, they add
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 12:20am -
- Congress MP Sasikanth Senthil withdraws hunger strike temporarily
Congress top brass appealed to give up the hunger strike, Mr. Senthil says; he was protesting against the Centre over Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan funds for Tamil Nadu
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 12:09am -
- RPF rescues 18 homeless persons
The rescued persons included three women, 12 men, one mentally ill and two differently-abled men.
- 1 day ago 2 Sep 25, 12:00am -
- Kamarajar Port pushes for usage of shore power supply facility to decrease emissions
Sources said, Kamarajar Port Limited has requested and written to TANGEDCO to direct ship owners to use shore power supply, at least on a trial basis.
- 1 day ago 1 Sep 25, 9:33pm -
- Tea, coffee prices to go up in Chennai
There are around 6,000 licenced tea shops in the city and around 4,000 that function without any
- 1 day ago 1 Sep 25, 9:24pm -
- Insurance week celebrations of LIC held
- 1 day ago 1 Sep 25, 8:50pm -
- Tamil Nadu government inks MoUs with three German companies
Among the MoUs were one signed with the Munich-headquartered Knorr-Bremse. The company will invest ₹2,000 crore in the establishment of an advanced facility for making railway doors and braking systems in Tamil Nadu
- 1 day ago 1 Sep 25, 7:34pm -
- Over 1 lakh T.N. government school students to be taken on college exposure visits
- 1 day ago 1 Sep 25, 6:43pm -
- Elathur lake in Erode notified as Tamil Nadu’s third Biodiversity Heritage Site
This follows the previous designations of Arittapatti in Madurai district in November 2022 and Kasampatty in Dindigul district in March 2025
- 1 day ago 1 Sep 25, 6:36pm -
- A judge’s gesture for disabled litigants at Chennai’s Egmore Court
A District Judge at the Egmore Commercial Court complex regularly leaves her first-floor courtroom to hold hearings in a makeshift courtroom on the ground floor for persons with disabilities who are unable to access the upper level
- 1 day ago 1 Sep 25, 5:23pm -
- Chennai Police Commissioner Arun calls on DGP in-charge Venkataraman
- 1 day ago 1 Sep 25, 4:13pm -
- AI and robotics courses for four Corporation schools in South Chennai
The project focuses on the dos and don’ts while using technology and the safe use of software tools
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 3:21pm -
- Conservancy workers to get same salary until disposal of industrial dispute, Chennai Corporation tells Madras High Court
Advocate General P.S. Raman says the GCC had a meeting with the private concessionaire on Saturday and the latter agreed to pay the same salary to the absorbed workers
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 1:14pm -
- Madras High Court sets aside 10-year sentence of South African woman in cocaine smuggling case after 8 years in jail
NCB had intercepted the 62-year-old at Chennai airport in 2017 when she flew down from Brazil via Abu Dhabi after swallowing 81 capsules of cocaine
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 12:48pm -
- Chennai Corporation to purchase temple land for ₹18.85 crore to run a school after Madras High Court intervention
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh had fixed the consideration and persuaded the corporation as well as the temple to agree for a settlement in the interest of 2,500 students
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 11:10am -
- CURI Hospitals holds campaign titled ‘Know Your Kidneys’
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 5:00am -
- Chennai Corporation reclaims nearly 100 acres of land in two dump yards
- 2 days ago 1 Sep 25, 4:05am -
- Two bikes used by college students to perform road stunts in Ambattur seized
The Red Hills Traffic Investigation wing police filed a case for rash and negligent driving
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 11:30pm -
- Chennai, a city for women professionals: Soumya Swaminathan
Chairperson of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, and former Chief Scientist at World Health Organization (WHO)
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 9:45pm -
- Chennai residents oppose integrated waste management pilot project in Perungudi to protect Pallikaranai marshland
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 9:05pm -
- Electricity department staff restore power supply after car hits poles in Chromepet
The five damaged poles along with power lines were replaced and the power supply was restored on Sunday night
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 8:41pm -
- T.N. Archaeology Department to begin underwater archaeological survey off the coast between Poompuhar and Nagapattinam in mid-September
The study is aimed at investigating submerged remains and bringing out Tamil Nadu’s maritime past. The proposals have been sent to the Central Advisory Board of Archaeology for clearance
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 7:05pm -
- T.N. Congress MP Sasikanth Senthil shifted to Chennai government hospital, continues hunger strike for Samagra Shiksha funds
On the third day of his protest, the MP was shifted from Tiruvallur GH to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 5:43pm -
- U.S. tariff: AIADMK leader Palaniswami urges PM Modi for six-month moratorium, TVK chief Vijay proposes formation of task force
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay urged the Union and State governments to introduce stimulus measures on a war footing to mitigate the impact.
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 5:14pm -
- Tamil Nadu CM Stalin to lead investment conclave in Germany on September 1
Mr. Stalin arrived in Düsseldorf on August 30 to begin his eight-day visit to Germany and the United Kingdom, aimed at strengthening investment partnerships and engaging with the global Tamil diaspora.
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 4:50pm -
- Fast-track immigration clearance facility gains momentum at Chennai airport
In January 2025, Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller’s Programme (FTI-TTP) was launched in Chennai airport as part of a nationwide initiative to enable speedy completion of the immigration check for air passengers
- 2 days ago 31 Aug 25, 4:28pm -
- G. Venkatraman assumes office as DGP in-charge of Tamil Nadu
This is the first time in recent years Tamil Nadu is not following the Supreme Court ruling in the appointment of DGP. List of eligible DGP rank officers have been sent to UPSC for empanelment, say official sources
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 2:29pm -
- Tamil Nadu has the lowest density of rosewood tree population in south India, finds study
Often called the “ivory of the forests,” Indian rosewood is prized for its rich grain, deep colour, and exceptional durability.
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 2:04pm -
- Cloudburst in Chennai, flights diverted to Bengaluru
The cloudburst occurred due to convective activity. A fresh low-pressure area may be formed over northwest Bay of Bengal around September 2, the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai has predicted.
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 12:49pm -
- Several places in Chennai record more than 100 mm rainfall; light rain forecast for August 31
Data provided by the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority showed Ayanavaram New Taluk office recorded 96 mm, Tondiarpet CD Hospital 102.40 mm, and Ambattur Taluk office 105 mm
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 9:13am -
- Raja Annamalaipuram (West) Residents Society to hold its 10th AGM on September 7
On the sidelines of the meeting, a variety of stalls would operate to offer residents a shopping experience
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 6:46am -
- The challenges of inter-State migrant workers in Tamil Nadu
While workers from the northern and eastern parts of India have become an essential part of Tamil Nadu’s labour force, all is not quite well on this front. Unequal wages, job uncertainty, social isolation, and lack of access to services continue to stand in the way. Shankari Nivethitha B. finds out what the State can do to improve their lot
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 6:30am -
- Cyber Crime Police issue advisory on online scams
The police said there has been an increase in online investment scams recently, in which fraudsters use the names of reputed financial institutions to cheat innocent people.
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 12:52am -
- GCC’s plan for Blue Flag beaches faces pushback
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 12:40am -
- Three held for attacking relative in a funeral ceremony
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 12:27am -
- Aim is to reach every student’s learning requirement: NIOS chairperson
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 12:14am -
- Collective hosts roundtable to control Chennai’s waste and green cover challenges
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 12:12am -
- Udhayanidhi Stalin launches flood control works in Chennai
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 12:09am -
- Traffic diversions in Tambaram City Police limits to be effected today in view of Vinayaka procession
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 12:03am -
- Chennai is city of balance, progress, and inclusivity: Kanimozhi N.V.N. Somu
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Kanimozhi N.V.N.Somu on Chennai
- 3 days ago 31 Aug 25, 12:00am -
- ‘112 NKS healthcamps helped more than1 lakh persons’
- 3 days ago 30 Aug 25, 11:57pm -
- Perungudi dumpyard to get facility to handle segregation, recycling of municipal waste
The ₹350-crore integrated facility will process 400 metric tonnes per day and is being designed to mechanically segregate mixed municipal solid waste into wet and dry fractions, officials say
- 3 days ago 30 Aug 25, 11:56pm -
- Plastic clean-up drive across bird sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu launched
The campaign is being led by the Forest Department, Department of Environment, and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
- 3 days ago 30 Aug 25, 11:53pm -
- Registries that track medical conditions essential for research and policymaking: Soumya Swaminathan
Inaugurating the WIN-ICON 2025, a two-day conference organised by the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry chapter of WIN-India, she points out that lack of detailed registries in India make it difficult to track disease burden and other important health metrics
- 3 days ago 30 Aug 25, 11:43pm -
