- newRegional Meteorological Centre in Chennai draws ire for issuing weather bulletins in Hindi too
The move has sparked controversy among leaders from Tamil Nadu, who have alleged that it is another attempt to impose Hindi on non-Hindi-speaking States
- 49 mins ago 27 Mar 25, 2:55pm -
- newGrama Natham lands: Single judge of Madras HC criticises Division Bench for letting loose ‘judicial anarchy’
Justice Anand Venkatesh wonders how a Division Bench can choose to ignore the stand consistently taken by coordinate benches in the last 100 years
- 4 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 11:51am -
- newVaanam Art Festival to kick off Dalit History Month with a celebration of Dalit aesthetic through films, literature and art
Celebrate the myriad facets of Dalit aesthetics and identity with Vaanam Art Festival this April. In its fifth edition, Vaanam brings a film festival, literature festival, exhibitions, talks and plays
- 5 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 10:24am -
- newRecipes from Coromandel coast: Bilingual book Seasoned by The Sea also documents the region’s culture and ecology
Two researchers from Tamil Nadu travel across the Coromandel coast documenting the recipes and stories of fisherwomen, compiled in the recently-released Seasoned by the Sea
- 8 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 8:01am -
- newWebinar on iron’s role in health and disease to be held on March 30
A panel of experts will talk on the challenges of iron deficiency and iron overload
- 12 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 3:23am -
- newTambaram Corporation set to complete the much-delayed UGD project in Pammal and Anakaputhur soon
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:09am -
- newPiped water supply to three Chennai zones will be disrupted on March 29 and 30
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:09am -
- newTwenty-five underprivileged students take off on a ‘Flight of Fantasy’
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:08am -
- newProtest against privatisation of solid waste management in Chennai
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:08am -
- newChennai Metro Rail to begin study for building RRTS, Light House - High Court and Tambaram - Velachery corridors
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:08am -
- newWork is progressing at fast pace to build a check dam across water channel in Madurantakam taluk
The first check dam to be constructed across the water channel would help recharge the wells in the neighbouring villages and enhance crop productivity in an ayacut area of nearly 136.81 hectare of land.
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:08am -
- newPersons with disabilities request for pay regularisation for those working in State government
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:08am -
- newTreat people with TB with kindness, says actor and TB survivor Suhasini Maniratnam
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:07am -
- newSeven individuals awarded fellowships for mental health action
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:07am -
- newBalakrishna Puram burial ground in Chennai temporarily closed till April 24
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:07am -
- new’Manjappai’ vending machine unveiled in Perambur park
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:06am -
- newChain snatching suspects were part of notorious gang in Mumbai: Chennai Police Commissioner
The deceased suspect Jaffer Gulamhusan Irani was ranked third among gangsters in Mumbai
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:06am -
- newCMDA plans facelift for Anna Salai, OMR; ₹10 crore consultancy to be pooled in
The bidding process to finalise consultants has started, and they must come up with strategies for the plan within six months of their selection, an official said.
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 1:05am -
- new21,788 cases of TB notified during intensified campaign
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 12:59am -
- newGovernment to help Irula girl without Aadhaar sit for Class X exam
Shalini’s application for Aadhaar got rejected owing to lack of birth certificate; when flagged by The Hindu, govt. officials said that the 16-year-old student will be allowed to take her examination
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 12:58am -
- newChain-snatching suspect from Mumbai shot dead; police claim he opened fire first
The police said he opened fire on them during a recovery operation.
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 12:55am -
- newCB-CID arrests five people for ransacking Savukku Shankar’s house in Chennai
- 15 hours ago 27 Mar 25, 12:54am -
- newTamil Nadu government announces measures to develop amenities and infrastructure in rural areas
Minister for Rural Development I. Periyasamy makes a slew of announcements in the Assembly. Among them are construction of bridges at a cost of ₹800 crore to connect remote villages with schools, colleges, and hospitals, and improvement to water and natural resources at a cost of ₹500 crore
- 20 hours ago 26 Mar 25, 7:34pm -
- newPM Modi to visit Tamil Nadu on April 6 amid alliance talks with AIADMK
The New Pamban Bridge is India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge, designed to connect the island of Rameswaram to the mainland
- 21 hours ago 26 Mar 25, 7:02pm -
- ‘It’s all for the best’: Panneerselvam on Palaniswami-Shah meeting
Last month, Mr. Panneerselvam had underscored the need for unity within the AIADMK
- 1 day ago 26 Mar 25, 11:47am -
- At Mr. Pronto’s Leather Care and Laundry, shoes and handbags are given a new lease of life
Services include concealing scratches, recolouring heels, restoring colour, covering holes in bags with leather, and dry cleaning
- 1 day ago 26 Mar 25, 11:23am -
- Chain-snatching suspect opens fire on Chennai police, shot dead
A senior police officer said the suspect opened fire on the police when he was being escorted to recover weapons; the police returned fire in self-defence, and he was killed
- 1 day ago 26 Mar 25, 10:55am -
- City police arrest four persons from AP for cheating private banks to the tune of ₹2.50 crore by submitting fake salary documents
- 2 days ago 26 Mar 25, 1:09am -
- Submit Income Tax returns before March 31 to rectify filings: I-T dept
The Investigation Wing of the Income Tax Department busted multiple rackets involving ITPs, CAs, middlemen and employees
- 2 days ago 26 Mar 25, 1:09am -
- T.N. Water Resources Department seeks ₹20 crore from Tangedco for removal of invasive mussels in Ennore
- 2 days ago 26 Mar 25, 1:08am -
- Three suspects involved in series of chain snatchings across Chennai arrested
While two were apprehended at the airport, one was arrested at the Ongole railway station
- 2 days ago 26 Mar 25, 12:57am -
- Chennai man gets life imprisonment for setting ablaze techie-former classmate, her mother in 2017
According to the prosecution, he doused the victims in petrol and set them on fire; the court also directs the District Legal Services Authority to determine the compensation to be granted to the woman’s sister, who was injured in the incident
- 2 days ago 26 Mar 25, 12:55am -
- ‘Drone survey to enhance property tax revenue halted’
Property owners have demanded the State government stop the ongoing work on enhancement of tax and identification of underassessed properties that have already been surveyed by drones, as the property tax enhancement was high
- 2 days ago 26 Mar 25, 12:39am -
- The first ‘native’ cricket team of Madras
- 2 days ago 26 Mar 25, 12:01am -
- When Chennai played host to meetings of a galaxy of leaders in 1980s and 2000s
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 11:54pm -
- Chennai Metro Rail users grapple with problems in new mobility cards
More recently, the National Common Mobility Cards have been introduced in the Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses too.
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 11:48pm -
- Pammal residents at Saraswathipuram Extension seek better roads
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 11:46pm -
- Demand for English-medium govt. schools on the rise, say teachers
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 10:04pm -
- Swing by Chennai’s newest little free library in Porur
The lemon-yellow cupboard can be found outside a speed xerox shop on Mount-Poonamallee Road, where anyone can borrow a book and leave their favourite book behind for others to find
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 9:53pm -
- NEP 2020 aims to strip T.N. of education rights, say experts
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 9:31pm -
- Residents thank police official for resolving traffic issue at Kamakshi Hospital junction
They had complained about severe traffic congestion at the Kamakshi Hospital junction in Pallikaranai
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 9:23pm -
- Manoj Bharathiraja, son of filmmaker Bharathiraja, passes away
Manoj is survived by his wife, actor Nandana, and their two daughters, Arshitha and Mathivadhani
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 8:51pm -
- Sewage treatment facilities and water supply to improve in Chennai and other urban areas of State
The State government will construct compact, modular sewage treatment plants to prevent pollution of all canals, drains and rivers in urban areas, says the Minister
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 8:38pm -
- Greater Chennai Corporation to develop non-motorised transport infrastructure along 200 km of roads: K.N. Nehru
Making the announcement on the floor of the Assembly, he says the project is expected to promote beautification of the city and improve safety of senior citizens and students
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 8:09pm -
- Election for four GCC ward councillor posts to be held in May: TNSEC
A total of 133 vacancies in urban local bodies in 35 districts and 315 vacancies in rural local bodies in nine districts will also be filled
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 6:49pm -
- Brod Bakery brings tosca cake and sandwiches to Nungambakkam
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 6:08pm -
- Tiruvottiyur and Kodambakkam to get multi-level parking facilities
Meanwhile, the Multi-Level Car Parking (MLCP) facility in T. Nagar is still experiencing low turnout
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 5:51pm -
- Two college students killed in road accident in Alandur while returning from IPL match
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 4:43pm -
- Irrigation infrastructure in 35 districts will be restored to ensure fair water distribution: Minister Duraimurugan
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 4:33pm -
- Madras High Court judges recuse from hearing cases filed by TASMAC against ED searches
Justices M.S. Ramesh and N. Senthilkumar direct the High Court Registry to list the cases before an alternative Bench after obtaining orders from the Chief Justice
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 2:48pm -
- Shihan Hussaini, actor and karate instructor, no more
Shihan Hussaini, 65-year-old karate expert and archer, founded The Archery Association of Tamil Nadu (TAAT) and also served as its general secretary for several years
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 11:41am -
- Gearing up for the 100-day reading challenge
Many primary schools are putting in extra effort to meet the objectives of the 100-day reading challenge initiated by the School Education Department
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 10:50am -
- Two champions at the dining table
Chennai-based Abhinandh and Ananya, who are siblings, talk about their ping-pong ambitions
- 2 days ago 25 Mar 25, 10:41am -
- GCC to mandate online building plan approval
PR: AXL
- 3 days ago 25 Mar 25, 12:59am -
- Election officer holds all-party meeting on poll roll inclusion
- 3 days ago 25 Mar 25, 12:58am -
- Chennai Corporation intensifies tax awareness campaign on social media as 4.91 lakh assessees yet to pay property tax
- 3 days ago 25 Mar 25, 12:57am -
- Exams for arts and science college faculty post to be held in July
For university college faculty positions exams will be held on need basis
- 3 days ago 25 Mar 25, 12:56am -
- 11 held in Chennai for selling IPL tickets in black
- 3 days ago 25 Mar 25, 12:56am -
- Appeal to rescue Indian seafarers kidnapped by pirates in Africa
- 3 days ago 25 Mar 25, 12:50am -
- Over 50 cases booked for poll-code violation are still pending
- 3 days ago 25 Mar 25, 12:50am -
- CB-CID to investigate attack on YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar’s house
- 3 days ago 25 Mar 25, 12:17am -
- Chengalpattu District Child Protection Unit directs schools to form POCSO Grievance Committees
In a circular, it has ordered that two staff members be designated as the School Child Protection Officer and the Lead Child Protection In-Charge. Police verification of the staff members must be completed
- 3 days ago 25 Mar 25, 12:04am -
- ‘Savukku’ Shankar’s home ransacked; mother files complaint
Mr. Shankar took to social media to share posts of a video call made by one of the trespassers after grabbing his mother’s phone. Police were deployed at his home to prevent further untoward incidents.
- 3 days ago 24 Mar 25, 8:59pm -
- Tamil Nadu to experience simmering summer as day temperature is set to rise from March 25
Dry weather will gradually return to the entire State by March 27, says RMC; it also warns that high maximum temperature and humidity, coupled with night temperature that is above normal by two to three degree Celsius, may lead to uncomfortable weather in some places till March 28
- 3 days ago 24 Mar 25, 8:49pm -
- Increase medical personnel in prison hospitals, association urges officials
- 3 days ago 24 Mar 25, 7:57pm -
