- newCentre did justice, ensured adequate funds to T.N., says Tamilisai
- 9 hours ago 29 Apr 24, 12:22am -
- newSearch on for gang who threw country-made bomb at restaurant in Kilambakkam
The owner of the restaurant is a Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam functionary
- 9 hours ago 29 Apr 24, 12:16am -
- newMTC buses skip the stop near Metro Rail station at Nanganallur on GST Road
- 10 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 11:11pm -
- newA slew of festivals marks the month of April in Chennai
Over 20,000 Jains gathered at Sri Jain Dadavadi at Ayanavaram on April 21 to celebrate the 2623 Janam Kalayanak Mahotsav of Bhagwan Sri Mahavir. Sri Ramanavami, the birth of Lord Rama, was also celebrated with fervour and discourses last week
- 10 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 11:09pm -
- newChennai Corporation to develop more playgrounds after the poll
The civic body wants to convert the open space reservation (OSR) into urban recreation space for people of all ages. It is also pursuing the theme of sponge parks for effective utilisation of the OSR for recreation as well as disaster mitigation, says an official
- 11 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 11:03pm -
- newA school for happy childhood at Besant Nagar
- 11 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 11:00pm -
- newBoard exam preparations, lack of access to NCERT books make things difficult for NEET aspirants
- 11 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 10:10pm -
- newGreater Chennai Corporation to administer multi-vaccine to stray dogs in June
The vaccine, usually administered for pet dogs, will enhance immunity against diseases such as the contagious canine distemper virus, canine adeno virus, and canine parvo virus
- 12 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 9:39pm -
- newHistory-sheeter found murdered near Minjur
The police are searching for a friend of the deceased who was last seen with him on Saturday evening
- 13 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 8:53pm -
- newChennai Metro Rail discontinues sale of smart cards
Move aimed at encouraging commuters to buy the National Common Mobility Card
- 13 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 8:38pm -
- newSurvey of T.N. students on climate literacy highlights need for enhancing curriculum in schools and colleges
73.4% of 2,430 respondents from school, college, and community youth from across nine districts in Tamil Nadu do not have a scientific understanding of climate change, says study
- 13 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 8:11pm -
- newResidents rescue baby girl from sunshade at apartment building near Avadi
The infant landed on the roof after she slipped from her mother’s grasp while they were playing on the balcony of a fourth-floor apartment
- 14 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 7:35pm -
- newWoman killed in road accident near Tambaram
- 18 hours ago 28 Apr 24, 3:44pm -
- Free coaching classes help government and aided school students prepare for NEET
Every subject is taught for one-and-a-half hours, and students also take up a mock test, which is held on Saturdays, to familiarise themselves with the exam pattern. The teachers prepare their own materials and circulate them
- 1 day ago 28 Apr 24, 1:20am -
- Youth booked for attacking wife in public in Koyambedu
- 1 day ago 28 Apr 24, 1:14am -
- Action will be taken against those with unauthorised stickers on vehicles, says Chennai Traffic Police
- 1 day ago 28 Apr 24, 1:12am -
- An unconventional solution to water woes of Chennai
In a few years, Chennai is set to emerge as desalination capital of India, with three operational plants in Minjur and Nemmeli and Southeast Asia’s largest plant, with a capacity to treat 400 million litres of seawater a day, coming up at Perur. Experts suggest a multi-pronged approach towards water resilience, along with desalination
- 1 day ago 28 Apr 24, 1:00am -
- 1,000 rehydration points being set up across State to tackle impact of heat wave
- 1 day ago 28 Apr 24, 12:44am -
- Centre releases disaster relief funds for Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Move comes weeks after the two State governments approached the Supreme Court
- 1 day ago 28 Apr 24, 12:18am -
- Two non-government organisations win over ₹50 lakh as grant in virtual fundraiser
Social Venture Partners India Fast Pitch 2024 is a virtual Shark Tank-inspired fundraising event designed to empower NGOs, increase awareness of their work, and raise unrestricted funding
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 11:34pm -
- Science should be driving public health, says Soumya Swaminathan
Stating that it will be difficult to make a guideline for the whole world, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan raised the need for an interdisciplinary team to make decisions
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 11:26pm -
- Heatwave plan in focus
Groups working on environmental health want the draft report prepared by the State Planning Commission be released and opened for public review and feedback.
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 11:21pm -
- Better lighting, garbage clearance soughtat North Avenue in Kesavaperumal Puram
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 10:53pm -
- Yellow-wattled lapwing: a species hit by loss of open grasslands
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 10:48pm -
- Man arrested for sexual harassment in Flower Bazaar
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 10:40pm -
- Juvenile who escaped police custody apprehended
He had been arrested in connection with the murder of a history-sheeter along with four adults
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 10:32pm -
- Eight persons held for defrauding ICICI Bank to the tune of ₹3.02 crore
They obtained personal loans and credit facilities from the bank through fraudulent means
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 10:19pm -
- ‘Operation Tiger’ of November 1986 caused ‘much confusion’ in T.N. police dept., recalls former DGP
In his memoir ‘Munnar to Marina: The Journey,’ W.I. Davaram refers to an exercise carried out in the early hours of November 8, 1986 to “disarm” the militants all over the State.
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 9:51pm -
- Lorry seized for dumping sewage on open land in Karapakkam
Action was initiated in accordance with a Government Order during an inspection in zone 15 in the city
- 1 day ago 27 Apr 24, 9:51pm -
- Centre announces flood relief only after Tamil Nadu approaches court, says Stalin
People are closely watching the betrayal of the Centre, says Chief Minister; Centre would always release funds much less than what was being sought by the State governments, according to Edappadi K. Palaniswami
- 2 days ago 27 Apr 24, 9:15pm -
- Soon, air passengers have to get cab pick-up from the multi-level car parking facility at Chennai airport
- 2 days ago 27 Apr 24, 8:22pm -
- Sub-inspector of police gets ‘Star of Month’ award
He was part of a special team that arrested Nigerian cocaine peddlers in January
- 2 days ago 27 Apr 24, 7:53pm -
- T. Nagar braces for more traffic chaos as diversions for one year come into effect
Residents say the locality is already busy and crowded, and the diversions, brought in for Chennai Metrorail work, will just add to the clogging up of residential streets
- 2 days ago 27 Apr 24, 12:43pm -
- T.N. Cyber Crime Police issue advisory on new scam involving AI voice cloning
Police said scamsters were now employing AI to clone voices; victims received phone calls where the voice sounded like that of a relative/friend in distress, the victims are then asked to quickly transfer large sums of money to help their loved ones
- 2 days ago 27 Apr 24, 12:02pm -
- GCC identifies 2,139 bad roads for relaying in city
- 2 days ago 27 Apr 24, 6:38am -
- Woman found dead in Gudiyatham
- 2 days ago 26 Apr 24, 11:32pm -
- Greater Chennai Corporation probes complaint against two contractors over submission of fake certificates
One of the Project Management Consultancy firms claimed that the certificate was fake; the civic authority has issued a show-cause notice to the two contractors on April 16
- 2 days ago 26 Apr 24, 11:15pm -
- Health facility inaugurated at Thirukandalam village
- 2 days ago 26 Apr 24, 10:07pm -
- Special sitting of SMC to be held on May 3 in all Govt Higher Secondary and High Schools in T.N.
- 2 days ago 26 Apr 24, 9:48pm -
- Annamalai blames Stalin for failing to reprimand DMK functionary who assaulted govt. official
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 9:34pm -
- Vasan slams DMK govt. for not preventing Karnataka’s plan to construct dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 9:31pm -
- Transport Commissionerate delivers nearly 2.5 lakh LLRs, vehicle registration certificates through speed post
The initiative, through a tie-up with the Postal Department, is aimed at avoiding customers from visiting the Regional Transport Offices
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 9:06pm -
- 10-year-old falls victim to stray cattle attack in Triplicane
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 8:56pm -
- Technical glitch in aircraft causes inordinate delay for Chennai-bound air passengers
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 8:28pm -
- G Square announces entertainment and fun activities at Singaperumal Koil
The event will feature veena maestro Rajhesh Vaidhya, alongside stand-up comedian Aadhavan
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 8:02pm -
- Nearly 150 girls receive first dose of HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer
There are plans to create awareness on the importance of vaccination in the prevention of cervical cancer at the community-level
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 7:55pm -
- Traffic diversions announced for a year in T.Nagar from Saturday
The Greater Chennai City Traffic Police implements changes to facilitate flyover construction at Madley Junction - South Usman Road to North Usman Road flyover
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 7:44pm -
- CB-CID probe ordered into seizure of ₹3.98 crore linked to BJP leader Nainar Nagenthran
One of the men apprehended had earlier claimed the money was meant for distribution to voters in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 7:43pm -
- Five persons held for murder of history-sheeter in Chennai
Police said a previous dispute had led to the murder; one of the five arrested was a juvenile
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 4:45pm -
- Over 1 kg of cocaine, worth ₹10 crore, seized from air passenger at Chennai airport
Officials said the drug consignment was seized from a passenger who had landed from Doha and was en route to Delhi
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 11:14am -
- GCC exploring the feasibility of supplying drinking water and buttermilk at crowded areas this summer
Many councillors from major political parties said they have stopped setting up the facilities for distribution of safe drinking water this year because of the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections 2024
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:56am -
- One more suspect held for murder of real estate businessman in Taramani
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:55am -
- Officials from Bihar visit T.N. Education Department
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:55am -
- Issuance of disability identity cards stopped due to elections: TARATDAC
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:55am -
- RBI Subway to be partially closed for three months
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:54am -
- Prince of Arcot honours Sufidars for service during Ramzan
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:54am -
- SRMJEEE 2024 Phase 1 examination results by April 29
Phase 2 examination will be held from June 21 to 23
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:54am -
- 62-year-old man gets life imprisonment for murdering wife
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:53am -
- RDO begins probe into death of 22-year-old woman
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:53am -
- Chennai records highest power demand of 4,335 MW
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:53am -
- Man held for stealing lorry from Koyambedu Market
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:53am -
- Residents of Tambaram Corporation seek separate Collectorate
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:34am -
- Liquid nitrogen can be used only to preserve food, stress food safety officials
Move follows video of child screaming after eating ‘smoking biscuit’ goes viral
- 3 days ago 26 Apr 24, 12:22am -
- IMD aims to provide panchayat level forecast in the next few years in Tamil Nadu
- 4 days ago 25 Apr 24, 9:16pm -
- Vandalur zoo animals tackle sweltering summer with showers, chilled fruits
- 4 days ago 25 Apr 24, 9:05pm -