- newSMS to COP solves the grievance of elderly person
- 10 hours ago 3 May 24, 12:14am -
- newTraffic police crack down on vehicles with defective number plates, unauthorised stickers
The violator is fined ₹500 for the first time. Traffic officers also warned of imposing a fine of ₹1,500 in case of repeat violations
- 10 hours ago 3 May 24, 12:13am -
- newTwo held for possessing meth in Chennai
- 10 hours ago 3 May 24, 12:00am -
- newMan held for blackmailing woman in Chennai
- 10 hours ago 2 May 24, 11:59pm -
- newThree college students drown in water stagnated at stone quarry near Urapakkam
- 10 hours ago 2 May 24, 11:59pm -
- newDoctors remove LED bulb from boy’s lung passage
5-year-old had swallowed the bulb nearly a month ago
- 10 hours ago 2 May 24, 11:37pm -
- newMonitoring of civic work execution to improve as online registration of contractors to begin on July 1
The blacklisted contractors will not be able to get any contracts once the system is in place, civic officials said
- 11 hours ago 2 May 24, 11:04pm -
- newNamma Yatri launches cab services in Chennai
The cab service will be operated on zero commission with payment made under direct to driver model
- 11 hours ago 2 May 24, 10:43pm -
- newFlying of drones, unmanned aerial vehicles over three counting centres banned till June 4
- 12 hours ago 2 May 24, 10:11pm -
- newChennai firm offers to customise vehicle for food delivery executive
- 13 hours ago 2 May 24, 9:05pm -
- newChennai residents decry indiscriminate burning of waste on vacant lands, allege inaction by authorities
Incidents of burning have only increased; though TNPCB and Health Department have strict rules, officials do not monitor or impose fines, says activist. Steps are on to identify hotspots where issue is prevalent to curb burning, says civic official
- 13 hours ago 2 May 24, 8:57pm -
- newEnumeration drive begins along the Cooum river to evict encroachers
A total of 160 structures encroaching upon a portion of the Cooum river have been identified on Perumal Koil Street, Tiruverkadu and demarcated as part of the drive. The portion of the Cooum river will be wider by 20-30 metres once the eviction drive is completed in the locality
- 13 hours ago 2 May 24, 8:38pm -
- newBudget spending on research and development in India, one of the lowest in the world: Mashelkar
Eminent scientist stresses on the need for a clear understanding of the society, technology, economics and policy connect, to achieve exponential growth and inclusive development
- 14 hours ago 2 May 24, 7:47pm -
- newFormer journalist at The Hindu T.A.Srinivasan passes away
- 14 hours ago 2 May 24, 7:46pm -
- newTambaram Corporation taking steps to provide dependable water supply to all localities
The Corporation has formulated a system for supplying the drinking water to 70 divisions
- 14 hours ago 2 May 24, 7:23pm -
- newAboard The World your residence changes every day
A peep into what it is like to live onboard the world’s largest privately-owned residential ship, home to about 150 families
- 17 hours ago 2 May 24, 4:44pm -
- newInterview | Chennai sailor Nethra Kumanan qualifies for Paris Olympics 2024
Meet Chennai sailor Nethra Kumanan who is prepping for her second stint at the Olympics, this time in Paris
- 22 hours ago 2 May 24, 11:55am -
- Four restaurant staff held for assaulting customers
- 1 day ago 2 May 24, 1:10am -
- 32-year-old arrested for stealing two-wheeler parked outside house in Seven Wells
- 1 day ago 2 May 24, 1:07am -
- Playback singer Uma Ramanan is no more
- 1 day ago 2 May 24, 1:06am -
- Man held for calling and abusing police constable
- 1 day ago 2 May 24, 12:53am -
- Police constable suspended for involvement in IPL betting
The Police Commissioner took the decision based on the recommendation of senior police officers.
- 1 day ago 2 May 24, 12:37am -
- Conserving tapestry of heritage: Need for a comprehensive act to safeguard ancient buildings
Despite initiatives, urbanisation poses challenges to heritage preservation in Tamil Nadu
- 1 day ago 2 May 24, 12:37am -
- BIS conducts raid in packaged drinking water unit near Cholavaram
- 1 day ago 2 May 24, 12:08am -
- Summer gets harsher in Chennai; Meenambakkam records its first hot day of the year
- 1 day ago 1 May 24, 11:16pm -
- Metro Rail commuters irked over insistence to pay cash to recharge National Common Mobility Card
- 1 day ago 1 May 24, 10:45pm -
- Greater Chennai Corporation identifies 25 hotspots where construction debris gets dumped regularly
Those responsible, including private parties and government contractors responsible for laying roads and constructing storm-water drains, have been heavily fined, says GCC Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan
- 1 day ago 1 May 24, 10:44pm -
- Piers being removed to make way for Chennai Port - Maduravoyal corridor
- 1 day ago 1 May 24, 10:04pm -
- Bharat does not fit into the modern political definition of a State, says T.N. Governor R.N. Ravi
Participating in the Gujarat State Foundation Day celebrations, he says that after Independence, when we started creating more and more States, we started developing a State-centric identity by looking inward
- 1 day ago 1 May 24, 9:52pm -
- AAI to begin refurbishing of domestic terminals at Chennai airport soon
Officials say the contract has already been awarded. Once the work is completed, there will be additional space to set up food, beverage, and retail outlets and more seating in the security hold area
- 2 days ago 1 May 24, 8:05pm -
- Chennai’s K-Culture enthusiasts turn to Hallyu clubs for song, dance, and conversation
There is a surge of interest in K-culture clubs as members unite to socialise, network and eat out. We meet the people fuelling Chennai’s hallyu wave
- 2 days ago 1 May 24, 6:06pm -
- Vasan urges Tamil Nadu government to form high-level committee to step up vigil on units dealing with explosives
- 2 days ago 1 May 24, 4:54pm -
- Meet Hemant Chaturvedi, who quit Bollywood to document old cinema halls across India
Meet former Bollywood cinematographer Hemant Chaturvedi, now documenting single-screens across the country, at last count he had completed 1,077 theatres.
- 2 days ago 1 May 24, 2:05pm -
- Mini-truck driver arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl in Chennai
- 2 days ago 1 May 24, 1:41pm -
- Two persons arrested for land fraud
They had forged the land documents and brought an impersonator to pose as the landowner at the time of registration
- 2 days ago 1 May 24, 12:54am -
- Six persons held for IPL gambling
Some people were involved in cricket gambling by betting money online focusing on the IPL cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad cricket teams
- 2 days ago 1 May 24, 12:04am -
- Meeting held to discuss modernisation of Broadway Bus Terminus
The feasibility of shifting of the terminus to other localities such as Island Grounds was discussed.
- 2 days ago 30 Apr 24, 11:44pm -
- NGO urges Chennai Corporation to accord special focus to homeless shelter programme
A rapid assessment on the functioning of shelters for urban homeless showed that the city was witnessing a trend of decreasing shelters for persons in homeless situations. GCC plans to surrender nine shelters worth ₹7.97 crore
- 2 days ago 30 Apr 24, 11:35pm -
- Madras High Court allows residents’ associations, public to clean temple premises, preserve heritage
People can now approach the Joint Commissioner, submit a representation for carrying out Uzhavara pani in the temple and the official has been directed to consider the request within seven days and pass orders
- 2 days ago 30 Apr 24, 11:08pm -
- Will Theosophical Society protect its heritage at Thiruvallikeni?
- 2 days ago 30 Apr 24, 10:49pm -
- Comprehensive mobility plan for Chennai to be released by June
It will focus on a structured growth in the extended region, recommending how to improve public transport infrastructure for reducing the demand for travel by private vehicles and foster higher use of public and non-motorised transport through multi-modal hubs
- 2 days ago 30 Apr 24, 10:45pm -
- Pandemic bakers, who learnt by trial and error, are here to stay
- 2 days ago 30 Apr 24, 10:42pm -
- Five persons held for murder of man in Villivakkam
The crime was an act of revenge
- 2 days ago 30 Apr 24, 10:33pm -
- Cat thief on the prowl on Spur Tank Road near Kilpauk
Residents spotting cat thefts can call 100 to prevent them, says Antony Rubin, an animal activist
- 2 days ago 30 Apr 24, 10:23pm -
- Anna Centenary Library plans programmes, workshops to engage and educate children this summer
Set to begin from May 1, the programme will showcase various art forms, from magic show, reading, puppet show, kirigami to Bommalattam and admission is free. In a first, the library is also conducting workshops for young adults
- 2 days ago 30 Apr 24, 10:08pm -
- Man arrested for the murder of his landlord in Koyambedu
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 9:35pm -
- Chennai Metro Rail raises parking tariff for non commuters
It wants to give priority to frequent travellers
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 9:31pm -
- ‘En Kalloori Kanavu’ initiative aims to help SC, ST students make informed higher education choices
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 9:29pm -
- Five persons held for selling drugs in K.K. Nagar
More than 200 packets of the tablets were seized
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 8:50pm -
- Chennai Metro Rail Limited faces manpower shortage as many migrant workers go home to vote
Many of whom are employed to construct the Phase II Project are from States such as Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Jharkhand. They will be back to work by the end of May, say officials
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 8:24pm -
- Water shortage quite unlikely in Chennai this summer as reserves expected to last till October
The current daily water supply of 1,045 mld is expected to be sustained during peak summer also. Nearly 1,000 mld is being provided to residents, including those living in the added areas of the city
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 8:17pm -
- Section of doctors seek exemption from rule prohibiting stickers on private vehicles
They say stopping and checking doctors heading to attend emergency cases may result in unnecessary delays
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 7:32pm -
- Man knocked down and killed by a speeding truck near Keelkattalai
The police have arrested the driver of the lorry
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 7:17pm -
- Head of Kudali Sringeri Maha Sansthanam to visit Chennai on May 4
He is doing Vijaya Yatra for the first time in Tamil Nadu
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 7:10pm -
- Chennai hosts Jumbo Circus, targets IT professionals and children
Experience acrobatics at the Jumbo Circus, now at OMR, targeting a whole new audience that includes IT professionals and children
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 4:27pm -
- Awareness is key for aiding early diagnosis, treatment of Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders in children: experts
In line with World Primary Immunodeficiency Week observed from April 22 to 29, doctors of Apollo Cancer Centres in Chennai raised the need for awareness and delved into the challenges posed by PIDs
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 4:05pm -
- Motorist killed after hitting median on Chennai’s GST Road near Vandalur
Police said the 34-year-old lost control of his two-wheeler and crashed into the median
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 2:35pm -
- Two men from Rajasthan arrested in Chennai for harbouring burglary suspects
Police said the duo had provided shelter, and also surveilled a jewellery shop for a gang that carried out a robbery
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 12:20pm -
- Man hacked to death by gang in Villivakkam
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 1:10am -
- Commuters raise concern about lack of security in the parking lots of Velachery and Chintadripet MRTS stations
Commuters leaving their two-wheelers at Velachery and Chindadripet afraid of vehicles getting stolen.
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 1:06am -
- Youth from AP held for withdrawing money from debit cards lost in ATMs
- 3 days ago 30 Apr 24, 12:59am -
- Health department to come up with Disaster Preparedness Plan in Tamil Nadu
The directorate has documented its public health response strategies following extensive flooding in the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung in Chennai and its suburbs as a result of which there was no major outbreak of diseases
- 3 days ago 29 Apr 24, 11:41pm -
- Panel begins probe into death of Puducherry man during weight loss surgery
- 3 days ago 29 Apr 24, 11:07pm -
- High Court refuses to quash case filed against H. Raja for 2018 tweet against Kanimozhi
Justice G. Jayachandran says, the accused will have to necessarily face trial and canvass all the grounds that he had raised in the quash petition
- 3 days ago 29 Apr 24, 10:21pm -
- Ennore villagers launch signature campaign demanding permanent closure of fertilizer plant
This marks the 125th day of their protest against Coromandel International Limited following an ammonia gas leak in December 2023
- 4 days ago 29 Apr 24, 9:51pm -