- new3 from abroad test positive in T.N.
Samples sent for genomic sequencing, says Health Minister
- 1 hour ago 4 Dec 21, 5:05am -
- newOnline booking for rapid test at airport to be open to all
At present, only passengers going to U.A.E. allowed to book slots on the portal
- 5 hours ago 4 Dec 21, 1:21am -
- newWith Krishnaveni Cinemas, an iconic Chennai landmark gets a much needed image makeover
The transformation of Chennai’s Krishnaveni Theatre to Krishnaveni Cinemas comes at a time when single-screen theatres across the country are closing operations
- 14 hours ago 3 Dec 21, 4:21pm -
- newChennai police arrest second person in cheating case
The case involves a businessman who was cheated to the tune of Rs.3.20 crore, police said; the prime accused was arrested in August
- 18 hours ago 3 Dec 21, 12:32pm -
- newMeet the 79-year-old from Chennai who followed her passion a decade ago, and now makes your in-flight biryani
Triguni Eze Eats, a ready-to-eat food brand by Radha Daga, is available on flights, trains, and in retail stores
- 19 hours ago 3 Dec 21, 11:01am -
- Music Academy’s virtual festival to have more concerts
High-quality recording, better concert ambience and aesthetics have drawn a good response to the virtual music festival, says N. Murali, president of the Academy
- 1 day ago 3 Dec 21, 4:01am -
- Plan to build training wall at mouth of Cooum to prevent sand bar
The ₹70-crore project is expected to allow free flow of water and tidal exchange
- 1 day ago 3 Dec 21, 4:00am -
- All subways opened to vehicular traffic
Officials closely monitor flood-mitigation work; 16,000 attend medical camps
- 1 day ago 3 Dec 21, 4:00am -
- 450 policewomen attend cancer detection camp
MGM Healthcare on Thursday organised a breast cancer screening camp for policewomen aged over 40. Nearly 450 women registered for the camp, which was
- 1 day ago 3 Dec 21, 3:56am -
- Soaring air fares leave flyers in a fix
Travel agents attribute steep rise in fares to limited flights, high demand
- 1 day ago 3 Dec 21, 12:44am -
- Devices for people with hearing, motor impairments
Vibe and iGest, developed by researchers at IIT-M, come at affordable prices
- 1 day ago 3 Dec 21, 12:28am -
- Chennai-Mumbai Express turns 100
The train service covers 1,284 km
- 1 day ago 2 Dec 21, 8:50pm -
- Calls to School Education Department’s helpline go up manifold
After the facility was publicised, the number has increased from an average of 300-400 a day to 1,100
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 21, 10:50am -
- Resident doctors boycott OPD over NEET-PG counselling delay
Tamil Nadu Resident Doctors’ Association has called for a Statewide agitation
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 21, 4:35am -
- Police personnel to get bigger houses
The State Government has accepted a request of Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu to enhance the plinth area (floor space index) of police qu
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 21, 1:11am -
- Kancheepuram cancer hospital to be upgraded
Govt. to spend ₹120 crore, says Health Minister
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 21, 12:40am -
- World Bank reviews work on Digital Chennai
Focus is on e-mobility, smart parking solutions
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 21, 12:30am -
- On Day 1, IIT-Madras students get 176 placement offers
It is 43% higher than last year, say institute officials
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 21, 11:00pm -
- Start-up incubated at IIT-M uses CSR funds to help persons with disabilities
Customised wheelchairs raise productivity, helps people earn livelihoods and support others like them, the start-up’s chief executive officer said
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 21, 8:03pm -
- Woman murdered by husband in Chennai
The man was arrested on Tuesday and has now been sent to prison, police said
- 3 days ago 1 Dec 21, 2:17pm -
- SC to allow setting up of medical board to aid Jaya death probe panel
‘Will permit Apollo Hospital to apply to the Commission for relevant documents and to examine relevant witnesses’
- 3 days ago 1 Dec 21, 10:57am -
- Writer Perumal Murugan’s photo in hoarding puts BJP in a soup
Party blames ad agency for hoarding faux pas
- 3 days ago 1 Dec 21, 9:18am -
- ‘India should revive the non-aligned movement’
The Madras Management Association (MMA) along with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and the Observer Research Foundation organised a conclave on ‘Po
- 3 days ago 1 Dec 21, 2:42am -
- Cameras in city’s CCTV surveillance network go blank
Lack of follow-up action to maintain the devices has been cited as a major reason; police plan to repair, monitor the gadgets
- 3 days ago 1 Dec 21, 2:41am -
- IIT-M staff protest dog park inspection
They say the constant visits by the special team are causing stress to the animals
- 3 days ago 1 Dec 21, 2:41am -
- Heavy rain to largely subside this week
Systems brewing over Andaman, Arabian seas may not directly impact T.N.
- 3 days ago 1 Dec 21, 12:10am -
- IIT-M director honoured
The director of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Bhaskar Ramamurthi, has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th editi
- 3 days ago 30 Nov 21, 8:56pm -
- Data | Why does Chennai get flooded even after a single spell?
From urbanisation to missing links of stormwater drains, the maps tell it all.
- 3 days ago 30 Nov 21, 8:20pm -
- TN sanitary workers demand permanent jobs, salary hike
The workers said they have been working 12-hour days on a monthly salary of ₹1,500, since 2014
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 21, 2:59pm -
- Paddler PB Abhinandh representing India at youth tourney in Portugal from December 2 to 8
The 13-year-old Adyar resident is buoyed up on a recent title-winning performance in the Under-15 category of a national-ranking championship
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 21, 2:44pm -
- Chennai Police arrest two for cheating customers through unauthorised chit funds
The Chennai City Police have arrested a couple from Chintadripet for cheating several customers who had deposited money in the chit funds the couple
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 21, 1:25pm -
- Kottivakkam residents seek desilting of SWDs
A few houses near a vacant plot on AGS Colony Third Street in Kottivakkam on East Coast Road are affected by the clogs in the nearby stormwater drain
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 21, 12:47pm -
- Post office in Medavakkam out of bounds for residents
They have sought stormwater drains and a raised road
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 21, 12:41pm -
- Appointment of child priests is an age-old Badaga custom and halting it will cause unrest, HR&CE Department tells High Court
Judges want to know how the child will be educated inside the temple and how examinations will be held.
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 21, 11:17am -
- Consider reinstating pilot who hit airport compound during take off, Madras HC directs Air India
In his affidavit, the pilot stated that he had an accident-free flying experience of 4,270 hours till October 11, 2018
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 21, 9:01am -
- Corporation continues relief work amid a flood of calls
Most calls on Monday pertained to disruption in power supply, water stagnation
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 21, 4:19am -
- Mismanaging the monsoon: on Chennai's flooding woes
The recurring floods in Chennai serve as a wake-up call to the government to rethink urban planning
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 21, 1:25am -
- ‘Chitlapakkam lake deepening work leaves room for improvement’
Had the Chitlapakkam lake been de-silted and deepened completely, the waterbody could have stored more rainwater. According to Sunil Jayaram, a volunt
- 4 days ago 29 Nov 21, 8:46pm -
- ‘Sewage should not be discharged into SWDs’
Residents of Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar and Malviya Avenue face this issue in their neighbourhoods
- 4 days ago 29 Nov 21, 8:26pm -
- Pedestrian signal on the blink
With rains, certain pedestrian signals in Chennai are not functioning, leaving pedestrians out on a limb. The signal near Chellammal Women’s College a
- 4 days ago 29 Nov 21, 8:12pm -
- Will appeal against Madras High Court Order on Veda Nilayam: Edappadi Palaniswami
The Leader of Opposition told journalists in Salem that the High Court’s Order has upset the cadres and the party would discuss and challenge the same.
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 4:33pm -
- Four arrested for robbing a woman in Chennai
Police looking for the neighbour who allegedly planned the robbery
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 12:27pm -
- Chennai roads that ‘beat’ the rains
28 recharge wells and counting Twenty-eight rainwater recharge wells spread across six streets and still counting. That is the investment residents of
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 11:40am -
- Monsoon Diaries: Of bouquets and brickbats
As the monsoon pushes officials of the civic departments to be on their toes, it has become imperative for them to engage closely with residents
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 11:30am -
- Makkal Needhi Maiam office-bearers join Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Party says the defected members were inactive
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:49am -
- ‘Bariatric surgery aids long-term weight loss’
It increases recovery from risk factors
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:46am -
- ‘Our job is to ensure alternative governance’
For non-BJP-ruled States, it is the best thing to do before 2024 elections: Thiaga Rajan
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:45am -
- Bridge on OMR is safe, says Highways Department
‘Cracks appeared due to wear and tear’
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:42am -
- Project to restore Buckingham Canal may not be completed by 2023
The project underway to restore Buckingham Canal, which was scheduled to be completed by 2023, is likely to be delayed. Problems in alternative housin
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:40am -
- After the latest spell of floods, focus shifts to waterway widening
Corpn. holds meetings with the WRD and Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust to discuss flood mitigation along Cooum, Adyar, Kosasthalaiyar and Buckingham Canal
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:39am -
- Book on Constitutional issues launched
In commemoration of Constitution Day, the Advocate P. Balagopal Foundation launched a book Forgotten in the National Mainstream, compiling articles p
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:37am -
- 48-year-old man electrocuted in Choolai
A 48-year-old government employee was electrocuted outside his house on Salai Street, Choolai, on Sunday. The Ayanavaram police have filed a case and
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:36am -
- Corporation steps up dewatering work across city
With the city experiencing continued flooding, the Greater Chennai Corporation used more pumps to dewater localities.Corporation Commissioner Gagandee
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:35am -
- Rain fills up most of the tanks in two neighbouring districts
Nearly 874 tanks are full in Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:31am -
- Chief Minister inspects flooded areas on outskirts of the city
He visited affected areas in Thiruverkadu and parts of Thirumullaivoyal
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:28am -
- E-booklet on Diabetes released
To create awareness about diabetes among women and girls, an e-booklet titled Diabetes Know More for women and girls made by Diwas (Diabetes in Women
- 5 days ago 29 Nov 21, 1:23am -
- Chennai grapples with traffic diversions as roads, subways brim with rain water
Reservoirs, including Poondi and Chembarambakkam that cater to the drinking water needs of Chennai, released over 10,500 cusecs of surplus water, authorities said.
- 6 days ago 28 Nov 21, 4:51pm -
- Gang cheats woman, makes off with her baby, in Chennai
Police have launched an investigation and are on the lookout for three people
- 6 days ago 28 Nov 21, 4:33pm -
- Chief Minister visits flood-hit areas in city
Praises officials for their ‘untiring’ work
- 6 days ago 28 Nov 21, 11:06am -
- Sing ‘Tamil thai vazhthu’ at all functions, Ponmudi tells IIT-M
Minister upset that it was not sung during the convocation
- 6 days ago 28 Nov 21, 11:02am -
- Chennai may set a new record for November rainfall
IMD forecasts heavy to very heavy rain on November 28; water release stepped up from Chembarambakkam.
- 6 days ago 28 Nov 21, 7:18am -
- ‘IT sector will help industries to become globally competitive’
State govt. is taking steps to train people and bridge skill gap, says Minister
- 6 days ago 28 Nov 21, 4:55am -
- Parts of Thiruvanmiyur, Besant Nagar flooded
Residents blame speed-breakers and ill-planned pavements
- 6 days ago 28 Nov 21, 1:12am -
- CCB arrests five persons for usurping property
Woman’s land sold without her knowledge
- 6 days ago 28 Nov 21, 12:29am -
- ₹64 crore sanctioned for air quality monitoring stations
TNPCB plans to set up 28 stations across the State
- 6 days ago 28 Nov 21, 12:27am -
