- newAccessible elections still a dream for disabled voters in Tamil Nadu
Disabled persons highlighted that there was no accessible toilet while most polling booths were also missing handrails
- 1 hour ago 20 Apr 24, 6:00am -
- newCelebrities and famous personalities exercise their franchise
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- newBraving the heat, senior citizens turn up in large numbers to vote
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- newChennai North sees highest voter turnout in district
- 6 hours ago 20 Apr 24, 1:33am -
- newEPFO Chennai & Puducherry Zone
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- newChennai Central records the lowest turnout among the three constituencies
- 6 hours ago 20 Apr 24, 12:56am -
- newBJP, AIADMK protest alleging DMK cadre indulged in booth capturing
- 6 hours ago 20 Apr 24, 12:50am -
- newUrban voters’ apathy continues to dog Chennai city in Lok Sabha poll
Chennai Central registers the lowest turnout of 67.35% among 39 constituencies in the State
- 7 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 11:48pm -
- newBarring a few issues, most parts of South Chennai witnesses smooth polling
To escape the searing heat, many voters, especially senior citizens, walked in as early as 6.45 p.m. to cast their vote. Though until noon, many braved the heat and waited in queues to vote, post noon, it was rather dull for a while and voting picked up pace in the evening
- 8 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 11:40pm -
- newTechnical snags in EVMs disrupt polls in a few booths in Chennai
- 8 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 11:31pm -
- newPolling in Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur largely peaceful, no incidents reported
Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency recorded a polling percentage of 71.55, while Tiruvallur registered 68.26%. Officials say polling at a few booths went past the stipulated cut-off time as voters arrived late
- 8 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 11:21pm -
- newNaam Tamilar Katchi candidate in Central Chennai arrested as he stages dharna
- 9 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 10:43pm -
- newResidents of TNUHDB tenements in Chennai’s outer areas travel 30 km to vote
Many of the people were unaware of the procedure to change the address on their voter IDs and several complain that the change was not carried out despite them applying for it
- 9 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 10:09pm -
- newNo untoward incidents reported in city on election day, says Chennai Police Commissioner
He went around the city and inspected the bandobust arrangements in polling stations
- 10 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 9:29pm -
- newMany Chennai residents irked as their names were omitted from electoral rolls
As they did not check the list ahead of time since they had been consistently voting for years, the deletion of their names came as a rude shock
- 10 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 8:46pm -
- newTrans community members in Chennai exercise their franchise
Transgender persons should be given a chance by political parties to contest in elections, says transactivist
- 11 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 8:29pm -
- newLok Sabha polls | Chennai sees over 20% voter turnout as of 11 a.m., T.N. CM, Governor cast their votes
District Election Officer J. Radhakrishnan said polling had been peaceful; many voters in north Chennai complained about their names missing from the voter list
- 18 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 1:07pm -
- newLok Sabha elections: Orthopedician in Chennai offers free physiotherapy consultation, session for the inked
Dr. Naveen Chowdary has harnessed the reach of FOMRRA, a residents’ forum on Chennai’s IT Corridor, to express his appreciation for those heading to the polling booth today
- 21 hours ago 19 Apr 24, 10:06am -
- Parts of interior T.N. will have to brace for heatwave on polling day
While many places have started sizzling, with Vellore hitting 41.5 degree Celsius on Thursday, the maximum temperature is likely to peak in places like Tiruvallur, Tiruchi, Vellore on Friday. With heatwave episode set to last for a few days, IMD has come up with an advisory to help beat heat stress
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:37am -
- Eight held for stealing car in Royapuram
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:06am -
- Women officers to be in charge of 39% of polling booths in Chennai district
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:06am -
- Four eco-friendly polling booths set up in Kancheepuram
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:05am -
- Vyasarpadi residents to cast votes with hopes of better infrastructure
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:05am -
- Police say building alteration done by previous owner led to the ceiling collapse in Sekhmet Club
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:05am -
- Nine suspects held for robbery in Mylapore
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:04am -
- Passport forgery scam unearthed: six Bangladeshi nationals arrested in two days by Chennai police
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:04am -
- Italian language course from May 11
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:04am -
- Free bus passes for senior citizens, persons with disabilities on polling day in Tamil Nadu
Those intending to avail of the facility and exercise their franchise can raise a request on the Saksham mobile application or through 1950 Helpline or the District Control Room
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 1:03am -
- ’Matter of concern’: NGT directs TNPCB, WRD to file reports on ‘forever chemicals’ in Chennai waterbodies
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 12:40am -
- Accessible voting made possible for visually impaired with simple tech tweak
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 12:19am -
- Election Commission seizes ₹1,301.22-crore worth unaccounted cash, valuables in T.N. in run-up to LS poll
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 12:19am -
- How leaders of parties and candidates across the State spent the day before voting
It is doubly hectic for the BJP State president K. Annamalai, who toured the State seeking support for NDA candidates, apart from campaigning in the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat from where he is contesting
- 1 day ago 19 Apr 24, 12:10am -
- Religious discourse exponent awarded
- 1 day ago 18 Apr 24, 9:54pm -
- 52 residents of Institute of Mental Health all set to exercise their voting rights
A total of 156 residents exercised their voting rights for the first time in the history of IMH in 2019, while 84 residents voted during the Assembly election
- 1 day ago 18 Apr 24, 8:33pm -
- DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran files defamation complaint against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami
The former Chief Minister had alleged that Mr. Maran had not spent his MP Local Area Development funds
- 2 days ago 18 Apr 24, 6:57pm -
- Meet the singers who keep audiences entertained during election campaigns in Tamil Nadu
As Tamil Nadu heads to the Lok Sabha polls, meet the voices behind popular political songs and party anthems who regaled audiences during the campaigns
- 2 days ago 18 Apr 24, 3:48pm -
- Three arrested for stocking, selling liquor in Chennai
Police said one of the arrested women had a history-sheet; they also seized 470 bottles of liquor
- 2 days ago 18 Apr 24, 3:35pm -
- Want to read by the lake? Join Chennai’s new silent reading community
Lake Reads encourages readers to pick up a book and sit by the scenic Chitlapakkam lake every Saturday morning
- 2 days ago 18 Apr 24, 2:51pm -
- Stalin comes down heavily on PM Modi, says he institutionalised corruption
- 2 days ago 18 Apr 24, 12:17am -
- BIS sensitisation programme held in Chennai
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 11:40pm -
- Plea in HC alleges violation of model code of conduct by CMDA PRO
The PRO had sent a press release to the media from his official e-mail ID with respect to a political meeting attended by Minister P.K. Sekarbabu, says Litigant
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 11:20pm -
- It’s curtains for the intense campaign in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Nearly 6.23 crore electors in Tamil Nadu will cast their votes to choose 39 Members of Parliament out of 950 candidates in the April 19 Lok Sabha election
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 10:30pm -
- Bharat Gas supplies in some areas may be delayed owing to strike
Company sources say the strike was owing to transporters seeking a revision of contract terms. The loaders of a plant in Thanjavur had struck work two days ago
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 10:12pm -
- Greater Chennai Corporation removes over 97,700 unauthorised poll advertisements
A total of 43 cases were registered in the city for election-related violations as of April 17
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 10:11pm -
- Vasan wraps up campaign at Sriperumbudur
An MP with cordial ties with the Centre will bring in good schemes to the constituency, says the TMC leader
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 9:16pm -
- Many voters in Chennai complain about not receiving their booth slips
86% of registered voters in the city have received their booth slips, and the rest will receive them soon, says District Election Officer
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 9:09pm -
- Passenger arrested at Chennai airport for smuggling animals
On April 12, Customs officials found 484 red-eared slider turtles and nine African spurred tortoises in his check-in baggage
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 8:58pm -
- IIT-M partners with international institutions, launches master’s programme on water security
Students will have the opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary research and studies. They will spend time in all three universities and execute the master’s thesis in an university of their choice
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 8:33pm -
- Man held for assaulting two persons, including a police constable
The police are searching for three more suspects
- 2 days ago 17 Apr 24, 8:10pm -
- Two persons held for abducting and sexually assaulting a minor girl
The victim was a student of a government school
- 3 days ago 17 Apr 24, 7:11pm -
- Modi has failed to fulfil promises, says CPI (M) leader G. Ramakrishnan
- 3 days ago 17 Apr 24, 6:02pm -
- A gateway to global cuisine, now at Chennai’s Cappella
- 3 days ago 17 Apr 24, 3:38pm -
- Fire in community kitchen damages top floor of a building in Chennai
Police said the fire was caused by the bursting of an LPG cylinder; no casualties were reported; fire-fighters put out the blaze after about an hour
- 3 days ago 17 Apr 24, 1:46pm -
- Residents of Anna Nagar submit charter of demands to LS poll candidates
Clean-up of Otteri Nullah and removal of encroachments and the restoration of a channel near Park Road
- 3 days ago 17 Apr 24, 1:19am -
- Assisted employment programme launched for Maithree’s young adults
- 3 days ago 17 Apr 24, 12:05am -
- Kancheepuram Collectorate properties attached for non-payment of dues to caterer
The private caterer had supplied food to COVID-19 care centres in the district; he had claimed ₹22 lakh dues with interest
- 3 days ago 17 Apr 24, 12:02am -
- Info panel irked over Tangedco not providing crucial data under RTI Act
Seeks explanation why ₹3 lakh compensation should not be awarded to petitioner who partly lost vision in an accident
- 3 days ago 16 Apr 24, 11:53pm -
- It’s a myth that the clout of the BJP has grown in T.N., says Thamizhachi Thangapandian
With the confidence of getting a comfortable victory, Ms. Thangapandian said the focus, now, is on gaining higher percentage of votes than the previous election
- 3 days ago 16 Apr 24, 11:47pm -
- Chief Minister M.K. Stalin campaigns at residents’ doorsteps in north Chennai and central Chennai
- 3 days ago 16 Apr 24, 11:41pm -
- Infrastructure and environment take centre stage in BJP’s manifesto for Chennai South
Tamilisai Soundararajan, the party’s candidate in the constituency, says her focus will be on the holistic development if she is elected
- 3 days ago 16 Apr 24, 11:01pm -
- Inequality, unemployment, inflation in India are at all time high, says Parakala Prabhakar
Unemployment rate among youth stands at 40% and nearly 60-65% of the unemployed are educated, says the political economist; veteran journalist N. Ram says integral values of the Indian Constitution such as diversity, pluralism and secularism have been subverted .
- 3 days ago 16 Apr 24, 10:57pm -
- Man arrested for sexually harassing minor on a flight
The victim and her parents were returning from London
- 3 days ago 16 Apr 24, 10:44pm -
- Bangladeshi National arrested for passport fraud at airport
He was caught while trying to board a flight to his home nation with the illegal Indian passport
- 3 days ago 16 Apr 24, 10:34pm -
- Good news for Chennai’s Gokhale Hall - restoration and museum on the cards
- 3 days ago 16 Apr 24, 10:26pm -
- Akil Kureshi, former Chief Justice of Tripura and Rajasthan HCs, to be honoured with award
The SGS Award for Ethics in the Legal Profession will be presented to him at an event to be held at Narada Gana Sabha on April 21
- 3 days ago 16 Apr 24, 10:24pm -