- newAdding to the distress of the bereaved
Residents and activists seek transparency in documentation, fee structure and authorisation at traditional burial grounds in Tambaram Corporation limits
- 3 hours ago 11 May 26, 2:10pm -
- newA community waste collection initiative
The drive on May 17 seeks to revive the resource value of discarded materials
- 3 hours ago 11 May 26, 2:02pm -
- newMigratory birds read invisible maps
On World Migratory Bird Day (May 9), a case study of the Common pochard, exploring possible reasons why this bird could be ‘warming up to’ birders in the Chennai Metropolitan Area but giving those in Madurai the cold shoulder
- 4 hours ago 11 May 26, 1:08pm -
- newVelachery school kids steer road users towards safety
DAV Public School in Velachery is among institutions that have bagged a gold medal for activities taken under National Road Safety Mission for Schools
- 4 hours ago 11 May 26, 1:06pm -
- newOut-of-pocket expenditure for patients lowest in Tamil Nadu’s public health facilities, finds survey
However, the expenditure in private hospitals was higher in both urban and rural areas, placing the State among those with the highest OOPME levels for private hospitalisation, according to the National Sample Survey’s “Household Social Consumption: Health”
- 4 hours ago 11 May 26, 12:57pm -
- newNo idlis in Amma Canteens: services hit owing to shortage in cooking gas across city
Chennai Corporation Ward 84 councillor J. John said a large number of people, including labourers and students, had complained that the canteens in his ward had stopped serving idli and chapati
- 5 hours ago 11 May 26, 11:30am -
- newMessages from OMCs stating IT status cause confusion among LPG consumers
- 6 hours ago 11 May 26, 10:55am -
- newEarly screening matters; do not miss the bus
On World Cancer Day (February 4), a look at two mobile cancer screening units based in Chennai that are taking preventive healthcare into the everyday lives of women who might otherwise put it off for “later”
- 6 hours ago 11 May 26, 10:38am -
- newThis is the month for assessing candidates; meet three heavyweights
Here are three candidates for Autism Acceptance Month. In fact, everyone on the spectrum is qualified to represent the month. But sadly, this twisted world sits up and takes notice only when extraordinary achievements are on the horizon; and Rupak Rajendra Munje, Ashwath Radha Mohan and M. Ramanathan are doing things that are anything but ordinary
- 6 hours ago 11 May 26, 10:34am -
- newThirst aids for strays
From water bowls placed for thirsty stray animals to coconut shell feeders designed for urban birds, here are two organisations in Chennai finding simple, sustainable ways to help the city’s voiceless residents endure the summer
- 6 hours ago 11 May 26, 10:24am -
- newCongress’ wait to join the Tamil Nadu Cabinet continues
Party sources said the Congress asked the TVK to accommodate Melur MLA P. Viswanathan and Congress Legislature Party leader S. Rajeshkumar in the Cabinet
- 10 hours ago 11 May 26, 6:56am -
- newChennai musicians unite for fundraiser concert series supporting rapper Devoid’s recovery
Nearly 50 artistes across Chennai’s independent music scene are coming together at Aura Studios for a fundraiser to support rapper Devoid, who was critically injured in a recent road accident
- 11 hours ago 11 May 26, 5:50am -
- newAmbulance driver electrocuted in Nungambakkam
- 16 hours ago 11 May 26, 12:25am -
- newApollo Hospitals launches centre for venous disorders
- 16 hours ago 11 May 26, 12:24am -
- newCMRL’s tunnelling work from Perambur Barracks to Purasawalkam delayed
- 16 hours ago 11 May 26, 12:23am -
- newSwearing-in ceremony broadcast live in 23 areas
- 16 hours ago 11 May 26, 12:22am -
- newChief Minister C. Joseph Vijay chairs meeting to take stock of law and order
- 16 hours ago 11 May 26, 12:21am -
- newCREDAI Tamil Nadu calls for transparent governance, faster urban development
- 16 hours ago 11 May 26, 12:20am -
- newSubsidy for power supply to domestic consumers to cross ₹10,000-crore mark
The TVK government’s announcement of 200 units of free power for domestic consumers using below 500 units bimonthly will further increase the State’s annual subsidy burden by nearly ₹2,000 crore
- 18 hours ago 10 May 26, 11:18pm -
- newWebinar on allied health and nursing to be held on May 11
With the growing demand for quality healthcare services, allied health and nursing professionals are playing an increasingly significant role in strengthening healthcare systems across the world
- 19 hours ago 10 May 26, 9:49pm -
- newTamil Nadu government formation updates: TN Assembly to convene first session; Speaker election on May 12
Former T.N. Chief Minister Stalin reacts sharply to Mr. Vijay's remarks that DMK government had left State treasury empty with debt burden of ₹10 lakh crore
- 20 hours ago 10 May 26, 9:18pm -
- newLuxury housing, GCCs fuel Chennai realty growth
- 22 hours ago 10 May 26, 6:33pm -
- T.N. Government formation: IUML endorses M.K. Stalin’s demand for a new government
Professor Kader Mohideen, the leader of the party, said his party has not given a letter of support to Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam, led by actor Vijay.
- 1 day ago 10 May 26, 1:58pm -
- Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam: a new political dawn in Tamil Nadu
It is not charisma or cine appeal alone that has gone in favour of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and its founder C. Joseph Vijay in the 2026 Assembly election. For years now, several sections of the people had been tiring of the AIADMK and the DMK and wanted to move on. Pollsters were confounded by the havoc wreaked by the ‘Vijay tide’.
- 1 day ago 10 May 26, 12:44pm -
- Aadhav Arjuna, ‘Bussy’ Anand, Sengottaiyan among 9 TVK Ministers to be sworn in with Vijay on May 10
As of now, there will be one representative each for women and Scheduled Castes (SC) in the Cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
- 1 day ago 10 May 26, 11:02am -
- Two transgender persons among three held for robbery
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:51am -
- ‘GCC closed complaint without taking action’
Officials in Kodambakkam Zone said the location came under Teynampet Zone, while Teynampet Zone officials said this area is within Kodambakkam Zone limits
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:49am -
- Two persons arrested for assault in city
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:39am -
- CPCL unit achieves highest ever crude throughput in FY ’26
CPCL also enjoyed the advantage of getting a choice of crudes
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:37am -
- Two men arrested for cheating several banks by pledging fake gold ornaments
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:37am -
- Centre’s high-level group begins examining CMRL’s three extension projects
After the Network Planning Group clears the projects, Public Investment Board must give the nod; though DPRs of the projects were sent to the Centre a year ago, they have not yet been approved
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:37am -
- CIO Association of Chennai celebrates 14th anniversary
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:35am -
- Chennai Corporation starts mechanical desilting of clogged drains at key road junctions
Work is under way at road junctions in areas such as Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Ambattur, and Teynampet
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:28am -
- Man arrested for transporting gutka packets in autorickshaw
Subsequently, the police also seized additional sacks containing gutka packets from another parked vehicle
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:22am -
- Man slits elderly woman’s ears to steal earrings
A special team has been formed to trace and arrest the suspect
- 2 days ago 10 May 26, 12:13am -
- AIADMK leader Udhayakumar is hopeful of positive developments regarding his party
Reports indicated that the former Law Minister had conflicts with party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami regarding the approach to the incoming TVK government and potential alliances with the DMK
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 11:27pm -
- Chennai summer turns monsoon-like as rains cool city; low-pressure area likely to form on May 11
An upper air cyclonic circulation that lies over the Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Sri Lanka has triggered widespread rainfall over the State. This is predicted to influence the formation of a low-pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal around May 11
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 7:03pm -
- AC technicians in demand in Chennai this summer
With the mercury shooting up, calls for AC repair experts abound, and many of them go unanswered. A case for making AC technician courses more attractive to youngsters
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 6:51pm -
- VCK, IUML extend unconditional support to Vijay’s TVK; alliance with DMK intact, says Thirumavalavan
VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan said, “Our alliance within the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance will continue. As a political party, we have taken this decision by exercising our independent right. This will not affect our relationship with the DMK.”
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 6:32pm -
- School students swap smartboards for signals
Understanding the challenges faced by traffic police personnel was one of the exercises undertaken by the Sri Chaitanya Techno School as part of a road safety programme which has bagged an award
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 6:31pm -
- Class 12 results: Pass percentage in Chennai Corporation schools rises to 92.26%
The overall pass percentage has increased steadily over the last four years, rising from 86.86% in 2023 to 87.13% in 2024, 88.12% in 2025, and 92.26% in 2026
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 11:34am -
- T.N. Class 12 exam results: Autorickshaw driver’s daughter gets 595 marks
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 11:30am -
- Wet spell and easterlies likely to bring relief from peak summer heat in Tamil Nadu for a week
According to the RMC, many places over South T.N. and a few places in the northern districts are likely to receive light to moderate rain over the weekend; prevailing weather systems will also bring light to moderate rainfall in some areas of Chennai on Saturday and reduce day temperature
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 11:10am -
- Prisons report 98.33% pass in Class 12 State board exams
Of the 240 inmates who sat for the examination, including many life convicts, 236 passed
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 9:15am -
- Panel lawyers appointed for bonded labour cases in Thanjavur
Seven lawyers in Thanjavur were appointed partly due to the volume of cases and partly because they had undergone specialised training imparted by the International Justice Mission
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 5:30am -
- Railway officials hold meeting with SRMU on the various demands of loco drivers
The meeting comes in the wake of more than 1,000 loco staff affiliated with the SRMU submitting mass leave applications to protest the neglect of their demands
- 2 days ago 9 May 26, 5:30am -
- Hoax bomb threat to Passport Seva Kendra in Saligramam
- 3 days ago 9 May 26, 12:55am -
- A. Narayanan assumes charges as Principal Chief Personnel Officer of Southern Railway
- 3 days ago 9 May 26, 12:55am -
- Street children beat all odds to script success in the exams
- 3 days ago 9 May 26, 12:54am -
- Health Department launches counselling services for students
- 3 days ago 9 May 26, 12:50am -
- Daughters of daily-wage workers score top marks in Class XII board exams
They aspire to pursue careers in chartered accountancy and civil services. The toppers include K. Mythily, whose father runs a laundry and ironing shop, and V. Dharshini, whose father is a tailor
- 3 days ago 9 May 26, 12:50am -
- GCC asks councillors to reopen offices after lifting of model code
- 3 days ago 9 May 26, 12:22am -
- Political banners reappear on Chennai roads, barricades and medians
Regarding permission for banners and flags, officials said applications were processed at the Corporation headquarters and would be reviewed on May 8
- 3 days ago 9 May 26, 12:17am -
- Metrowater to hold open house meetings on Saturday
- 3 days ago 9 May 26, 12:08am -
- Couple, their son among four held in selling fake mobile phones in Chennai
- 3 days ago 9 May 26, 12:05am -
- CPI and CPI(M) tell Tamil Nadu Governor their support is for stable secular government
The letter was sent under the instruction of the party's State secretary, M. Veerapandian and the legislature party leader T. Ramachandran
- 3 days ago 8 May 26, 10:22pm -
- Sarala’s Art Centre is selling decades-old artworks from its archives
As Sarala’s Art Centre turns 60, the gallery is opening up putting up decades of stored paintings, prints and sculptures curated and collected over many decades, for an unusual sale
- 3 days ago 8 May 26, 5:33pm -
- Tamil Nadu government formation: Lone TVK cadre stages protest outside Lok Bhavan
Police identified the man as Suresh, an assistant of film director S.A. Chandrasekar, father of Mr. Vijay.
- 3 days ago 8 May 26, 3:50pm -
- TVK chief Vijay should be given opportunity to prove majority in Tamil Nadu Assembly: Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah
“So, if we take the Supreme Court judgment, then the Tamil Nadu Lok Bhavan has no justification to stop this process” Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah said
- 3 days ago 8 May 26, 3:34pm -
- Allam Durgaprasad weaves a rich tapestry of ragas on his atichitraveena
Allam Durgaprasad brings together tradition, experimentation and instrumental finesse at his Tyagaraja Jayanti concert.
- 3 days ago 8 May 26, 2:59pm -
