GH readmits man after protest
In a deplorable case of apathy, a 45-year-old disabled, destitute man was thrown out of the Chromepet General Hospital, three days after a kind stranger, an American tourist, had admitted him to the h
Desilting of century-old Veeraraghavan lake begins
At least half a dozen lakes in Kancheepuram district are facing water contamination due to draining of untreated sewer.
After four decades, the civic officials have finally woken up to groundwater c
Railway staff robbed in moving train
Chandra, 45, a supervisor at the Tambaram railway reservation counter, was robbed of an eight-sovereign gold chain in the first class coach of an EMU while returning from work on Thursday night, polic
Residents stage demo demanding water
Residents of Chengalpet and neighbouring areas, who have been suffering from acute shortage of drinking water, on Tuesday staged a demonstration seeking better supply of piped drinking water.
The an
Pranab Mukherjee for president to be official on 13th
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will announce on June 13 the UPA candidate for the presidential election, DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin told reporters at the airport on arrival from New Delhi in the early
Hoardings pose danger to flights
Hoardings of all hues and colours are back in Chennai. Two massive structures have come just opposite Chennai airport, violating aviation norms.
Two years ago, the district administration had cleare
Generous? Think twice before giving Rs 1 as alms
What’s a rupee worth? Not much, it appears. Give even beggars a rupee and they could toss it back as a passenger learnt at the Tambaram railway station on Thursday.
Accosted by a drunk beggar, he di
Ayyappa devotees get irumudi shock
A group of Ayyappa devotees taking the quick route of flying to Sabarimala was in for a rude shock on Monday, with airport authorities denying them permission to carry irumudi (a specially designed sa
Panchayat to provide mineral water to people
Mudichur village panchayat in Kancheepuram, barely 30 minutes drive from Chennai, will soon supply purified mineral water to all its residents at their doorsteps at a hugely subsidised price.
This w