Inhabitants of Egam­baram Nagar in Mylapore are living in constant fear of contracting the vector borne disease. “Several deaths have occurred in the locality, alleged Mr Nat­a­rajan, a resident.

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At a meeting nearly five months ago, chief minister J. Jayalalithaa warned err­a­nt councillors against corrupt practices and nexus with contractors.

With complaints regarding councillors assaulting

Located close to the historic Ripon Buildings, Periamet, the leather hub of Chennai, lacks even very basic amenities.

The roads here are pot-holed and pose a risk to motorists and the absence of stor

Even as 68 resolutions were passed, Anna arch issue turned Chennai corporation council meet into a battleground with ruling AIADMK and DMK slamming each other for demolition move

The blame game over

For 28-year-old Durai in Chennai, it was a daily struggle to feed his family. Besides rummaging through the huge mounds of waste in the corporation dump yard to pick up recyclable stuff and earn a liv

With the Ramzan month nearing its end, Muslims in the state are rushing to pay their zakat (tithes).

Zakat, which means “giving of alms” in Arabic, is one of the five pillars of Islam that requires M

Ayanavaran, once a calm residential locality, is now turning into a “ghost town” where civic woes go unchecked.

For instance, residents of Parasuraman Easwaran koil West Mada Street, which serves as

With corporation’s public grievance redressal system in the news for the wrong reasons, Chennai corporation is planning to go in for a major revamp of the system.

If sources are to be believed, the

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) on Saturday demanded that the Centre and state declare the emergency drill, conducted by the Tirunelveli administration on June 9 at Nakkaneri village, ne

Several corporation wards in the city are facing acute manpower shortages which in turn have delayed development projects and led to accumulation of garbage.

Moreover, the private workers entrusted