Little help from depts, says cops
The police claims it doesn’t get the cooperation it needs from the PWD, mining and revenue departments to curb illegal sand mining rampant in the river beds of Kancheepuram , Vellore, Karur among othe
Safe blood for hemophiliacs
Hemophiliacs across the state have urged the government to crackdown on laboratories and companies supplying contaminated blood products to avoid transmission of blood-borne diseases among patients.
Slaughterhouse minus recycling plant poses risk
The Perambur slaughterhouse has committed several violations including pollution norms by discharging waste from the abattoir into the Cooum river, which poses a serious threat to the environment, all
Will not fail voters, asserts Jayalalithaa
Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa thanked the voters of Sankarankoil Assembly constituency for the ‘massive’ victory of AIADMK candidate S. Muthuselvi, and said she would not fail the hopes of the people
Second desalination plant for city by Sept.
Chennaiites are likely to get water from the city’s second desalination plant by September-end. Works of the 100mld (million liters per day) desalination in Nemmeli would be completed and production s
6-month sentence for killing 4
A juvenile court here on Wednesday sentenced a 20-year-old to six-months stay in a juvenile home, in the sensational Mercedes Benz car crash in which four persons were killed in Kilpauk in December 20
Advocates boycott court, stage demo
Advocates on Wednesday abstained from attending court in the city, condemning the CBI for not conducting investigation properly in the case of the murder of advocate Sankarasubbu’s son.
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Hawkers not evicted yet, says panel
The chairman of the hawkers committee on Wednesday informed the Madras high court that despite earlier directions from the committee to evict unauthorised hawkers from NSC Bose road, corporation offic
Spit & you are in spot
A team comprising IT professionals, teachers and homemakers has launched a campaign against spitting in Chennai under the banner Namadhu Chennai Na-madhu Poruppu (Our Che-nnai, our responsibility).
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Fun activities to keep summer cool
The summer vacations are just round the corner and it’s time for parents to plan activities and events to keep their children occupied.
However, with the number of play schools mushrooming across th