Damaged Kasimedu wharf gets repaired
The ever-bustling Kasimedu fishing harbour in the city is quiet due to the 45-day ban on fishing, but the renovation work of the wharf, a fixed platform over water used for anchoring shipping vessels
Centre not funding research: Min
Hitting out at the Centre for not providing financial assistance to TN for research in agriculture and allied sectors, state agriculture minister S. Damodaran told the Assembly that chief minister J.
4 DMK members suspended from house for 10 days
Four DMK members including two former ministers were suspended from the Assembly on Thursday for 10 days for obstructing the proceedings in the House and disrespecting the Chair, even as all Oppositio
Roller-coaster ride for metro users
Chennaites may enjoy a roller-coaster ride on board the metro rail on the busy GST Road near the airport.
In less than two years, the metro rail would run underground and climb a ramp for a stretch o
Tenders open for vaccinations
The government has ordered a whopping 55 lakh doses of the intra-nasal spray, at a cost of Rs 55 lakh, to immunize the high-risk population, with the tender for A(H1N1) vaccinations opening on Friday.
Chennai readies to give country its solar atlas
Chennai is readying to give India its solar atlas, which will have details on radiation of solar energy in various cities in the country.
A team of experts set up by the ministry of new and renewable
Alumni help poor students join IIT
A group of IITians across the country have busted the myth that IITians do not pay back to society by joining hand to form Avanti Fellows, a not-for-profit trust to coach students from the poor and op
Appoint cauvery tribunal head: CM
CM Jayalalithaa has sought intervention of PM Manmohan Singh to appoint a new chairman for Cauvery Water Dispu-tes Tribunal immediately.
In a letter Thursday, she said TN had filed a civil miscellane
Economy — the clinching factor
Contrary to pre-tournament expectations, bowlers have had a pivotal role to play in the IPL. Flatter decks and humid conditions were expected to load things in favor of batsmen but many contests have
Chennai Super Kings beat Pune Warriors by 13 runs
Hosts Chennai Super Kings held their nerve to post a crucial 13-run victory over Pune Warriors at the MA Chidambaram on Thursday.
Chasing 165 to win, Warriors were never allowed to settle down by th