6,000 Chennaiites do surya namaskar
The Marina beach, a favourite haunt for early morning joggers, turned into an arena to showcase Surya Namaskar. As the dawn broke, over 6,000 persons gathered to perform the sun salutations in absolut
Tamil Nadu sitting on swine flu tinderbox
Chennai is sitting on a swine flu volcano waiting to erupt.
While A(H1N1) virus has infected 29 people in the state, leaving one 74 year old man dead, public health experts are apprehensive about t
Clinics, labs profit from H1N1 panic
With the state government struggling to break the chain of transmission of A(H1N1) virus, private players seem to be jumping in the fray to make a quick buck at the expense of panicked people.
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Water-borne diseases make comeback
The mineral water that you have bought might not be as hygienic as claimed. For, there has been an increase in the number of typhoid, diarrhoea, cholera and gastritis cases even from the upper strata
Trailers stranded off Chennai port
The ongoing works on Ennore-Manali road have affected trailer movement to Chennai port.
With vehicles stranded for about 20 kilometres from Chennai port till Infant Jesus Shrine in Manali New Town o
CM to chair Tamil New Year gala fete
Seeking to reaffirm her statement that Tamils celebrate their New Year on the first day of Chithirai (mid-April) and not at the birth of Thai (January 14), chief minister Ms J. Jayalalithaa has ordere
Krishna bounty for city in May
Chennaiites can heave a sigh of relief this summer as Andhra Pradesh has agreed to release 12 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of Krishna water from the first week of May.
Senior PWD (public works
Jaya orders big New Year event
Seeking to reaffirm her statement that Tamils celebrate their New Year on the first day of Chithirai (mid-April) and not at the birth of Thai (January 14), chief minister J.
Artistes honoured with Thamizhan awards
Oscar winner A. R. Rahman and Magsaysay Award winner Dr V. Shantha were among the celebrities to win the first edition of Thamizhan awards instituted by Puthiya Thalaimurai television.
The star-studd
Transparency lacking in VC appointments
The recent appointment of the vice-chancellor of Thanjavur Tamil University has pointed out that the selection process follows the system prevalent during the previous regime.
Though there are no al