Suyamvaram for disabled in districts
Suyamvarams for the differently-abled are likely to become a regular feature and will be taken to their doorsteps, well almost, if a plan by the Tamil Nadu Differently Abled Welfare Association (TNDAW
Centre gives priority to healthcare, says Vasan
Healthcare is one of the main priorities for the UPA government, Union minister G.K. Vasan said on Sunday, referring to the significant mark-up of the Union health budget this year.
Speaking at the
Tamil Nadu budget session from Monday
Fresh from a stupendous victory in Sankarankoil by-poll, the ruling AIADMK is preparing to take on a combined Opposition, which predictably is expected to pick on much-beaten issues like power cuts an
HC orders collector to build bus stand
The Madras high court has directed the Perambalur district collector to redress the grievance of advocate R. Srinivasarao by constructing a bus stand at any available place in Rayappa Nagar, V Kalathu
Drivers kill teenager for mobile phone in Chennai
Two drivers killed a teenager in Sankar Nagar and took away his cellphone to make a few calls, in what seems to be the first murder for a mobile phone in Chennai.
The police on Sunday arrested two me
Dutch man held in murder case
Kancheepuram police on Sunday arrested Remco Elizabeth Martin Joseph Knocker, 33, of the Netherlands, for allegedly killing his girlfriend on Wednesday night in a house in Mahabalipuram where the two
Stepping in where others fear to tread
Earthquake in Gujarat (2001), tsunami in Chennai (2004), floods in Bihar (2008) are some of the unforgettable disasters in our country.
While many of us shed tears and felt sorry for the victims, 48
Made for each other, not maid for you: Madras High Court
Madras High Court (HC) has come down heavily on the male chauvinist Indian concept that a woman’s domain is the kitchen and she should not look beyond satiating the husband, rearing his children and d
‘Epilepsy awareness higher than ever’
Chennai doctors have encouraging news on World Epilepsy Day, March 26, this year about the crippling neuro disease.
Awareness about epilepsy is on an upswing among patients’ families, while new-age
Why fast food, try this millet canteen
Syeda Sana, a student of MOP College, was delighted. The 23-year-old ate delicious, traditional ragi dosa in the makeshift millet canteen in the city.
“I tried traditional items such as ragi and camb