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New way to celebrate Teacher’s Day

A Chennai-based educational services organisation has distributed wrist-bands to about one million students across 5,000 schools on which the students will write individual messages before tying the b

Many young teachers clear eligibility test

With less than 1 per cent of teachers in the state qualifying for the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) it has come to light that mostly teachers in the age group of 25 to 30 years had cleared the test

Rich & famous turn property tax defaulters

Chennai corporation’s property tax defaulters list reads like the who’s who of the metropolis.

There are not just multi-millionaires, corporate hospitals and five-star hotels, even prestigious clubs

Water storage facilities poor at Fort St George

Water storage facilities at Fort St George are not safe. Chennai metro water has made this startling revelation following an inspection of storage facilities at the Fort among other areas.

The inspe

Prez, PM coming to Chennai on September 8

The airport here has been brought under unprecedented security as the police and CISF personnel began elaborate drills to ensure event-free reception to the President and the Prime Minister arriving o

‘Insensitive’ Centre angers TN parties

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Leaders across the political spectrum in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday expressed disdain at the ‘insensitive’ stand taken by Delhi that the Sri Lankan military personnel would continue receiving training in I

Astrologer cons woman

A woman who organised a pooja to ward off “evil that was preventing” her two daughters from getting married in Cheyyar in Vellore was conned by a astrologer, who walked away with 52 sovereigns of gold

Murder probe leads to arrest of 53

A murder probe by the city police has led to the arrest and remand of 53 people, including the killer Madhuravoyil, in the last couple of days.

“The murder probe was a painful process. We had to arre

Chennai GHs await prescription

Patients and their relatives treat state-run hospitals like parks and guesthouses, lament government doctors, defending their filthy wards and garbage-strewn campuses.

Even as the four major govern

TN parties angry over MoD stand on Lankan personnel

Minister of state for defence Pallam Raju’s statement that India would continue to train Sri Lankan Army officers in the interests of friendly relations with the neighbouring country has triggered a n

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