3 deemed universities upgraded
The three-member committee, constituted by the human resource development (HRD) ministry to do a comparative assessment of the deemed universities, has upgraded the grades of three deemed universiti
Four Maha men held for theft of `38L gold on bus
The city police on Friday cracked the theft case in which two employees of a jewellery shop in Mumbai were robbed of their jewels worth `38 lakh on a private bus in the city. Four persons from Mahara
Delay in drain projects may make city sink
Chennai is not likely to be monsoon ready even by next year. The Rs 1,447 crore micro and macro drainage project jointly implemented by TNPWD and City Corporation with funding by the Centre has only
Streetlight scam hits Chennai corporation
Purchase of sub-standard electrical materials has affected the streetlight network of Greater Chennai and has resulted in huge revenue loss to the city corporation.
Contractors, in connivance with
Rain brings down power cut
Thanks to heavy rains across the state for the last few days, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco)
imposed only one-hour power cut in many parts of the city on Wednesd
Aavin vouches for purity of its milk
Though the Tamil Nadu Milk Dealers Welfare Association has expressed concern over the health of the citizens in the wake of the Centre’s submission on adulterated milk, the state government owned Aav
Dengue subsides in city, targets districts
While dengue cases are coming down in Chennai, districts are suffering its sting. In an attempt to bring the rapidly increasing dengue cases under control and treat patients effectively in the distri
Fashion guru, state staffer held for harassing singer
An associate professor, teaching at the Central government-run National Institute of Fashion Technology, Taramani, in Chennai, and a state government employee from Avinashi, Coimbatore, working at
Stagnant water raises fear of disease
Many areas in Chennai continued to be water logged on Monday even as authorities feared that stagnant pools in many of the low-lying areas were becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
After the la
River sand price touches sky in state
Construction activities in Chennai and its suburbs have hit a speed-breaker due to the escalating cost of river sand.
According to industry sources, the cost of sand loads has reached an all-time hi