Signages not on track in Central
No matter how familiar you are with the railway system, if you are at Chennai Central, you ought to take the help of a RPF constable or vendor.
For, signages kept to help passengers reach the right
Chennai gears up for the Joy of Giving week
A saree of actor Suhasini Maniratnam was auctioned for a price higher than a fancy saree of Aishwarya Rai here last year. The money generated went to charity. Perhaps, the rich in Chennai have valued
Fallen trees block traffic for third day
Environmentalists and tree lovers in the city are concerned over the poor measures taken by the city corporation in safeguarding the avenue trees particularly when northeast monsoon is round the corne
Industrialist KS Narayanan passes away
KS Narayanan, chairman emeritus of Sanmar Group, passed away on Friday after a brief illness. He was 93. A leading industrialist and a pioneer in the cement and PVC industries in India, Mr Narayanan
US visa processing system simplified
The US visa processing system has been modified with effect from Wednesday to simplify fee payment and appointment scheduling through a new website, www.ustraveldocs.com/in.
Visa applicants will be a
Park Town has memories of good living
Park Town, once a calm residential area and a prime part of the erstwhile ‘Nalla Madras’, is losing its charm as most of the residential plots are converted into commercial establishments.
With the
Breakdowns bug MTC passengers
Subscribers to the city police’s traffic alert service routinely get messages such as “MTC bus breakdown at Tidel park junction, vehicles moving slowly”, as buses breaking down in the middle of the ro
Chennai suburbs seek better amenities
Despite the expansion of the corporation boundaries, many residential areas in Chennai’s southern suburbs still lack basic amenities.
Roads not re-laid for several years in Adambakkam, Medavakkam, N
Dengue, malaria cases rise in Chennai
Cases of malaria, dengue and leptospirosis are on the rise in the city with the monsoon bringing with it a spate of fevers and infections, say city doctors.
The monsoon is also the busiest time of t
For Hindi movies, the house is full in Chennai
Chennai cinema crowd seems to have gone multi-lingual. Thanks to the spurt in multiplexes across the city, access to non-Tamil films like Eega (Telugu) and Barfi (Hindi), are easier and being receive