Heat-stress cases flood doctors in Chennai
With the mercury inching towards the 40-degree mark, city doctors are receiving cases of heat stress, especially in patients with heart disease and long-term diabetes. Even as the summer is known to s
Trial run at Chennai airport's new terminal-2
Chennaiites Padmashree and Selvaraj, travelling from Mumbai, were pleasantly surprised as they were among the fortunate few to enter new domestic terminal-2 at the city airport Monday. “I find this te
Mango milk shake from aavin’s stable
Cashing in on the summer season, the state government owned Aavin has launched mango milk shake drink.
Launching the mango milk shake priced Rs15 per 200 ml pack at the Ambattur product dairy farm he
Gold price touches an all-time high
Gold prices on Monday surged an all-time high of Rs29,590 per 10 grams on good investment demand driven by both global and local factors. However, domestic traders are worried over poor offtake owing
City BE students bag NIOT gold
Five students sponsored by the Panimalar Institute of Technology(PIT), Chennai bagged the national-level competition on student autonomous underwater vehicle (SAVe-2012) organised by the National Inst
Chennai running out of breath
Chennai seems to be in news for all the unhealthy reasons. After being labelled the diabetes capital of the country, it is now being called the asthma capital.
With vehicle population in TN crossing
Semmencherry feels neglected
Bad roads, overflowing sewage, waterlogging, burning of garbage and poor healthcare facilities are some of the long-standing issues plaguing the residents of Semmencherry, an area recently merged with
How some protectors turn persecutors in Chennai
A bright orange poster on ‘gotstared.at’, a Facebook revolution against sexual harassment being followed by hundreds of women across India, reads thus: “Gurgaon Police logic
Q: How can we stop people
Chennai roads still unsafe for women
While we celebrate the ‘independent woman’ who has no qualms taking up a night shift, enjoys partying the night away at a club and does not depend on anyone to drop her home, we have to ask, “Are the
Passport seekers bogged down by time constraints
The struggle to get appointments to submit passport application continues with the appointment slots closing within 30 seconds of opening online despite three passport seva kendras (PSKs) functioning