Drains, sewer lines not ready to cope with rain
The woes of Chennaiites are unlikely to end this northeast monsoon. Water stagnation and sewage overflows witnessed on some city roads after brief showers indicate that the drains and sewer lines are
Majority of school vans resume service
The majority of private van operators resumed operations on Wednesday after a one-day strike but a few operators stuck to their stand causing hardship to parents and students.
Parents in the suburbs
TN tabs on MGNREGA disbursals
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced the establishment of Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu to monitor the disbursal of wages to workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rura
Deshmukh still under observation; Maha CM visits ailing leader
Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, admitted to a private hospital here for liver-related illness, remained under observation on Wednesday.
The condition of the 67-year-old D
School vans back on road today
Tension gripped parents of several thousand school students across the state when the vans operated by private operators did not turn up Tuesday morning to pick up their kids.
Concerned parents rush
Hat-trick of foul jumps
In August 2004, Amritpal Singh who had just a few months ago broken T.C. Yohannan’s 30-year-old national record in long jump was omitted from the Indian team for the Athens Olympics citing poor form.
Rapid exit taxiway on fast track
In a bid to reduce congestion on the runway and help aircraft take off/land fast, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has begun building a rapid exit way from the airstrip for flights to move to the
Unhygenic conditions plague Maduvankarai
In the midst of Cholera outbreaks hogging the headlines, residents of Maduvankarai have to live in extremely unhygienic conditions thanks to overflowing sewers.
Not just residents, motorists too hav
Cholera scare back in Chennai
The death of a five-year-old boy from Korukkupet has created a fresh cholera scare in the city.
While the outbreak of Acute Diarrheal Disease had let up over the past week, three patients with sever
Chengalpet municipality faces wrath of public
The Chengalpet municipality has earned the wrath of the people and elected public representatives following choked drains and poor amenities.
Advocate N. Selvaraj, a resident of the area, said that