Gandhi statue on Marina to get a facelift
The state government will take up the improvement works on the Mahatma Gandhi’s statue and the area surrounding it on Kamaraj Salai in the city and also the Kamaraj memorial in Kanyakumari at a total
Mayor denies cholera deaths
Mayor Saidai S Duraisamy has stoutly denied cholera deaths in Chennai, saying that not a single death occurred due to cholera or ADD (Acute Diarrheal Disease) over the last nine months since he assume
Civic schools lie in deep neglect
Students of corporation schools are most vulnerable to water borne and communicable diseases. DC visited several corporation schools in Chennai and found appalling sanitation conditions prevailing in
Hawkers force public to choose road over subways
Thousands of commuters use subways near Park station and Chennai Central station during peak hours every day. But lack of hygiene, cramped stairs and the invasion of corridors by hawkers, literally pu
14 CCTVs to secure Anna Nagar West
Anna Nagar Western Extension Phase II became the first neighbourhood in the city to set up their own surveillance system for ensuring better security for the residents.
In one of the biggest initiati
She bowls over everyone with her talent
She was just eight years old when legendary cricketer Kapil Dev and his team lifted the World Cup in London in 1983. But the age factor never stopped her from attempting to follow Kapil Dev’s bowling
Boy crushed under bus
A 12-year-old student returning from school in a MTC bus was crushed under its wheels in Otteri on Saturday after he alighted from the moving vehicle.
Vignesh, the son of Sankar and Varalakshmi and a
Boy crushed under bus
A 12-year-old student returning from school in a MTC bus was crushed under its wheels in Otteri on Saturday after he alighted from the moving vehicle.
Vignesh, the son of Sankar and Varalakshmi and a
Giving wings to polio and accident victims
Born in London and brought up in Calcutta, Meena Dadha settled down in Chennai after her marriage. Soon her life started revolving around her family and kids.
“There was an urge to do something for
Ancient burial sites are defaced
More than 2,000 years old megalithic burial sites at Siruthavur near Thiruporur are being destroyed by real estate sharks for putting up housing plots.
There were hundreds of these sites till some ye