Forty-seven years ago, on this day (August 5) the local Kashmiris spotted the infiltration of Pakistanis into India, when about 30,000 of them, dressed as locals, crossed the border and entered Indian

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

There will virtually be no rides at the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC’s) boating yards without lifejackets.

The authorities, who have mandated the wearing of lifejackets for all t

At least 10 per cent of the railway employees working at the diesel loco shed in Tondiarpet suffer heart ailments and nearly 60 per cent of them have hearing problems.

It is because employees work i

In a move aimed at preventing intra-party squabbles, the ruling AIADMK has warned its partymen against using photos of ministers and party functionaries in banners and advertisements pertaining to par

Just four months after a steep hike in electricity charges, consumers may have to shell out more as the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) Ltd proposes to hike the charges l

A seven-year-old girl died after she was run over by a speeding lorry in Ettayapuram village near the Kishkintha theme park here on Saturday.

According to the police, Lakshya (7) daughter of Mr Ganes

Science Parks at Periyar Science and Technology Centre, Kotturpuram, are meant to teach scientific concepts through playing equipment.

But the equipment here are poorly maintained and almost all, suc

While the recent Supreme Court order banning tourism in Tiger Reserves has been welcomed by ecologists and wildlife activists, the move has adversely affected the livelihood of hundreds of tribals who

What began as a flicker of guilt years ago, when the massive beehives at a long-abandoned construction on Anna Salai had to be destroyed to make way for the swish Hyatt Regency; ended on Saturday with