Thanks to intensive campaigning and prevention tactics, the infection rate of HIV has dropped, but experts are worried about another looming viral epidemic—hepatitis.

Hepatitis B is 100 times more in

Twenty-two people with symptoms of acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) were admitted to the Communicable Disease Hospital and KMC on Friday.

While doctors are picking up patients with diarrhoea through h

The city police claims to have cracked the murder case of a 65-year-old woman from Kodungaiyur, who was killed last year.

The victim, Papatthyammal, was murdered by a four-member gang that assumed s

In a deplorable case of apathy, a 45-year-old disabled, destitute man was thrown out of the Chromepet General Hospital, three days after a kind stranger, an American tourist, had admitted him to the h

A division bench of Madras high court, comprising Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, who had suo motu taken note of the death of Shruthi, on Friday directed the state government to

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Friday announced a host of measures to boost the tea industry in the state.

According to an official release, Ms Jayalalithaa ordered the release of `6 crore toward

In a bid to ensure parity among employees at the maintenance depots of the Tamil Nadu state transport corporation (TNSTC), authorities have instructed depot officials to ask workers affiliated to the

Women councillors of the Chennai corporation are now flexing their muscles, literally, through their family members. At least two incidents of family members of AIADMK councillors beating up corporati

The city corporation, which has been waging a losing battle against solid waste management, has planned to revise the annual waste collection charges by seven times for marriage halls, community centr

Chennaiites can hope for fewer mosquito bites and less stink emanating from Cooum river in the years to come. But, for that to happen, the state local administration ministry should keep a close watch