Tracking the monsoon: Weather report from major cities and regions
Forecast rainfall for next 48 hours at:
East: Would occur at many places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. Would occu
TN’s loss is Services’ gain
Tamil Nadu may have stumbled at the final hurdle in the 66th Santosh Trophy, but two players from the state did go on to win the title in the national football championship.
Antony Ramesh, 27, and M
Illegal buildings: HC gives 6 weeks to TN
The Madras high court on Monday granted six weeks to the state government to come out with the final amendments for the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act (to regularise the unauthorised constru
HC: Rs 29.26L for tree-fall deaths
The Madras high court on Monday directed the Chennai corporation to pay Rs 29.26 lakh as compensation to a youth for the death of his parents as a tree fell on their car while travelling on a public r
Got environmental clearence on multi-specialty hospital: TN
The state government on Monday informed the Madras high court that environmental clearance had been obtained for the conversion of the new secretariat building into a multi super specialty hospital.
Pollution woes hit Kodungaiyur
Perambur MLA Mr A. Soundararajan (64) and his wife Ms Ponni (60) have been shuttling between their Kodungaiyur residence and the MLAs’ hostel for the last one year as they have been undergoing continu
Three to get Green chariot awards from governor
The prestigious Green Chariot Awards for environment protection will be awarded by the Rotary Club of Madras Southwest at a function at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.
Instituted in 2010, the awards are i
Alarming rise in Sepsis deaths: Docs
Shubha was admitted to a corporate hospital in Chennai as her platelet count had fallen sharply because of a genetic condition.
All this mother-of-two needed was a simple transfusion of plasma and p
Birds flock to Pallikarnai marsh
The intervention by the state government to restore the Pallikarnai marshland has started yielding results and the sighting of migratory birds has improved in the past few months.
Rare birds such as
Plastic-free Karaikal port soon
The Karaikal Port promoted by the MARG group will soon become a plastic-free zone. On the occasion of World Environment Day on Tuesday, employees of the port have decided to take a pledge to keep the