MLAs turn heat on absent Captain
There were heated exchanges between the Treasury Benches and the Opposition DMDK members over the prolonged and conspicuous absence of DMDK founder Vijayakanth in the Assembly during the ongoing budge
Maoists treated Menon badly, says mediator
Though they did not physically harm him, the Maoists caused terrible misery for Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon by holding him at gunpoint and blindfolded throughout the 13 days of his detention in th
State restores 468 acres of temple land
The state government has initiated steps to identify and restore temple lands whose pattas were wrongly issued to private individuals and registered in computer chitta.
“The pattas of 468.87 acres of
Karunanidhi wants PM to resolve NLC contract workers’ row
DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Monday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to bring to an end to the 17-day-long strike by contract workers of Neyveli Lignite Corporation.
“The Centre
Sand, red tape affect roads in city
Thanks to the nexus between some politicians, corporation staff, police personnel and builders, the unmindful stacking of construction materials encroaching narrow road space has gone unchecked, resul
Porur lake contaminated by garbage, sewage inflow
Porur lake, one of the large water bodies in suburban Chennai, is muddied with garbage strewn along the bund and sewage being discharged into it through illicit connections.
Residents of areas near t
Girl breaks piggy bank to help cyclone victims
Pretty Asina Parvin looks like just another Class one child. But in her school at Ambattur, she is known for her generosity.
The seven-year-old donated Rs 3,052 that she had saved in her piggy bank
When Chennaiites turn unconventional
The patients sit in long rows, eyes closed, hands limp. Pranic healers hover around them, making elaborate motions with their arms and muttering under their breath, invoking the life force, or ‘prana’
Rumours of blast keep KNPP officials on tenterhooks
Authorities of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant today said there was no incident of any blast at the site and it was only a rumour spread by miscreants.
"There is a rumour spread by some miscreants th
People want govt alerts on mobile apps
When it comes to government alerts or notifications, most Indians want it at their fingertips, literally. A significant percentage of the population feels that mobile apps and alerts are the easiest a