16 lakh children below age 5 die each year in India
Being an Indian and below 5 years of age is a rather dangerous prospect right now. The odds seem to be piling up against Indian toddlers — a recent Unicef report has claimed that 16.55 lakh below-5 ki
Ramky wants to wind up operations in Chennai
The blame game between the Chennai corporation and Ramky Enviro Engineers has intensified and the city is all set to stink as the private firm plans to wind up its operations.
Soaring fuel price, la
Conventional energy for power-starved TN
The state will add 3,000 MW of power through conventional sources in the next six months, and this will ease TN’s power shortage, said Mr K. Venugopal, member, Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commis
DMK reeks of double standards, says CM
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa lashed out at DMK chief M. Karunanidhi accusing him of adopting “double standards” on a range of issues including Cauvery, Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project, diesel pric
Gas leak fire claims woman’s life
In yet another incident of fire following cooking gas leak in the city, a housewife was killed and her husband and two children were seriously injured early on Tuesday morning at Muthamizha Nagar in K
Panchayat chief hacked to death
AIADMK village panchayat chief of Mannivakkam, near Tambaram, was hacked to death on Tuesday morning, just a few metres from the Otteri police station, by a gang of five.
Police said the victim, R.
‘No need to renew minority status’
The Madras high court has reiterated that the minority status granted to educational institutions need not be renewed periodically and once the government, after satisfaction granted declaration, the
Serene Srinagar looks grey in the shadow of a curfew
Surrounded by beautiful gardens against a backdrop of lofty mountains, picturesque Dal Lake in Srinagar looked serene last Friday, the day the valley saw protesters up in arms against the US-made film
Riding reckless, helmetless
The figures are alarming : 97.75 per cent of the 446 two-wheeler riders killed in road mishaps so far this year paid with their lives for not wearing a helmet.
Even worse, most of those killed wer
TNCA senior division: Hemant, Malolan, Siva sizzle
Young Stars CC made a sporting second-innings declaration setting Aruna CC a target of 322 runs on the second day of the TNCA senior division league (9th round) at the SRMC here on Tuesday.
Aruna, i