State to distribute PDAs to agriculture department
In an effort to collect accurate data, particularly to record biometric observations for effective management of crop and food-grain productivity, the state government has proposed to distribute Perso
Metro tunnels 42 meters in a month
Chennaiites will not have to wait too long to have a sophisticated underground metro rail network crisscrossing the city.
A 42-meter long tunnel stands testimony to the city’s pride — part of what
New way to celebrate Teacher’s Day
A Chennai-based educational services organisation has distributed wrist-bands to about one million students across 5,000 schools on which the students will write individual messages before tying the b
Many young teachers clear eligibility test
With less than 1 per cent of teachers in the state qualifying for the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) it has come to light that mostly teachers in the age group of 25 to 30 years had cleared the test
Rich & famous turn property tax defaulters
Chennai corporation’s property tax defaulters list reads like the who’s who of the metropolis.
There are not just multi-millionaires, corporate hospitals and five-star hotels, even prestigious clubs
Water storage facilities poor at Fort St George
Water storage facilities at Fort St George are not safe. Chennai metro water has made this startling revelation following an inspection of storage facilities at the Fort among other areas.
The inspe
Prez, PM coming to Chennai on September 8
The airport here has been brought under unprecedented security as the police and CISF personnel began elaborate drills to ensure event-free reception to the President and the Prime Minister arriving o
‘Insensitive’ Centre angers TN parties
Leaders across the political spectrum in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday expressed disdain at the ‘insensitive’ stand taken by Delhi that the Sri Lankan military personnel would continue receiving training in I
Astrologer cons woman
A woman who organised a pooja to ward off “evil that was preventing” her two daughters from getting married in Cheyyar in Vellore was conned by a astrologer, who walked away with 52 sovereigns of gold
Murder probe leads to arrest of 53
A murder probe by the city police has led to the arrest and remand of 53 people, including the killer Madhuravoyil, in the last couple of days.
“The murder probe was a painful process. We had to arre