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The residents now need help with funds to continue with their initiative

Perumbakkam slum clearance board tenement residents have come together, to help feed around 300 senior citizens and persons with disabilities

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These Chennai residents are strapped for cash, but still help the needy

Vivek Narayanan

Perumbakkam slum clearance board tenement residents have come together, to help feed around 300 senior citizens and persons with disabilities

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Health worker administers vaccine at a vaccination centre in Chennai on May 31, 2021.

Chennai tops in percentage of population vaccinated

Photograph used for representational purposes only

Steel trading firm in Chennai defrauds SBI of ₹391 crore

Youtuber and PUBG gamer, Madan, nabbed in Dharmapuri

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the PM's residence in New Delhi on June 17.

Stalin calls on PM Modi, hands over memorandum

A view of the Perungudi dump yard. Photograph used for representational purposes only

Alarming to see reports of microplastics in groundwater near dump yard sites, NGT says

Shiva Shankar Baba has been lodged in the sub-jail in Chengalpattu.

Shiva Shankar Baba remanded in judicial custody for 14 days

COVID-19

Number of fever survey workers may be reduced Special Correspondent

Civic body will collect feedback from all stakeholders before taking a decision

Chennai Corporation identifies venues for local mass vaccination camps

Health Secretary gives first aid to calf hit by car near Tiruvallur

More history-sheeters will be arrested: Police Commissioner

Chennai Corporation to keep ICU beds ready

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From ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ to ‘Mogamul’: Tamil audiobooks opens new doors to listeners and voice actors

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Dubbing artistes and actors get an unexpected break voicing Tamil audiobooks, which are drawing a surge of listeners seeking comfort amid the pandemic

Artist Bhavya Desai’s latest illustrations delve into the chaotic energy of the Indian Railways

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Carnatic music marries theatre in The Madras Players’ ‘Trinity’, set to reach a global audience

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These Chennai residents are strapped for cash, but still help the needy

COVID 19 Chennai

On-the-spot health check-up for traffic police personnel

COVID 19 lockdown Chennai

A word of caution from a police official

This popular park in Chennai stays shut

To rent or not to rent: That is the question

Moving a hospital into the home

Tasmac outlet closed in an unexpected move

Residents of Venketa Gramani Street in Chintadripet win a protracted battle following MLA’s intervention

Sanitisers, masks greet visitors at parks

Local police personnel ensure COVID-appropriate behaviour is followed at these green spaces

Resident groups come together to avert accidents

With the support of the Rotary Club of Chennai Mogappair and Greater Chennai Corporation, they have installed a steel railing on Nolambur Main Road

Lanes on Paper Mills Road to prevent unnecessary vehicular movement

For a distance of 500 metres, Paper Mills Road near Four Cross Road junction has separate lanes for different vehicles. A special lane for walkers and

Apollo brings Sputnik V to Chennai

Apollo Hospitals on Friday introduced Sputnik V vaccine in Chennai.According to a press release, the hospital was among the first in the country to

Chennai tops in percentage of population vaccinated

It has covered 24.4% of its people with at least one dose

Steel trading firm in Chennai defrauds SBI of ₹391 crore

The suspected company is believed to have falsified documents to divert funds and cheat the bank

Major fire reported in tyre factory at SIPCOT near Gummidpoondi

A major fire broke out in the stock yard of a tyre recycling plant at SIPCOT Thervoy Kandigai Industrial Park, near Gummidipoondi, in Tiruvallur

Youtuber and PUBG gamer, Madan, nabbed in Dharmapuri

There are several complaints against Madan for hosting obscene conversations with minors and women, police said

Perungudi dumpyard gets pilot project to treat leachate

The IIT Madras’ Department of Civil Engineering has installed the system to detoxify leachate from one channel which collects and drains it to a nearby waterbody.

Department of Posts to conduct pension adalat on June 25

The Department of Posts will conduct a pension adalat at the divisional level on June 25 at 4 p.m. at its Chennai City Central Division on Sivagnanam

CMDA set to finalise consultant for drafting vision document

Six international advisers shortlisted; work expected to begin in September

High Court shocked by YouTuber’s language on recorded conversations

The Madras High Court was on Thursday shocked to hear the recorded conversations between YouTuber M. Madan Kumar, 29, and his teenage subscribers

Mistranslation of SC, ST to be fixed in school admission forms

Corpn. makes change following objections to their usage

Police help man from Assam reach out to his family

He was found on Peters Road on May 12; his brother has been asked to come to the city to take him home

Senior geriatrician V.S. Natarajan honoured with Charaka Award by Rotary Club of Guindy

The award, presented annually, recognises doctors who exemplify professional excellence, actively involve in research activities and serve the marginalised communities.

Shiva Shankar Baba remanded in judicial custody for 14 days

Police apprehended him in Delhi on Wednesday

Online gaming comes under the scanner

Wife of Madhan Kumar arrested; police intensify efforts to trace the YouTuber, who is still on the run

Five arrested for murder of youth in Avadi

Personnel from the Avadi police station on Thursday arrested five persons for allegedly murdering a 19-year-old. Police identified the victim as P.

Chennai Corporation launches WhatsApp number for services

Residents can send their requests on WhatsApp to +919499933644

Chennai-born man named president of Illinois Institute of Technology

Raj Echambadi is an alumnus of College of Engineering, Guindy

Demands made in memorandum submitted by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Memorandum seeks scrapping of CAA, farm laws, Salem-Chennai corridor.

Ranjitha Ashok’s ‘Half a Kilo Mixture’ features memories turned into short stories

The Chennai-based author has dedicated her book to the late S Muthiah, the chronicler of Madras

Alarming to see reports of microplastics in groundwater near dump yard sites, NGT says

The bench has directed a joint committee to take water samples from nearby wells in and around the Perungudi dump yard and also consider the air samples from the available monitoring station near the dump yard

Chennai Corporation shelter resident delivers baby, naming ceremony held

The woman, believed to be from West Bengal, gave birth to a baby boy; officials are trying to trace her address

Youth murdered in Perumbakkam

Special Correspondent A 26-year-old man was brutally murdered by a six-member gang, which hurled a country bomb at him and later hacked him to death

Special vaccination camps at Koyambedu market

The camps would be held between 2 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday too with the support of the Greater Chennai Corporation

IOG starts vaccinating lactating women

The Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (IOG) and Government Hospital for Women and Children has started vaccinating lactating women. In two days,

Number of fever survey workers may be reduced

Civic body will collect feedback from all stakeholders before taking a decision

Chennai zoo loses another lion to COVID-19

A 12-year-old male lion, named Pathbanathan, housed in the Lion Safari area of the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, died due to COVID-19 on

Stalin visits ration shops

Chief Minister reviews the distribution of compensation

Metrowater MD inspects work at 150 mld desalination plant in Nemmeli

Measures will be taken to complete construction of desalination plant with a capacity to treat 150 million litres of sea water a day (mld) at Nemmeli

IGNOU begins admissions

The Indira Gandhi National Open University has commenced July 2021 admission cycle for graduate, postgraduate, diploma and certificate level academic

SBI offers restructuring of loans

SBI is offering restructuring of loans to its eligible p-segment borrowers for loans availed under home loans, xpress credit, education loans and auto

2 transgender persons employed in IMH

They get security, housekeeping jobs

When life meets chef: Vikas Khanna talks about his lockdown aid initiative

Award-winning chef Vikas Khanna has been busy helping Indians during the pandemic all the way from New York City, while ruminating on the way ahead for the food industry

From ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ to ‘Mogamul’: Tamil audiobooks opens new doors to listeners and voice actors

Dubbing artistes and actors get an unexpected break voicing Tamil audiobooks, which are drawing a surge of listeners seeking comfort amid the pandemic

Artificially ripened mangoes seized at Koyambedu market

Seven tonnes of mangoes from 30 shops were seized and destroyed, officials said

Shiva Shankar Baba arrested by Crime Branch CID police in Ghaziabad

The ‘godman’ was arrested following a series of complaints of sexual abuse against him, made by alumni of a school he founded on Chennai’s outskirts

Police solves mystery over suspicious death of a woman COVID-19 patient in Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital

The police has solved the mystery over the death of a woman whose body was found under suspicious circumstances a week ago on the eighth floor of the

Hyundai Motor India Foundation donates medical supplies in Sriperumbudur

The Hyundai Motor India Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Hyundai Motor India Limited, handed over 1,000 PPE kits, 5,000 N-95 masks, 200 pulse

New institute professor appointed at IIT-M

Sarit Kumar Das is a former director of IIT Ropar

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