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Stepping into a hotspot: Customers continue to flock to Ritchie Street without adhering to safety norms.

Owners fear losing customers if they enforce safety rules

Coronavirus | Shops at Chennai’s Ritchie Street flout all norms

Sangeetha Kandavel

Owners fear losing customers if they enforce safety rules

Driving home the message: Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash interacting with children at a painting exhibition, in Chennai on Saturday.

E-passes to be issued for two more categories

A Corporation removes a tin sheet barricading the pavement dwellers in Egmore.

Chennai Corporation draws flak for barricading the homeless

Ammonium nitrate to be moved out of Chennai soon

Heavy traffic near the Koyembedu flyover in Chennai on Saturday.

Police to strictly enforce lockdown today

Taking no chances: A team of officials inspected the Chennai airport cargo area to ensure that it was secure.

AAI officials inspect cargo area of Chennai airport

A health worker collects a sample

First person: ‘Volunteering and motivational videos helped me through those lonely days and nights with COVID-19’

COVID-19

On a bus ride with frontline workers from the Corporation D. Madhavan

Here is one day in the life of this MTC crew that has been helping field-level employees of the Valasaravakkam Zone reach their workplaces

Mask bank come up in Chennai neighbourhoods

Apartment apps try to keep pace with the pandemic

Corona crooners: Tamil ‘gaana’ and folk performers spread COVID-19 awareness with music

Now, medical insurance to attract home buyers

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Priya Sebastian

A still from ‘Bharathi Kannamma’

How The Artist Project is supporting rural artisans during the pandemic

Chennai-based The Artist Project holds affordable auctions of artwork on Instagram to help rural artisans

Adolescence in conflict zones: an illustrated children’s book by Priya Sebastian

Deepa Alexander

‘Is It The Same For You?’ paints an intimate portrait about growing up in a fragile part of the world

Caution is key as Tamil TV serials resume shooting, fresh episodes to air from July 27

As TV soaps prepare to air fresh episodes from July 27, we speak to those who work behind-the-scenes to gauge what has changed post COVID-19

Soon after the news about Bachchans testing positive for COVID-19 broke out, celebrities, including Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Mahesh Babu (in picture), Mamooty and many actors took to Twitter and wished the duo good health.

COVID-19 | Celebrities wish speedy recovery of Bachchans

PTI The bollywood celebrities, who are at Nanavati Hospital, shared their health update on Twitter, on Saturday night.

Poster with Cheriyal art created by Aarya Kunte

Craft project Society

NIFT Hyderabad students tell COVID-19 story through Cheriyal art

Neeraja Murthy A unique craft initiative helped students learn and make products sporting the traditional art

When COVID-19 drives a wedge between pets and families

Pradeep Kumar Chennai-based Lokesh Jey’s animated short feature 'Frisbee' casts a spotlight on abandoned pets during lockdown

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Chennai Corporation draws flak for barricading the homeless

Ammonium nitrate to be moved out of Chennai soon

AAI officials inspect cargo area of Chennai airport

WRD begins preliminary work on check dam at Ullavur

E-passes to be issued for two more categories

Coronavirus | Shops at Chennai’s Ritchie Street flout all norms

Police to strictly enforce lockdown on Aug. 9

Public asked not to venture out

Indelible lines in a student’s heart

A PSBB alumnus from the 1977 batch pays a rare tribute to Mrs. YGP on her first death anniversary

Search for a home ends

After a persistent six-month search for a home for 60-year-old Uma, Kumaran Kudi Residents Welfare Association, Thoraipakkam, finally found one. The

Rayala Nagar police create awareness about new grievance redressal arrangement

The R11 Rayala Nagar Police in Ramapuram has roped in auto-rickshaw drivers to create awareness about the recently-introduced public grievance

First person: ‘Volunteering and motivational videos helped me through those lonely days and nights with COVID-19’

Karthik S. on his stay at a quarantine centre after testing positive for the disease

Mime versus Coronavirus

In Association with an NGO, Zone 8 of the Corporation organises a creative awareness programme

MDAA’s gesture

The Madras District Aquatic Association (MDAA) distributed ₹1000 each and grocery items to coaches and other pool support staff, numbering 75, here on

On a bus ride with frontline workers from the Corporation

Here is one day in the life of this MTC crew that has been helping field-level employees of the Valasaravakkam Zone reach their workplaces

RA Puram residents keep their promise

They continue to deliver breakfast to conservancy workers’ workplace; they get cycles for two of them

Mask bank come up in Chennai neighbourhoods

In Kolathur, the civic body has set up these facilities to ensure people don’t venture out without masks

Residents want Thirumagal Nagar Second Street mended

Residents of Pradeep and Karthik Avenue, Chitlapakkam, have requested the Chitlapakkam Selection Grade Town Panchayat to have Thirumagal Nagar Second

Sewage woes at Kannappa Nagar

For more than a week, sewage is lying stagnant at the section of the premises of an apartment complex in Kannappa Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur. Due to blocks

Apartment apps try to keep pace with the pandemic

They have new features aimed at keeping the novel Coronavirus at bay. Management committees of gated communities encourage residents to use these add-ons

Old problems return to haunt Mogappair

Residents want illegal parking around Mangal Eri Park and poor waste segregation checked

Corona crooners: Tamil ‘gaana’ and folk performers spread COVID-19 awareness with music

With catchy beats and quirky lyrics, these Tamil folk songs spell out COVID-19 health guidelines and thank essential workers

Autorickshaw driver arrested under POCSO Act in Chennai

Police have arrested the 45-year-old on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl

Woman food delivery agent arrested for selling ganja in Chennai

Police said they had seized 3 kg of ganja from the 32-year-old woman

Puzhal police nab gang stealing oil from tankers

Whenever tankers transported oil from depots in Ennore and Manali, the accused would offload a sizeable quantity of oil before the vehicles reached their intended destinations.

Now, medical insurance to attract home buyers

A city real estate developer has announced a comprehensive medical insurance scheme, which also covers COVID-19, for new customers. Announced by

Handloom Cafe launched in Chennai Egmore

Eatery opened to mark National Handloom Day by the Tamil Nadu Weavers’ Cooperative, popularly known as Co-optex.

Panels formed to study draft EIA, NEP, says Tamil Nadu CM

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday said the State government has constituted expert committees to study the Draft Environmental Impact

Chennai snake park needs funds to keep going

Inching towards its 50th year, the park is struggling due to the lockdown

Customs told to move out ammonium nitrate in 3-4 days

E-auction over; 12,000 people living in vicinity

‘DMK fighting two enemies, but will win’

Stalin confident of victory in 2021

Digging of roads in Chennai banned for 4 days

Decision taken ahead of inauguration of optical fibre cable between Chennai and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands this week.

Case against acquisition of Jaya’s house may go to Division Bench

‘Deepa, Deepak want to retain Veda Nilayam for their use’

Coronavirus | Chennai in a ‘long pause’, makes incremental gains

Any celebration will be premature at this stage: Health Secy.

Coronavirus | Chennai Corporation plans to close Ritchie Street after traders test positive

In order to isolate infected vendors, a batch of tests will be conducted today

Stalin slams govt. for reducing ex-gratia

DMK chief urges CM to fulfil his promise

CBI takes up investigation into ₹45-cr. fraud at Indian Bank

Three persons closed term deposits of Chennai Port Trust with forged papers

Chennai Customs officials find gold being smuggled on repatriation flights too

In three instances this week, Chennai Customs seized a total of over 2 kg of gold from passengers who came from the Middle East

History-sheeter hacked to death in Kodungaiyur

The police have launched a manhunt to nab the suspects

Customs Department asked to move out 740 tonne ammonium nitrate from container freight station near Chennai

12,000 living in vicinity; Customs Department completes e-auction for the consignment that was seized five years ago.

Wind energy generation picks up in Tamil Nadu

Wind energy consumption on June 1 this year was 27 million units, and it increased to 79 million units on August 6

Chennai Corporation felicitates fever surveyors

They have played a major role in reducing death rate, says health officer

Idol makers of Kosapet face the COVID-19 heat

Business will be down by over 40% during the upcoming festivals, they say

Traffic diversion for I-Day rehearsals

In view of the rehearsals being conducted for the Independence Day celebration at St. George Fort, the traffic police have announced curbs in the

IDE to issue applications from today

The Institute of Distance Education of the University of Madras will open its portal on Friday for students to download examination application forms

Let us preserve and promote Indian languages, Venkaiah urges people

Vice-President pays glowing tributes to educationist Mrs. YGP at memorial event

Over one lakh beds readied across State: Minister

Centre has appreciated State’s measures to curb infection, says Vijayabaskar

40 year-old man held under Pocso

All Women Police, Guindy, on Thursday arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl near Perungudi. According to

After Beirut blast, spotlight on 740 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored near Chennai port

Consignment was seized in 2015 as Karur-based importer did not have a licence

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