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Vehicle checking by police at Paper Mills Road in Perambur, Chennai. File

Public transport allowed in Chennai and neighbouring districts with 50% capacity

TN government announces fresh relaxations

Special Correspondent

Public transport allowed in Chennai and neighbouring districts with 50% capacity

Former Tamil Nadu Minister M. Manikandan

Former AIADMK Minister Manikandan arrested

Mohamad Shakul Ameed, 24 of Villupuram with the wearable device developed by him to keep track of oxygen levels.

COVID-19: Villupuram student develops wearable device to track oxygen levels

Seeking shelter: Makeshift huts put up along the Cooum on Spurtank Road in Chetpet.

Encroachments are back along the Cooum in Chetpet

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Medical experts recommend lockdown extension

File photo for representation.

As digital payments rise amid COVID-19, experts urge users to take precautions

Kamal reaches out to MNM cadre

COVID-19

Drive continues: A total of 8,290 residents in the city received their COVID-19 vaccination on Sunday.

Chennai Corporation to facilitate more vaccination sessions Special Correspondent

Plans under way to launch mobile units and a new online portal to track vaccine stocks, and for pre-registrations

‘Those with cardiovascular diseases should get COVID-19 vaccines’

Number of fever survey workers may be reduced

Chennai Corporation identifies venues for local mass vaccination camps

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

Life & Style

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‘The Binge Eater’ from the sub-series, By the Window

Munawar Faruqui has been entertaining audiences with his satire routines for over a year. Photo: Special Arrangement/THE HINDU

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

Srinivasa Ramanujam

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

Digital illustrator Bhavya Desai’s latest series is an ode to train journeys and their chaotic energy — a warm reminder of life before the pandemic

Laughter challenger: Munawar Faruqui finds humour in life against all odds

Out on bail, the stand-up comedian is dusting himself off and moving on, strengthened by poetry and rap music

Dharmapuri Ramakrishnan as Madurai Veeran

Folk arts | Theatre

COVID-19: Contemporary artistes help folk performers across Tamil Nadu through the second wave

Gowri S Contemporary performers, students and patrons step up to help folk artistes across Tamil Nadu, breaking barriers between artistic fraternities

Musician Vijay Siva as Muthuswami Dikshitar

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

Gowri S The Madras Players’ ‘Trinity’, filmed by a four-camera set up, will be made available for a global audience in June

Pradeep Kumar died of COVID-19 complications on May 23, 2021.

Pradeep Kumar: a bright reporter, biker and friend

Priyadarshini Paitandy The MetroPlus team fondly remembers the journalist and film writer

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Grocery kits distributed in city and nearby districts

Differently abled teachers allege denial of pay regularisation despite HC order

NEET will destroy medical education and public health system, says State Platform for Common School System

Chennai Metro services will resume from today

Stalin visits children’s hospital in Egmore

Fish prices soar in Chennai due to supply shortfall

Man out on bail murders friend

The police are searching for a 25-year-old for murdering his friend in his house at Adambakkam. He had murdered another friend in the same house a

Chennai Corporation to facilitate more vaccination sessions

Plans under way to launch mobile units and a new online portal to track vaccine stocks, and for pre-registrations

TN government announces fresh relaxations in 27 districts

Public bus transport allowed in Chennai and neighbouring districts with 50% capacity.

Former AIADMK Minister Manikandan arrested

A Malaysian-Indian woman has filed a complaint of causing miscarriage and criminally intimidating her against him.

COVID-19: Villupuram student develops wearable device to track oxygen levels

According to Shakul Ameed, the device modelled like a wrist band works on Zigbee, a wireless technology, and helps users to keep track of their oxygen levels via an app called Blyink installed on their mobile phones.

Kamal reaches out to MNM cadre

He also personally speaks to party candidates who lost in the Assembly poll

Teacher arrested in Siva Shankar Baba case

She has been charged with abetment

YouTuber Madan to be in custody till July 3

On Saturday, the cyber crime cell of the Central Crime Branch arrested him in Dharmapuri, after several complaints were lodged against him for having obscene conversations with minors and women while live streaming games.

Encroachments are back along the Cooum in Chetpet

Tribal community says the Greater Chennai Corporation did not allot them houses after initial eviction

‘Those with cardiovascular diseases should get COVID-19 vaccines’

Addressing the online discussion on the topic ‘COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Diseases’ as part of the The Hindu’s Wellness Series webinar on Saturday, experts highlighted the need for vaccination.

Work to lay pipeline from Chembarambakkam water treatment plant will be accelerated, say Metrowater Managing Director

Fresh tenders have been called to carry out the project in the remaining distance of nearly 1.7 km.

Police rescue abducted youth from Chennai in Mamallapuram

The police rescued a Chennai-based young man, who was abducted by a gang, from Mamallapuram on Saturday. Those who had abducted him, however,

Woman held for murder of her husband in Saidapet

A 36-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his wife and her boyfriend in the early hours of Saturday in Saidapet as he opposed their relationship.

As digital payments rise amid COVID-19, experts urge users to take precautions

There has been a significant surge in financial frauds

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

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

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

The exercise is being carried out at 24 checkpoints in north zone

A word of caution from a police official

The Greater Chennai Corporation’s park at Secretariat Colony in Thoraipakkam was reopened on June 14 following relaxations in the State-imposed

This popular park in Chennai stays shut

Its popularity with people in and around Nerkundram is the reason behind the decision

To rent or not to rent: That is the question

Here is a set of factors to be weighed on the scales while taking medical equipment on a rental basis

Moving a hospital into the home

The pandemic seems to have caused the home-care medical segment to expand considerably

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.

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