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A 19-year-old animal lover, Sai Vignesh, had come up with the idea, officials said

The initiative is to mark World Environment Day, which falls on Friday

Water bowls for animals to be placed at all fire stations across Tamil Nadu

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The initiative is to mark World Environment Day, which falls on Friday

Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash, Corporation Special Nodal Officer J. Radhakrishnan and Police Commissioner A.K. Viswanathan at a press conference.

Coronavirus | Chennai Corporation puts city’s peak bed requirement at 55,000

Kannagi Nagar residents in Chennai disinfecting their area to prevent coronavirus disease. Photo: M. Karunakaran

Women of Chennai's Kannagi Nagar turn COVID-19 warriors

Educational staff downloading SSLC hall tickets to distribute to the students in Thoothukudi on Thursday

Hall ticket distribution for class 10 board exams begins in Chennai

Work in progress: Construction of the market is in full swing at Kasimedu fishing harbour.

Temporary fish market coming up at Kasimedu

A file photograph of Boat Club Road, Chennai. Photograph used for representational purposes only

Boat Club residents’ request for gate at area entrance turned down by Chennai Corporation

This design is scalable for use with both AC and DC power supply, the institute said

IIT-Madras partners with Chennai-based firm to develop touch-less sanitiser dispenser

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Chennai airport operational office shut for 3 days Staff Reporter

Two staff test positive; flight services will continue unaffected

Coronavirus | Mylapore DCP tests positive

It’s back to packing food from home for air travel

Stanley Medical College Hospital to have 400 more beds for COVID-19

Those on long COVID-19 duty get a break

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Sonia Aggarwal (L), V Jayaprakash (C) and Daniel Balaji (R) in a promotional poster for the now-suspended web series ‘Godman’

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Cancelling ‘Godman’ series an attack on freedom of expression, says show’s producer

R Elango, who produced the now-suspended web series, Godman, for Zee5, launches a counter offensive on “unconstitutional forces”, starts signature petition demanding the show’s release

Makers of ‘Godman’ receive summons

Accused of making offensive remarks

Theatres need govt. help, says Archana Kalpathi, AGS Cinemas CEO

The 'Bigil' creative producer of AGS Entertainment speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic might have threatened the existence of the movie exhibition industry, but has also created new opportunities

Gear up for online indie concerts

Susan Joe Philip Chennai-based Riffbook.org offers online concerts to support independent musicians during the lockdown

G Jagadeesh Kanna

Variety | Aeronautics and mythology keeps this filmmaker’s dream alive

Pradeep Kumar Actor-turned-entrepreneur Jagadeesh Kanna on his firm 'Vaayusastra Aerospace' and taking aeronautics to children using theatre arts

Bringing patrons back to theatres

Sangeetha Kandavel Theatres are looking at how to operate their business during the initial few weeks after the lockdown

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Water bowls for animals to be placed at all fire stations across Tamil Nadu

Tangedco rebuts actor Prasanna’s accusation on calculation of electricity charges

University of Madras to conduct its first online international Ph.D thesis defence

Coronavirus | Chennai Corporation puts city’s peak bed requirement at 55,000

Chennai airport operational office shut for 3 days

City breathes cleaner air during lockdown

Coronavirus | Mylapore DCP tests positive

Over 401 police personnel tested positive and 140 of them were discharged and rejoined duty, according to the City Police Commissioner.

Temporary fish market coming up at Kasimedu

Measures in place to ensure social distancing at stalls

Woman with bullets detained at airport

A 30-year-old woman passenger from Vijayawada was detained at Madurai airport after she was found to possess two bullets and a few empty cases of

‘For prisoners, phone calls not a right’

Rajiv case convicts are foreigners and cannot demand the privilege, says counsel

Women of Chennai's Kannagi Nagar turn COVID-19 warriors

Soon after the outbreak of the disease, they began safeguarding the area

Hall ticket distribution for class 10 board exams begins in Chennai

Students were asked to download the hall tickets from the Directorate of Government Examinations website or collect it from their schools

Boat Club residents’ request for gate at area entrance turned down by Chennai Corporation

Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner, G. Prakash, said it was not possible to permit such drop gates to give special treatment to a few residents in the city

IIT-Madras partners with Chennai-based firm to develop touch-less sanitiser dispenser

The model is ideal for industries, educational institutions and corporate offices and can even be deployed in vehicles, the institute said

Two women set ablaze by spouses die

A 34-year-old woman died of burns and her 62-year-old lover is struggling for life after her husband allegedly set both of them ablaze in the early

Deadline to pay power bill extended in four districts

Tangedco asks its staff to begin door-to-door billing

It’s back to packing food from home for air travel

To avoid risk of contracting virus, people skip airport kiosks

Contact information, Aadhaar details must for testing: Corpn.

Anyone without Aadhaar will be quarantined till test result is known

Police wing helps victims of domestic violence, child abuse during lockdown

96 distress calls to child helpline in city handled by the unit

Chennai-based environmental group seeks more norms for disposal of COVID-19 medical waste in Tamil Nadu

It has demanded that the government set up at least one Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility per district immediately

Migrant worker delivers baby en route to Uttar Pradesh from Chennai

The baby boy was safely delivered at Itarsi Railway Hospital, and volunteers are now helping the couple with food and a place to stay, until they can reach their hometown

Liquidation of Jeypore Sugar ordered

Bankruptcy proceedings were initiated last year against the company, which owes about ₹475 crore to banks

Delhi HC rejects Sasikala Pushpa’s plea

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the plea of expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa seeking to restrain Facebook Inc., Google and YouTube from

Low footfall leaves textile retailers a worried lot

Lack of transport cited; smaller shops are the hardest hit

TNCC files PIL in Supreme Court

The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) has filed a public interest litigation petition in the Supreme Court seeking an interim stay on the NEET-UG

Ilaiyaraaja to launch OTT app soon

Exclusive content to be made available, says Ilaiyaraaja

Boy from Singapore treated for brain tumour in Chennai hospital

The Vietnamese-origin boy was diagnosed with a Grade IV tumour, medulloblastoma, in February in Singapore.

Corporation cracks whip on violators, begins sealing shops

Over 300 businesses in city shut down for not enforcing safety norms

Ambattur lake revived, opening put on hold due to lockdown

Water Resources Department requests funds to increase storage capacity

Departing flyers outnumbered arrivals in the first week of operations in Chennai airport

In all, 22,588 passengers passed through the airport

Uber starts limited services in Chennai

Uber has taken several precautionary measures to prevent COVID-19 by issuing a set of safety online checklists.

Left parties to hold protest on June 9 across T.N.

The CPI, CPI (M) and CPI (ML) have called for a joint protest on June 9 across Tamil Nadu seeking a slew of measures for the citizens of the State

Cancelling ‘Godman’ series an attack on freedom of expression, says show’s producer

R Elango, who produced the now-suspended web series, Godman, for Zee5, launches a counter offensive on “unconstitutional forces”, starts signature petition demanding the show’s release

Residents complain about monkey menace at Navalur tenements

The residents said three people, including a child, had been attacked by monkeys of late

Chennai police invoke stringent sections of law to arrest three men after boy is injured by kite’s maanja

The police have booked the three persons for attempt to commit culpable homicide

Chennai Metrowater resumes pilot project on indirect use of reclaimed water

The plans include building tertiary wastewater treatment plants and modular water treatment plants, to add sources for Chennai’s growing water needs, officials said

Chennai school students make masks for front-line workers

Around 100 students made 5,000 masks at home

Chennai buses to introduce cashless ticketing system on all routes, in phases

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation has currently introduced cashless ticketing on two bus routes

AUT objects to appointment of Pachaiyappa’s College principal

Teachers’ union alleges interference by trust chairman

Days after flights resume, norms go for a toss

Long queues seen at airport, with no physical distancing

Stanley Medical College Hospital to have 400 more beds for COVID-19

New beds with oxygen lines will be ready in three days, says Vijayabaskar

Illegal construction on temple land stopped

As part of its efforts to retrieve temple properties, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) department has stopped illegal

ATM robbery solved, bank employee held

The accused used to load cash into the ATM regularly

Makers of ‘Godman’ receive summons

Accused of making offensive remarks

Those on long COVID-19 duty get a break

City police personnel, who were on COVID-19 prevention duty for long, have been given rest for seven to 10 days. The practice has come into force

Going for a haircut in Chennai? don’t forget your Aadhaar

SOP issued for establishments to help in contact tracing

Associations want teachers to be included on expert panel

Committee formed by govt. to look into academic concerns following COVID-19

Stricter policing on the cards for cluster containment

Corpn. calls for more surveillance along perimeters of zones like Royapuram

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