Chennai: Work on the third phase of Blue Flag stretch on the Marina Beach is set to be completed by this month-end, with civic authorities choosing open public spaces over commercial-style attractions. Officials said the focus of the revamp is to create a cleaner and more people-friendly beachfront where visitors can walk, relax, play and…
Chennai: A 30-year-old man and his younger brother died after a speeding car rammed their bike on Sunday. The duo had stopped the vehicle near a flyover to attend a phone call when the accident occurred.Prithviraj and Kaviyarasan, 26, left from their native Thozhuppedu in Chengalpet to their workplace in Chennai on a two-wheeler. They…
Chennai: Wonderla Holidays, an amusement park operator, said its newly-launched Chennai park has ramped up quickly, emerging as a meaningful contributor to the group’s performance within months of opening and reinforcing management’s confidence in the city’s long-term growth potential. The Chennai park, which opened in Dec 2025, attracted about 75,000 visitors in its launch month,…
With More Than 45 Hybrid Varieties, The Farm Attracts Urban Visitors To Chengalpet A four-acre hibiscus farm on the outskirts of Chengalpet is drawing attention not just for its vibrant blooms, but for transforming the flowers into herbal tea now being sold across Tamil Nadu under the brand name “Idhazh”.Located inside the 34-acre state horticulture…
Women’s security demands a preventive, responsive and victim-sensitive approach, says Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi says safety for women cannot depend solely on punitive action, but must begin with safer public spaces Women’s security demands a preventive, responsive and victim-sensitive approach, says Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi says safety for women cannot depend solely on punitive action,…
JCD Prabhakar is contesting in the Speaker’s election to be held tomorrow CHENNAI: TVK MLA JCD Prabhakar is set to become the speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, as he filed his nomination papers for the post with assembly secretary K Srinivasan on Monday. Prabhakar, who won from Thousand Lights in the 2026 assembly election,…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu minister S Keerthana could not take oath as an MLA in the State assembly on Monday after failing to present her Certificate of Election, which is mandatory for administering the oath, an official said.When assembly principal secretary K Srinivasan announced her name and invited her to take oath, Keerthana walked towards the…
This was the first swearing-in ceremony of a chief minister in Tamil Nadu where the leader was not dressed in a veshti, says political commentator R Kannan. Joseph Vijay is seen here with Rahul Gandhi Even before Vijay declared “This is a new beginning” on Sunday, after taking oath as chief minister, his suit had…
Chennai: Madras high court on Sunday directed the ECI to explain action taken on the complaint made by former DMK minister K R Periyakaruppan, who lost the just-concluded 2026 assembly election by one vote to TVK candidate Srinivasa Sethupathi.Periyakaruppan contended that one postal ballot of Tirupattur in Sivaganga district, where he contested, was mistakenly sent…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation will develop two major multi-modal integration hubs at Mint Street-Washermenpet Metro and Chepauk-Marina at an estimated cost of 40 crore. The proposed hubs aim to connect metro rail, suburban trains, buses, pedestrians, cyclists and last-mile services.Commuters continue to struggle with poor pedestrian access, chaotic traffic movement and lack of seamless connectivity…
