Chennai: Just as Chennai residents were beginning to recover from weeks of heat-related power disruptions, strong winds and evening rain on Thursday triggered fresh outages across the city and suburbs. Many areas were left without electricity and this triggered protests in some neighbourhoods.Falling of trees, hoardings on live cables interrupted power supply to several areas…
Chennai: North Chennai DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy’s son and three others including a DMK councillor have been booked by Anna Nagar police for alleged property fraud, criminal intimidation and caste-based abuse.The FIR named the suspects as Kalanidhi Veeraswamy’s son Siddharth, who is managing director of a private company, Rani Ravichandran, councillor of Ward 102 in…
Chennai: Several banners and hoardings erected across the city were knocked off during the rain on Thursday, endangering the lives and limbs of road-users and residents. The local bodies have now begun a drive to remove all the illegal structures across the city.At Maduravoyal, a steel advertisement structure fell on an electricity distribution structure near…
Chennai: After burning through nearly ₹3,000 crore in two years and slipping into a negative balance of ₹1,500 crore, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has decided to exit construction activity and, instead, stay within its core mandate of urban planning and approvals.In the last two years, the CMDA funded for Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam,…
Chennai: At least four councillors — two belonging to the AIADMK, one from AMMK and one Independent — quit their respective parties and joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Friday. The move comes days ahead of the next Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) council meeting.As AIADMK has 14 councillors in the 200-member council, the departure of…
Chennai: Despite the bitterness over post poll realignment, former chief minister M K Stalin on Friday extended birthday greetings to Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Rahul Gandhi. Thanking him, Gandhi called upon Stalin to `wage a war together’ to defend Constitution of India.“Birthday greetings to Honourable Leader of Opposition Thiru Rahul Gandhi. Wishing you…
Chennai: In view of the delayed medical admissions and CBSE Class XII revaluation results, engineering colleges and deemed universities have urged All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to give permission to enrol 10% additional intake this year.NEET re-exam is scheduled to be held on June 21 after the cancellation of the test conducted on…
11 bridges with narrow vents will be demolished as they cause backflow Chennai: To prevent flooding and improve connectivity, Greater Chennai Corporation and the highways department have decided to build more bridges across the Virugambakkam canal — one at Kannagi Street for ₹2.25 crore and another at Ko Su Mani Road and Thirukumaranpuram; the highways…
M K Stalin and Rahul Gandhi CHENNAI: Former chief minister M K Stalin on Friday extended birthday greetings to Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Rahul Gandhi. Thanking him, Gandhi expressed his resolve to continue their joint fight for federalism, the Constitution, and the idea of India. The exchange comes against the backdrop of the…
A billboard and arch welcome visitors to the Thirumazhisai Satellite Township Chennai: A billboard and arch welcome visitors to the Thirumazhisai Satellite Township. Beyond it lies a vast expanse of vacant land dotted with grazing cattle, mounds of garbage and overgrown vegetation. More than two decades after Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) announced plans for…
