How the project will cut travel time

The corridor is also expected to reduce congestion at seven major junctions including Eldams Road, SIET College Road, Cenotaph Road CHENNAI: One of Chennai’s most ambitious road infrastructure projects is coming up on Anna Salai, directly above an operational underground Metro tunnel. A 3.2-km elevated corridor is being built on Anna Salai, and authorities are…

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Bulbs, TVs and repeated fires later, Adyar residents seek new transformer

Chennai: Plagued by repeated fires, voltage fluctuations, and sudden blackouts, residents of Kasturba Nagar in Adyar are demanding the immediate replacement of a hazardous transformer on 8th Main Road. Repeated petitions to the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) for the past four years have yielded no results.According to residents, the transformer was installed…

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Courts draw the line on regulating protests versus suppressing the freedom to hold them

Supreme Court has repeatedly recognised peaceful protest as a legitimate democratic activity Srimathi VenkatachariCan riding a motorcycle be an act of dissent? On Aug 11, Madras high court Justice V Lakshminarayanan, questioning the decision by police to deny permission for a Dravidar Kazhagam rally against NEET and EWS reservation, observed that the organisation was seeking…

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Scores of fish death triggers panic of chemical contamination among Ennore fishers; TNPCB collects water samples for testing

TNPCB takes water samples for testing Chennai: Thousands of dead fish were found floating along the Kosasthalaiyar River near Ennore’s Thazhankuppam and Mugathuvarakuppam on Sunday, raising fears among fishermen of possible chemical contamination in the water.While the district administration is yet to ascertain the volume of fish that have died, fishermen said it could well…

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‘Want to build entire senior-care ecosystem’

Dr R Karthik Narayan, founder and MD, Athulya Assisted Living Athulya Assisted Living is positioning itself as more than an assisted-living operator, building a senior-care platform spanning assisted living, home care and geriatric hospitals. Founder and MD, Dr R Karthik Narayan, spoke about the company’s evolution, changing customer profile, capital requirements, the senior-care ecosystem and…

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Sunrise at twilight

By 2036, the specialised senior-care market could reach $35 bn a year Meet Anuradha Jagannathan, 79, who has made Athulya Senior Care’s facility in Maduravoyal, Chennai, her home since 2023, after her husband’s death. Her three sons live in the US, but she never wanted to move in with them. What she values most is…

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