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…
Tamil Nadu has emerged as one of the top-performing states under the credit guarantee fund trust for micro and small enterprises (CGTMSE) scheme, with credit guarantees and employment generation showing strong growth over the past three financial years, according to data from FY2023-24 to June 30, 2026.Set up in 2000 by the Ministry of MSME…
This scale of human error is unavoidable: official Chennai: Amid a flood of complaints over three-fold spikes in electricity bills, Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) conducted a statewide verification and found that billing errors caused only a small fraction of the unusually high bills. Of the 3.7 lakh domestic connections flagged for sharp…
Chennai: For nearly three months, residents of Thirumullaivoyal have been navigating slushy roads after stormwater drain and road-relaying works left several internal stretches dug up and unfinished. With frequent spells of rain over the past two weeks, these roads have made daily commute difficult, increasing the risk of accidents.In localities such as Manikandan Nagar, Manikandapuram,…
Rs.17 crore project in limbo Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation dug up walkable pavements along Anna Nagar 2nd Avenue in Jan, promising to make the 3km stretch flood-free. Eight months on, the stormwater drain work remains incomplete, poorly executed or abandoned by the contractor. This has triggered fears that the very project meant to prevent flooding…
Lost control due to high speed Chennai: A car carrying five college students crashed into the compound wall of Lok Bhavan near its main gate on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road in Guindy in the early hours of Sunday.Police said the car, driven by a 20-year-old man from West Mambalam, was travelling from Saidapet towards the…
Victim was class XI student Chennai: A 15-year-old Class XI student died of electrocution at his home in Tiruvallur after he came into contact with an electrical wire while sleeping after plugging in a friend’s laptop to charge on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Srinivasan, the eldest son of Senthil, a painter, and Kavitha, residents…
Residents accuse TNPDCL of negligence Chennai: A 17-year-old college student was electrocuted after stepping on a live power cable that had snapped and was lying on the ground at a grove near Vallappakkam in Walajabad in the Kancheepuram district on Sunday. The student had gone to the grove with three friends to collect firewood, police…
IIT Madras launches musical fountain, exclusive gym for girl students within the campus Chennai: IIT Madras on Saturday launched an exclusive gym for female students, a musical fountain on campus and an exclusive space for outside-classroom activities as part of its student wellness initiatives.IIT Madras director V Kamakoti launched these facilities after Independence Day celebrations…
In photo: CM Vijay, DMK MK Stalin, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, CPM state secretary P Shanmugam CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu political parties on Sunday condemned the killing of three Tamil farmers by Karnataka forest officials in Chamarajanagar district and demanded a probe into the incident.Former CM M K Stalin said the shooting was ‘shocking’ and demanded…
