Kottur residents seek resolution to traffic woes and infra boost | Chennai News

Chennai: Upgradation of the five-decades-old Metrowater pipelines through MLA or smart city funds, preventing untreated sewage from draining into Adyar river and widening of roads to reduce traffic congestion along key stretches are among the demands of Kotturpuram residents this election.Locals from areas, including Kottur Gardens, Lake View Road and Surya Nagar, have met a…

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Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2026: From classrooms then to campaign trails now, teachers back their former students | Chennai News

Chennai: Amid sharp political exchanges, the campaign trail is also seeing moments of warmth. In several constituencies, teachers are stepping out to campaign for their former students.In Chennai, DMK’s Thousand Lights candidate N Ezhilan’s professor J Amalorpavanathan went on a door-to-door campaign on Saturday, distributing pamphlets to voters. Amalorpavanathan recalled Ezhilan’s years at Madras Medical…

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City to get AI-powered ‘digital twin’ to tackle floods, traffic woes | Chennai News

Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation is set to roll out a suite of data-driven initiatives, including an urban data observatory, asset management software and an AI-powered ‘digital twin’, in a bid to tackle flooding, traffic congestion and emergency response.The digital twin, a virtual replica of a 5sqkm pilot zone covering Nungambakkam, College Road, Greams Road and…

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Palanivel Thiaga Rajan Interview: DMK Candidate Confident of Madurai Central Victory, Discusses Governance and Development | Chennai News

DMK’s Madurai Central candidate and IT minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan is confident of an easy victory in the Tamil Nadu assembly election. Preparing to leave for an evening campaign to Viswasapuri, which has a significant number of Christian residents, Thiaga Rajan says his prospects are “guaranteed”. Pitted against BJP functionary and actor Khushbu’s husband Sundar…

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PM Narendra Modi attacks ‘one-family parties’; Rahul Gandhi says BJP out to destroy Tamil values | Chennai News

CHENNAI: The last leg of the election campaign in Tamil Nadu heated up on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi flying down to make divergent pitches.While Modi attacked the “first family” and “scams”, Rahul stuck to TN chief minister M K Stalin’s narrative of BJP being the destructor of Tamil…

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