Chennai: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated a fresh ₹633.12 crore tender to complete the stalled 25.5km Arakkonam-Kancheepuram stretch of the Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway, one of the last major incomplete sections of the corridor in Tamil Nadu.The retenders covers the road stretch between 204.5m to 230km out of the 262km corridor. The new…
Mangroves, planted by the state forest department along the Kovalam creek, are in danger as nearby construction work threatens to destroy them Chennai: Mangroves, planted by the state forest department along the Kovalam creek, are in danger as nearby construction work threatens to destroy them. Planted over a hectare of barren land along both sides…
Chennai: Electricity bills are bound to be on the higher side this month for all consumers, with TNPDCL recording a 15% jump in electricity consumption in Aug, compared to the same period last year.In Aug 2025, the state consumed 11,514.86 million units (MU) of electricity, whereas the consumption rose to 13,248.82MU this Aug. The year-on-year…
Chennai: The new assembly-secretariat complex will come up at Foreshore Estate, govt sources confirmed to TOI.Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) and Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Saturday gave the ‘enter upon permission’ nod for the complex to be built on 25.16 acres. The govt is likely to issue an order shortly granting in-principle administrative sanction…
Chennai: The rift within AIADMK continued on Sunday as rebel leaders S P Velumani, C Ve Shanmugham and Natham R Viswanathan boycotted a district secretaries’ meeting in Chennai chaired by general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.Local body elections formed a major part of the discussion in the meeting. Party functionaries said EPS had told them that…
Chennai: When a truck turns into a narrow street in Tambaram and its top catches a low-hanging cable, the wire is dragged along, a GI pole bends, and the tangled network becomes more deadly. Despite repeated assurances that electric lines will be shifted underground, the streets remain cluttered with hanging wires, bent poles, and cables…
Chennai: The ANZ India Business Chamber (ANZIBC) announced the appointment of Dr Paul Wilson as the honorary chairman of its Education and Skill Development Committee, effective Sept 1, 2026. Wilson, an academic, researcher, writer and musician has been serving as the XVII principal of Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai, since June 2020. “I look forward…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) mass anti-rabies vaccination drive has covered 60,216 stray dogs so far. The animals are also being treated for parasites on skin and given deworming medication.The campaign was launched on Aug 11, targeting two lakh strays across the city, with 10 teams deployed in each zone. The intensive drive is being…
Chennai: IIT Madras has partnered with Bridge Green Upcycle to develop technologies for battery recycling and resource recovery. The partnership will focus on developing technologies using artificial intelligence, advanced materials science and process innovation to recover critical minerals from battery waste. The collaboration comes amid rising demand for critical minerals and efforts to reduce import…
The deceased, identified as Kannan, was chased and attacked with machetes on Saturday night, police said. CHENNAI: A functionary of the ruling TVK was hacked to death by an armed gang in Besant Nagar here, police said on Sunday, with the murder drawing criticism from the Opposition over the state’s law and order situation.Officials said…
