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Waste is burnt at Kolathuvanchery water body near Iyyappanthangal Metro station in Kancheepuram Chennai: Tonnes of plastic, meat waste and household refuse are being dumped and burnt at the Kolathuvanchery water body near Iyyappanthangal Metro station, exposing thousands of residents to toxic smoke and causing health issues.Kolathuvanchery, a village panchayat near Iyyappanthangal in Kancheepuram district,…

Dog vaccination drive | File photo Chennai: Tambaram Corporation has vaccinated 42,149 of its estimated 46,286 stray dogs — nearly 90% — through about 10 mass vaccination drives over the past six months under its anti-rabies campaign titled COHAB (Cohabitation). The campaign was launched in Dec last year as part of an initiative to break…

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation at an event organised by Super Chennai — a social impact initiative launched by CREDAI Chennai. Chennai: There is a huge potential and opportunity to use artificial intelligence in the public health system and deliver proper care to the target population, said Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson, MS…

Chennai: Mention Chengalpet district to most people, and they’re immediately reminded of Vedanthangal bird sanctuary. But a quieter, greener landmark is now taking root alongside it — a lush ecological hub known as the Maragadha Pooncholai with a pollinator garden in the village of Acharappakkam.Tamil Nadu’s Maragadha Pooncholai initiative has established dedicated pollinator gardens across…

History-sheeter shot in leg after stabbing constable Chennai: An A-plus category history-sheeter facing 23 criminal cases was shot in the leg by police after he allegedly attacked a head constable with a knife. He was trying to escape after being caught with 21.6kg of ganja during a police operation in Tambaram on Saturday night.Police said…

Chennai: A consumer commission has pulled up restaurant in the city for collecting Goods and Services Tax (GST) without furnishing a valid GST registration number on its bill, holding that the practice amounted to both an unfair trade practice and deficiency in service. The commission directed the eatery to pay ₹10,000 as compensation and ₹2,000…

Chennai: As alcohol continues to be overpriced at liquor shops across the state, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) has been figuring out ways to pay electricity bills and regularise the rent for shops as they are often cited as reasons by salesmen to collect more than the maximum retail price from buyers.Tasmac officials said…

Chennai: Three of a family from Madurai died in a road accident in Villupuram district on Sunday as the car in which they were travelling rammed against the parapet of a bridge on the Chennai-Trichy national highway when the car driver attempted to overtake another vehicle.The incident happened around 7.45am when the family from Pazhanganatham…

Bizman goes missing, police probe suspected abduction Chennai: Police have launched a search for a 56-year-old businessman who is suspected to have been abducted by a four-member gang after he went missing along with his car near Navalur on Saturday afternoon. The missing man, Charles, a resident of Medavakkam, is a shareholder in an associate…

CM kicks off polio immunisation drive across Tamil Nadu on Sunday Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday launched Tamil Nadu’s National Pulse Polio Immunisation drive by administering oral polio vaccine drops to children at a govt Adi Dravidar Welfare Higher Secondary School in Pallavakkam. The state targeted vaccinating over 52.91 lakh children below…