Chennai: In two decades, tourists may be able to descend 500metres below the sea surface in a submersible and get a 360-degree view of submerged ancient settlements and marine life through a transparent dome, as city-based researchers are working on a vehicle for deep-sea tourism.Researchers at the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) have conceptualised…
An 18-year-old woman was killed, and her 17-year-old friend sustained serious injuries after a car rammed into their two-wheeler near the Koyambedu flyover in Chennai late on Saturday night. Liquor vending licences given to 152 pubs and resto bars across the city in FL-2 and FL-3 categories have come under fresh police scrutiny following the…
Chennai: A police team holding a ganja raid in Pulianthope came under attack by the relatives of a history-sheeter who was found hoarding ganja at home. Police registered a separate case against his relatives for attacking officers during the operation. A video of the attack went viral on social media on Monday.Acting on a tip-off…
Chennai: Madras high court on Monday restrained the Chennai police from filing the final report in an attempt-to-murder case registered against You Tuber Savukku Shankar. The case was registered against him and four others on charges of attacking police while Shankar was being escorted to Puzhal Central prison after he was arrested in another case…
Chennai: Foodies will soon get a new place to hang out in the city. Greater Chennai Corporation’s first ever food court, coming up on Indira Nagar 3rd Avenue in Adyar, will be opened to the public within the next two months.The project is being executed at an estimated cost of ₹4.24 crore. Modelled on the…
Times News NetworkChennai: A guest worker died and 48 others were injured after the landing of an iron staircase collapsed at a workers’ accommodation facility in Nandambakkam late on Sunday night, when hundreds of workers gathered on the structure to watch and celebrate the IPL final. They fell from a height of nearly 15ft.Hundreds of…
Chennai: Two city students featured among the top 100 rank holders in JEE (advanced) exam. The results were declared on Monday and experts said candidates from Tamil Nadu have secured better ranks compared to previous year.Of 1,79,694 candidates who appeared for the exam on May 17, 56,880 qualified.Snehal Roy Choudhury, a student from Chennai scored…
Daily calls, better checks: How Kovai is bringing down maternal deaths Every day for the past two months, a small team at the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) has been spending hours on the phone tracking pregnant women across the city. They check whether an expectant mother has attended her last antenatal visit, remind her…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will take steps to appoint vice-chancellors to state universities soon, higher education minister P Viswanathan told reporters on Monday.As many as 15 of 22 state universities have been functioning without a vice-chancellor for several months due to a tussle between former Governor R N Ravi and DMK govt regarding the inclusion…
Chennai: Two drivers died, and five bus passengers suffered injuries in an accident involving three vehicles near Ulundurpet on Monday.Police said Marimuthu, 47, of Velachery was driving a mini-bus chassis vehicle from Chennai to Trichy. When it reached Sengurichi near Ulundurpet in the early hours of Monday, the driver, whom police suspect may have dozed…
