Chennai: At least 40 heads of stray cattle have turned Annanur’s busy stretches into a daily hazard. They overturn garbage bins at night and dash across the roads, endangering motorists. A 24-year-old techie lost his life three months ago trying to swerve past a cow on the road. According to traffic police, at least 20…
Chennai: A lawyer has moved Madras high court seeking removal of a commercial complex and public toilets constructed by filling a quarry pond located on govt land in Thiruneermalai.According to advocate O Udhayakumar, authorities of Tambaram Corporation filled the pond with soil and construction debris and built five commercial complexes and a public toilet.Admitting the…
Chennai: Two days after a five-year-old boy fell into a farm well and drowned in Chengalpet (as reported in TOI on April 29), his father allegedly died by suicide. Lingam, 30, was found hanging from the steps inside the same agricultural well where his son died. On Thursday morning, the relatives and villagers went in…
Chennai’s heat is no longer just uncomfortable — doctors say it is starting to wear down the body, organ by organ, and that this is the season to get serious about self-care. As temperatures climb, and hot, dry winds blow through the city, clinicians are seeing more patients with dehydration, exhaustion, sunburn, eye irritation, and…
Chennai: Court can’t direct the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to register a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) merely on the finding that there exists a predicate offence, Madras high court said.“It is within the realm of the ED to register an ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) based on their satisfaction,” the first…
CHENNAI: MDMK MP Vaiko has cast doubt on the reliability of exit polls for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, saying the predictions vary widely and the final outcome can only be known when results are declared.Speaking to ANI, Vaiko said different surveys point to contrasting outcomes, with some projecting a win for Dravida Munnetra…
Chennai: The debate over exit polls continued on Friday, too, with political leaders in the state dismissing the findings of pollsters.DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant said DMK front would secure a massive victory and “beloved brother” M K Stalin would continue as chief minister. She, however, deflected questions regarding exit polls, stating that she preferred…
Chennai: Speculations of a leadership change in Tamil Nadu Congress have once again gained ground in the wake of reports that the party high command is unhappy with TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai.A similar talk of change had emerged a year ago, when 18 district presidents complained to party leader Rahul Gandhi seeking action against Selvaperunthagai….
Chennai: Food prices are set to rise sharply, with idli, dosa and pongal at restaurants expected to cost up to 40% more, after a steep increase in price of commercial LPG cylinders.A plate of pongal now sold for 80 is likely to cost at least 115, while dosa prices could go from 150 to 210,…
Chennai: State govt has asked the heads of all of its schools to enrol 30% more students than last year.At a meeting convened by chief education officers (CEOs) last week, school heads were asked to bring in at least 50 enrolments each at the upper primary and middle school entry levels (Classes I to VI)….
