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Leopard kills 4-year-old boy near Valparai
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A four-year-old boy was killed by a leopard in a tea estate bordering the Anamalai Tiger Reserve near Valparai, on Friday.
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Tailor-made IIT course to train engineers for metro rail
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IIT-Madras has started a postgraduate diploma programme in metro rail engineering and management in association with Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL).
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6.3 million mobile customers in TN face uncertainty
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With the Supreme Court cancelling as many as 122 2G licences, customers of the affected cellphone operators in Tamil Nadu are facing uncertain times.
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Court cancels appointment of five professors
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The appointment of five associate professors at Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here has been quashed by the Madras high court.
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Public outcry against power tariff hike
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It was clear from the outset that the public was in no mood to accept the power traffic hike proposed to be implemented from April 1, 2012.
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MTC plans to equip 1,000 more buses with GPS, seeks funds
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About 1,000 Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses equipped with digital sign boards and Global Positioning System (GPS)
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Sasikala's brother arrested in Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu police on Friday arrested Divakaran, the brother of VK Sasikala, chief minister J Jayalalithaa's former confidante, following a complaint that he had demolished a woman's house in Tiruvarur district.
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Fireman guides plane to land in absence of ATC at Tirupati airport
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"Good morning ATC. This is flight 9W 2761... flight level 200," radioed a pilot of the Hyderabad-Tirupati Jet Airways flight with 60 passengers on board as it approached the Tirupati airport at 7.30am on January 9.
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Tax shortfall hits projects
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The Corporation of Chennai failed to meet its property tax collection targets in the last two financial years
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State has no data on premature births
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The birth registers maintained by the state health department do not record the number of preterm babies born every year but groups them along with babies with low birth weight.
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Kuchipudi festival inaugurated
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The various facets of Kuchipudi, the classical dance form from Andhra Pradesh, will be explored during a two-day festival at Kalakshetra.
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Ahead of temple festival, greens urge villagers to cut pollution
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Tens of thousands of pilgrims flock the Nandi temple by the banks of river Cauvery in Dabaguli in the Urigam forest range to celebrate the annual festival on February 5.
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Waterless loos soon in major places in Trichy
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The Trichy Corporation has resolved to construct waterless toilets in Trichy in the near future. A brainchild of corporation commissioner Veeraragahav Rao,
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Chennai Corporation collects, recycles plastic waste to build swank new roads
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The Chennai Corporation is urging residents to part with their plastic waste. It has so far collected just 100 tonnes of plastic waste,while about 800 tonnes are required to relay roads in the city.
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I am ashamed of tie-up with DMDK: Jayalalithaa
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In a bitter parting of ways, CM and AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa and actor and DMDK leader Vijayakanth clashed in the TN assembly
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Kalanithi Maran's Sun News battles to retain lost crown
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After 11 years of leadership among Tamil TV news channels, Kalanithi Maran's Sun News is suddenly on shaky territory. Viewership numbers by TAM Media Research
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Former DMK minister N K K P Raja's home raided
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The residence and business premises of former DMK minister N K K P Raja were raided on Wednesday morning for allegedly possessing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income
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Corporation to implement round the clock drinking water scheme
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The Coimbatore Corporation will implement a 24x7 drinking water distribution scheme under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission ( JNNURM) at the cost of Rs 595.24 crore.
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Prepare for power hikes every year: Electricity Board
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People in the state are not willing to pay more for power because supply is erratic and outages are increasing.
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After all-time high, jasmine prices see a great fall
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The price of jasmine, which had shot up to nearly 1,500 a kg on Sunday, the highest in recent times, started decreasing on Monday, bringing all-round relief.
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Cash crunch hits airport
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The expansion of Chennai airport is likely to be delayed further due to the financial woes of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
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Turf war helps jumbo corridor resorts
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A face-off between forest officials and wildlife experts, who are a part of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), could stall the move to shut down resorts in the crucial Sigur corridor,
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Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University to revert to new exam rules
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The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University will from August 2012 once again make it mandatory for medical and dental students to get a minimum of 50% in each paper to clear the examination
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Slum board has highrise plan to collect funds
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The cash-strapped Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) has hit upon a new way to gather funds.
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A new reservoir at Rs 330cr
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The city's water supply needs will soon get a boost with the government's ambitious plans for a new reservoir in Thervoy Kandigai in neighbouring Tiruvallur district.
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