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TN: Man murders wife with hammer, slits throat
A 25-year-old woman was murdered by her estranged husband near Poonamallee when she visited him to talk about reconciliation.
Why Chennai airport can't handle jumbo planes
Nobel winners Abhijit, Duflo have a TN connect
Chennai: Xi gone, squatters return to roadside
Delay in building CLRI gate puts deer in danger
State likely to relocate 1,700 families to pave way forelevated corridor project inChennai
According to the revised plan, the corridor will have six lanes instead of four and an extra Rs 1845 crores have been allocated for the project that will connect Maduravo
Railways hike fares for trains in Arakkonam-Thakkolam section near Chennai by Rs 5
Railway official sources said the hike in the fares is because the trains are now operated in a newly laid track in the section.
Armed gang robsgold from doctorin Kancheepuram district after stopping her car
Three men in a motorbike intercepted the doctor in a deserted stretch at Rajakulam and robbed her jewelleries at knifepoint.
TN: Chennai to host science film festival
As many as 25 movies from Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America will be screened at the Science Film Festival in Chennai starting October
Memorial lecture in name of Dr C Gopalan soon
A lecture series will be instituted in the name of Dr C Gopalan, who is known as father of nutrition research in India, said agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan while s
After eight-year gap, Chennai to directly elect city mayor
After an eight-year gap, Chennai and other municipal city corporations in the state of Tamil Nadu will be directly voting in their respective mayors. The state election c
Chennai Central-Secunderabad spl trains coming
Southern Railway will operate special fare special trains from Chennai Central to Secunderabad (Train No 06059) at 7.30pm on October 18, 20, 27, November 1, 3, 8, 10, 15,
Standardisation in video technology discussed
The southern region of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), a national standards body falling under the department of consumer affairs, conducted a seminar here to mark
Rajiv case: PMK seeks DMK's stand on convicts
PMK leader S Ramadoss on Monday wanted to know if DMK agrees to its ally Congress's stand against releasing the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gan
Counterfeit currency: Gang nabbed in Coimbatore, Rs 11.57 lakh fake notes seized
Coimbatore police on Sunday busted a gang printing and circulating counterfeit currency notes in RS Puram area of the city, seizing fake notes worth Rs 11 lakh and 57 tho
Man held for burglary at PNB branch in Trichy
The Trichy rural police on Monday arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the theft at a Punjab National Bank branch Pikshandarkovil here in January. Police say thr
Cops open fire in air as fishermen clash
Police opened fire in the air and burst teargas shells to disperse two groups of clashing fishermen in Puducherry on Monday. Four fishermen were injured.
'Pullingo' is toxic: Tenma writes on Erumai Saanis video mocking North Madras youth
Erumai Saani, a popular YouTube channel, recently released a video mocking Pullingo, a term popular on social media which makes fun of certain peoples choice of attire an
Seeman booked for incendiary speech against Rajiv Gandhi in TN
The Villupuram police have booked Naam Tamilar Katchi coordinator Senthamizhan Seeman under multiple sections for his speech against former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. W
TN: Seeman booked for provocative speech
The Vikravandi police on Monday registered a case against Tamil film director and Naam Tamilar Katchi coordinator Seeman for delivering a provocative speech.
Fire in Theni spice factory, burning chilli powder hampers efforts to contain blaze
A massive fire broke out at a spice factory owned by the popular Kerala-based Eastern Group of Companies on Monday in Kodangipatti in Tamil Nadus Theni district. The fire
Modi-Xi Summit ends but officials still wrangling stray animals
A total of 188 including 58 cattle, 90 dogs and 40 monkeys were captured along the ECR and OMR between October 7 and 10.
Over 900 artefacts unearthed during fifth phase of Keezhadi excavation in TN
More than 900 artefacts were unearthed during the fifth phase of the excavation in Keezhadi village in Tamil Nadus Sivagangai district. The fifth phase, which lasted four
Traffic woes at Express Avenueon the rise
A traffic cop in the area said they regulate the autorickshaws in the no-parking zone daily, however, they return after a brief period.
More areas to go car-free on Sundays in Chennai
A Corporation official said that they are looking into the feasibility of having Car-free Sundays in Anna Nagar.
At the age of 79, Madurai-based Leela Venkatraman rsquo;s love for complex designs continues as she travels across the state to draw kolams in temples
Mental Health: These five warriors tell us how to defeat mental demons
Five mental health survivors share how they picked up their lives by fighting against discrimination, abuse and flesh trade.
Learn, experience and contribute with Cause Play Karma
Participants walked through the markets at South Mada Street, portraits of vegetable and fruit vendors, shopkeepers and ancestral buildings were taken.
Sindhis meet their soulmate here
There were five rooms with two counsellors from the Chennai Sindhi Ladies Chapter to fine-tune the selection process.
Chennai Hospital told to pay Rs 1 lakhcompensation for negligence
According to a petition submitted by E Vijayakumar, his mother E Nagammal was a heart patient and was suffering from chronic kidney disease.
12-year-old dies of fever at ICH in Chennai
It may be noted that last week an 11-month-old boy from Tiruvallur district succumbed to dengue at Sri Ramachandra Medical College Hospital.
Three held for beating man to death
A week after an autorickshaw driver was found dead in Sengundram, three men were arrested for allegedly beating him to death.
Gang loots 16 sovereigns of gold, Rs 2 lakh from twohouses in Chennai
Police said in the cctv footage three men could be seen coming on a bike, feeding the dog and later entering the house.
No end to traffic woes despite two-way system in Mount road
Traffic jam starts from Gemini Flyover because of which vehicles move at snail rsquo;s pace till Greams Road intersection.
Lalitha Jewellery heist: One more accused held in Madurai, 6kg of jewels recovered
In the latest update in the Lalitha Jewellery heist in Trichy, the police have arrested one more person in connection with the crime on Saturday. The arrest happened a da
Red Hills lake catchment area may be reclassified
In August, SIDCO had applied to the authority for reclassification of this area to facilitate the development of an industrial zone for women.
Trichy heist: One more held, 6kg gold seized
Special police team has arrested one more person from Madurai in connection with the Lalithaa jewellery heist case on Saturday night. The team also recovered 6.10 kg of g
DMK says Nanguneri bye-poll EVMs moved without their knowledge, complains to ECI
DMK MP and organisation secretary RS Bharathi has complained to the Election Commission of India stating that 30 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) meant for the Nanguneri
NE monsoon in TN likely to begin from Oct 17, govt identifies flood-prone areas
Chennai saw good rains during the southwest monsoon, recording 34% excess rainfall. The city is now gearing up for the onset of the northeast monsoon that is expected to
Chennai: Burglars give 'food' to dogs, rob houses
Burglars broke into two houses near Tambaram and escaped with 16 sovereigns of gold, Rs 2 lakh in cash and electronic items including TV, iPad on Saturday night. Cops sus
Man killed in Tiruvallur, wifes lover suspected
A 34-year-old man was found dead with injury marks on the back of his neck on Saturday night in his house in Chunnabukulam, near Gumudipoondi, in Tiruvallur. According to
50kg brass idols stolen from temple in Madurai
Two brass idols weighing 50kg have been stolen from a temple near Vikkiramangalam in Madurai district. While a case has been registered, the police are searching for the
