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City coughs, sputters, as Bhogi fires burn; 4 stations record poor air quality

TNPCB data showed that in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. on Tuesday, four stations out of 15, registered poor air quality

15 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Senior ophthalmologist pens Bengali non-fiction

Dr. Biswas, a pioneer in the fields of uveitis and ophthalmic pathology, has been associated with Sankara Nethralaya for the past 40 years

15 Jan 2026 12:41 am
State goverment approves Metrowaters two flagship projects

Following the State governments approval, loans would be provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to complete the project in four years

13 Jan 2026 7:51 pm
Nurse held for drugging colleague, stealing gold chain

Investigation revealed that the accused had mixed sleeping pills in the mushroom soup given to Sunatha and stolen her gold chain

13 Jan 2026 7:31 pm
Systems set up at OMR in 2025 go into 2026 and beyond

Readers Write: The co-founder of Federation of OMR Residents Association Harsha Koda notes that exercises around voter IDs, bus route mapping and environment studies stood out in the year that went by

13 Jan 2026 7:42 am
Annual premium of over 1,200 crore for CMCHIS paid to insurance company

The amount of 1,237.80 crore comprised 1,173.66 crore towards 95% of the annual premium for the coverage period, benefitting 1,45,51,697 families, in addition to 64.13 crore being the remaining 5% premium from last year

12 Jan 2026 11:17 pm
Two held in Man-in-the-Middle cyber fraud case

Based on these findings, the cybercrime police team went to Mysuru and Bengaluru and arrested the accused

12 Jan 2026 7:40 pm
Traffic police organise Super Bike Rally

More than 600 participants, including members of the Chennai Motor Club, Chennai Race Club, volunteers, and traffic police personnel, took part in the rally

11 Jan 2026 7:27 pm
Chennai Metro Rail completes viaduct from St. Thomas Mount to Adambakkam

The MRTS and Metro Rail networks share a common elevated alignment for 500 metres. After constructing their viaduct, Railways handed over the work to CMRL, who built theirs on the second level, amid space constraints. The process was time-consuming and challenging, says a CMRL official

10 Jan 2026 12:27 am
Nainar Nagenthran meets Palaniswami ahead of PM Modis visit to T.N.

Talks have been cordial. We discussed the visit of the Prime Minister. We will (further) discuss whether the meeting will be in Chennai or Madurai, Mr. Nagenthran told reporters after the meeting with Mr. Palaniswami

9 Jan 2026 11:06 am
Unauthorised banners on NSC Bose Road pose challenges to motorists

One of the banners fell due to strong winds recently; these structures further reduce the already encroached road space; Corporation officials say the banners will be removed if found to be illegal

9 Jan 2026 12:27 am
Rare January system over Bay of Bengal intensifies into deep depression, to bring heavy rainfall to parts of T.N.

The Bay of Bengal has witnessed only 20 intense weather systems during January since 1891, making such events unusual during this time of the year

8 Jan 2026 2:46 pm
Residents throng special camps to include their names in poll roll

Residents complain about the lack of clarity about removal of names in electoral roll

5 Jan 2026 12:48 am
Students of Siddha urged to take up research

He was taking part in the 9th Siddha Day celebrations organised by the National Institute of Siddha (NIS), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India in association with the Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) on the theme of Siddha for Global Health

4 Jan 2026 12:45 am
Residents plan demonstration against waste management in the vicinity of Pallikaranai marshland after Pongal

The residents demandsinclude relocation of waste management projects in the Perungudi dumpyard and speedyresponseby the civic agencies to issue building permissionin residential areas around Pallikaranai marshland

4 Jan 2026 12:40 am
Chennai residents wish list for 2026

The Hindu Downtown spoke to a cross-section of residents welfare associations across Chennai on the initiatives they want to kickstart, sustain or extend in the New Year

3 Jan 2026 5:31 pm