Wearing masks during high-pollution periods and adopting simple protective measures can drastically reduce exposure to toxic particles and safeguard lung health

BLOs, mainly women, have been having a tough time after being deputed as BLOs for the SIR work in the State. They feel its a race against time to complete the process while managing their regular employment and other responsibilities

There is also no financial support that has been announced by the Centre for setting up such shelters, and hence, funding sources need to be identified. Implementation may therefore take time, says Shruti Vinod Raj, a member of the Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board

Owing to heavy rain and strong winds, a tamarind tree uprooted and fell on an overhead power cable, which snapped and fell on the three sitting in front of their house atSathamangalam. They died on the spot

The woman who drove the car was arrested

Hands have gone up to take up responsibilities that go with creating the tree map; the Greater Chennai Corporation park at India Nagar Fourth Cross Street is hugely popular not only with local residents, but those from elsewhere too

This recent rescue from Oliver Road in Mylapore highlights the fact that Chestnut winged cuckoo, a passage migrant in Chennai, often bumbles its way around in urban spaces, ending up in a distressful situation, pecked by crows and in the recent case, bitten by a dog. Ornithologist V. Santharam narrates a string of such events from 1980s. The old question that is being asked again: how much of a passage migrant is the Chestnut winged cuckoo?

Wells have gone dry and dust forms a thick coat over nearly every surface in the once sylvan landscape of Uthiramerurin Kancheepuram; quarries and stone crushing units are slowly eroding quality of life and leaving the residents in a belt of 60 villages in distress. DeepaH. Ramakrishnanand Geetha Srimathirecord the tragic transformation of Uthiramerur

This view cutter onGNChettyRoad in T. Nagar exhorts people not to sully it by pasting posters; a paper here and a paper there might actually do great service, not disservice to this view cutter which has been allowed to slide into unseemliness

A school in Ashok Nagar is empowering girls by supporting them in the pursuit of excellence in this sport

A No Fee Zone board will be installed at toilets run by Greater Chennai Corporation

The boy was released after being produced before the Juvenile Justice Board

After demands from residents to extend the deadline, the civic body on Friday (November 21) announced the extension until December 7.

He will address supporters in Kancheepuram district at 11 a.m. on Sunday; the meeting which comes nearly two months after the Karur stampede will be held indoors, and entry will be restricted to 2,000 registered participants

Despite a thorough search of all coaches, the parents could not be traced; further efforts to identify them are under way

The suspect, Vijayakumar, 21, was tracked down by a special team while they were searching for suspects involved in the murder of Mouli, another history-sheeter

Corporation hopes people will give priority to buses, and ropes in cricketer Thirush Kamini as brand ambassador for the campaign

It is essential for CMRL to begin train operations on Poonamallee-Porurstretch; reason for the delay hasnt been made clear, a CMRL official said

In the early hours of January 8, 2005, the gang struck at the house of the AIADMK legislator in Tiruvallur district.It shot him dead and escaped with cash and jewellery. It also fired at neighbours who responded to the cries for help. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Monday

The minors father has been arrested for allowing him to ride the two-wheeler, which allegedly caused the accident

A collaboration between two chefs turns a multi-course dinner into a slow-burn spectacle, layering technique, nostalgia and a few plot twists along the way

The traffic police should strictly enforce one-ways on the service roads, said a shop owner in the area

In the communal rotation system that was in place for the post, KamakshiJayaramanwon the election held on November 29 that year, securing 74 votesas against the 47 votes polled by her nearest rivalC.R.Narasimhanof theSwatantraParty. She was aDMKmember like her husband. She also became the second woman Mayor of Madras

St. Georges Cathedral, established in 1816 on what is now called Cathedral Road in Madras, was recently rededicatedafter renovation under the supervision of experts ofIITMadras. It is the mother church for theCSIand the Diocese of Madras

Amid the Second World War, the Congress Legislature Party convened in Madras on April 23, 1942, at the behest ofRajaji.It passed two resolutions urging theAICCto acknowledge the Muslim Leagues claim for Pakistan and allow a government to be formed in the Presidency along with the League. Both proved controversial and failed

It involves impersonation, forged documents and bank loans worth 8.3 crore

With the driving test ground situated two km away from the current office, applicants are forced to shuttle between the two locations for various procedures, resulting in delays and confusion