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Chennai Corporation to repair speed breakers, install caution boards

Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic-South) P. Vijayakumar said that some speed breakers installed earlier as a piecemeal measure to address local complaints will have to be modified to comply with Indian Roads Congress rules

20 Dec 2025 8:30 pm
Garbage dumping turns Gandhi Nagar Extensioninto a health hazard

Despite outsourcing of waste collection, open dumping persists inChromepet

20 Dec 2025 8:28 pm
T.N. to survey hornbill population for long-term conservation

Timed to coincide with the birds breeding season, the effort is part of the States initiative for hornbill conservation announced earlier this year

20 Dec 2025 7:18 pm
T.N. police warn public about new cyber scam involving USSD codes

Criminals impersonate courier or delivery service agents to fraudulently access citizens bank accounts and social media profiles

20 Dec 2025 3:20 pm
Residents flag garbage dumping, sewage threat near Red Hills reservoir

Residents of Surapet have raised concerns about unchecked solid waste dumping along the lake, particularly near the Surapet water treatment plant maintained by the Chennai Metrowater

20 Dec 2025 2:53 pm
Fire breaks out at BSNL office on Anna Salai in Chennai

Due to the fire, thick black smoke engulfed parts of the Anna Salai area, causing inconvenience to motorists

20 Dec 2025 12:41 pm
An initiative for Chennai schools to give children specially designed helmets

Chennai-based non-profit Road Guru Trust is completing an exercise of distributing 15,000 helmets provided by an insurance company to students and their parents in the city

20 Dec 2025 9:31 am
GCC halts pet licences for Pit Bulls and Rottweilers

The Corporation will implement the ban on new licencesand renewal of existing ones for the two breeds from today; GCC Council also approves new SOPs for managing stray dogs in city

20 Dec 2025 5:48 am
35-year-old man held for blackmailing woman

Based on the complaint, the police registered a case under relevant sections of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act (TNPHW Act) and the Information Technology Act (IT Act) and took up an investigation

20 Dec 2025 5:30 am
One arrested in 2.11 crore online investment fraud case

Between October 6 and 9, Sekar transferred a total of 2.11 crore to the fraudsters through 23 bank transactions

20 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Family of Tiruvarur musicians honoured at inaugural event of Naadhabrahmam music festival

Accepting the title, Ms. Jayanthi and Ms. Amirthavarshini said they were happy and honoured

20 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Chennai Corporation to collect fees from street vendors

Previously, a uniform rent of 100 per month was collected from street vendors in specific areas, such as Armenian Street, Pantheon Lane, and Mylapore

20 Dec 2025 4:05 am
Chennai districts draft electoral roll sees over 14 lakh deletions

The deletions constitute 35.58% of the total 40,04,694 electors; the roll lists 25,79,676 voters, including 12,47,690 men, 13,31,243 women, and 743 transpersons; special camps will be conducted at all polling stations today and tomorrow

20 Dec 2025 1:09 am
Sons kill father to claim insurance by orchestrating snake bite; six held

An insurance company filed a complaint quoting suspicion on the bonafide of the claims made by family members of the deceased

19 Dec 2025 10:28 pm
Tamil Nadu SIR draft electoral roll: How to check your name in voter list

The draft electoral roll for Tamil Nadu after the Special Intensive Revision was released on December 19, 2025

19 Dec 2025 8:42 pm
Dont turn Marina beach into Marina bazaar, Madras High Court tells Chennai Corporation

Justices R. Suresh Kumar and A.D. Jagadish Chandira decide to inspect the beach on December 22 to take stock of GCCs proposal to regulate vendors and obtain blue flag certification

19 Dec 2025 4:52 pm
Sivakarthikeyans Parasakthi opens its 1960s sets to Chennais film buffs

From a radio station and a vintage car to a makeshift police station and a steam locomotive, the installations promise to allow visitors a chance to relive life in a bygone era

19 Dec 2025 3:14 pm
Chennai Corporation to strictly enforce construction waste guidelines from Dec. 22

According to a press release, the guidelines, which were first implemented across all GCC zones on May 21, mandate that all construction materials, excavated soil, building debris, and waste must be stored within the construction site premises

19 Dec 2025 12:43 pm
49 bank staff held this year for unauthorised withdrawal of money

They targeted the fixed deposits of NRIs and liquidated them using forged signatures. Of the 67 accused identified so far, 12 are absconding, according to a senior Central Crime Branch officer.

19 Dec 2025 12:49 am
Curiosity leads to discovery, helps in solving problems

Nobel Laureate inaugurates the International Conference on Quantum Horizons 2025: Materials, Intelligent Technologies and Sustainable Futures

19 Dec 2025 12:48 am
More land being acquired to construct flyovers on CTH Road

Around 60% of the land acquisition for the facility at Avadi has been completed. At Ambattur, the process is nearly complete, with the Highways Department awaiting the State governments administrative sanction for the cost of acquisition

19 Dec 2025 12:31 am
Dry weather to bring cooler nights to many parts of T.N. till December 23

The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast that the minimum temperature is likely to drop by two to four degrees Celsius in some parts of the State and Puducherry during this period

19 Dec 2025 12:25 am
Pothole-ridden Nungambakkam subway turns daily commute into ordeal

The subway is a vital point of connectivity in the heart of Chennai city for commuters travelling from E.V.R. Periyar Salai through Nelson Manickam Road to Nungambakkam and T. Nagar

18 Dec 2025 6:00 pm