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Over 3,000 police deployed for new year celebrations in Vellore, nearby districts

A 30-member police team conducted a combing operation in Yelagiri Hills on Wednesday to prevent any untoward incidents during new year celebrations

1 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Pharmacies to display QR code for reporting adverse drug events

In 10 days, around 42,000 chemist shops in T.N. will display the QR codeas per the instructions of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

31 Dec 2025 10:54 pm
SETC gives ultra-luxury travel experience with launch of multi-axle Volvo buses

The Volvo buses are powered by the latest engines complying with Bharat Stage-VI emission norms. and are equipped with electronic diagnostic controls to identify technical issues.

31 Dec 2025 7:35 pm
T.N. Finance Secretary launches The Hindu Year Book 2026

The book draws from both news reports and special articles published in The Hindu in 2025

31 Dec 2025 4:36 pm
Why fitness is key for musicians? Performers this Margazhi season elaborate

Move. Stretch. Breathe. It takes a lot more than practising ragas and notes for musicians to be in top form each concert season. As we usher in 2026, artistes tell us the secret to taking charge and keeping fit, physically and mentally

31 Dec 2025 4:05 pm
Say it in verse

In its 11th edition, Poetry with Prakriti in association with The Hindu Lit for Life, insists on intimacy, bringing art, music, poetry and personality to the fore at various venues in Chennai with an air of lightness

31 Dec 2025 3:00 pm
ADGP Amalraj returns as Tambaram Police Commissioner

He was the second Commissioner of Tambaram commissionerate, which was inaugurated on January 1, 2022

31 Dec 2025 9:39 am
Escape of LTTE militants from Madras Central Prison and a riot 30 years ago

A February night in 1995 bore testimony to the capability of the LTTE militants to spring audacious surprises

31 Dec 2025 7:00 am
Victoria Public Hall and its missing plaque

What happened to the plaque that must have been placed at VP Hall when it was first inaugurated in 1888?

31 Dec 2025 6:30 am
On patrol with Marine Elite Force in Chennai as Olive Ridley carcasses wash ashore

The Hindu joined the Marine Elite Force on an exclusive patrol along the sea off the North Chennai coast as Olive Ridley deaths begin

31 Dec 2025 5:00 am
Police say north Indian identity was not behindthe attack on Odisha youth in Tiruttani

We examined the Odisha youths version in the complaint and the FIRand found that the incident occurred after he questioned the boys as to why they were staring at him, saysInspector-General of Police (North Zone) Asra Garg

31 Dec 2025 12:33 am
Tamil Nadu govt. is weighing its options on Chennai University Amendment Bill, says Higher Education Minister

Govi.Chezhiaansays there are options available and the final decision will soon be taken by the Chief Minister. The Governor reserved the Bill for the Presidents consideration, stating that it would go against theUGC regulations and established norms. This shows the partisan behaviour on the part of the Governor, proving that he is not fit to hold the post, he says

30 Dec 2025 11:09 pm
Madurai to enter Twin Cities Partnership with Camberley for cultural exchange and educational collaboration

Camberley is the home town of Colonel JohnPennycuick, the British engineer who built theMullaperiyarDam. Mayor of Surrey Heath LouiseAshberywill visitMaduraiandTheniduring thePongaland sign the agreement with theMaduraiCorporation Commissioner

30 Dec 2025 7:33 pm
Rhea Raj on her love for Chennai, the Commotion tour, and what made 2025 special

Indian-American pop artiste Rhea Raj is in Chennai with her family, including her sister Lara from pop girl group KATSEYE. She reflects on her Tamil roots, and the importance of South-Asian representation in mainstream pop music

30 Dec 2025 7:06 pm
Nainar Nagenthran alleges dilution of Horticulture Departments functioning

The BJPs Tamil Nadu president says the ruling DMK has swindled 141 crore through alleged scams in the department, and is trying to make it a wing of the Agriculture Department

30 Dec 2025 6:35 pm
President returns University of Madras Amendment Bill

TN Assembly, which passed the Bill in April 2022, had sent it for Presidential assent, aiming to take control of the 168-year-old university which has been managing the affairs without a vice chancellor for over two years

30 Dec 2025 1:37 pm
Technical glitch disrupts Chennai Metro Rail services on Green Line

While inter-corridor services on the Green Line bound for the Airport have been stopped, services from Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount and Blue Line services from Wimco Nagar to the Airport are operating normally as per the weekday schedule, CMRL said in a post on X

30 Dec 2025 12:07 pm
More Olive Ridley carcasses seen at ECR

The Olive Ridley sea turtle is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

30 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Northeast monsoon likely to end with slightly below normal rain in T.N. after six-year surplus trend

As the monsoons lull phase continues over the State, dry weather has prolonged over most parts

30 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Two held for rape of woman with disability in Kelambakkam

Police sources said the girl, who has a 50% intellectual disability, resides with her family in a village near Chengalpet

30 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Chennai Corporation to begin conservancy work at TNUHDB flats in 14 locations

Officials said that the project proposes to engage the private company Chennai Enviro Solutions Pvt. Ltd. to carry out conservancy operations

29 Dec 2025 7:40 pm
Mid-Level Healthcare Providers stage protest in Chennai

They also demanded the incentive of 15,000 granted by the Union government through the National Health Mission in many other States

29 Dec 2025 7:39 pm
Five persons held in two different drug cases

In a series of sustained operations by the ANIU, three persons were arrested in the Kumaran Nagar area for possessing methamphetamine narcotics using the Grindr app

29 Dec 2025 7:37 pm
Teachers demanding equal pay for equal work detained again in Chennai

The teachers have been protesting since Friday (December 26, 2025) to highlight a long-standing pay disparity

29 Dec 2025 5:39 pm