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Kilpauk resident P.R.M.M. Shanthakumar and his team are called on for assistance during bereavement and health crisis involving celebrities. His vehicle transported director K. Bhagyarajs body from hospital to home. In collaboration with GCC, he will be starting aswanky funeral services facility at the Jones Road burial ground in Saidapet soon

Meanwhile, a retired highways department official says that instead of an elevated corridor, it would be better to construct three flyovers

The ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit inTiruvallurdistrict, near Chennai, has emerged as one ofTamil Nadus deadliest industrial disasters in recent years.This report traces what exactly happened, through eyewitness accounts, survivor testimonies, and medical evidence. The incident also raises serious questions about industrial safety, emergency preparedness, and the conditions of migrants employed far away from home

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The DGP also posed several questions for police personnel to introspect on

To clear the confusion, the State has decided to review the existing system, identify gaps, bring further improvements where necessary, and take the decision in due course, an official said

Dr. Swaminathan said growing up in the household of agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan and educationist Mina Swaminathan exposed her early to both science and social justice

Residents seekdesilting, removal of encroachments and prevention of sewage discharge into the canal

Residents of Chellapillayar Koil Street and Hussain Mulk Road in Triplicane want Greater Chennai Corporation to ensure a roadside temple does not extend into Balasubramaniam Park and the street space around it as well

A resident ofLuzAvenue challenges the redevelopment plan drawn up for the green space

Vignesh Raghavan points out that the lack of a countdown timer at three signals on Third Avenue in Anna Nagar catches motorists on the wrong side of the stop line; and they end up with a traffic challan for no fault of theirs

The institutions recently won theSivanthiAdityanRolling Trophy

He adds that this reflects continuing flaws in teacher appointments irrespective of the government in power

Scrap dealers probably do not warm up to old books with the same intensity as before; but surprises do crop up

As India observes National Reading Month from June 19 to July 18, a peek into two popular used-books shops in Chennai that survive because the women running them want to preserve what has been bequeathed to them, despite daunting odds

The circular by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research reiterated the National Medical Commissions public notice, which directed all medical colleges/institutions/universities to collect MBBS course fee only for the prescribed academic duration of 4.5 years

The success formula of Bhagyarajs early hit movies was fundamentally simple. His films were structured around personal or situational conflicts arising in the lives of ordinary individuals, a screenplay moving toward the resolution of that conflict, good songs, and plenty of situational comedy sprinkled throughout

To pay tribute to the legendary writer-director who breathed his last today, we list five of his most essential films

As a bespectacled hero, Bhagyaraj cut through the preconceived notions of how a celluloid figure should appear

The accused Rupesh, 23, was shot in the knee by the police after he allegedly attacked them

Actor, stand up comedian and filmmaker Karthik Kumar, who collaborated with K. Bhagyaraj in the 2022 comedy-drama Super Senior Heroes, gives a moving account of working with the late actor-writer-director, who passed away on Saturday (June 27, 2026)

Terrific with his anecdotes, Bhagyaraj still offers a glimpse into the way the Tamil film industry functioned in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s

His unique storytelling, creative brilliance and immense contribution to Tamil cinema have earned him a special place in the hearts of audiences, said Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on X

He began his film career as an assistant director to veteran Tamil filmmaker Bharathiraja on the 1977 film 16 Vayathinile.

Hospital sources told The Hindu that he suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest and could not be resuscitated

The tenders were floated to implement works, including bus shelters, in areas such as Royapuram and Anna Nagar

Even if children aged 0 to five had already received the oral polio vaccine as per the national immunisation schedule, they should be given the drops again on the day of the immunisation camp

Doctors who examined her found that she was subjected to penetrative sexual assault and they informed the police

The person arrested near Pattaravakkam Railway Station said he had procured the contraband from Odisha

Recently, DMK strongman K. N. Nehru had said Mr. Stalin would soon re-enter the Assembly