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SwachhPoes:how a gated community in Chennai is promoting the goals of Clean India Mission

A resident of Aashiana Apartments at Alwarpet in Chennai, Anita Hegde narrates how volunteer-residents from the gated community are nudging their neighbours on Poes Road and Rajakrishna Road to practise source segregation of waste, keep their neighourhood spic and span and also adopt other sustainability-promoting practices

9 Mar 2026 1:24 pm
PM Surya Ghar scheme: Coimbatore tops rooftop solar adoption in Tamil Nadu

Chennai is second in the list; 55,328 households have installed rooftop solar in Tamil Nadu until February 28, 2026

9 Mar 2026 12:46 pm
Class 10 student dies as thatched hut catches fire near Minjur

Early Monday morning, the thatched hut suddenly caught fire and the flames spread rapidly. Srinivasan, who was sleeping inside the house, got trapped in the fire

9 Mar 2026 12:05 pm
Opening careersin Data Science for government school students

Forty Class XII students from 10 government schools recently cleared a certification programme offered byIIT-Madrasin association withLatentViewAnalytics

9 Mar 2026 10:37 am
A new selfie point at theMarina?

The Marina beach has a culture of sculpted art; by its design and focus, this one is hugely different from the other works adorning the leisure spot

9 Mar 2026 10:30 am
SwachhPoes:baby steps to a clean and green neighbourhood

Residents of Aashiana Apartments nudge their neighbours from Poes Road and Rajakrishna Road to practise source segregation of waste

9 Mar 2026 10:23 am
Women engineers must build confidence, visibility to lead in tech, say panellists

Vellore Institute of Technology alumni share career journeys and challenges at International Womens Daywebinar.

9 Mar 2026 1:46 am
One Nation, One Election remedy worse than disease

Indias One Nation, One Election proposal gravely undermines federalism, governance, democratic principles and the voter mandate

9 Mar 2026 1:44 am
A successful but battered alliance

The DMK-Congress seat sharing agreement in Tamil Nadu has come at a cost

9 Mar 2026 12:50 am
Chennai Corporation to set up pedestrian-friendly crossings to improve road safety

Pedestrians lack adequate facilities to cross road junctions such as Pantheon Road, Police Commissioner Office Road, and Rukmani Lakshmipathi Salai

9 Mar 2026 12:18 am
T.N. forms panel to frame rules to ban hostile dog breeds

The committee will recommend norms to regulate or ban aggressive dog breeds in the interest of public safety

8 Mar 2026 11:53 pm
Scheduled Caste youth dies in police custody in Sivaganga, family alleges torture

According to sources, the Manamadurai police had arrested Akash, 26, and his acquaintance Guna, both from Manamadurai, two days ago for allegedly attacking two men with sharp weapons and causing injuries

8 Mar 2026 6:21 pm
Residents oppose sewage treatment plant near Madambakkam lake

A protest meeting held on March 1 on the theme Save Madambakkam Lake had residents participating in it in good numbers

8 Mar 2026 1:53 pm
Sri Lankan Tamil in Gummidipoondi rehabilitation camp murdered, six arrested

On the night of March 7, the victim was walking inside the camp when three persons who reportedly had personal enmity picked a quarrel with him and suddenly assaulted him with an iron rod which they had concealed.

8 Mar 2026 1:14 pm
Centre to explore possibility of changing rules on sandalwood cutting, transportation: Union Agriculture Minister

Farmers have expressed the inability to grow sandalwood due to restrictions. They said the numbers are also dwindling and sought help to increase the sandalwood tree population, said Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture at Chennai

8 Mar 2026 12:52 pm
Parandur airport project notified as Special Project

When projects require a single large parcel of land which includes water bodies, are notified as a special project, it would expedite the land acquisition and aid in the approval process.

8 Mar 2026 12:43 pm
In Chennai, a former Commissioners name lives on, in different forms

Nearly ten years since historian V. Sriram pointed out that two road name boards would cause Sir Eric Conran-Smith to turn in his grave, those twin errors persist

8 Mar 2026 9:22 am
LuLu outlets to open at Shenoy Nagar, Chennai Central Metro stations soon

While a LuLu Hypermarket will open at Shenoy Nagar, a LuLu Daily will be unveiled at Chennai Central; a food court will also be set up at Shenoy Nagar; big commercial outlets will encourage more people to use Metro Rail trains, say officials

8 Mar 2026 1:05 am
Bridge across the Adyar near Manapakkam likely to be completed in a few months

WRD has completed 80% of the work worth 24.8 croreand plans to open the two-lane bridge by June or July; the project is being implemented with the funds from the Officers Training Academy

8 Mar 2026 12:52 am
Velachery residents demand access road across Veerangal Odai

The passage will provide a direct route to the Puzhuthivakkam MRTSstation from Saraswathy Nagar 7thStreet and adjoining areas, they say

7 Mar 2026 11:46 pm
No leg space,inside and outside PallavaramSub-Registrar Office

Visitors to thePallavaramSub-Registrar Office flag lack of space, absence of basic amenities and a narrow road right outside with a built-in congestion problem

7 Mar 2026 9:04 pm
Tiruvallur Astro Club, a platform for astronomy enthusiasts

A peak into their regular style of functioning

7 Mar 2026 8:49 pm
Covelong Link Road along Kelambakkam backwaters: danger lurks not just on the bends

Metal-barricade medians have been grouted into the bends along the section of Kelambakkam-Covelong Link Road that traces the Kelambakkam backwaters; a couple of wider straights also need this protective measure

7 Mar 2026 7:11 pm