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A core team of TVK functionaries has been facilitating the interactions through video calls, connecting Mr. Vijay. The cadres have requested the families not to record or photograph the calls.

The slow movement of the suburban trains resulted in a delay of more than 30 minutes for a commuter to reach Egmore railway station

Officers attached to the Triplicane police station had travelled to Rameswarapatti village in Karur district and served the summons on the brothers

The donation comprised 200 iron barricades, 50 steel barricades, and 50 foldable barricades

Seized items include 46.6 kg of ganja, 12 grams of methamphetamine, and 386 tablets

An official release said that Mr. Vijay directed officials to ensure proper maintenance of the Nemmeli desalination plants so that drinking water is supplied to the public without interruption

An official says the tender cancellations have been implemented mainly to stagger expenditure and improve planning. The civic body has also not released the annual ward maintenance funds for civic repairs and sanitation, leaving many buildings, including UPHCs, in a damaged state

In its counter to a petition challenging theclearance issued in December 2025, the Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority says the project complies with theCRZNotification, 2011, and was subjected to multiple levels of technical scrutiny

In most schools, teachers say only half the students have received the textbooks. Officials from the School Education Department say books have been distributed according to the needs mentioned by the school heads

Officials say the contract for building the four towers have been finalised, with the estimated cost being nearly 400 crore. The towers will be linked to the Phase II Metro station by a skywalk

Residents cite disparity in recreational facilities between eastern and western neighbourhoods; Corporation promises inspection

Says, they amount to colourable exercise of power by the State government in order to stifle political activities of the petitioner party

Currently, the Corporation collects a fine of 5,000 from bulk waste generators. It has set a 15-day deadline for them to register themselves on its portal; each district will constitute a special cell to monitor compliance with the rules

The police team also seized eight two-wheelers, including six high-end racing bikes

They can significantly improve speed and accuracy of investigations, especially when time is critical

They were appointed during the previous DMK government

R. Kalaikovan of the Dr. Rajamanickanar Centre for Historical Research says the idols is the probably oldest identifiable Pidari image in Tamil Nadu. Although several inscriptions from the Chola period refer to Pidari deities, the corresponding images have rarely been identified, he adds

The Tribal Welfare Department facilitated financial support for people from the Irula community to participate in public auctions for cashew plantations managed by the Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited to enable them to directly participate in cashew cultivation and marketing

Unmindful of their locomotor disabilities, couplePrabhuL. andPriyaPrabhuhave made bold business moves and their efforts have paid off, going by the patronage they enjoy inMadipakkam

Only five departments have hosted theirG.O.sissued in May and June on the website. The orders that are not available on the site pertain to the creation ofSingappenSpecial Force and the provision of 100 additional units of electricity to domestic consumers who use 500 units bi-monthly

Ticket Examiner Salma Begum asked the lawyer if she possessed a valid ticket, to which the lawyer replied that she had come to see off a friend. Then Salma Begum asked to see a platform ticket, but the lawyer did not have one

The issue relates to a 2022 suo motu DVAC FIR, regarding corruption in issuing essentiality certificate to Vels Medical College, having been closed in 2024

The GCC has decided to collect charges from schools for access to its playgroundsduring school hours; this has led to disruption of sports activities in schools in the congested neighbourhood

In September 2025, the Supreme Court had ruled that all teachers, except those with less than five years of service, must clear TET to continue in their jobs, with no exceptions even for promotion

Though the new Solid Waste Management Rules kicked in on April 1, 2026, there has been little awareness among residents of this momentous change in urban solid waste management. While most parts of the world have settled into a routine of segregation of waste at source, Tamil Nadu still packs a mixed garbage bag. This report looks at how the new Rules could impact source segregation in the State

The operation was undertaken by the district administrationand a team of experts; work to remove the remaining gas will resume today

The Parandur airport project was not part of the review as it will be discussed at a separate meeting, sources say

However, June 2019 remains the warmest June of the past decade, recording the highest maximum (35.4C) and minimum temperatures (25.3C)

The Greater Chennai Police have also issued a lookout circular against both men to prevent them from leaving the country and facilitate their detention at immigration checkpoints, if necessary

InRoyapettah, an enterprise focussed on making curd pots has completed its golden jubilee due to a man who would not give up. This enterprise is as small as it gets; it has two members on its rolls, he and his wife

Meet three Chennai residents who have brought the healthy practice of squirrelling away dry discards for the recycler to their neighbourhood and also made it regular. These initiatives are having a buy-in from their neighbours