Sleepless & sweaty in summer
Power cuts, fluctuations and short circuits make the heat unbearable, affect sleeping patterns and also damage electronic utilities at home, lament...
Angry residents stage ‘barking’ protest
1 Feb 2023 1:51 AMRecently, a Class 11 girl who was returning home from tuition suffered injuries after she fell down while fleeing from stray dogs in Chromepet.
Perungalathur railway station an open space for tipplers
12 Jan 2023 1:29 AMAround 20 years ago, Perungalathur Railway Station was small with barely 8,000 footfalls/day. But ever since Perungalathur became one of the hotspots...
Kanchi on flood alert as rivers swell
13 Dec 2022 1:20 AMThe district continued to record rainfall on Monday leaving the arterial Vegavathi river flooding. The villagers on the riverbed were moved to relief...
Leopard scare near city after 3 calves found dead
22 Nov 2022 3:40 AMThree calves were found dead in a mysterious condition with a few kilos of meat missing from the carcass. The villagers are now pondering over a...
Tambaram was better when it was a panchayat, rue residents
21 Sept 2022 2:25 AMThe Tambaram corporation consists of more than 10 lakh people and it's been divided into five zones with each zone comprising 14 wards.
Busy & big, can be better in services
6 Sept 2022 1:20 AMFrom insufficient number of trolleys to levying a hefty parking fee for a ridiculously low turn-around time that leave cab drivers stressful, basic...
20 years later, Perungalathur flyover works still in limbo
26 Aug 2022 1:41 AMSources say after funds were allocated, there was confusion about the location of the flyover. Later, officials decided to close the level-crossing...