Month: August 2021

CHENNAI: Police stumbled upon the serial rape and sexual assault of five minor girls, aged between four and 13, while checking the phone of a 48-year-old man whose shop they raided for selling banned tobacco products. Police on Sunday arrested Perumal under the Pocso Act after finding 50 video clips of his rape of the […]

CHENNAI: Thousands of people thronged city parks and beaches on the first Sunday since they were reopened to public. Rain did not deter visits to zoo, children’s park, snake park, and visitors covered every inch of Marina. The leisure spots were declared open from last Monday. Vandalur zoo welcomed 7,500 visitors and Children’s Park saw […]

Visitors at Marina Beach during Covid-induced lockdown in Chennai. (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chennai News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu recorded 1,538 positive cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the state tally to 26,11,837. Among these, Chennai reported 189 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,43,786. The state recorded 22 deaths on Sunday, putting the state toll […]

Express News Service CHENNAI:  A for Armenian Church, B for Binny Mills, C for Chepauk Palace…W for Weasley Church…Y for YMCA building… Earlier in May, when city-based artist Mahalakshmi Somasundar began creating Madras-themed renditions as part of the 36 Days of Type initiative, a project that invites designers, illustrators, and graphic artists to express their […]

CHENNAI: Construction of twin metro rail tunnels covering nearly 1.4km each between Thiruvanmiyur and SRP Tools on Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) will begin soon. Metro rail officials said while a survey to map the existing underground utilities like pipelines and cables is underway, preliminary work on the surface of the road including removal of structures […]

CHENNAI: Commercial complexes and business establishments across the city who have not paid property tax dues for the past few years might wake up to Greater Chennai Corporation tax notices at their door. Zonal level revenue officials of the civic body have started a drive to collect tax arrears from high-value defaulters, those who owe […]

CHENNAI: A city hospital said it has set up the country’s first biplane cathlab, an advanced diagnostic and treatment equipment. The biplane cathlab offers quicker diagnosis, reduces risk of radiation and improves treatment outcomes, said at MIOT International. The machine was inaugurated by Durga Stalin, wife of chief minister M K Stalin, on Friday. The […]

CHENNAI: Construction of twin metro rail tunnels covering nearly 1.4km each between Thiruvanmiyur and SRP Tools on Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) will begin soon. Metro rail officials said while a survey to map the existing underground utilities like pipelines and cables is underway, preliminary work on the surface of the road including removal of structures […]