Author: Lauren Funrose

CHENNAI: Southern Railway has cancelled and partially cancelled a few trains due to engineering work on the Chennai Central – Gudur section on May 24. Partially cancelled trainsNo 12711 Vijayawada – Chennai Central Pinakini Express leaving Vijayawada Junction at 6.10am will run only up to Gundur. No 12712 Chennai Central – Vijayawada Pinakini Express leaving […]

Monday was the hottest day of the season in Chennai as the maximum temperature touched 40.2 degree Celsius at Meenambakkam. Mercury level is set to rise particularly over north Tamil Nadu during this week due to strong westerlies, according to India Meteorological department. The weather station at Nungambakkam too recorded the highest day temperature at […]

A woman and her mother were allegedly threatened by the workers of the Greater Chennai Corporation on Sunday for registering a complaint on the civic body’s ‘Namma Chennai’ mobile application. Dr Preethi Ramadoss, a PhD scholar widely recognised for her initiative to create plastic-free biodegradable sanitary napkins, took to Twitter to highlight the harassment her […]

A 22 year old employee of an information technology firm allegedly died due to excess consumption of alcohol during an illegal rave party held in a popular mall in the city last night, police said on Sunday. The police, after receiving information about the the event called ‘The Great Indian Gathering’, raided the bar which […]

The Greater Chennai traffic police have once again made helmets mandatory for pillion riders on two-wheelers. In a statement, the police said that strict action would be taken against riders and pillion riders under the Motor Vehicles Act if they are found riding without a helmet in the city from Monday. Officials said that though […]

CHENNAI: Chennai seems to be an emerging hotspot for rave parties, featuring internationally popular DJs, organised at resorts and hotels and in the recent case on Saturday night, on the expansive terrace of a city mall. Popular among teens, the parties are widely advertised in social media as ‘DJ nights’, pool parties, “come to heaven”, […]

CHENNAI: People from other Tamil Nadu districts, who have moved to apartments along OMR (Old Mahabalipuram Road), in and around Navalur for office assignments, are struggling to get their Local Resident Passes (LPRs). Without this, they end up paying a user fee every time they cross the Navalur toll plaza on OMR in their cars. […]

Chief Minister MK Stalin at Udaga Government Arts College, Nilgiris on Saturday. (Photo: Twitter/@CMOTamilnadu) Chennai, Tamil Nadu Live Updates:  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday laid foundation stones for 20 projects in Nilgiris district at a cost of Rs 34.30 crore. He also inaugurated 28 completed projects worth Rs 56.20 crore at […]

CHENNAI: As an MRTS train picked up speed after a halt, a group of school students clung on to the footboard poles and started to skate on the platform at Taramani station. A few others ran alongside and hopped on and off the running train. This has become a common sight at many of the […]

Chief Minister MK Stalin visited the floral decoration set up in honor of the tribal nobles of the Nilgiris, Todar, Irular, Kurumbar, Paniyar, Gothar and Kattu Nayak. (Twitter: @CMOTamilnadu) Chennai, Tamil Nadu Live Updates:  A 36-year-old man was hacked to death by a gang of four in broad daylight in Chennai Wednesday. While two members […]