Chennai: Kattaikkuttu, a traditional form of theatre, relies on stories from epics such as the Mahabharata and the Puranas. Thilagavathi Palani, a folk artist who upended the status quo of this male-dominated storytelling format, is using the stage to spread the word about climate change. She is the founder of the troupe Sri Thilagam Kattaikkuttu…
CHENNAI: More than 500 commercially valuable sandalwood and teak trees have allegedly been felled and taken away from the sprawling Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Tanuvas) research station in Kattuppakkam near Guduvanchery. This has exposed a glaring security lapse at a state-run campus.According to Tanuvas sources, the felled trees, around 200 sandalwood trees…
Minister R Vinoth presents the agriculture budget in assembly on Thursday CHENNAI: The TVK govt’s first agricultural budget on Thursday set the goal of increasing Tamil Nadu’s annual foodgrain production from the present 121 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) to 131 LMT over the next five years. To achieve this, the govt plans to bring 52,600…
Chennai: Commuters and a govt railway policeman chased and caught a 29-year-old man moments after he snatched a gold chain from a woman at Palavanthangal railway station on Wednesday evening. He was then arrested by the St Thomas Mount Railway Police and remanded in judicial custody.Police said Abinaya, 21, a native of Chengalpet, was walking…
Chennai: A history-sheeter in Sembium was arrested after his mother lodged a complaint accusing him of repeatedly assaulting and threatening her under the influence of alcohol.Police said Amarnath alias Appu, 29, a resident of Perambur, who has more than 10 criminal cases pending against him, frequently came home drunk and assaulted his family members, including…
Chennai: Ice House police arrested Chennai-based businessman and stock market consultant P R Sundar in Bengaluru on Thursday in connection with a sexual harassment case registered on a complaint filed by a woman news anchor employed with a private television channel. Police said to were on to trace his wife, as she too was also…
Chennai: Police launched investigations into three temple thefts reported in Tiruvottiyur and Gummidipoondi after burglars stole cash from donation boxes and gold ornaments from deities.In Tiruvottiyur, burglars broke open two donation boxes at the 75-year-old Gangai Amman Temple on West Mada Street and escaped with cash offered by devotees. The theft came to light on…
‘Anbe Diana’ incorporates Bengaluru slang to make characters more authentic For decades, Tamil cinema relied on polished, literary Tamil or region-specific dialects to establish identity. Madurai had its earthy expressions, Chennai had its ‘Madras bashai,’ and Coimbatore had its Kongu flavour. Today, however, filmmakers are borrowing slang from across India — and social media —…
CHENNAI: Ishwer Dutt, IDSE, has assumed office as additional director general (projects) of Military Engineer Services in Chennai. The office of additional director general (projects) executes and monitors all the engineering-related services for the Army in the southern part of the country in addition to the DRDO and the Coast Guard.Ishwer Dutt is an officer…
Chennai: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd on Wednesday achieved its 24th tunnel boring machine breakthrough in the Phase II project, with ‘Nilagiri’ completing tunnelling on the 819m up-line section between Madhavaram High Road and Moolakadai stations.This is the 11th breakthrough on the 9km underground section between Madhavaram Milk Colony and Kellys on Corridor 3, being executed…
