First-ever brick stepwell from Sangam Age found in Karivalamvandanallur near Tenkasi Chennai: A little more than 10 years after Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) found the largest-ever brick structure from the early historic period (Sangam age) at Keeladi in Tamil Nadu dated to 2,500 years, excavators from the state archaeology department have found another major…
Chennai: A breezy five-minute drive has become a daily test of patience on Nelson Manickam Road, where motorists often spend 25 to 30 minutes crawling along the 2.1-km stretch between Ampa Skyone Mall and Loyola College. They blame the congestion on poor traffic management, encroachments and roadside activities.The busy corridor branches off Poonamallee High Road…
Chennai: In the present-day scenario, with India as a nation, unified in heart and soul, if anyone speaks about dividing Tamil Nadu into a separate nation, they will certainly be considered as having mental health issues, Madras high court has said.Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy made the observation while quashing a criminal registered under Section 124…
Dr S M Balaji with Prime minister Narendra Modi and others CHENNAI: Dr S M Balaji, director and craniofacial surgeon at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital in Chennai, attended the 50th Independence Day celebrations of Seychelles as an official invitee of the Seychelles govt.Prime minister Narendra Modi, who was the chief guest at the event,…
Chennai: Encroachment, untreated wastewater discharge and years of neglect have reduced the sprawling 100-acre Rajakilpakkam lake near Tambaram to a polluted 30-acre waterbody. Residents have urged authorities to restore the lake.The lake, which receives stormwater from Camp Road, Selaiyur and surrounding residential areas, was once an important rainwater storage source. However, residents said several households…
TNNChennai: Amid the escalating war of words between the ruling party and the principal opposition DMK, CPI state executive committee on Saturday condemned former minister and DMK MLA Anitha Radhakrishnan and minister Aadhav Arjuna for their remarks, saying public representatives must uphold political decency.The committee criticised Anitha Radhakrishnan for making derogatory remarks about chief minister…
CHENNAI: Commuters on city suburban rail network are likely to face inconvenience on July 5 and 12 (next two Sundays) as Southern Railway has cancelled 41 EMU services between Chennai Beach and Tambaram, Chengalpet, Arakkonam and Tirumalpur due to a five-hour line and power block for engineering work. The block will be in force between…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Friday dismissed an anticipatory bail application filed by former DMK minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan who faces a criminal case for his reported derogatory statements against chief minister C Joseph Vijay at a public meeting held on June 20. “Since 1967, only people from the cine industry are ruling Tamil Nadu….
CHENNAI: Madras high court has imposed Rs 50,000 cost on joint secretaries of Union home and external affairs ministries for failing to assist the court in connection with a habeas corpus plea moved by the son of an Indian who was convicted in a narcotics case in Sri Lanka and later repatriated to India.A division…
Suburban train in Chennai Chennai: Commuters on the city’s suburban rail network are likely to face inconvenience on July 5 and 12 (next two Sundays) with Southern Railway cancelling 41 EMU services for five hours to facilitate engineering works between Chennai Beach and Tambaram.A release said that the line and power block has been permitted…
