Chennai: As people turn to the subsidized canteen amid rising food costs and closure of affordable eateries, Amma Unavagams, run by Greater Chennai Corporation, have cut down their menu and quantities of cooked food by nearly half, to cope with the LPG prices and the shortage.“Where we used four cylinders, we are now using one,”…
CHENNAI: Rain lashed Thiruthangal, a neighbourhood in Sivakasi, all of Friday night. The power had been cut since six in the evening, plunging the area into darkness. But inside one of the modest houses, an eight-year-old boy, with just a candle flickering beside him and a mobile torch lighting up his laptop screen, was logged…
CHENNAI: A passenger allegedly opened an emergency exit door while the aircraft was taxiing on Sunday morning, triggering brief tension at Chennai International Airport.The incident occurred when an Air Arabia flight arrived in Chennai from Sharjah carrying 231 passengers, according to news agency PTI. According to officials, the aircraft was moving along the taxiway —…
KMDK president E.R. Eswaran stated that TVK president Vijay’s party likely garnered around 20% of votes, primarily from the AIADMK’s vote share. CHENNAI: KMDK president E R Eswaran said on Saturday that TVK president Vijay ate into AIADMK vote share. Eswaran met chief minister M K Stalin at DMK headquarters here. He later told reporters…
CHENNAI: Archaeologists of Tamil University have unearthed rare ‘pit houses’ dating to the Neolithic period, at Molapalayam near Coimbatore on the foothills of the Western Ghats.The agro-pastoral community that lived here 3,500 years ago could have used the pits within their houses to store foodgrain or protect themselves from natural disasters, archaeologists said.Some pits had…
Chennai: After more than 3.22 lakh travelled in metro trains daily in March, ridership dropped to around 3 lakh in April.Chennai Metro Rail Limited, in a release on Saturday, said that 90.18 lakh passengers travelled in metro trains last month. In March, 1.01 crore people travelled, averaging 3.22 lakh daily. Feb saw a total of…
Chennai: A sessions court in Chennai has sentenced a 32-year-old man to imprisonment for life, after finding him guilty of murdering his 70-year-old grandmother. He had hit her with a hammer and slashed her with a shaving blade because she demanded he return her 5 sovereigns of gold jewellery that was pledged by his mother.On…
Chennai: Almost two weeks after the commencement of admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act to private matriculation schools this year, school education department has received only 18,000 applications—20% of the 80,000 seats available across the state.Some officials officials said the slow progress is due to last year’s disruption — already admitted students were…
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday launched a career guidance help desk for students, who completed Class XII. DMK students’ wing has been entrusted with the task of helping students with career guidance.DMK students’ wing secretary Veeramani Jayakumar said, “The help desk will help students choose the best course. Three DMK students’ wing…
Chennai: TVK election campaign management general secretary Aadhav Arjuna on Saturday petitioned chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik, urging the Election Commission to strengthen security arrangements in and around the 62 counting centres ahead of counting on May 4 to prevent unlawful activities and ensure safety of party candidates and agents.In his petition, Arjuna said his…
