Peace & piecemeal

Most of the booths for the election to the 67 wards of the Chennai Corporation held today wore a deserted look. The mindset of the electorate, unwilling to come out to franchise their votes, had resulted in low voter turnout. NT Bureau Reports.

By and large quiet: Letika

Chennai City Police Commissioner Letika Saran today said that polling was peaceful in all the 67 wards in Chennai. Speaking to reporters here, Letika said that no untoward incidents were reported in any booth. NT Bureau Report

Five try to cast bogus votes

Five persons were arrested for allegedly trying to cast bogus votes at a polling booth at the Damodarapuram Corporation School in Ward 151 in south Chennai. More from NT Bureau.

AIADMK, TDP want recall of UP Governor

AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa has condemned the 'vindictive move' of the Centre in trying to impose President's rule in Uttar Pradesh after the Supreme Court's verdict disqualifying the 13 BSP MLAs who had shifted loyalties to the ruling Samajwadi Party. NT Bureau Reports.

Two students die as van hits bike

Two students were killed on the spot when a van knocked down their two-wheeler near Pallavaram, a suburb in Chennai. More from NT Bureau.

Muddle of a marriage

The wedding of television artiste Devi Priya with William Isaac slated for tomorrow seems to run into rough weather as the actress would-be is still in hiding. NT Bureau Report.

Couple battles for life

A 40-year-old woman, who set herself ablaze at her house in Kanchipuram and her husband who tried to save her, sustained severe burn injuries and are said to be in a critical condition. NT Bureau Reports.

Nobel Laureate, prions and more

An infective protein in human cells is the source of a range of neuro degenerative disorders which have an uncanny knack of being undetected for long in the nervous system. V Muthukumaran in an interaction with Nobel Laureate Professor Stanley Prusiner.