Piety towers over at Vadapalani temple

After a night of hard rain, the sun was not out this morning. But religious festivity was blazing over in and around Vadapalani area as thousands and thousands flocked with piety-filled pageant to witness the mahakumbabhishekam of the Vadapalani Andavar temple. 

'Indirect hike' in bus fares leads to stir

Members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India, Students Federation of India and All India Democratic Women Association today jointly protested against what they saw as an indirect hike in bus fare hike by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation.

CISF man stabs senior

A CISF policemen allegedly stabbed a senior officer for suspending him from duty at the Chennai Airport last night. The senior officer who sustained serious knife injuries was admitted to a private hospital.

Fleeing thief chased down by public

A man who snatched a gold chain from a woman, who had come to attend a marriage function was chased and caught by members of the public at Thiruvottiyur here last night.

Bomb threat to school

Tension prevailed at Petite Seminaire School near Uppalam here today following a telephonic call that a bomb would go off on the school premises.

IT raids on builders

Understated sum to the tune of Rs 10 crore was detected at Income Tax (IT) raids at various places in Tiruchy and Coimbatore districts. An official release here said that the personnel swooped down on the business presmises and residences of four groups of builders in the cities yesterday and detected 'concealed income' of Rs 10 crore in property sale deals.

AIADMK protest tomorrow

AIADMK will hold a protest demonstration tomorrow before Thiruvannamalai Municipality condemning it for allegedly not providing even basic amenities.

Release cadres, tells Jaya

AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa has today demanded the immediate release of her party workers, who were arrested during the protest demonstration on the Kusasthalai sand mining issue.

MTC employee electrocuted

An MTC ticket examiner was electrocuted while trying to set right his telephone cable at Tiruvottriyur here this morning.

Martyrs and revolutionaries of India's freedom - X

The Alipore Bomb Case (or the Alipore Bomb Conspiracy Case or the Alipore Bomb Trial) became one of the most important court trials in the history of India's Freedom Movement. When Bengal was partitioned, it sparked off an outburst of public anger against the British. V Sundaram writes in the tenth part of his series on 'Martyrs and revolutionaries of India's freedom'.

No hot water can put hotels in hot water!

Despite severe warning, many hotels and restaurants in the city (North Chennai) are still refusing to serve hot water to its patrons.  Chennai Corporation now says it will carry out  more inspections at food outlets and clamp down on those that  don't serve hot water or clean food. R Gomathy Sankaravel reports.

A winner on the right track

After the tremendous success of Chennai 600028, there has been a gush of new faces in the film industry. One among them who gained an identity for himself is Nitinsathyaa aka Arun. Arun made his beginning with Kalatpadai and followed it up with cameo roles in Vasool Raja and Gee. Preetha Kadhir in a tete-a-tete with the actor.

Garbage everywhere, but cleanliness?

Alandur Municipality staff is doing the wonderful work of clearing garbage almost every day, but there is lack of cooperation from the public at large as they throw litter indiscriminately. Besides, stray animals pull out the contents from the dustbins and scatter them around, presenting a shabby look, residents say. More from G Ramanarayanan.