The Velacheri police are on a mission to safeguard the residents from untoward incidents and have been educating the people about the importance of installing CCTV cameras in the locality.
Author: Naomi N
Cyclone Gaja wrecked havoc in many districts of Tamilnadu, and being a native of Pudukottai, C Marimuthu (60), a resident of Spic Nagar, Velacheri, could not sit idle when the catastrophe played out. He has already made two trips to the affected villages along with his office staff Venu to distribute relief materials.
One of the unique features of Chennai is the marshland located at Pallikaranai. Save Pallikaranai Marshland Forum (SPMF) formed in 2003 has been fighting for the preservation of the wetland and against encroachments.
Marghazhi is the festival to promote talents in music. However there is a large NRI contingent who more often do not get a platform to display their potential.
Officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today carried out raids at seven places in Tamilnadu, including three in the city. According to sources, the searches were conducted by NIA officers investigating the conspiracy to kill Hindu leaders and threats to their outfits.
When Srishtika Sriram was born, all her mother wished was to make her a ‘chamathu’ girl. But she surpassed all expectations and is now going places with her talent to render soulful ‘upanyasams’.
The IIT-M campus in the city was in the middle of a controversy last week, after posters from a mess of the institute which segregated students on the basis of their choice of food, became viral on the social media.
Apart from the beach, if there is something that the Besant Nagar is famous, it is for the food that is available here. Although the place is home to a number of restaurants, a majority of visitors prefer the stalls that are lined up at the shore.
The worst victims of rains and flooding are undoubtedly animals. Keeping this in mind and to make a change in the lives of canines, a few regular visitors to the Elliot’s beach are building a doghouse here.