New bridge projects on the anvil for ease of commute

The Greater Chennai Corporation is undertaking several bridge projects to improve connectivity and traffic flow: Bridges Connecting ECR and OMR: Three steel bridges are proposed to link East Coast Road (ECR) and Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) across the Buckingham Canal to provide alternative routes, easing congestion on narrow bridges: I. Venkatesapuram – Elango Nagar: Connects … Read more

Rahul dares Kejriwal to drink Yamuna water

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holding a water bottle allegedly filled with the Yamuna water. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (February 2, 2025) dared AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to drink the “stinking water” of the Yamuna River. “On one hand, the … Read more

Gangster Joginder Gyong arrested from the Philippines

The Special Cell of the Delhi police and a Special Task Force of the Haryana police arrested gangster Joginder Gyong from the Philippines on Saturday. The operation was conducted in close coordination with The Global Operations Centre of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which had issued a ‘Red Notice’ for Gyong. The accused is … Read more

Rahul dares Kejriwal to drink Yamuna water

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holding a water bottle allegedly filled with the Yamuna water. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday dared AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to drink the “stinking water” of the Yamuna River. “On one hand, the poor people of … Read more

Project to extend M.G. Road-Pullepady-Thammanam-NH Bypass corridor up to Seaport-Airport Road remains on paper

The Chakkaraparambu-Seaport-Airport road is expected to ease traffic near the accident-prone Chakkaraparambu Jn. and on roads linking the bypass to Kakkanad and Thripunithura. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Even as efforts are under way to fast-track land acquisition for the 3.70-km M.G. Road-Pullepady-Thammanam-NH Bypass corridor, a 15-year-old proposal to extend the four-lane corridor eastward from … Read more

Odakkuzhal Award presented – The Hindu

Writer C. Radhakrishnan presenting the Odakkuzhal award to K. Aravindakshan in Kochi on February 2.  Odakkuzhal Award was presented to K. Aravindakshan for his novel Gopa at a function held here on Sunday (February 2). Writer C. Radhakrishnan presented the award. Guruvayoorappan Trust secretary G. Madhusoodanan, K.B. Prasannakumar, V.H. Dirar, and B. Bhadra spoke. The award … Read more

Utilise resources to uplift others, says Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU “There will hopefully be a ceasefire to the hatred that is spreading across the world, thanks to the growing yearning among people across the globe to make the world a better place for their children to live,” Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Director of Global Social … Read more

Inordinate delay in restoring streetlights on Edappally-Aroor NH Bypass draws flak

The busy NH corridor beneath the Vyttila flyover turns pitch dark after dusk, as neither the Public Works department that built the flyover nor the Kochi Corporation has installed street lights. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Road safety experts have decried the inordinate delay in restoring streetlights on the Edappally-Aroor NH Bypass and other busy … Read more

Police deny permission for conducting protest

Madurai Police has denied permission to the Hindu Munnani which had planned to conduct a protest on February 4 regarding the Tirupparankundram issue in Madurai. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the police said that there was an issue between two groups and cases had been registered. Investigation was underway. There were at least … Read more

Police constable murdered in Madurai

A police constable Shiva of Nagaiyapuram in Madurai district was stabbed to death by his brother-in-law on Sunday. According to the police, Shiva was stabbed by Arjun, the brother of Shiva’s first wife. It was said that Shiva’s first wife had died by suicide in 2017. On Sunday when Shiva had come to Pappinayakkanpatti … Read more

Key projects will be completed in north Chennai by year-end

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inspecting the construction of the ornamental fish trade centre under the Vada Chennai Valarchi   Thittam on January 31. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Civic infrastructure in north Chennai will get a makeover as the work under Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam has gained momentum after the inspection by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Mr. … Read more

Man wanted in 2018 double murder arrested in Mumbai

The accused, a native of Bihar, had killed an elderly couple in a dispute over wages. | Photo Credit: Getty Images More than five years after a man arrested in connection with the murder of an elderly couple in Chennai jumped bail, the police have managed to trace and arrest him in Mumbai. The accused … Read more

5th edition of WaterFest ‘25 gets underway

From left, Probir Banerjee, Convenor of Alliance for Good Governance, PondyCAN, S. Baskaran, Ex-Councillor of Thengaithittu, P. Jawahar, Secretary, Department of Science, Technology and Environment and M. Kandasamy, Commissioner, Puducherry Municipality, are taking water pledge at the inauguration of the ‘Water Fest-25’, held at Pondy Yacht Club in Puducherry on Sunday. | Photo Credit: S.S. … Read more

Union Budget a betrayal of Puducherry people: CPI(M)

The CPI(M) has condemned the Union Budget for 2025-26 for its “betrayal” of the people of Puducherry. In a statement, S. Ramachandran, State secretary of the CPI(M) in Puducherry, said there was nothing in the Budget to vindicate all the tall claims made about ushering in “BEST” Puducherry if the people elected a “double-engine” government … Read more

Yadgir person arrested in Udupi’s ‘digital arrest’ case

The Udupi’s Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime police have arrested Kiran, 24, a resident of Shahpur in Yadgir district, in connection with the case where Udupi resident was ‘digitally arrested’ and forced to transfer ₹89 lakh. In a statement, the CEN police said Kiran was arrested in Dharwad. The police recovered ₹5 lakh and a … Read more

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat adjudged as best district for MNREGA implementation in 2023-24

Ground water recharge unit set up in the field in an agricultural field in Alankar village of Kadaba taluk of Dakshina Kannada under MNREGA. Alankar Gram Panchayat has been adjudged as the best gram panchayat in implementation of MNREGA for the year 2023-24. | Photo Credit: SPECAIL ARRANGEMENT Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has been adjudged … Read more

‘BJP, RSS trying to create disharmony in Tirupparankundram keeping election on mind’

BJP and RSS were trying to create disharmony in Tirupparankundram in Madurai keeping the 2026 Assembly elections on their mind, said advocate S. Vanchinathan, Coordinator of Madha Nalinaka Amaipugal, at a press meet held in Madurai on Sunday. Addressing mediapersons, Mr. Vanchinathan said that the court cases had already settled the issue over 100 years … Read more

Second chargesheet filed against Mukesh

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) which is probing allegations in the wake of the publication of the Hema Committee report filed a second chargesheet against M. Mukesh, actor and MLA, in a sexual assault case. The first one had been filed at a court in Wadakkancherry, in another case. The investigation team relied mainly on … Read more

Sealing of house: man dies by suicide in Vallanadu

A man died by suicide in Vallanadu on Saturday when a private financial institution sealed his house for unpaid loan instalments. The police said that the deceased Sankaran, 45, and his wife Pathrakali, 43, allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison, when the private financial institution’s employees arrived to seal their house as per the court … Read more

Chaya Singh is back after three years

Back with a bang: Actor Chaya Singh will feature in Gettimelam in Zee Tamil. She plays the role of Thulasi in the serial that also has Ponvannan and Praveena. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actor Chaya Singh has made a comeback to the Tamil television screen after three years with a new serial, Gettimelam, in Zee Tamil. In these past few years, she was working in television serials in Telugu … Read more