CHENNAI: A student from the Nungambakkam Girls Higher Secondary School, B Sadhana, has topped the class 10 public examination among Chennai Corporation school students. Having scored 492 out of 500, with centums in science and social science, I am extremely happy, she told TNIE. The 15-year-old lives in a one-room housing board tenement in Nungambakkams Pushpa Nagar, with her parents, sister and grandfather. Her father P Balamurugan is a data entry operator, her mother B Vijayalakshmi a homemake

CHENNAI: Two men and a minor boy were arrested by Thiruvanmiyur police for allegedly killing a 58-year-old woman by slashing her neck with a knife inside her house. The suspects were identified as R Vignesh (20), M Dheena (21) and a 17-year-old boy. Vignesh and Dheena used to come to the boys house when his parents were away and the trio would consume liquor. Recently, the minor had also brought his girlfriend to the house. His neighbour, S Ponni (58) of Ranganathapuram, allegedly informed all t

CHENNAI: The Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) is likely to announce the service provider which will develop and operate mobile applications for facilitating multi-modal journey planner and QR-based unified ticketing in the Chennai Metropolitan Area soon after the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha election is lifted. The tender to select the service provider for integrated ticketing was announced earlier this year. Sources said the evaluation and finalisation of the

CHENNAI: A 30-year-old man allegedly hacked his elder brother to death and surrendered at the Ponneri police station on Wednesday night. The deceased, Sivakumar (33), was allegedly in a relationship with the mother-in-law of his younger brother. According to Ponneri police, Sivakumar earned a living as a lorry driver. He was married and they had two children. On Wednesday evening, he was in his fathers house when some men, including his brother Devendhran, came to the spot and argued with him. W

CHENNAI: A 33-year-old travel agency employee died by suicide on Thursday allegedly due to mounting debts. According to the Egmore police, the deceased, M Gopinath, had a debt of at least Rs 1.25 lakh which he had borrowed from friends and a mobile loan application. Gopinath was unmarried and used to live with his parents in Pudupet. He had discontinued his studies after class 10. His parents claimed that he had repaid Rs 40,000 which he had borrowed from a loan application. However, demanding m

CHENNAI: A five-year-old girl, who was attacked by two Rottweiler dogs near Thousand Lights, underwent surgery on Thursday and her condition is stable now. Official sources said the surgery was over by 6 pm without any complications. The child, R Suraksha, had suffered from a torn scalp along with injuries to other parts of the body after she was attacked by the two dogs near a corporation park . Though she seems to be fine physically, she needs trauma counselling to process the enormity of the

CHENNAI: A 54-year-old man from West Mogappair in Chennai was allegedly beaten to death by three men near Salem on Monday. Kundrathur police said the deceased man, K Venkatesan, had taken Rs 12 crore from one of the suspects under the pretext of securing government jobs for some persons. On Sunday, after dropping his younger son Santhosh at a college in Kundrathur for NEET exam, Venkatesan and his wife Lakshmi (40) left for Salem in their car. They had told Santhosh that they were visiting a rel

CHENNAI: Two days after two pet dogs mauled a five-year-old girl at a public park in Thousand Lights, two more cases of dog bite have surfaced in the city. A Pomeranian dog allegedly bit a 10-month-old baby girl at a park of an apartment complex at Thalambur on Saturday and police registered an FIR regarding the attack on Tuesday. The babys father Girish had brought the child on a pram to the park. Meanwhile, Velayudham brought his pet dog to the park on a leash. As the dog was standing near the

CHENNAI: In separate incidents, two elderly women were threatened and attacked inside their houses at RK Nagar and Ashok Nagar by unidentified men on Tuesday. 85-year-old M Saraswathi, who was sleeping at her house in RK Nagar around 12 pm, heard a knock on the door. When she opened the door, two men barged into her home and one of them tried to strangle her. They stole 2.25 sovereigns from the house and locked the door from outside before fleeing, police said. Hearing Saraswathis cry for help,

CHENNAI: An unidentified man disguised himself as a police personnel and allegedly stole 10 sovereigns of gold ornaments from two college students on Tuesday. After classes at a private college near Ambattur, Lokesh and Kavitha (names changed) went to a juice shop near Ambattur Bypass Road in the evening. As they were leaving from the shop, a bike-borne man approached them. Though he was wearing casual clothes, the man told the students that he was a policeman and that they had to give him all t

CHENNAI: Upset over a trains departure from Korukkupet Railway Station getting extensively delayed, several passengers staged a protest at the station on Wednesday. A senior railway police officer said that during peak hour rush on Tuesday morning, a large number of people were waiting for trains on the platforms. Around 10.15 am, a train bound for Chennai Beach reached the station. However, the train did not receive a signal to leave at the usual time. When I reached the spot, many people were

CHENNAI: In the wake of numerous social media posts hailing the placement of green nets at traffic signals in Puducherry to protect motorists from the summer sun, the Chennai corporation has begun work to implement the initiative at eight traffic signals in the city on a pilot basis. The sheets will cover an area of 6 metres in length. The structures also comply with the Indian Road Congresss design standards of having at least 5-metre vertical clearance from the road, to enable large vehicles t

The Saveetha Transdisciplinary Annual Research Summit 2024 (Tech Star Summit) was held from April 29 to May 4. This initiative was taken by Dr NM Veeraiyan, founder and chancellor, SIMATS. This mega Research Summit witnessed 29,460 research student poster presentations, 2,700 reviewers, 1,33,540 evaluations, five chief guests, six guests of honour, and 540 awards given to the best student poster presentations. The Star Summit was an attempt to enter the American Book of World Records in presenti

Too quietly, it felt to me, incarcerated serial predator and media mogul Harvey Weinsteins 2020 conviction for rape was overturned, on a technical basis: that testimony from beyond the three women who had pressed charges was used in the proceedings. He remains behind bars for another conviction for rape, with a 16-year sentence that began in 2022, and is presently receiving private, high-quality medical attention at the facility. The quietness I sensed was not an absence of press coverage, which

CHENNAI: A soothing sound echoes through the age-old walls of DakshinaChitra as a crowd follows the musical notes to discover some of their favourite artistes starting their performances. This is the core idea behind the experiential concert Follow the Sound, an initiative by the Madras Commune, according to their creative director Kashyap Raghuraman. The second chapter of this unique idea, in collaboration with DakshinaChitra, will be held on Saturday at various venues inside the heritage museu

CHENNAI: More than a decade ago, Antoni Selvadoss, who has his roots in Thiruvannamalai, took on the task of translating the Thirukkural into a language that is native to the hill people of Meghalaya Garo. An employee of the states education department, he took on the onus of translating the couplets into a language he had learned there. Across centuries, like Antoni, many have taken the wisdom in the 1,330 kurals to several official as well as unlisted languages. From the first translation in

CHENNAI: Soosan Jacob, Director and Chief of Refractive and Cornea Foundation and Senior Consultant of Cataract and Glaucoma Services at Dr Agarwals Group of Hospitals has been ranked 17th in the Ophthalmologist Power List 2024 for her innovative contributions to the field of ophthalmology. According to a press release, Dr Jacob is one of the only two Indians to find a place in the annual ranking of 100 most influential clinicians, scientists and leaders in ophthalmology. The power list is compi

CHENNAI: Doctors at Kauvery Hospital have performed a limb preservation surgery on a 29-year-old woman from Bangladesh who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of giant cell tumour in the right bottom part of her thigh bone, which led to a fracture. The woman came to the hospital with complaints of persistent pain and swelling in her right knee. She had been enduring discomfort for two months, and the pain progressively worsened and got exacerbated by movement. This affected her daily routine l

CHENNAI: Two men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a 65-year-old woman at Ennore on the previous night. Police identified the suspects as Ajay (24) of Minjur and Vikram (24) of Chengalpattu. The arrested men along with Jeevaraja, the key suspect in the case, came to the house in search of the womans grand-son-in-law and when they could not find him, they allegedly attacked the woman and fled. A search is on to nab Jeevaraja. The deceased woman, A Bakkiyam (65), was a smal

CHENNAI: The worst of the summer heat is over as the maximum temperature has dipped across Tamil Nadu, thanks to pre-monsoon showers. The weather in Chennai has improved marginally with cloudy skies. Maximum temperature will be around 36-37 degree Celsius for the next two days. Tamil Nadu has received 69% deficit rainfall from March 1 to May 7. The Chennai region has received zero rainfall making it one of the driest spells in the state capital. On Tuesday, Tiruchy recorded the highest temperatu

CHENNAI: Even as the Chennai corporation was expected to take custody of the two dogs that attacked a five-year-old girl on Sunday evening, the family, after obtaining due permission, took the dogs to their farmhouse in Madurai. Official sources said they had allowed this relocation since the farmhouse is a secluded open area, and not too different from the place the corporation officials had originally planned to keep the dogs in. The civic body, by itself, does not have the resources to take c

CHENNAI: With an exciting line-up of authentic vegetarian dishes, Tamil Brahmin cooking is all about traditional culinary practices. They are comparatively less spicy and taste unique. The nutritional value of the ingredients is given prime importance. The cuisine traces its roots back to the Vedic period and features traditional cooking methods like roasting, steaming, sun-drying (papad), pickling (mango, lemon), and roasting and grinding (idli podi, paruppu podi). The principles of Ayurveda ar

CHENNAI: When we think of our school-going days, our core memories are invariably linked to the eager anticipation of lunch breaks, the joys of commensality, and the routine of opening everyones tiffin boxes to see who has brought what. However, its not always easy preparing tiffin that pleases all; while health-conscious parents pack nutritious vegetables or fruits, a child might want something more attractive, or they might crave junk food. A satisfactory blend of this need for nutrition as we

Sree Balaji Ice Cream Brothers Manoharan and Chandrasekaran set up the shop in 1980. People who visit the shop tell me that the taste is still the same as it was 30-40 years back, says Sasi Kumar, one of the partners. Offering one flavour a day, the store provides eight flavours. We have a timetable. On Sundays we alternate between pineapple and pistachio, he adds. Earlier priced at 75 paise a cone, now it is `25. The other products available here are cup ice cream at `15 and 250 g in a bowl, se

CHENNAI: The casting process for a Sanjay Leela Bhansali ensemble sounds like a recruitment sequence from a heist film. I was actually gardening back home in Nepal when I got the call, shares Manisha Koirala, who plays Mallikajaan, the queen-bee courtesan in Bhansalis recent glitter of a dream Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. I quickly washed the mud off my hands and picked up the phone. Me and Sanjay have been in touch over the years but I didnt expect the call to be about work. I was surprised

CHENNAI: To prevent flooding in Chennai and surrounding areas and to improve the citys water storage capacity, the water resources department (WRD) has planned to link 200 tanks in Adyar and Kovalam river basins. According to WRD officials, the initiative is aimed at preventing flooding during monsoon in Chennai, particularly in places such as Tambaram, Mudichur, and Mannivakkam. A senior official said 90% of citys rainwater flows into the sea due to lack of adequate storage structures, and link

CHENNAI: A 55-year-old man allegedly stabbed his wife to death over an argument in their house at Moolakothalam near Washermenpet. Police said the man also tried to kill himself and was subsequently admitted to a government hospital. Washermenpet police have booked him for murder and will register his arrest after he is discharged from the hospital. The suspect was identified as Selvam, a private company employee. He stayed at Moolakothalam with his wife Padmini (52), and their son and daughter

CHENNAI: As the calendar pointed to summer holidays and the sweltering veyil arrived, the next step was packing a suitcase and scrambling towards a rapid escape to the hills. From the Manjummel Boys-like rambunctious gangs, and families to newly-wed couples, the lush green misty landscape, cool breeze, and sunshine beckon to all tourists. May, for me, was synonymous with the roads of Bandipur, skating around Kodaikanal Lake, eating innumerable bread omelets, and trekking up to Coonoors Dolphins

CHENNAI: Have you ever stopped for a moment and thought about the joy you feel when you find money in an unexpected place? A `10 note in your bag at the time of need, a `100 note in your washed and ironed jeans pocket, or some savings that you kept in a corner of your purse, only to find it when the purse was in tatters. Now, imagine finding money under your seat in a bus; or in your cars bumper in a parking lot. The feeling would be nothing less than that of hitting a jackpot, right? Hiding mon

CHENNAI: Athanancheri, a small place close to Padappai (enroute from Chennai to Kanchipuram), has a small temple where Siva is worshipped as Thiruvalishwarar. The temple faces East with a small sanctum for Dharma Shasta (God Iyappan) next to the three-tier gopuram, which is of modern times. The inner side of this gopuram has the images of Surya and Chandra facing west, towards the main sanctum. Going through the gopuram, visitors step into the prakaram (enclosure) with the small Nandi-mandapam,

CHENNAI: Harini Priya B spent her summer holidays this year earning daily wages at an export company along with her mother. Her resolve to save up and pursue higher education received a fillip on Monday when the Tamil Nadu class 12 examination results were released. With a score of 573, she is among the three girls from her school -- Girls Higher Secondary School, MH Road -- who have featured in the first five positions on the list of toppers from corporation schools in Chennai. Girl students fr

CHENNAI: Heavy rain is likely to occur in isolated places over the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Virudhunagar, Theni, Dindigul, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts on Tuesday. As far as Chennai is concerned, light to moderate rain is likely to occur in some areas in the next 48 hours. The maximum temperature is likely to be 38-39 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature is 29-30 degree Celsius. The sky conditions may be partly cloudy, according to the met department bulletin on Monday. A heat wave warn

CHENNAI: Of the 4,994 students who appeared for the Class 12 board exams from corporation schools in Chennai this year, 4,355 passed, registering an overall pass percentage of 87.13. While this was a marginal improvement from last years 86.8%, it still falls short of the states overall pass percentage of 94.56. Corporation officials said about five schools secured a pass percentage of around 75 only and this pulled down the corporations overall performance. Top officials have decided to convene

CHENNAI: A 33-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly snatching a chain from a woman in Adambakkam on April 8. Inquiries revealed that the man was a native of Maharashtra and would often come to the south to snatch chains. The man has cases registered against him in various places including Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kerala. According to the Adambakkam police, the man was identified as Amol Shinde. The police said that he would stay at a lodge in Chennai and steal bikes before u

CHENNAI: A nurse who self-delivered her child at a house on Tuesday in T Nagar was arrested on charges of murder on Saturday. The woman allegedly chopped off the childs legs during delivery and claimed that the child was stillborn. Initially, Mambalam police registered a case under sections 315 (act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender). Following

CHENNAI: Lieutenant commanders Roopa Alagirisamy and Dilna K, two women officers handpicked as potential candidates for the upcoming Sagar Parikrama IV, the Navys most ambitious voyage yet, have successfully completed their final examination on the seas. The so-called test entailed undertaking a transoceanic sortie aboard INSV Tarini from Goa to Port Louis in Mauritius, and back. This nearly 5,000 nautical mile journey in double-handed mode was the first-of-its-kind by Indian women, thus marking

CHENNAI: Dressed in their fineries, a new batch of aspiring journalists prepared to enter the media industry following their graduation from the Asian College of Journalism held on May 3 at the MS Subbulakshmi Auditorium in Taramani. But before that, the J-school turned the spotlight on some of the change makers of the industry. The evening began with an award ceremony and then moved on to the conferring of degrees. The ACJ Journalism Awards, started around eight years ago, has three categories

CHENNAI: As the summer sun rises from its slumber and roars into the afternoon, the siesta of stray animals and pets in Chennai takes a plunge into darkness. Thanks to initiatives by the government along with NGOs, these animals have found a way to beat the heat. Even as we try to shelter ourselves from the piercing rays, we can do our bit to keep our four-legged friends safe. Senior veterinarian Dr GR Baranidharan of The Ark 24 hrs Veterinary Clinic gives emphasis on providing shelter and water

CHENNAI: Help find a safe home for these rescues, who crave nothing but care, attention and a life-long companionship Three fluffy lovable stray kittens, around one month old, are up for adoption. The trio consists of one grey male kitten, one grey female furball and one orange female kitten. Currently, housed in Ramapuram, these kittens are looking for a permanent home to nurture them. For details, contact: 8668080122. Three beautiful kittens that were recently abandoned are looking for a home.

CHENNAI: The blistering honesty of Nusrat F. Jafris This Land We Call Home is comparable to the assured sun of late spring. The book begins in 1870, with the birth of Hardayal SinghJafris great-grandfather, who belonged to the nomadic Bhantu tribe of Rajasthan. A year later, in 1871, the British enacted the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA), branding various tribes as criminals, in an attempt to obfuscate their lives and cultures. Jafris book resurrects histories buried under the timeless violence of ca

CHENNAI: Born during a pivotal era in the formation of modern Indian identity, Raja Ravi Varma played a crucial role in democratising art. His vivid depictions captured the everyday beauty of the subcontinent and brought its mythology to life, making the divine and mythical accessible to a wider audience. Varmas influence on the visual arts extends beyond the canvas; his portrayal of Indian women and their expressive eyes often conveying stories of their own, has inspired not only generations of

CHENNAI: Four days after being arrested, a 29-year-old man died in Puzhal prison on Friday due to health complications. Family members alleged that custodial torture at the hands of policemen at the Arumbakkam station before his remand might have triggered health issues causing death. Prison authorities, however, said he had been suffering from nervous issues due to alcohol addiction. S Kamalesh of Thiruveedhi Amman Street in Arumbakkam was arrested on April 29 for an alleged assault. He was tak

CHENNAI: A 50-year-old fisherman died in a bid to rescue a 19-year-old boy from drowning in Ondikuppam beach in Thiruvottiyur on Friday evening. The deceased, M Murali along with his brother, who is also a fisherman, were weaving nets on the shores of the beach, when they spotted Kumar (19) and Anandan (26) gasping for air in the water while bathing in the sea. Both the fishermen dove into the sea to rescue the duo. However, after a successful attempt of pushing Kumar and Anandan to the shore, M

CHENNAI: First suicide, then murder for insurance gain; now yet another twist has rocked the case of 38-year-old Ernavoor mans death as the DNA analysis of his body has revealed that the body was that of a female. Suspecting a goof-up in the analysis, the police have formed a team to reanalyse the DNA findings of the deceased. The murder took place in Allanoor village near Acharapakkam on September 15. Suresh, who was later arrested, had along with his friends hatched a plan to kill Dilibabu (38

CHENNAI: Three men, including an armed reserve (AR) police constable and a BJP functionary, were arrested for allegedly attacking a man in full public view at Pattinapakkam on Thursday evening. Sources said an argument broke out when the victim stopped his vehicle very close to the car in which the trio and another person, suspected to be a retired policeman, were travelling in an inebriated state. Search is underway for the fourth suspect who is on the run. Foreshore Estate police identified th

CHENNAI: Police have arrested two more men hailing from Rajasthan in connection with the armed robbery case at Muthapudupet. As much as 703 gm of gold, 4.3 kg of silver and two iPhones were recovered from the suspects. The police have identified the key suspects as Ashok Kumar and Suresh. They were nabbed by a special team in Rajasthan on Tuesday. While Ashok was a resident of Rajasthan and was involved in nearly six cases, Suresh has been doing steel fabrication work in Chennai for the past dec

CHENNAI: A 24-year-old man allegedly set his ex-partner on fire at an ice cream parlour near Tondiarpet on Thursday following an argument. The woman sustained 65% burns and is battling for life at Kilpauk Medical College Hospital. Tondiarpet police identified the victim as Nandhini (28) of Kodungaiyur. She had separated from her husband and was living with her son. She was in a relationship with the suspect, Manikandan, who was unmarried and was working at an ice cream parlour. Manikandans famil

CHENNAI: From being one of the first cities in the country to set up shelters for urban homeless in 1944, Chennai seems to have lost its focus on eradicating homelessness, according to a recent report by the Information & Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities. The city corporation, in the 10th project sanctioning committee for Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) in January, announced its decision to surrender a whopping Rs 7.97 crore allocated fo

CHENNAI: In India, malaria still poses a serious threat to public health despite considerable improvements in recent years. To save yourself and your loved ones against this preventable disease, it is essential to comprehend the risk factors and put preventive measures in place. Recognising the spread of malaria Plasmodium parasites are the cause of malaria, an infectious disease spread by mosquitoes. Via contaminated blood feeds, the Anopheles mosquito spreads the parasite to people. Because th

CHENNAI: Remember the song Siri siri from the film Alavandhan where Kamal Haasan goes around a party urging everyone to laugh? The lines Sirikka therintha mirugathirkku manidhan endra peyar aptly explain that laughter is the main difference between humans and animals. Yet, as we grow old, we laugh less and worry more. A person enjoying a bout of laughter is looked at with envy as though he has no problems in life. Is there a rule that one cannot laugh through the curveballs that life throws at