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Two additional motors with 80 hp each installed to temporarily manage the load at Adambakkam sewage pumping plant. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Poor planning of drainage and overflowing sewage

Chennai metro water and sewerage board that governs the city sewer lines is yet to upgrade most of its connections and...

15 July 2016 7:26 AM IST

Sunil Amrith, professor in Harvard University, addresses the audience during a lecture in the city on Thurday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil diaspora struggles to maintain identity

Tamil diaspora is struggling hard to retain its identity and existence across the world.

15 July 2016 7:15 AM IST

K. Ravindran and family in happier times.

Engineering seat in hand, boy goes to light dad's pyre

Anna University officials said the boy looked very emotional and did not speak much.

15 July 2016 7:10 AM IST

The poor parents have to pay a minimum of Rs 1 lakh each towards the tuition and hostel fee of their twin daughters. (Representational image)

Namakkal: Twins get medical seats, but in vain

There is no celebration in their impoverished house in Erumapatti village in Namakkal district.

15 July 2016 1:28 AM IST

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2 missing Kerala youth, suspected to have joined IS, traced in Tamil...

Police said the two had come to Tirupur after a quarrel with their parents and landed jobs in a garment factory.

14 July 2016 8:02 PM IST

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2,000 TN fishermen chased away by Lankan navy, fishing nets cut

The Lankan naval personnel had cut the nets, warned them against fishing in their territorial waters.

14 July 2016 4:06 PM IST

Amid a horde of scribes and waiting photographers, two-time FIFA Ballon dOr winner Ronaldinho arrived in the city to grace the inaugural edition of Premier Futsal tournament. (Photo: PTI)

Ronaldinho, Scholes, Giggs arrive in Chennai for Futsal

Amid a horde of scribes and waiting photographers, two-time FIFA Ballon d'Or winner made his way through.

14 July 2016 1:31 PM IST

The number of child marriages increases in the months of March, April, and May in the city and its outskirts. (Representational image)

DC exclusive: 14-year-old girl sold off to 46-year-old man in...

The latest victim of child marriage, Muniamma was married off to her friend's father, Madhappan, as a third wife on...

14 July 2016 7:11 AM IST

Egmore railway station.

Egmore station to get comprehensive three-tier security system

Currently, Egmore station has eight entry points, of which, four will be closed, according to the official.

14 July 2016 7:09 AM IST

The strength of RPF at stations is based on the number of footfalls, vulnerability and past criminal incidents.

RPF short of staff: Chief security commissioner

The RPF has a strength of 4,200 personnel in Southern Division.

14 July 2016 7:04 AM IST

Few organisations have also raised a demand for booking the policemen under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act since the victims belong to Dalit community.

Attack on family: Locals demand dismissal of 3 cops; RDO inquiry...

Maheshwari met eyewitnesses and inquired with them about the incident that sent shock waves across the State.

14 July 2016 7:01 AM IST

In Chennai district also, the number is slightly high. In Royapuram zone alone, more than 400 children are out of schools.

37,000 child dropouts in Tamil Nadu in June: Survey

Villupuram district tops the list: SSA findings.

14 July 2016 6:59 AM IST