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Metro water, panchayat officials pass the buck, residents suffer

Empty plot turns breeding ground for mosquitoes in water stagnant since 2015 floods.

4 Oct 2016 7:06 AM IST

Fast action to tackle air pollution is needed and soon (Photo: AFP)

Alzheimer's, air pollution linked?

Harmful magnetite particles found in brain.

4 Oct 2016 7:03 AM IST

Physically challenged L.K. Venkat of Tamil Maanila Congress returns after filing his nomination papers at Nungambakkam zonal office on Monday, the last day for nominations to civic polls (Photo: DC)

Scrutiny of nominations today for local body polls

Till Saturday, about 2.5 lakh nominations were received across TN.

4 Oct 2016 6:56 AM IST

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Flood-hit residents to contest in 12 wards

Disappointed Mudichur and Varadharajapuram residents to take on politicos.

4 Oct 2016 6:53 AM IST

The protesters also condemned Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiahs statement that they cannot release water as the farmers in Karnataka are facing a severe water shortage. (Representational image)

Put Constitution above political gains, farmers tell Centre

The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal had already given a verdict and the court had only asked the centre to implement the...

4 Oct 2016 6:51 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. (Photo: PTI/File)

Tamil Nadu CM responding adequately to treatment: Apollo

The statement comes four days after British medical expert Dr Richard Beale joined the team of doctors treating the...

4 Oct 2016 6:47 AM IST

Thousands of AIADMK cadres and public carry milk pots at a rally in R K Nagar praying for the speedy recovery of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday. (Photo: DC)

Campaign and prayers go hand-in-hand in R K Nagar

Participants of the three-km procession from Nethaji Nagar Murugan temple raised slogans supporting Jayalalithaa and...

4 Oct 2016 6:44 AM IST

DMK chief M. Karunanidhi

Cauvery row: Tamil Nadu leaders slam Centre for backing Karnataka

Centre has belittled judicial system: Parties

4 Oct 2016 6:40 AM IST

MRTS Kotturpuram station where an MSW student was hacked by his classmates on Monday. (Photo: DC)

Students hack peer in Kottturpuram MRTS station over relationship

The two picked up a fight which scared the girl who took to her heels.

4 Oct 2016 6:36 AM IST

Heavy duty crane fishing out the tipper lorry from Buckingham canal, on Monday (Photo: DC)

Chennai teen dies as tipper veers off into Buckingham Canal

Boy drives heavy-duty truck without licence.

4 Oct 2016 6:32 AM IST

Sustaining religious beliefs and importance to joint families are the underlining factors promoting the culture of sacred groves in Tamil Nadu, say environmental activists. (Photo: theviewspaper.net)

Religious conversion poses threat to grove culture

Tamil Nadu is an exception, as researchers have been identifying a large number of groves with diversified customs in...

4 Oct 2016 6:29 AM IST

Explaining the problem in forming the BMC, a villager from Sivagangai said, It is mandatory to include a person from scheduled tribe in the committee.

Casteism stalls setting up of biodiversity panels

In many villages of TN, there are groves separately maintained by tribals and upper caste people, indicating existence...

4 Oct 2016 6:22 AM IST