Jaya to shuffle pack

In a move to boost the spirit and morale of the cadre and to give the party a fresh look, AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa has apparently decided to appoint new office bearers (reportedly youngsters and women) to district level positions.

Prisoner gives the slip to cops, re-arrested

An undertrial who managed to give police escorts the slip while being taken to Puzhal prison was re-arrested early this morning.

Poor marks,chiding drive girl to suicide

Poor marks scored in the half-yearly examination coupled with chiding by her parents lowered the spirit of an eighth standard girl student and forced her to commit suicide.

Teenager goes missing with cash

At a time when kidnapping incidents have been on the rise in Chennai and other parts of the country sending a wave of panic and horror, this incident reported from Mogappair has sparked off fear and anxiety. A 17- year- old boy has been reported missing with Rs 10,000 cash from his home since New Year day. 

Take over dam, BJP tells Centre

The President of the State unit of the BJP, L Ganesan, today said the Union government should take over the entire administration of the Mullaiperiyar dam besides its security.

A temple tank left low and dry

Residents  of Periyar Nagar in Perambur are up in arms against the civic authorities  for the poor maintenance of Sundara Raja Perumal Koil temple tank. The tank has been left high (low would be more like it) and dry sans any desilting work for many years, reports G Jagannath.

A sound choice

Anandan Gajapathi, a silent worker having a sound career after mastering the skills under the tutelage of his guru sound engineer Sampath at AVM studios forayed into setting up a sound factory along with his two friends, says M Rafi Ahmed.

Flexing muscles despite trouble

Fortune favours the brave, it is said. It has been proved right in the case of Durai Jesu Doss, a former 'Mr India', who overcame the ill-effects of diabetes to make a mark in his chosen field of activity. Gireesh P K writes.

Smart act of big serving Karlovic

No mistaking the quality of the fare between two big servers - Karlovic and Kristian Pless - but devoid of rallies the contest fell short of expectations, writes K V Vasudevan.