Beaches, bridges come under focus

A slew of schemes to beautify the Marina and the other beaches in the city, improvement of facilities in parks and increased grant  for improving the roads and new bridges are among the major thrust ideas in the tax-free budget presented by the newly-elected Council of Chennai Corporation.

'LTTE supplied with spares for years'

Advocate Sendhilkumar, who was arrested on the charge of  helping LTTE, has confessed to the police that he had been supplying the Tigers  rifle spares for over 20 years.

DMK holds massive protest against Lanka

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) today held a massive protest rally and demonstration in Chennai against the Sri Lankan government condemning the recent spate of killings of Tamilnadu fishermen.

2 held for assault on cop; 2 more abscond

Police are on the look-out for two members of a gang that assaulted a head constable attached to Thoraipakkam Police station when he asked them to vacate the empty playground on which they indulged in drunken revelry last night.

CM charts out mega plans for growth

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today called for a collaborative effort between the State machinery and investors for achieving the target for growth.

Hands off Ramar bridge: RSS

The national council of the RSS has warned the Central government that it should be ready to face the consequences, if it destroyed the Ramar bridge in the Palk straits for the construction of Sethu samudram project.

Court rejects bail for tennis coach

A Chengelpet court today rejected the bail plea of tennis coach Suresh, who was arrested on charges of harassing his wife and behaving in a lewd manner in the company of call girls.

Boy falls into well, dies

A game of hide and seek near a well proved to be fatal for an eight-year-old boy when he slipped and fell into it while playing with his friends at Muttukadu near here last night.

Gita and Ramayana will be burnt, says Veeramani

Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) president K Veeramani has warned that the sacred book of the Hindus, the Bhagawad Gita and the Indian epic Ramayana, would be burnt as part of a demonstration to be organised soon.

He is raw but not overawed

Flooded with congratulatory messages for his performance in his debut venture Muruga is Ashok, an acclaimed dancer-turned-actor. M Bharat Kumar interviews the promising actor.