MK remarks on Ram anger Vanniyar Sangam

Vanniyar Sangam has taken strong exception to the remarks of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi about Lord Rama and has dared him to spell out whether he does not want the votes of Hindus.

Girl dies after consuming gruel

A 13-year-old girl died after drinking gruel given at a Mosque as part of Ramadan festivities at Wallajah near Vellore last evening.

Woman dies, friend injured in accident

A woman was killed and her friend was injured when their two-wheeler was involved in an accident near Vadapalani here this morning, police said.

Medico, driver marry, seek police help

In a turn of events reminiscent of those in Tamil films, a 19-year-old medical student, who married a car driver, sought refuge at the office of the city Police Commissioner's here today. 

I'm not throttling panchayats: Stalin

Local Administration and Rural Development Minister MK Stalin has refuted reports in a section of media that the financial autonomy of village panchayats have been drastically curtailed.

Aavin crates go missing

In a startling revelation, it was found that at least 6,000 crates along with milk sachets were missing from the Aavin's dairy unit at Sholinganallur. In the absence of these containers, milk supply in South Chennai, its suburb and parts of the city was disrupted for the last few days.

Quit public life: Swamy to MK

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi should retire from public life, Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy said today. He said this in a rejoinder to Karunanidhi's remarks that Lord Ram was an imaginary character and Ram Sethu (Adam's Bridge) was not man-made.

Mayor inspects SWD works

Chennai Mayor M Subramanian today reviewed the Storm Water Drain (SWD) works at Ranganathan Street,  T Nagar, and ordered the zonal officers to complete the work within the second week of October.

Stay on Veerappan teleserial lifted

A Chennai civil court has lifted the stay on telecasting a teleserial on forest brigand Veerappan on Makkal TV. The court instructed the channel to ensure that the brigand's children and his wife are not defamed in the serial.

Steps being taken to fill vacancies in local bodies

Steps have been taken by the State government to fill vacancies in the Municipalities through its appointment committees, Local Administration Minister M K Stalin said today.

Girl ends life after mother's affair

An extra marital relationship that two sisters allegedly were involved in led to the suicide of the daughter of one of them at Vysarpadi last night. The daughter, aged 19, set herself ablaze as she was dejected over the illicit relationship.

Focus turns to seat belt violators

Traffic authorities in Tamilnadu indicate they will strictly enforce the use of seat belts while driving. But motorists say the authorities are partial and target only motorcyclists who do not wear helmets and the seat belt rule has not been enforced. More from G Jagannath.

Admirable and adorable

A spark for acting in Raam Ramanujam since his school days became a fire as he grew up. Even at the time of working in a managerial position in a private company, he never gave up his passion for acting. M Bhaskar Sai interviews.

Independence Day park ill-maintained

Independence Day park at Nanganallur was renovated by Alandur municipality some months back but there is no maintenance since then. G Ramanarayanan has the details.