TN Cabinet weighs the pros and cons

Various welfare measures and schemes to be implemented by the State government were discussed at the Cabinet meeting held here this morning.

Seer: Charges framed in assault case

A Sessions Court here today framed charges against the Kanchi Seer Jayendara Saraswathi and 11 others in the auditor Radhakrishnan assault case.

Thaali snatched from newly wed woman

A motorcycle-borne duo snatched a mangalsutra from a newly married woman walking down a road at Thiruvanmiyur last night. Police are on the lookout for the culprits. 

Star tortoises seized

Central Revenue Intelligence officials on Sunday seized 1,000 star tortoises at Chennai airport that were about to be smuggled to Malaysia.

Lorry runs over DMK cadre

A DMK party man was run over by a container lorry near Manali on the outskirts of Chennai.

Fire guts huts

Seven huts were gutted in a fire that broke out  in New Washermanpet, Chennai, yesterday.

Wife walks out on man after quarrel

A woman went missing after a quarrel with her husband at Indira Nagar at Adyar, Chennai.

Women injured in van-lorry collision

Thirteen women travelling to work in a van were injured in the wee hours of today when their vehicle collided with a lorry near Tambaram on the outskirts of Chennai.

Police not to let go erring auto drivers

Police Commissioner Letika Saran today issued strict warning to erring auto drivers who were demanding flat rates from the public, even as many complaints were being lodged on the tampered meters fitted into the three-wheelers.

Cabinet praises CM

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi came in for praise from none other than his Cabinet colleagues for his proactive role in the election of Pratibha Patil as 13th President of India. 

Phone directory for public soon

Corporation has decided to move closer to the public by leveraging the mobile technology which would be used to address the civic issues of the city wards. The objective: Public would be given a telephone directory listing out the mobile numbers of all the city councillors and ward. A report by V Muthukumaran.

Defaming of Hinduism-V

Indian-Americans, especially Hindu children, are often the target of cultural and racial bias in the classroom. These children learn nothing or are taught nothing about the civilisational progress of India in science and technology, says V Sundaram in his write-up.