The Chennai Chicken Wholesale Traders' Association has announced that shops in the city will not participate in the shutdown, said a Maalaimalar report.

Poultry shops to shut across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Poultry shops across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have announced a shutdown tomorrow, citing concerns over the practice of withholding feed from chickens for a certain period before they are brought in for sale. Traders claim that the practice could lead to hygiene issues and cause financial losses for chicken meat sellers.

However, poultry shops in Dindigul and Tiruppur districts will remain open tomorrow.

8,000 chicken shops in Chennai

As Chennai is one of the largest markets for chicken meat in Tamil Nadu, traders said a shutdown could severely affect consumers as well as the hotel and retail sectors.

Around 8,000 chicken shops operate in Chennai, with approximately 600 tonnes of chicken meat sold every day. This amounts to around six lakh kilograms of live chickens being brought into the city for sale daily.

Speaking on the issue, Gnanam, general secretary of the association, said the decision taken by the Tamil Nadu Poultry Wholesale Traders' Association could have a major impact on Chennai.

"Not only the public, but also hotels and small-scale retailers will be severely affected. Even a one-day shutdown of chicken shops could have a serious impact not only on those involved in the poultry industry but also on the hotel sector," he said.

He added that discussions have been held with poultry farmers regarding the traders' demands and that a favourable decision is expected.

"Therefore, chicken shops in Chennai will function as usual tomorrow," he said.

Shops to remain open in suburban districts

Chicken shops in the neighbouring districts of Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chengalpattu will also remain open tomorrow.

A large number of chicken meat shops operate in the suburban areas surrounding Chennai, with chicken widely used by establishments ranging from small eateries to star hotels. Hence, chicken shops in the suburbs around Chennai will also function as usual tomorrow.

According to reports, one litre of petrol is being sold at Rs 107.77, while diesel costs Rs 99.55 per litre in Chennai on Thursday.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The increase took cumulative hikes since May 15 to nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

Until May, fuel prices had largely remained unchanged since April 2022, except for a Rs 2 per litre reduction announced in March 2024 ahead of the national elections.

Why have fuel prices been increased?

Global crude oil prices had surged more than 50 per cent since late February following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route.

State-run retailers had delayed passing on higher input costs for weeks, a move the government said was intended to shield consumers from inflation. Opposition parties, however, accused the administration of holding back price increases until after key state elections.

The May 15 increase came after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expanded its electoral footprint by winning three of five state and UT elections, including West Bengal.

Retail fuel prices were first raised by Rs 3 per litre on May 15, followed by a 90-paise increase on May 19 and another hike on May 23, when petrol prices rose by 87 paise and diesel by 91 paise per litre.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The cumulative increase since May 15 stands at nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

The increase varies across cities due to differences in local taxes.

Petrol rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

July 29 - Rs 107.77

July 28 - Rs 107.77

July 27 - Rs 107.77

July 26 - Rs 107.77

July 25 - Rs 107.77

Diesel rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

July 29 - Rs 99.55

July 28 - Rs 99.55

July 27 - Rs 99.55

July 26 - Rs 99.55

July 25 - Rs 99.55

The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1,05,840 per sovereign and Rs 13,230 per gram, after an increase of Rs 75 per gram.

Earlier on July 29, the price of 22-carat gold stood at Rs Rs 1,05,240 per sovereign and Rs 13,155 per gram.

Silver prices remain unchanged

Silver prices remained unchanged to sell for Rs 235 per gram (Rs 2,35,000 per kg) on July 30. On July 29, it was priced at Rs 235 per gram.

Gold rate today vs gold rate on this day, last year

Gold remains significantly higher compared to last year. Prices have surged from Rs 73, 680 per sovereign (Rs 9,210 per gram) on July 30, 2025, to Rs 1,05,840 per sovereign (Rs 13,230 per gram) on July 30, 2026, marking an increase of Rs 32,160 or about 43.65%.

Gold price (22-carat) over the last five days:

July 29, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,240 | 1 gram - Rs 13,155

July 28, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,720 | 1 gram - Rs 13,215

July 27, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,06,960 | 1 gram - Rs 13,370

July 25, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,04,800 | 1 gram - Rs 13,100

July 24, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,840 | 1 gram - Rs 13,230

Silver price over the last five days:

July 29, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 235

July 28, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 235

July 27, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 25, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 24, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

According to police, a complaint was received stating that the accused was using a fake Instagram account to download publicly posted photos of women and minor girls. He allegedly used AI (artificial intelligence) applications to convert the images into obscene photographs and threatened to upload them on social media. He also forced the victims into sexual conversations.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) under sections including the IT act and POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) act.

Probe led investigators to K Padmanaban (36) of Trichy. He was produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody.

Chennai City Police warned that downloading photos of women and girls without consent and morphing them into obscene images using Artificial Intelligence or other apps, and then sharing or threatening to circulate them, are serious illegal offences.

The public has been advised not to share personal information, photographs or other private details with anyone, and to keep privacy settings secure on social media.

Police also urged people to immediately report any suspicious social media accounts or such threats to the police.

The university, which formally entered the State in 2025, will start its MBA programme in November, while the other courses are expected to commence from March 2027. It has invested around Rs 125 crore to set up the campus at Velachery, creating more than 200 jobs.

COURSES ON OFFER

The University of Western Australia, or UWA, is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world in the QS 2027 rankings. It has planned two campuses in India, one in Chennai and another in Mumbai. UWA will offer five undergraduate programmes at its Chennai campus. These are Economics, AI, Data Science, Computer Science, Business Management. It will also offer Master of Information Technology and MBA.

In a statement issued earlier, the university said it was working closely with the University Grants Commission (UGC) to secure necessary approvals for its campuses and courses, and would start classes after obtaining the clearances from the regulatory body.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS

It offers several scholarships and bursaries, which, it claims, are designed to recognise academic achievement, support talented students, and provide financial assistance across all courses.

“Most scholarships are assessed automatically as part of [the] application to study at UWA India and do not require a separate application. For select scholarships, additional documentation or criteria may apply,” it said, adding that eligible students are automatically assessed when they submit admission applications.

For instance, separate applications are not required for Early Bird Enrolment Bursary, UWA India Fee Waiver, Tamil Nadu UWA Bursary (Chennai campus), and Maharashtra UWA Bursary (Mumbai campus).

Students must submit an admission application and then apply separately for these scholarships: Premier Academic Award (Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu), Academic Merit Award, and Vice-Chancellor High-Merit Award.

FEES, SEATS, CAMPUS IN CHENNAI

While the statement from the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday did not offer much information into the size and scope of UWA’s Chennai campus, an earlier news report said it would be spread across 50,000 sq ft at DLF Cybercity.

The report said it will start with an intake of 300 students, with annual fees expected to be around AUD 25,000 (approximately Rs 16.69 lakh. 

At the Greater Chennai Corporation’s council meeting, they said the funds were withheld in March, as the Model Code of Conduct was in force. However, even three months after the formation of the new government, the funds have yet to be released. Representatives warned that withholding allocations has stalled critical infrastructure projects, which will severely impact residents during the impending monsoon.

AIADMK councillor T Sathyanathan of ward 145 asked: “We have been frequently told that ward councillor funds are unavailable. Over the past four years, the timely disbursal of these funds helped us carry out essential development projects. Will we receive our allocation for this year?”

Echoing similar concerns, councillor of ward 44 and chairman of the standing committee for taxation and finance, Sarbajayadas, noted that basic maintenance works have come to a standstill. “Due to the non-allocation of funds, we cannot even repair broken water motors at Amma Canteens. With just six months left of our tenure, we demand the immediate release of funds so that we can carry out necessary works for our wards.”

N Chitrarasu, chairman of the standing committee (works), stated that the GCC is currently struggling to execute projects due to financial distress. He noted that under the previous DMK government, funds were typically released within 60 days of project announcements, whereas allocations are now facing indefinite delays.

Condemning the TVK-led regime, councillor Parithielamsurithi said despite claiming to offer “clean governance”, this government’s actions are working against the public welfare. He threatened to observe a one-day token hunger strike if the funds are not allotted soon.

Mayor R Priya clarified that while the GCC budget was presented early in February, the state budget is slated for August, leaving state-level municipal transfers currently unavailable. The mayor said she has taken up the issue with both the GCC commissioner and the secretary of the MAWS (Municipal Administration and Water Supply) Department.

Deputy mayor Magesh Kumaar assured the council that no funds have been cancelled, and instead available resources are being prioritised for essential emergency works based on proposals submitted by ward committees.

For Bharatanatyam exponent Puja Unni, Govinda: A Tale of Faith is more than an original dance production—it is a deeply personal journey. the guru says the production emerged from a place of introspection .This is the first solo dance-drama production that I'm working on. It was really challenging to decide where and how to start. I simply wrote whatever came to me without judging it, and there are barely any changes to what I wrote then."This was my personal journey of longing, revelation and surrender," she says, adding that faith guided every step of the creative process. Initially, the working title was The Call of Govinda. It was only through the making of this production that we arrived at its present name.

Structured in five chapters, Govinda: A Tale of Faith follows the emotional and spiritual journey of a seeker , from longing and self-discovery to revelation and surrender.

Unlike many Bharatanatyam productions that revisit familiar mythological narratives, Govinda turns inward, exploring an emotional journey instead. For Puja, that choice was intentional.

The idea was to push Neetara beyond her comfort zone , to help her attempt something she hadn't done before while highlighting her strengths and working on her weaker areas. I wanted to create a dance-drama using the language of a body trained in Bharatanatyam rather than making a conventional Bharatanatyam production. Instead of retelling an existing story," I wanted to see the world through the lens of a 12-year-old," she explains.

That vision could only be realised because of the trust she had in her disciple. Puja says Neetara's resilience and willingness to embrace challenges made her the ideal choice for an experimental production.

One thing I really appreciate about Neetara is that she accepts situations as they come. Whether circumstances match expectations or not, she always finds a way to do it anyway. She is very clear about one thing—she wants to dance well. That faith in herself, in what she does and in whatever comes her way became the foundation of this production," she says. "We've created this work with utmost sincerity and devotion, and now the work itself is guiding us."

The production blends Bharatanatyam with original music, theatrical design and storytelling in Telugu, Sanskrit and English. According to Puja, every artistic element was carefully woven together to serve the narrative.

"My composer, Easwar sir, and I were constantly in touch throughout the process. We kept sharing ideas and snippets with each other so that the music and visuals evolved together. That helped us maintain a balance where every element supports the story instead of competing with it."

For Neetara, performing at Kalakshetra is a dream she never saw coming. The young dancer says she only learnt about the venue after the production's premiere.

"I had no idea where I would be performing. When my parents told me it was Kalakshetra, I was shocked and grateful. I had watched great artistes like Methil Devika ma'am perform there, and to now dance on the same stage feels incredible," she says.

Although Govinda explores profound emotions such as longing and surrender, Neetara says, "I tried to imagine how the character would feel at every stage of the journey and related it to moments in my own life when I had experienced similar emotions."

''During the final rehearsal on stage, I turned back and looked at the prop of Lord Venkateswara. With the lighting and music, he looked so magnificent that I almost wanted to cry. It felt exactly like what the protagonist experiences in that moment," she recalls.

Balancing school with rehearsals required careful planning, but the young dancer says "I create a schedule and plan every part of my evening so I can manage everything. I also try to have fun while practising because that keeps me motivated and stops me from getting too tired."

"We're equally excited and nervous about presenting our work before an audience that understands Bharatanatyam so deeply. At the same time, this is our first work of its kind, and we're happy to hear everyone's thoughts and feedback. Beyond Bharatanatyam, this is a work of art born out of our love for something, and I'm simply grateful that it has taken shape and come this far." the guru adds.

Asked if she has a favourite moment in the production, Puja finds it difficult to choose.

"Every dance, every dialogue and every piece of music is special to me," she says. "But I particularly love the way Neetara performs  Raaraa  and how beautifully that sequence has come together. Another favourite is Brahmam Okate. When we presented it in Dubai, the audience began clapping and singing along. Watching that interaction between Neetara and the audience was surreal."

"Sometimes we deny children meaningful opportunities simply because of their age. These young artistes are the torchbearers of our culture, and they often teach us just as much as we teach them." she added.

Neetara hopes audiences her age leave with a fresh perspective too.

"I hope children come and experience the magic of Govinda. They may discover that classical dance isn't old-fashioned, but a beautiful and exciting way of expressing emotions."

Govinda: A Tale of Faith will be presented at Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, on Sunday, August 2, at 6.30 pm. Choreographed and directed by Puja Unni, the production features original music composed by Easwar Ramakrishnan. Presented by ARTMOS in association with Spanda, tickets are available on Tikkl.

DMK councillors alleged that projects initiated during the previous regime were being inaugurated by ministers without extending invitations to local councillors and zonal committee chairpersons. Additionally, several councillors reported that officials were skipping ward and zonal committee meetings entirely.

Criticising the biased conduct of GCC officials, Ward 99 DMK councillor Parithielamsurithi alleged that the Anna Nagar Zonal Officer was deliberately sidelining elected ward representatives to curry favour with the new Egmore MLA and Minister, Rajmohan.

"A public toilet near the Maveerar Rettamalai Srinivasan statue at Theerder Nagar was inaugurated a couple of days ago by Egmore MLA and Minister Rajmohan. Although this project was constructed using the GCC capital fund and we worked continuously to implement it in our ward, we were not invited to the event," Parithielamsurithi stated, demanding an immediate inquiry into the Zonal Officer's actions.

Similarly, Anna Nagar Zonal Committee Chairman KP Jain noted that neither he nor the local ward councillor was invited to the inauguration of Bougainvillaea Park by KA Sengottiyan, Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management.

Opposition voices joined the chorus as well. AIADMK Ward 197 councillor S Menaga pointed out that zonal chairpersons and ward councillors are consistently ignored and excluded from official events, including pulse polio drives, notebook distribution drives in schools, and Kamarajar's birth anniversary celebrations held in corporation schools.

During the session, the GCC Education Officer was made to stand before the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Commissioner to answer for the protocol lapses. Responding to the grievances, Mayor R Priya emphasised that administration and politics must remain separate. She stated that while attending an event is optional for elected members, extending an invitation to them is mandatory.

Firmly advising officials to function as neutral administrators rather than political actors, the Mayor directed zonal officers to ensure that all ward councillors and chairmen are duly invited to every event, including the upcoming August 15 Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony, and warned them against playing political games

Raising the issue, Ward 42 councillor M Renuka of the CPI emphasised that while the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act aims to ensure fair competition and value for money, it does not mandate open tenders in all circumstances.

"In urgent works such as monsoon repairs, road damage, and cyclone impacts, waiting for the open tender process adversely affects the general public," Renuka argued. "If a genuine emergency is officially recorded and invitations are extended transparently to qualified contractors, limited tendering is fully legal. Our priority is prompt service, though rules must be strictly followed to prevent favouritism," she said.

Echoing her concerns, several DMK councillors noted that minor repair work such as restoring damaged manhole chambers and fixing localised road patches could be executed much faster through limited tenders.

By adhering to strict administrative approvals while utilising limited tenders, the GCC can address emergency infrastructure damage promptly ahead of the upcoming monsoon season, the councillors added.

The suggestions came in the backdrop of steps taken by the civic body, and several government agencies and departments, to bring contracts under closer scrutiny to prevent leakage in the form of corruption and wastage.

Addressing the council, GCC Commissioner GS Sameeran clarified that the process remains fully operational. "Limited tenders are not banned in either the corporation or the State," the Commissioner explained. "A detailed circular outlining the mandatory procedures is already in place, so the limited tender has not been cancelled."

Speaking at a recent committee meeting, Shanthakumari said around 150 tonnes of mixed waste reaches the Kodungaiyur dump yard every day, contributing to its rapid expansion. Referring to an inspection carried out two days prior at the Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex, she said the representatives of Srinivas Waste Management Service, which handles waste at the market, informed the committee that about 20 tonnes of waste is generated there daily.

She stressed that at least 50% of waste should be segregated at the point of collection before being transported to the landfill. "Segregation at source is essential to reduce the burden on the Kodungaiyur dump yard and improve solid waste management," she said.

Shanthakumari also pointed out that several bulk waste generators continue to hand over unsegregated waste to the GCC's private conservancy contractors, Ramky and Urbaser, defeating the objective of scientific waste processing.

She further flagged severe manpower shortages in the civic body's Health Department, urging officials to immediately fill eight vacant gynaecologist posts, 29 anaesthetist posts and seven zonal medical officer posts.

Filling these vacancies is vital to ensuring uninterrupted healthcare services at GCC hospitals and urban primary health centres, she said, adding that delays in recruitment could affect public health services across the city.

Replying to an unstarred question raised by Congress MP R Sudha in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that while Chennai and Kanniyakumari are already connected through the existing railway network via Vriddhachalam, Tiruchy, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil, the Railways has initiated several projects to improve connectivity along the State's eastern coastline.

The Chennai-Cuddalore new line, proposed via Mahabalipuram, Marakkanam and Puducherry, is a sanctioned project. The ministry said the proposal had remained stalled because of alignment issues near Puducherry. However, considering public demand and the growing development requirements of the coastal belt, it has now decided to move the project forward.

The clarification came in response to a question on whether the Centre had received representations to establish an East Coast Railway corridor in Tamil Nadu on the lines of the Konkan Railway and whether any survey or policy decision had been taken in this regard.

The Railway Ministry also outlined the status of several other projects in the coastal region. It said land acquisition for the Nagapattinam-Tiruturaipundi new line is nearing completion, with major bridge and station works progressing. A survey has been sanctioned for preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the 565 km Villupuram-Nagercoil third and fourth line project, running via Ariyalur, Tiruchchirappalli, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil. The project's final location survey was sanctioned this March.

The Ministry also sanctioned DPR surveys for the 193 km Villupuram-Thanjavur doubling and 113 km Manamadurai-Rameswaram doubling projects. Besides these, the DPR-prepared Thanjavur-Thiruvarur-Karaikal doubling and Gummidipundi-Gudur third and fourth line projects will be taken up for further approvals before sanctioning. The latest approvals are among 29 surveys, which include four for new lines, 25 for doubling, covering 3,517 km sanctioned in Tamil Nadu over the last three years and the current financial year.

Even as fresh surveys were cleared, the Centre said several sanctioned projects in Tamil Nadu remain on paper due to land acquisition delays. Among them is the Rs. 734cr Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi new line, whose foundation stone was laid on March 1, 2019. The Ministry said work has not commenced since the State government hasn't undertaken land acquisition, adding that the Centre is ready to execute the project once land is made available.

The reply flagged other delayed projects: the Tindivanam-Tiruvannamalai new line, where only 33 of the required 276 hectares has been acquired; the Attipattu-Puttur new line, where acquisition is yet to begin; the Morappur-Dharmapuri new line; and the Mannargudi-Pattukkottai and Thanjavur-Pattukkottai new line projects, where substantial land acquisition remains pending.

The fiscal gap is largely driven by civic infrastructure expansion, expanding operation, and maintenance commitments, and a heavy reliance on GCC's internal funds for major municipal projects.

Revenue expenditure surged from Rs 3,581 crore in FY 2022–23 to Rs 5,676 crore in FY 2025–26. This increase stems from rising operational costs in conservancy operations, Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) public conveniences, vehicle hire charges, wage revisions, and maintenance for newly added schools and civic assets.

Concurrently, capital grant support under government schemes experienced a sharp drop, falling from Rs 1,941 crore in FY 2022–23 to Rs 521 crore in FY 2025–26. To plug the funding gap for ongoing capital works, GCC repeatedly drew on internal transfers from its Revenue Account to its Capital Account. Over the last two financial years, GCC transferred an average of 3.6 times its transfer capacity, with internal transfers climbing from Rs 303 crore in FY 2022–23 to Rs 937 crore in FY 2025–26.

The continuous reliance on internal financing has severely stretched the civic body’s liquidity. As of July 29, pending bills stood at Rs 1,929.72 crore. With anticipated bills for FY 2026–27 estimated at Rs 1,505 crore, GCC's total bill liability for FY 2026–27 has touched Rs 3,434.72 crore.

To address the mounting deficit without interrupting essential urban services or ongoing development, the GCC leadership has initiated several immediate and medium-term interventions.

The Corporation Commissioner said the civic body is conducting daily reviews of its cash position and prioritising urgent payments. An intensive property tax collection drive in July yielded Rs 158.18 crore in its first 27 days, compared to Rs 61.55 crore during the same period in July 2025. GCC is initiating data mapping to plug tax leakages, reassessing under-assessed properties, and pursuing asset monetisation alongside departmental expenditure reviews.

Requests have been submitted to the state government for a ways and means advance and an advance release of two quarters of surcharge on stamp duty.

The verification is being carried out under the supervision of Chennai District Election Officer and Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner GS Sameeran.

"Based on the petition submitted by the DMK candidate, election officials have begun the process of verifying the authenticity of the EVMs used in 14 polling booths in the Kolathur constituency. As per the Supreme Court's order, the verification process will be completed within seven days," he said.

The exercise was carried out in the presence of representatives of the political parties and legal counsel representing the DMK, including senior advocate NR Elango. Elango said the party had sought verification of the EVMs in line with the procedure laid down by the Supreme Court.

Officials clarified that the exercise does not involve recounting of votes and it is limited to verification of the EVMs, including examination of their hardware and processors.

Elangovan confirmed that the process involves 14 polling booths. Meanwhile, DMK legislator PK Sekar Babu, who also visited the election office to oversee the process, described it as a "mock poll" review.

The petition, filed by Advocate T Sivagnanasambandan, sought a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to inquire into allegations that MK Stalin suppressed material information in the statutory affidavit accompanying his nomination papers.

According to the plea, verification of public documents revealed that MK Stalin, in his capacity as permanent trustee and managing trustee of the DMK Charitable Trust, had acquired an immovable property at Kadambadi Village for Rs 2.27 crore through a registered document. The petitioner alleged that the trusteeship and related particulars were not disclosed in the election affidavit, contending that such concealment undermines free and fair elections and deprives the electorate of its constitutional right to make an informed electoral choice.

The petitioner further submitted that representations dated May 12, 2026, along with documentary evidence seeking an inquiry, were submitted to the Election Commission, but no action had been taken. He therefore sought a direction to the Commission to consider the representations and conduct an inquiry into the alleged suppression and non-disclosure of the trusteeship.

When the matter came up for hearing, the Bench comprising Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan orally observed that no prima facie material had been placed to show that the assets were not disclosed in accordance with law or that relevant documents had been withheld.

The petitioner then sought permission to withdraw the plea after the Bench expressed its disinclination to direct the Election Commission of India to conduct an inquiry into the representation. The Bench dismissed the petition as withdrawn while granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority in accordance with law.

The deceased, Sudhakar of Anna Nagar, was allegedly involved in 37 criminal cases, including two murder cases. Police said a non-bailable warrant had been issued against him after he failed to appear before a court in connection with six pending cases.

Based on a tip-off, the Anti-Gangster Squad of the Greater Chennai Police arrested Sudhakar at gunpoint from a hideout at Parivakkam near Poonamallee on July 13. While being imprisoned, Sudhakar complained of illness and was diagnosed with jaundice. He was subsequently shifted to the prison ward at Stanley Hospital, where he died in the early hours of Wednesday. Puzhal police have registered a case and initiated an inquiry into his death.

Electricity supply remains suspended for a few hours in affected areas and is restored once the maintenance process is completed. Stay with DT Next for updates on affected localities and timings related to scheduled power shutdowns across Chennai.

Power shutdown on Friday (July 31)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm if the works are completed.

Velachery: T.A.Kovil, Gandhi Salai, Kokilam Street, New Colony, Kabali Street, Andal Avenue, Sony Nagar, Bypass Main Road, Lakshmi Nagar 1 st to 8 th Street,Vaduvambal Nagar, MGR Nagar 1 st to 10 th Street.

Adyar: Venkateshwara Nagar 1 st to 5 th Street, Jeevarathanam Nagar 1 st and 2 nd Street, Karpagam Garden 1 st to 7 th Cross Street and 1st Main Roard, Besant Nagar Benco Colony, Beach Home Avenue, CPW Quarters Old, 4th Avenue, Customs Colony, Dhamotharapuram.

Pallavaram: Gandhi salai, Kamatchi Nagar, Aliquippa Nagar, ARG Nagar, Mahalakshmi Salai, Jaya lakshmi Nagar, Bramin Street.

Thiruvamiyur: Sasthiri Nagar Thiruvalluvar Salai, 1 st to 4 th East Street,Valmiki Street, Sivasundara Avenue 1 st and 2 nd Street,Kalachetra Road, Balu Avenue.

Nazarathpet: CMWSSB Metro water HT Service No:661, Madavilagam.

Power shutdown on Thursday  (July 30)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm as mentioned below for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm if the works are completed.

Tambaram: New State Bank Colony, Kakkan Street, Loganathan Street, Service Road, Patel Nagar, GST Road, Irumbuliyur, Mangalapuram, SV RaghavanRoad, Kalaignar High Road, Thiruvalluvar Street, Balaji Street, Gandhi Street, Soorathamman Koil Street, Kundalakesi Street, SilapathigaramStreet, Manimegalai Street, Bharathidasan Street, Navalar Street, Lakshmi Street, Uma Nagar, TKC Street, Amman Koil Street, VenkatasamyStreet, Mani Street, Balakrishna Street, Kalaivani Street, Kannadasan Street, Archana Nagar, Joy Nagar, Peerkankarani, Sriram Nagar, Manickam Nagar, Madambakkam Main Road, Rajammal Nagar, Maruthi Nagar, Sadhasivam Nagar, around DhenupuriswararTemple, LDS Avenue, Tellus Avenue, Shantha Nagar, Annai Arul School, Manavala Nagar, Jeyandra Nagar, Iyyappa Nagar, Prasanth Colony, Senthil Avenue, Baghyam Nagar, Navaneetham Nagar, VGP Pon Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Balaji Nagar and extn, Bharath Nagar, Venkadathri Nagar, ALS Green Land, Kanagamman Koil Street

Medavakkam: Malles and KG Apartment, Nookampalayam Road, RC Blossom Apartment, Nesamani Nagar, Varathapuram, Erikkarai Road

Thirumullaivoyal: Vellanoor, Kollumedu, Women’s Industrial Estate, Kannadapalayam, Pothur, Arikamedu, Kattoor, Lakshmipuram, Pammadhukulam, Konimedu, Eswaran Nagar, Ellamman Pettai, Gandhi Nagar, TH Road, Edapalayam Road, Red Hills

Gummidipoondi: Sirupuzhalpettai, Billakuppam, Muthu Reddy Kandigai, Sooravari Kandigai, Puthu Raja Kandigai, Iyyer Kandigai, Parthapalyam, Kallur, Erukkuvoy, Ramacherri Kandigai, Elliamman Nagar, Pudupettai

Kottivakkam: Journalist Colony, Lakshmana Perumal Nagar 1st-6th Street, Raja Garden, Raja Kalyani Street, Kuppam Road, New Colony 1st-3rd Street, Karpagambal Nagar 1st to 3rd Street, Srinivasapuram 1st and 2nd Street, Najeema Avenue, ECR Main Road, Thiruvalluvar Nagar 39th to 43rd Cross Street, Thiruvalluvar Nagar 2nd and 7th Main Road, Kaveri Nagar 1st-6th Street, Baywatch Boulevard, Vallalar Nagar, Kottivakkam Kuppam 1st Street, Housing Board Apartments, Thendral H43-H50, Mullai H70-H78 Flats

Pallavaram: Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Yadaval Street, Mahaveer Salai, Shubam Nagar, Amman Nagar

Velachery: Vijaya Nagar 1st Main Road, Golden Avenue, MGR Nagar 10th-13th Street, CDES, Venkateshwara Nagar 6th Street, Devi Karumariamman Nagar, Sakthi Pounammal Street

Anna Salai: Bangaru Naicken Street, Kuppu Muthu Street, John Mohammad Street, LathuramStreet, Syed Abdulla Street, Syed Noor Street, Abdul Kadhar Street, Bura Sahib Street, Boo BegamStreet, Venkatesan Naicken 1st and 2nd Street, Raja Hyder Street, Ameerunnisa Begum Street, Gulam MohideenStreet, Kumarasamy Street, Gurusamy Street, Maroof Sahib Street, Triplicane High Road, Swami Sivananda Salai, Ellis Road, Wallajah Road, Appavoo Street, Pachaiyappan Street, Balamuthu Street, Unnisshali Main Street, Unnisshali Street 1st-7th Lane, Tippu Sahib Street, Nalla Thambi Street, Muktharunnisa Street and Lane, Kamarajar Road, Napier Bridge to Presidency College, Thayar Sahib Street and Lane, Owliya Sahib Street and Lane, Bharathi Salai, VR Pillai Street, Hanumantharayan Street, Karpoora Kanniamman Koil 1St-4th Street, VictoriaHostel Road, Akbar Sahib Street, Sydoji Street, Bells Road

Power shutdown on Wednesday  (July 29)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm if the works are completed.

Palavakkam: Govindan Nagar 1 st to 7 th Street, Maniammai Street, Kolavizhi Amman 1 st to 15 th Street, MGR Nagar 1 st to 4 th Street, Krishna Nagar 1 st to 8 th Street, Patchiyappan Street, D.S.G Nagar, Periyar Street, Kandasamy Nagar 8 th to 10 th Street, Gandhi Nagar 1 st to 4 th Street, Industrial Estate.

Velachery: Velachery Main Road, T A Koil 1 st Main Road and 2 nd Cross Street, Gurunanak College, Anna Garden, K R Ramaswamy Street,Nagendara Nagar, Mettu Street, Bhuvaneswari Nagar,Bethel Avenue,VGP Selva Nagar 1 st Main Road,VGP Selva Nagar 2 nd Main Road, Muthukrishnan Street, Seetharam Nagar Main Road.

Adyar: 1 st Main Road Gandhi Nagar, Indira Nagar, Krishnamachari Road, Gokul Arcade, Sardar Patel Road, Besant Nagar 4th Main Road, 32 to 35 Cross Street and 5th Avenue.

Adampakkam: By Pass Main Road, Gangai Nagar 1 st to 5 th Street, Sakthi vijayalakshmi Nagar, Balaji Colony, Ashtalakshmi Nagar 1 st to 11 th Street.

Pallavaram: Bharathi Nagar Main Road, Pachaiamman Koil Street, Elangoadigal Street, Kannaki Street, Kambar Street, Thiruvalluvar Street, Malai Maghal Street.

Thirumullaivoyal: Karalapakkam, Kavanur KTP Road, Mel Kondaiyar, Kathavoor, Vellachery.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (July 28)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

IT Corridor: MCN Nagar and Extension, Foundry Road, Pillaiyar Koil Street, SBI Colony, Gangaiamman Koil Street, 200 Feet Radial Road, Post Office Street, Vembuliamman Koil Street, Theradi Street, Panchayat Road, Maple Avenue, Kulakkarai Street, Arumugam Avenue, Kumaran Nagar, Anand Nagar, RE Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Vinayaga Nagar, Sai Nagar, Selvaganapathy Avenue, Saravana Nagar, Corporation Road, Selvakumar Avenue, Seevaram, Thanikachalam Street, Ramachandran Street, Kamaraj Street, Industrial Estate Road, MG Road, Balavinayagar Avenue, Prakasam Street, Ellaiamman Nagar, Sripuram Salai, Raman Nagar, OMR, Thirumalai Nagar and Annex, Ramappa Nagar, CBI Colony, Rajiv Nagar, Velachery Main Road, IIT Colony, Meenatchipuram, Manohar Nagar, VGP Santhi Nagar

Ramapuram: Manapakkam, Krishna Court, CRR Puram, Krishna Nagar, Periyar Salai, Indra Nagar, and MGR Nagar, Sriram Garden, Lakshmi Nagar, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Micro Marvel, Dharmarajapuram, Casagrand Woodside and Castle, TVS Emerald

Medavakkam: Patel Company Salai, Erikkarai Street, CBI Colony 1st-7th Street, Velachery Main Road, Bhel Nagar 1st-5th Street, Sivagami Nagar, Bajanai Koil Street, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Ranganathapuram, Prince College

Valasaravakkam: Virugambakkam, Alwarthiru Nagar

Nolambur: S&P Garden, VGN Monte Carlo, SRR Nagar, Raja Garden Area, Gurusamy Road, Nolambur Phase I and II Union Road, VGN Nagar Phase I-IV, Blocks 1st-8th, KambarSalai, Kavi Mani Salai, Bharathi Salai, Annamalai Avenue, Meenakshi Avenue, Reddy Palayam Avenue, MCK Layout, MGR University, Panancholai Street, Madha Koil Area, Perumal Koil Area, Gajalakshmi Nagar, Vembuli Amman Area, Sri Ram Nagar, Pachaiyappan Nagar, Sakthi Nagar, Padasalai Street

Adambakkam: Nilamangai Nagar, Kesari Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, Surendar Nagar, Bharathidasan Street, Bharat Nagar

Tambaram: Sembakkam, Ranga Colony, SB Colony, Nethaji Street, RB Avenue 1st-5th, Bhavananthyyar Street, Venugopal Samy Nagar, Bharathidasan Street Maruthi Nagar

Power shutdown on Monday (July 27)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Velachery: Vijaya Nagar 3rd, 6th, 9th-11th Streets, Ram Nagar 4th-7th Streets, Gomathy Nagar 8th Street, Velachery Main Road.

Kottivakkam: Shastri Nagar, Valmiki Nagar, 2nd to 4th Sea Ward Road, Balakrishnan Road, KK Road, Raja Rangasamy Avenue, Subramaniyam Avenue, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 7th-33rd Cross Street, Thiruvalluvar Nagar 1st, 3rd-6th Main Road, 1st and 3rd Avenue, Housing Board Apartments H12-H40 and above all surrounding areas

Sithalapakkam: Periyapalayathamman Kovil Street, Nargunam Avenue, Sri Sai Garden, Nookampalayam Main Road, Indira Nagar Main Road, Kamaraj Street, Pilliyar Kovil Street, Rose Garden Salai, TNUHDB A to U Block, AA-AH, and 209-212 Block

Tambaram: Erumbliyur Service Road, Invicon Flat, TTK Nagar, Jerusalem Nagar, Church Road, Rathna Kumar Avenue, Marutham Flat, AS Rajan Nagar, GK Moopanar Avenue

Thirumullaivoyal: Green Field, Somasundaram Avenue, Venkatachalam Nagar, Kamalam Nagar, Lalithambal Nagar, Annai Theresa Nagar, Masila Manishwarar Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar, Oragadam Society

Power shutdown on Saturday July 25

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday (July 25) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Porur: Kumananchavadi Periyar Nagar, SV Nagar, Kannagi Nagar, Pavithra Nagar, Sugunthala Nagar, Jeevan Prakash Nagar, VGN Nagar, Santhi Nagar, Audco Nagar.

Tambaram: MRM Street, Rajaji Road, Venkatesan Street, Shanmugam Road, Sivashanmugam Street, Abdul Razak Street, Police Quarters, GST Road, Duraisamy Reddy Street, MK Reddy Street, Bakthavatchalam Street.

Power shutdown on Friday (July 24)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Velachery: 100 Feet Bypass Road, Velachery Main Road, Devi Karumariamman Nagar, Venkateswara Nagar 1st-4th Streets, Dev Plat, Balakrishna Street, Tiruvallur Street, Kambar Street, Baba Garden, Venus Colony, Kamarajar Street, TANSI Nagar, VGP Selva Nagar

Avadi: CTH Road, Kavarapalayam, Sindhu Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, DRR Nagar, Dhanalakshmi Nagar, MRF Nagar, Moses Street, Nazar Main Road

Poonamallee: JJ Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Leelavathy Nagar, Earikari Road, Avadi Main Road

Mangadu: Pari Garden, Royal City, Malayambakkam, Sakthi Nagar, Rahamath Nagar, LKB Nagar, Pilliyarkoil Street, Abi Easte, Srinivasa Nagar, Janani Nagar, Nehru Street, Kamarajar Street, Vasanthapuri Phase I and II, Ram Nagar

Tambaram: Madambakkam Noothenchery Main Road, Noothenchery Link Road, Sabapathy Nagar, Jothi Nagar, Manickam Nagar, Vengaivasal, Noothenchery, Bala Garden and Extension

Puzhal: Madhanakuppam, Puthagaram, Perumal Nagar, Andal Koil Street, Shanmugapuram, Sivaprakasam Nagar, Nethaji Nagar, Lakshmi Amman Nagar

Porur: Chikkarayapuram Ganapathy Nagar, Astalakshmi Nagar, Hari Avenue, Masilamani Nagar, Lakshmi Avenue, Manthiamman Koil Street, KK Nagar, Mangalapuram, Then Colony, Sabari Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Karthick Palace, RC Palace, Tirumuruga Mandapam, Kundrathur Main Road, MGR Silai Bus Stop, Mettu Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Gandhi Street, Sivanthangal, Anjaneyar Koil Street, Ambal Nagar, Leelavathy Nagar and Extension, Kumarasamy Nagar, Idea Company

IT Corridor: Ezhil Nagar, Kannagi Nagar, VPG Avenue, Royal Avenue, Kumaran Kudil, Devaraj Avenue, Mountbatten Street, Pillayar Kovil Street, NGK Avenue, Secretariat Colony, Parthasarathy Nagar, Annai Parvathy Nagar, Devaraj Nagar, Sri Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Karpaga Vinayagar Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Ramalinga Nagar, Bharathi Street, Anna Street, Narayana Nagar, Gopinath Avenue, Injambakkam, Kasthuribai Nagar

Adyar: LB Road, 1st-4th Parameswaran Nagar, 1st Avenue Shastri Nagar, 1st-3rd, Padmanabhan Nagar, Indira Nagar Srinivasamoorthy Avenue, Tiruvenkadam Street, 1st Cross Street, KB Nagar, Anna Avenue

Besant Nagar: Gangai Street, Apper Street, Tiger Varathachariyar Street, Arundel Beach Road, Beach Road, Rukkumani Road Extension, Ashtalakshmi Garden, Odai Kuppam, Theeder Nagar, Coastal Road, Tirumurugan Street, Vaigai Street, Pari Street, Kaveri Street

Kottivakkam: New Beach Road and Extension, Citrus Hotel, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 2nd Main Road, 7th Main Road, 36th Cross Street, 58th and 59th Cross Streets, Kurinji, Mullai, Marutham, Neithal, Thamarai Housing Board Apartments, Baywatch Boulevard, Waterland Drive

Kovilambakkam: Elumalai Salai, Vadivel Nagar, Gopal Nagar, Sri Perumal Nagar, Parthasarathy Salai, Jai Ganesh Nagar, Ponniamman Koil Street, Abinaadhan Nagar, VijayalashmiNagar, Tamilan Street, Balakrishna Street, Aviva Enclave, BalaramanStreet, Pillayar Koil Street

Ambattur: NRS Road, Palla Street, TVS Nagar, Kandigai Street, Agraharam, Srinivasapuram, Senthil Nagar, Ayyappan Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar, Dayalan Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Baba Nagar, Kadappa Road, Vanasakthi Nagar, Moogambigai Nagar, Mathana Kuppam, Perumal Koil Street, and RK Syndicate.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (July 21)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Red Hills: Puthu Nagar, Naravarkuppam Street, Dargas Road, JJ Nagar, Thirthangaraipattu, Balavinayagar Nagar, Vivekakbar Avenue, Padiyanallur, Kummanur, Jayadurga Nagar, Palavoyal, Manish Nagar, Kannappalayam, Sendrambakkam, Sirangavoor,Perungavalur, Sothuperumbedu,Karanodai, Athur, Devaneri, Solavaram, Sirunium, Nallur, Orakkadu, Budur, Gnayeru, Nerkundram Kummanur, Angadu, Arumanthai, Vichoor

Tirumullaivoyal: Magaral, Kommakumbedu,Thamarai Pakkam, Karani

Sholinganallur: Ganapathipuram, Athipathi Thottam, Varatharajapuram, Bharathiyar Street, Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Raghavendra Nagar, Devikarumari Amman Nagar.

Tambaram: Noothenchery Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Extension, Akshyam Roheline, RKJ Elite, BajanaiKovil Street, Kambar Street, Velavan Colony, Thendral Nagar, Thangam Nagar, Annai Avantika Apartment, Palani Nagar, Vengaivasal

Pallavaram: Malliga Nagar, PV Vaithiyalingam Road, Vels University, Roja Street, Vignesh Street, Gogul Street, Manoranjitham Street

Palavakkam: VGP Layout, Anna Salai, Ram Garden, Chari Avenue, Sea Shell Avenue, Kaithe Millet Street, Jeevarathanam 1st, 2nd and 3rd Street, Sankarapuram 1st and 2nd Street, Palavakkam Kuppam 1st to 5th Street, Father House Street, MGR Salai, Sivasami Avenue, Pushpa Avenue, Tagore Street, MGR Salai 5th, 6th and 7th Street, Subbarav Street, Chinna Neelankarai Kuppam, Singaravelan Street

Nazarathpet: Agaramel, Srivari Nagar, Kamarajar Salai Main Road, Balaji Nagar, Ambal City, Sozhan Nagar, Vengadeshwara Nagar, Malaiyambakkam, 400 Foot Vandalur Bypass Road

Cithalapakkam: Jaya Nagar, Valluvar Nagar, Mambakkam Main Road, TV Nagar, Maheshwari Nagar, TNHB colony Medavakkam Babu Nagar, RG Nagar, Mambakkam Main Road, Palm Garden, Royal garden, Aishwarya Nagar, Madambakkam, Kovilanchery, Mambakkam Main Road, Agaram Main Road, Noothenchery, Joy Nagar, Bala Garden, South Mada Street, Gandhi Nagar

Avadi: Siva Sakthi Nagar, 60 and 40 Feed Road, Jothi Nagar, Nagammai Nagar, Antony Nagar, ESI Anna Nagar

Perungalathur: Gandhi Street, Nehru High Road, Cheran Street, RMK Nagar, Krishna Road, Muthuvelar Road, Kamatchi Nagar, Sekar Nagar, Kalki Street, David Nagar, Kannan Avenue, New Perungalathur

Mudichur: Kalaignar Salai, Shiva Vishnu Nagar, Panchayat Road, Gandhi Street, Vaigai Amman Street, Rajarajan Street, Lingam Nagar, EB Colony West, Lakshmi Nagar

Adyar: Shastri Nagar 1st and 3rd Seaward Road, Balakrishna Road, Jayaram Nagar, Kuppam Beach Road, Raja Srinivasa Nagar Main Road, Rajagopalan Main Road, Teachers Colony 1st to 4th Streets, Vembuliamman Koil Street, CGE Colony, Jayaram Street

Power shutdown on Monday (July 20) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Avadi: Vaishnavi Nagar 1st-10th Streets, Santhipuram, Sridevi Vaishnavi Nagar A&B Streets, Indra Gandhi Nagar, Old Housing Board, DRR Street, Nethaji Nagar.

Tambaram: Krishna Nagar, Vetri Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Krishna Nagar 1st to 8th Street, Ramani Nagar, Malliga Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Saraswathi Nagar, Parvathi Nagar, Sriram Nagar North and South, Balakrishnan Nagar, Mudichur Road, Old Perungalathur.

Perumbakkam: Perumal Koil Arch, Appar Street, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Ponniyamman Koil Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Perumal Koil Street, Lakshmi Appadurai Street, Sai Ayusha Flat, Raga Amirtha Flats, Murugan Koil Arch, Mandaveli Street, Suriya Nagar, Jaya Nagar, Chaitanya School, Post Office, Sathiya Sai Nagar.

Pallavaram: Sara Nagar, Union Carbide Colony, Parthasarathy Street, Sastha Nagar, Tiruvengadamudaiyan Street, Rangasamy Street.

Anagaputhur: Palson Company, Anna Salai, Kannayiram Street, Neelakandan Street, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Abdul Kalam Road, Thennavan Street, Soundaramman Street, Sripuram, Saraswathipuram, Eswari Nagar, Kannayiram Street, Thulasingam Street, Appu Street.

Mathur: Mathur MMDA, Periya Mathur, Chinna Mathur, Aavin Quarters, CPCL Nagar, MCG Avenue, Chinnasamy Nagar, Kamarajar Salai, Kamaraj Salai-Manjambakkam All Street, Assis Nagar all street, Agarsen College Road, West Garden, Kathakuzhi, Thidir Nagar, Bhai Nagar, Sangeetha Nagar, SakthiAmman Nagar, Tirupati Nagar, Jayaraj Nagar, Kumararajan Nagar, Subash Nagar, Banu Nagar, KVT Township, Santhosh Colony, Lakshmi Nagar, Annai Nagar, Jaya Nagar, Payasambakkam, Karumari Nagar, Moogambigai Nagar, Kosappur Area, Theeyapakkam Full, Centrabakkam, part of Kannamapalayam, Vadaperumbakkam Industrial Garden, Parvathipuram, Srinivasa Modern Town, Kanniamman Nagar.

Power shutdown on Saturday  (July 18)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended on Saturday in the following areas from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Thillai Ganga Nagar: Nanganallur, Pazhavanthangal, Jeevan Nagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Velachery, Adambakkam, Andal Nagar, Vanuvampet, Brindavan Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, Puzhuthivakkam, Ullagaram, AGS Colony Velachery, EB Colony, Mohanapuri, and Adambakkam New Colony

Panjetty: Alinjivakkam, Athipedu, Irulipattu, Janapanchatram Koot Road, Periyapalayam Road, Jaganathapuram Road, Saikiruba Nagar, Vrindavan Nagar, MK Garden, Sri Nagar, SV Farm, Malivakam, Amoor Jaganathapuram Chatram, and Kuthiraipallam

Sholinganallur: Elcot Avenue Road, Model School Road, Classic Farms, Nedunchezhian Street, Narayanasamy Street, Patavattaman Koil Street, Parameshwaran Nagar, Ponniamman Koil Street, Kumaran Nagar, TNHB, Alamelumanga Puram, Gandhi Nagar, OMR, Nookampalayam Road, Tiruvalluvar Salai, Pondicherry Pattai, Chemenchery, Jawahar Nagar, Satyabama, JPR, St Joseph College, Village High Road, Velunaikar Street, Nehru Street, Ganesh Nagar, Medavakkam Road, Wipro Road, Anna Street, Devaraj Nagar, New Kumaran Nagar, Ezhil Nagar, Gandhi Street, and MGR Street

Nanganallur: Sheela Nagar, Aiswarya Street, Erikarai Street, Ramakrishna Raju Nagar, Neelamegam Street, Agathiyar Street, Manikandan Street, Annai Theresa Nagar, Elumalai Street, AGS Colony, Balaji Nagar, Sivaprakasam Nagar, Sankara Nagar, Sankaradas Street, Nandhanar Street, Mullai Street, Sivasubramaniyan Street, Ambikapathy Street, Ramalinga Nagar, Kuppuswamy Street, Gangai Street, Yamunai Street, Vaigai Street, Chokanathan Street, Pillayar Koil Street, Sivaraman Street, Sadhasivam Nagar, and Ram Kumar Street

Ponneri: Thatchoor Koot Road, Azlinjivakkam, Borax, Kilmeni, Peravallur, Athipedu, Natham, Andarkuppam, Chatram, Madhavaram, Amoor, Kodur, KPK Nagar, Chinavaram, Vellodai, Eliambedu, Chinnakavanam, Periyakavanam, Kavalpatti, Uppalam, TV padi, Vembakkam, Devadhanam, Annuppambattu, AR Palayam, Aladu, Perumbedu, TV puram, Uthandi, Kandigai, and Arasur

Tirumullaivoyal: Old Alamathy, Alamathy A Colony, Venmani Nagar, Dairy Farm, Govindhapuram, and Krishna Nagar

Kovilambakkam: Medavakkam Main Road, MGR Nagar, Rose Garden, Chinna Kovilambakkam, S Kolathur Road, Echangadu Industrial Estate, and Pallavaram Radial Road

Ottiyambakkam: Vedanthangal Nagar, Entire Ottiyambakkam, Nethaji Nagar, Karanai Main Road, Ottiyambakkam Main Road, Jones, and Crusher Road

Porur: Panimalar Medical College, Varadharajapuram, Yamuna Nagar, Kolapancherry and Chokkanallur.

Adyar: Gandhi Nagar 4th Main Road, 2nd and 3rd Crescent Park Road, 3rd Main Road, and Ramachandra Adithanar Road

Poonamallee: Trunk Road, Anjeneyar Koil Street, Vaitheeswarankoil street, Ramanujakoodam Street, Sundar Nagar, New Street, Ganga Sarathi Nagar, and Pillayar Koil Street

Avadi: Cholambedu Main Road, Sri Nagar Colony, Ganapathy Nagar, Kalikambal Nagar, Arjuna Nagar, Senthil Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar, and Brindavanam Avenue

Tambaram: Mullai Nagar, Ambedkar Street, Vaigai Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Old State Bank Colony, RTO Office Road, Kamaraj Street, and Gandhi Road

Injambakkam: Bharathi Avenue, ECR Injambakkam to Akkarai, VGP Layout, Shalimar Garden, Vimala Garden, Periyar Theru, Pothigai Street, Muniswaran Kovil Street, Gangai Amman Kovil Street, Pillayar Kovil Street, Gowri Amman Kovil Street, Jagajeevanram Avenue, Cholamandal Devi Nagar, Seshadri Avenue, Bethal Nagar 1st Street, and Ponnurangan Street

Neelankarai: Kohinoor Complex, Pandiyan Nagar, Vettuvankeni, Bay Watch Farm, Teachers Colony, Workers' Estate, Raja Street, Shankar Street, Boompukar Street, Joni Street, and Gangai Amman Kovil Street.

Pallavaram: RKV Avenue, Kattabomman Nagar, and PV Vaithiyalingam Street

Kumananchavadi: Periyar Nagar, Abirami Nagar, VGN Avenue, Shanthi Nagar, SV Nagar, Jeevan Prakash Nagar, Poonamallee Bypass, Radian and Shoba Apartments

Long duration power shutdown at RA Puram

The power supply will be interrupted in the following areas on Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm due to replacement of 11KV Breakers at 33/11 KV MRC Nagar substation under RA Puram section. Supply will be resumed before 5 pm if the works are completed.

T Nagar: RA Puram part of MRC Nagar, part of Foreshore Estate, part of Gandhi Nagar, PRO Quarters, RK Mutt, RK Nagar, Rani MeyiammaiTower, Sathyadev Avenue, True Value Homes, HT Service, Raja Street, Robertson Lane, Raja Gramani Garden, KVB Garden, Appa Gramani Street, Velayutharaja Street, TP Scheme Road, Raja Muthaiah Puram, Kuttigramani Street, Kamarajar Salai, Kasthuri Avenue, Karpagam Avenue, Vasanth Avenue, South Avenue, Shanmugapuram, Santhome High Road, Sathiya Nagar, Aringnar Anna Nagar, Annai Theresa Nagar, Perumal Koil Street, and South Canal Bank Road

Power shutdown on Friday  (July 17)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday (July 17) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed

Besant Nagar: Shastri Nagar Kamarajar Salai, Valmiki Street, Kalakshetra Road and Avenue, Lakshmipuram, Sri Ram Nagar, Kumaraguru 1st-4th Streets, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Muthulakshmi Street

Avadi: Murugappa Polytechnic, Check Post, NM Road, Thirumalairaja Puram, Nandhavana Mettur, Kannika Puram, Nehru Bazar, Kasthuribai Nagar

Puzhal: Surapet, Puzhal, Red Hills Market Road, Kavangarai, Kathirvedu, Shanmugapuram, Puthagaram, Metrowater, Puzhal Prison I, II and III

Taramani: Indira Nagar, Kasturba Nagar 3rd and 4th Main Road, 3rd Cross Street, Canal Bank Road, Nehru Nagar 2nd-4th Main Road, Dhanalakshmi Avenue, 1st-4th Street

Besant Nagar: 1st Main Road and 1st Avenue, Beach Home Avenue, Dhamotharapuram New Street

Pallavaram: TTK company, Chavadi Street, IHFD Flats, Annasamy Street, GST Road Pallavaram bus stand to Ponds Bridge-Arunthathipuram, Valluvar Pettai Ranganathan Street, IG Road signal, Ranganathan Subway, Ambedkar Statue, Canara bank

Power shutdown on Wednesday (July 15)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday (July 17) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed

Besant Nagar: Shastri Nagar Kamarajar Salai, Valmiki Street, Kalakshetra Road and Avenue, Lakshmipuram, Sri Ram Nagar, Kumaraguru 1st-4th Streets, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Muthulakshmi Street

Avadi: Murugappa Polytechnic, Check Post, NM Road, Thirumalairaja Puram, Nandhavana Mettur, Kannika Puram, Nehru Bazar, Kasthuribai Nagar

Puzhal: Surapet, Puzhal, Red Hills Market Road, Kavangarai, Kathirvedu, Shanmugapuram, Puthagaram, Metrowater, Puzhal Prison I, II and III

Taramani: Indira Nagar, Kasturba Nagar 3rd and 4th Main Road, 3rd Cross Street, Canal Bank Road, Nehru Nagar 2nd-4th Main Road, Dhanalakshmi Avenue, 1st-4th Street

Besant Nagar: 1st Main Road and 1st Avenue, Beach Home Avenue, Dhamotharapuram New Street

Pallavaram: TTK company, Chavadi Street, IHFD Flats, Annasamy Street, GST Road Pallavaram bus stand to Ponds Bridge-Arunthathipuram, Valluvar Pettai Ranganathan Street, IG Road signal, Ranganathan Subway, Ambedkar Statue, Canara bank

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Taramani: Indira Nagar, Kasturbai Nagar 1st-3rd Main Road and 1st-3rd Cross Street, Canal Bank Road, Bhaktavatsalam 1st and 2nd Street, Sardar Patel Road, Anna Avenue, Govindharajapuram 1st and 2nd Street

Adyar: 1st-4th Streets Sivakamipuram, Gangai Amman Koil Street, LIC Colony, Subramaniyam Colony, 1st-3rd Streets Malaviya Avenue, MG Road, RK Nagar Main Road and 1st-3rd Cross Streets, Maruntheeswar Nagar, Sunnambu Kalvai, Kamarajar Nagar, RBI Colony, Sasthri Nagar 1st Main Road and 1st, 5th and 6th Cross Streets.

Kottivakkam: Palkalai Nagar, Jagannathan Street, Venkateswara Nagar 1st- 21st Streets, Kottivakkam Kuppam, Kuppam Road, AGS Colony 1st-3rd Cross Streets, New Colony 1st-4th Streets, Thiruveethi Amman Koil Street, Thulukkanathamman Koil Street, Lakshmivadhana Street, ECR, Senthamaraikannan Salai.

Besant Nagar: 2nd-4th Main Roads, 7 th, 16th and 28th Cross Streets, New CPWD Quarters, 6th and 7th Avenue, Odaikuppam, Thideer Nagar

Alamathy: ABC Colony, Venmani Nagar.

Tambaram: Madambakkam, Vengaivasal, Mappedu, Agaramthen, Padhuvanchery, Kaspapuram, Secretariat Colony, Camp Road, Sembakkam, Agaram Main Road, Selaiyur, VGP Srinivasa Nagar, VGP Saravana Nagar, Gayathri Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Thiruvanchery, Noothenchery, Ganapathy Nagar, Gnandha Nagar, Bharathidhasan Nagar, Sakthi Nagar, Gayathri Garden, part of Rajakeelpakkam, Gowrivakkam, Santhoshpuram, Rikki Garden, Rajaji Nagar, Sundaram Colony, Parasakthi Nagar, Sathyasai Nagar, Gokul Nagar, Shah Avenue, Kamaraj Nagar, Jayendra Nagar, Tharageswari Nagar, KVIC Nagar, Velachery Main Road, Palaniyappa Nagar, Santhammal Nagar, Vignarajapuram, Vijayanagaram, KK Salai, Sivagami Nagar, Padmavathi Nagar, Alamelupuram, Kannan Nagar, Indra Nagar, Cholan Nagar, Sudharshan Nagar, Tiana Sky City, Thirumal Nagar, Annai Sathya Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Maruthi Nagar, and Sri Devi Nagar

Pallavaram: Chavadi Street, IHFD Colony, GST Road, Pallavaram bus stand to Ponds Bridge, Arundathipuram, Valluvar Pettai, Ranganathan Street, IG Road signal

Ramapuram: Manapakkam Main Road, L&T Back Gate, Sethulakshmi Avenue, Parthasarathy Nagar, Battiya Garden, Casa XX, Velavan Nagar, Malar Garden, Rani Enclave, Ambethkar Nagar, IPS Colony, Jain Akshardham

Sithalapakkam: Mambakkam Main Road, Velachery Main Road, Venketeswara Nagar, Dawood Nagar, Kulakarai, Pachaiamman Koil Street, Pushpa Nagar park, Santhanam Street, Bharath Street

Perumbakkam: Casa Grand School, Aashirtha Avenue, Casa Grand Cherry Pick, Colour Homes, Colour Avenue, Plaza Verdant, Isha Ishtabumi, Radiance Mercury, Urban Tree, Gandhi Nagar Society, Pushkin Street, KG Flats

Power shutdown on Tuesday (July 14)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Iyyappanthangal: Kattupakkam, Chendurpuram, Sri Nagar, Vijayalakshmi Nagar, Janakiammal Nagar, Sornapuri Nagar, Addison Nagar, Srinivasapuram, Krishna Nagar, Maruthi Nagar, Noombal, Mount Poonamallee Road, Oil Mill Road, Audco Nagar, Subbiah Nagar, Krishnaveni Ammal Nagar, Vasantham Nagar, Sivaraman Krishna Nagar, Vijayalakshmi Avenue, Step Stone, Bohanwilla, Vasanthapuram, Muthu Nagar, Ponmuthu Nagar, Paraniputhur

Porur: Nazarathpet, Panimalar Engineering College, Varadharajapuram

Tambaram: Chitlapakkam, Pambansamigal Salai, CV Raman Street, Lenin Street, Sudha Avenue and 2nd Street, Valliammai Street, Kalaivanar Street, UV Swaminathan Street, Vyasar Street, Vishwamithrar Street, Saraswathi Nagar, Veeravanchi Street, Guru Homes, Bharath Avenue, Kalyanasundaram Street, Chatrapathi Sivaji Street.

Karambakkam: Samayapuram Main Road and 1st-9th Streets, Sri Ram Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Devi Nagar, Arunachalam Nagar Garden, Kolavizhi Apartment

Ambattur Industrial Estate: South Phase, 1st and 2nd Main Road, Mogappair Industrial Estate Southern Avenue, Reddy Street, Kavarai Street, Munusamy Street, SSOA Complex, Kalyani Estate, Natesan Nagar

Adyar: Canal Bank Road

Power shutdown on Monday (July 13)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Avadi: Siva Sankarapuram, Jag Nagar, Kulakarai Street, CTH Road, Saraswathi Nagar, Anna Nagar 1st to 4th Streets, MGR Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Vaishnavi Nagar 1st to 10th Streets, Shanthipuram, Sridevi Vaishnavi Nagar A&B Streets, Indra Gandhi Nagar, Old Housing Board, DRR Street, Nethaji Nagar, Murugappa Polytechnic, Check Post, NM Road, Thirumalairajapuram, Nandhavana Mettur, Kannikapuram, Nehru Bazar, Kasthuribai Nagar.

Anakaputhur: 7tn Main Road, 2nd-8th Cross Streets, Gandhi Road, Indira Gandhi Street, Nehru Street, Rajaji Street, Kalaignar Road, Kalaignar Cross Street, Periyar Street, Elango Street, Signal Office Road, Kiruba Street, Lakshmi Narayanan Street, SBI Colony, Christopher 1st, 2nd and 3rd Street, Maruthi Street, Radhakrishnan Street.

Pammal: Eratai Pillaiyar Koil Street, Elumalai Street, Nanthanar Street, Natarajan Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Devadas Street, Ramanujam Street, Rangasamy Street, Hl Colony 1st Main Road, Thiyagarajan Street, Prabhakaran Street, Vadivel Street, Kakkan Street, Marudhupandi Street, Veeraraghavan Street, Nallathambi Road.

IT Corridor: Hiranandani Apartments, Radiance Apartments, Olympia Panache and Olympia Opaline Apartments, OMR Road, Navallur, Vijayaganapathy Nagar, Egattur Village, Emami Tejomaya Apartment, Muttukadu, Kanathur Village, Srinivasa Apartment, TVH Taus Apartment, Virtusa HT Service (No 636), Indus Anantya Apartment, Creations Apartment.

Besant Nagar: Shastri Nagar Kamarajar Salai, Valmiki Street, Kalakshetra Road and Avenue, Lakshmipuram, Sri Ram Nagar, Kumaraguru 1st to 4th Streets, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Muthulakshmi Street.

Power shutdown on Saturday ( July 11)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Poonamallee: Rukmani Nagar, Melma Nagar, Muthamizh Nagar, Muthukumaran Nagar, Sumithra Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Vijayalakshmi Avenue, Kabali Street, Trunk Road Part, Kulakkarai Street, Etti Annal Nagar, and Devadoss Nagar.

Power shutdown on Friday (July 10)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

KK Nagar: Ashok Nagar, Vadapalani, PT Rajan Salai, Rani Anna Nagar, SSB Nagar, Venkatesapuram 14 and 15 Sectors, Azhagar Perumal Koil Street, Masthan Ali Garden, Ellaimuthamman Koil Street, Aruna Colony, Baby Colony, Vijaya Street, Ashok Nagar 77th and 92nd Streets, Kamarajar Salai, 1st-4th, 6th, 18th and 19th Avenues, Sarvamangala Colony, Anugraha Colony, Soundarapandian Salai, Kannappar Salai, Dr Natesan Salai, Pudur 1st-9th Streets, Pudur 11th-14th Streets, West Sivan Koil Street, South Sivan Koil Street, 100 Feet Road, Arcot Road, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Desigar Street, Saidapet Road, Gopal Street, Sannathi Street, Karuneegar Street, AP Patro Salai, Sivalingapuram, Boppilli Raja Salai, Kalinga Colony, Panneer Selvam Salai, Bala Subramaniyam Salai, 240 LIG Colony, 6th-9thAvenues, Moorthy Street, Rukmani Street.

Tambaram West: Otteri, Orapakam, Vandalur, Singarathottam Hill View, Gangaiamman Kovil, Venkatesapuram, Lakshmipuram, Iranamman, RMK Nagar Gundumedu, Muthuvelar Street, Krishna Road, Vivek Nagar, Kamadhenu Nagar, Karthikeyan Nagar, Bharathi Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Sathyamoorthy Nagar, Muthirilandi Street, MKB Nagar, Tiruvalluvar Street, Bharathidasan Street, Avvai Street, Sri Ram Park 63 Apartment, VOC Street, SV Nagar, Kalaivani Street, Mani Street, Amman Koil Street, Balaji Street, Manimegalai Street, Tholkappiyar 1st and 2nd Streets, TKC Street, Kamarajar Nagar, Gandhi Street, Katta Bomman Street, Anna 1st and 2nd Streets, Rajiv Gandhi Street, Mepedu, Puthur, Perumal Puram, Vengambakkam, Sathyamoorthy Street, Amudham Nagar, Sadagopan Nagar, Thangaraj Nagar, Vishnu Nagar, Kagabhujender Nagar, Thirupur Kumaran Street, Vasantham Nagar, Kurinji Nagar, RSR Nagar, Kannanavenue 1st-5th Streets.

Adyar: First Main Road, Jeevarathnam Nagar 4th and 5th Street, Padmanaban Nagar, Besant Avenue, LB Road.

Anna Nagar: Shanthi Colony, AA to AM blocks, Old L, Y, and Z Blocks, 7th Main Road, TNHB Quarters A, B and W Blocks, 2nd-6th Avenues, Shenoy Nagar, Bharathipuram, Periyakoodal 1st-3rd Main Roads, West Club Road, Aminjikarai, PP Garden, MM Colony, NSK Nagar, NM Road.

Medavakkam: Perumbakkam Main Road, Pallavan Nagar, Pandian Nagar, Tiruvalluvar Nagar, Velachery Main Road, Jayachandiran Nagar, LR Avenue, Ponniyamman Nagar, Athithangal, Kumaran Theatre Madambakkam, Vengaivasal Main Road, Santhoshapuram, Velachery Main Road, Ruby Building, Anantha Nagar, Indira Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Rangarajapuram, Jayalakshmi Nagar, Maharajapuram, Vijaya Nagaram Second Main Road, Park Street 1st, 2nd and 3rd Streets, Anbu Nagar 1st and 2nd Streets.

Avadi: BV Puram, Avadi bus stand and Depot, HVF Road, OCF Road, Sathiyamoorthy Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, Police Quarters, JB Nagar, Jothi Nagar, Sri Sakthi Nagar, Power Line Road, Senthil Nagar.

Power shutdown on Wednesday (July 8)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Kottivakkam: Tiruvalluvar Nagar 1st, 3rd-6th Main Road, 7th-33rd Cross Street, 1st and 3rd Avenue, Housing Board Apartments H12-H40 and above all surrounding areas.

Besant Nagar: Shastri Nagar 1stAvenue, 1st and 2nd Cross Street and 9th Lane, Jeevarathnam Nagar 1st Main Road, Telephone Exchange, Shopping Complex.

Nolambur: West Mogappair 5th-8th Blocks, Kavimani Salai.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (July 7)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas as mentioned below on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Red Hills: Puthu Nagar 3rd and 5th Street, Naravarikuppam, Dargas Road, Gomathiamman Nagar, JJ Nagar, Theerthakarayampattu, Balavinayagar Nagar, Vivek Akbar Avenue, Padiyanallur, RJN Colony, Kummanur, Jayadurga Nagar, Palavoyal, Manish Nagar, Kannapalayam, Balaji Garden, Sendrambakkam, Sirangavoor, Perungavur, Aaroon Ullsa City, Bypass Road, Sothuppakkam Road, New Star City, Kalikuppam, Azhinjivakkam, Vadagai, Maharaja Nagar, MH Road, Vinesh Nagar, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, TNK Nagar, Anpu Nagar, Vilangadupakkam, Mallima Nagar, TH High Road, Aalamaram, Gandhi Nagar, Aasi Thambi Street.

Tiruvanmiyur: Shastri Nagar East, North and South Mada Street, Bharathidasan Street, ECR, Lalitha Garden, Kuppam Beach Road, West Tank Street, Sannathi Street, Mettu Street.

Tambaram: Kadapperi Mepz Area, Moulana Nagar, Singaravelan Street, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Ranganathapuram, Kadar Bhai Street, Kannan Street, part of GST Road, Ramesh Nagar, RV Garden, Duraisamy Pillai Street, MR Theatre, Mudichur Service Road, Market Area, Corporation Office, Judge Colony, Kamakoti Nagar, Sriram Nagar, MMR Street, Gandhi Road, valluvar Gurukulam.

Pallavaram: Fathima Nagar, Muthusamy Nagar, Om Sakthi Nagar, Bajanai Koil Street, Nanmangalam Main Road, Sai Avenue, Balasubramaniyan Street, Kannammal Nagar, Periya Street, Vembuliamman Nagar, Dhanalakshmi Street, AGS Colony, AK Nagar, Bhavani Nagar, Postal Nagar, Bhell Avenue, Naidu Street, Radha Nagar Main Road, and Tirumurugan Street.

Mugalivakkam: Shanthi Nagar, Sabari Nagar, Subasree Nagar Extension, Kumutham Nagar, Karthick Balaji Nagar, Chandra Nagar, Lalithambaal Nagar, Aathi Kesavan Nagar, Arumugam Nagar, Tiruvalluvar Nagar, SS Koil Street, Easwaran Koil Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Casa Grande Utopia phase I and II.

Power shutdown on Sunday (July 5)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Sunday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Adyar: Besant Nagar 6th to 15th Cross Street, 1st, 2nd Main Road, RBI Quarters, Kakkan Colony 4th, 16th and 29th Cross Street, 2nd, 3rd and 7th Avenue, Tiger Varthachariyar Road Extension, Gandhi Nagar 2nd Main Road, 1st and 2nd Crescent Park Road and Crescent Avenue.

Ambattur: Tass Estate, Kamarajapuram, VGN Shanthi Nagar, VGN Classique.

Power shutdown on Saturday (July 4)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Tirumudivakkam: MKB Nagar, Women’s Industrial Park, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Perumal Nagar, Sri Krishna Nagar, Vazhuthalampedu, Micro Estate, Palm Rivera Apartment, Royal Castle I, J, O, P, Q, and R Blocks, Amarprakash Apartment, Kumaran Nagar, Mahalakshmi Co-operative Society, PKV Maha Nagar, Kalai Magal Nagar, Karpagam Nagar, TASIOWA Industrial Park and surrounding areas. 

Kundrathur: Sirukalathur, Kelithpettai, Nandambakkam, Periyar Nagar, Anjugambakkam, Malayambakkam, Bazaar Street, Metha Nagar, G Square, and Manikandan Nagar.

Power shutdown on Friday (July 3)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Mylapore: Visalakshi Thottam, Dr Ranga Road, CV Raman Road, CP Ramasamy Road, Bheemanna Garden Street, Abiramapuram, Subramanyam Street, Anandapuram, TTK Road, DeMonteColony, Sri Lapthi Colony, Ashoka Street, Bawa Road, Soundarajan Street, Visalakshi Nagar, St Mary’s Road, Vinayam Street, Jeth Nagar Main Road, Jeth Nagar 1st-3rd Street, Ammani Ammal Street, Pattammal Street, ArunachalamStreet, NalniappanStreet, Devanathan Street, Tiruvallurpet Street, Chandrasekaran Street, VK lyer Road, Vaniyambadi Street, VC Garden 1st-3rd Street, Venkatesa Agraharam Street, Devanathan Street, RK Mutt Road, Lala Thottam,
Trustpakkam, South and North Srinivasan Street, Siva Raman Street.

Ambattur: Vanagaram Road, School Welfare Street, Vellalar Street, 3rd Main Road, MTH Road, DP-67 to 94, 14th Street, Nakkeeran Street, Nageswara Rao Street, Kalyani Estate, Munusamy Street, Alec Reddy Flat, Sriram Flat, Kuppam, Aachi Masala Street, Sanker Sheling, Natesan Nagar, Devi Karumari Amman Nagar, Chinna Colony, Periya Colony, Prince Apartment, PKM Road, Brindavan Colony.

Besant Nagar: 7th Avenue, Rukumani Road, MGR Road and Extension, Arundel Beach Road.

Kottivakkam: Kottivakkam Kuppam Road, 2nd-4th Seaward Road, Balakrishna Road, Tiruveethiyamman Koil Street, ECR Main Road, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 1st-8th Main Road, 1st-54th Cross Street, IOB, Bagath Singh Salai 1st-6th Street, RTO Office, Shivani Apartments.

Power shutdown on Thursday (July 2)

Power supply will be suspended 9 am to 2 pm in the following areas on Thursday for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Thiruverkadu: Puliambedu Road, Noombal Road, Ashok Nandavanam, Mookambigai Nagar, Judges Colony, Rajas Garden, Soosai Nagar, Devi Nagar, Balaji Nagar.

Pallikaranai: Mylai Balaji Nagar, Thandhai Periyar Nagar, Velacheri Main Road,Kaiveli to Kamatchi Hospital.

Power shutdown on Tuesday, Wednesday (June 30, July 1)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Guindy: Rajbhavan Colony, Kannigapuram 1st Street to 34th Street, Velachery Main Road, Race View Colony 1st Street to 3rd Street, Bharathi Nagar, Five Furlong Road, Race Course Road, Vandikaran Road, Nehru Nagar, Periyar Nagar, TNHB Colony, Dr Ambedkar Nagar, Indira Gandhi Nagar 1st Street to 6th Street, Ganesh Nagar, Ranganathan Street, Madhiyalagan Street, Kannagi Street, Madhavan Street, Anbil Dharmalingam Street, Velachery, part of Anna Salai, Chinnamalai, Mosque Colony, Link Road, Narasingapuram and its surrounding areas.

Pallavaram: Nagelkeni, Chromepet, Sangam Road, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Ranganathasamy 1st and 2nd street, Padasalai, Venkatraman Street, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Angalamman Koil Street, Velapper Street, Nallathurai Palli Street.

Anna Nagar: A to W Block, VOC Nagar, Shenoy Nagar, Aminjikarai, RV Nagar, TP Chatram, Kilpauk Garden Road, Periyakoodal AA Block to AM Block, Tiruveethiamman Koil area.

Injambakkam: 1st Avenue Vettuvankeni, Akkarai Village, Allikulam, Ambedkar Street, Anna Enclave, Betheal Nagar North and South, Bhakthi Vendantha Swamy Road, Bharathi Avenue, Brindavan Nagar, Cholamandal Artists Village, Cholamandala Devi Nagar, Classic Enclave, Copper Beach Road, Dr Nanjundaro Salai, ECR Enjambakkam Enjambakkam Kuppam, Enjambakkam to Vetuvakeenni Link Road, Gangaiamman Kovil Street, Gunal Garden, Hanuman Colony, Harichandra 1st to 4th Street, Kakkan Street, Kalaingar Karunanithi Salai, Karpaga Vinayagar Nagar, Kasthuribai Nagar, LG Avenue, Mariakkayar Nagar, Nainar Kuppam, Uthandi, Neelankarai Kuppam, Olive Beach, Pallvan Nagar, Panaiyur Kuppam, Panaiyur, NRI Layut, Vgp Lay Out, Pebble Beach, Periyar Street, Pothigai Street, Ponniyamman Kovil Street, Prestige & Mantri, Rajan Nagar 1st & 2nd Street, Rajiv Avenue, Ramalinga Nagar, Royal Enclave, Sea Cliff, Sea Shell Avenue, Seashore Town, Selva Nagar, Shalimar Garden, Sheashadhri Avenue, Sparkling Sand Avenue, Spring Garden 1st and 2nd Street, TVS Avenue, Teachers Colony, Tiruvalluvar Salai, Thomas Avenue, VOC Street, Vimala Garden, Zugu Beach

Wednesday

Kottivakkam: Sasthiri Nagar, Valmiki Nagar, 2nd Sea Ward Road to 4th Sea Ward Road, Balakrishnan Road, KK Road, Raja Rangasamy Avenue, Subramaniyam Avenue, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 7th to 33rd Cross Street, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 1st,  3rd to 6th Main Road, 1st and 3rd Avenue, Housing Board Apartments H12 to H40 and above all surrounding areas.

Power shutdown on Monday (June 29)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Korattur: Pumping station HT service, North Avenue Road, Korattur Bus Stand, TNHB 49th Street to 72nd Street, Korattur Railway Station booking office and surrounding areas.

Mylapore: Visalachi Thottam, Dr Ranga Road, CV Raman Road, CP Ramasamy Road, Bheemanna Garden, Abiramapuram, Subramanyam Street, Anandhapuram, TTK Road, Demonte Colony, Sri Lapthi Colony, Ashoka Street, Bawa Road, Soundara Rajan Street, Visalachi Nagar, St Mary's Road, Vinayam Street, Jeth Nagar Main Road, Jeth Nagar 1st, 2nd and 3rd Street, Ammani Ammal Street, Pattammal Street, Arunachalam Street, Nainiappan Street, Devanathan Street, Thiruvallurpet Street, Chandrasekaran Street, VK lyer Road, Vaniyambadi Street, VC Garden 1st, 2nd and 3rd Street, Venkatesa Agraharam Street, Devanathan Street, RK Mutt Road, Lala Thottam, Trustpakkam, South and North Srinivasan Street, and Siva Raman Street.

Power shutdown on Friday (June 26)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Annasalai: D.No.15 to 24 Bootha Perumal Street, Whites Road, D.No. 756 to760 Annasalai, ICICI bank, ITC HOTEL, Vasan Avenue, Ananda Vikadan, D.No. 106 to120, Annasalai, Raheja tower (HT), D.No. 40 to 68 GP Road, Sathiyamoorthy Bhavan D.No.1 to 7 Club house Road, Pattulals Road, D.No. 148 to 152 Annasalai, Express Avenue Estate, D.No.799, Arts college, EB link Road, D.No. 2 to 29 and 22 to 78 VC Road, Indian Bank, D.No.29, Hotel Kanchi, D.No.4, Railway Building, Ethiraj college, Rani Meyyammai Hostel and Marriage Hall, D.No.766 to 770A Annasalai, Air India, D.No.21,64, 122 to 125 Marshal Road, D.No.7 Montieth Lane, D.No.47 L & T, Montieth Road, Canara Bank (HT), Connemara Hotel (HT), IOB Bank (HT) Taj Hotel(HT), D.No. 11 to 14, 19 to 22, Woods Road, BR Complex.

Power shutdown on Thursday (June 25)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Thirunermalai: Theradi Street ,East Mada Street, South Mada Street, Kulakkarai Street, VGN Mahalakshmi Nagar, Thiruneermalai Main Road, Vembuliamman Koil Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Mallima Veethi, Sivaraj Street, Oyiyaliamman Koil Street, Vaithiyakara Street ,Mettu street, Jagajeevan Ram street , Service Road, Gandhi Street.

Thirumudivakkam: MKB Nagar,Women’s Industrials Park, Thiruneermalai Main Road, Perumal Nagar, Sri Krishna Nagar, Vazhuthalampedu, Micro Estate, Palm Rivera Apartment, Amarprakash Apartment, Kundrathur, Kumaran Nagar, Mahalakshmi Co- Operative Society , PKV Maha Nagar, Kalai Magal Nagar, Karpakam Nagar, Tasiowa Industrial Park.

Iyyappanthangal: Prince Highland Apartments, Tulive Dhakshin Apartments, Subbaiah Nagar, Balaji Avenue, Padmavathi Nagar, Subramani Nagar, Karumari Amman Nagar.

Annasalai: D.No.15 to 24 Bootha Perumal Street, Whites Road, D.No. 756 to760 Annasalai, ICICI bank, ITC HOTEL, Vasan Avenue, Ananda Vikadan, D.No. 106 to120, Annasalai, Raheja tower (HT), D.No. 40 to 68 GP Road, Sathiyamoorthy Bhavan D.No.1 to 7 Club house Road, Pattulals Road, D.No. 148 to 152 Annasalai, Express Avenue Estate, D.No.799, Arts college, EB link Road, D.No. 2 to 29 and 22 to 78 VC Road, Indian Bank, D.No.29, Hotel Kanchi, D.No.4, Railway Building, Ethiraj college, Rani Meyyammai Hostel and Marriage Hall, D.No.766 to 770A Annasalai, Air India, D.No.21,64, 122 to 125 Marshal Road, D.No.7 Montieth Lane, D.No.47 L & T, Montieth Road, Canara Bank (HT), Connemara Hotel (HT), IOB Bank (HT) Taj Hotel(HT), D.No. 11 to 14, 19 to 22, Woods Road, BR Complex.

Power shutdown on Wednesday (June 24)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Sembium: Chandraprabhu Colony, Thanigachalam Nagar, Moolakadai, Annai Sathya Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar, Police Quarters, Madhavaram High Road, KH Road, Nagaiah Thottam, Munusamy Street, Palayakkara Street, United India Nagar, K. K. Nagar, Chetty Thottam.

Pallavaram: Keelkattalai, Balamurugan Nagar, Ambal Nagar, Thenmozhi Nagar, Boopathy Nagar, Soundarajan Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Thiruvaluvar Nagar, Kilkatalai Bus Stand, English Electric Nagar, 200 feet Radial Road, Rose Nagar, MK Nagar, Ganapati Nagar, Echangadu Signal, Engineers Avenue, Bakkiyalakshmi Nagar, Raja Nagar, S. Kolathur, Manikandan Nagar, Veeramani Nagar, Anbu Nagar, Self Help Industries.

Ennore: Kathivakkam, Ennore Bazaar, Kaattukuppam, Nehru Nagar, Saasthiri Nagar, Anna Nagar, Sivanpadaiveethi, Valluvar Nagar, Kamarajar Nagar, SVM Nagar, VOC Nagar, Ulaganathapuram, Mugathuvarakuppam, Ennorekuppam, Thaazhanguppam, Nettukuppam, Chinnakuppam, Periyakuppam, Ernavoor Kuppam, ETPS Vaaria Kudi Iruppu Paguthi, Ernavoor, Balaji Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Jaihind Nagar, Murugappa Nagar, Saraswathi Nagar, Madhura Nagar, Subramaniya Nagar, Ponniamman Nagar, Jothi Nagar, Ramanathapuram, Sakthi Ganapathi Nagar, Shanmugapuram.

Power shutdown on Thursday (June 18)

Iyyappanthangal: Mount Poonamallee Road, Pillaiyar Kovil Street, Murugan Kovil Street, JJ Nagar, Amman Nagar, PG Avenue, Indira Nagar, Janakiammal Nagar, Sai Nagar, Vinayagapuram, Sornapuri Nagar.

Pallavaram: Nagelkeni, Chrompet, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Bajanai Koil Street, Erattadai Malai Srinivasan Street, TVS Lakshmanan Nagar, Kothandam Nagar, Kalyanipuram, MC Raja Street.

Tiruverkadu: Pallikuppam, Shanmuga Nagar and Annexe, Cooperative Nagar Phase-IV, Annammal Street, Saveetha College, PH Road.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (June 16)

Flower Bazaar: Rattan Bazaar, NSC Bose Road, Frazier Bridge Road, Evening Bazaar, Devaraja Mudali Street, Mint Street, Nainiappa Naicken Street, Ganguram Street, Raghu Naickulu Street, Pethu Naicken Street, EVR Salai.

Park Town: Isaac Street, Paramasivam Street, Vengu Street, Mannar Street, Perara Street, Kulandai Street, Wall Tax Road, Ponnappa Street, Rasappa Street, Subbu Street, Kallappa Street, Amman Koil Street, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Samuduram Street, EK Agraharam Street.

Esplande: NSC Bose Road, Badriyan Street, Stringer Street, Maliyaperumal Street, Broadway, Anderson Street, Amberson Street, Bunder Street, Annapillai, Loan Square, Kandappa Street, Davidson, Chinnathamby Street.

Mannady: Sungaram Rama Street, Kondichetty Street, Baker Street, CC Bank, Francis Joseph Street.

Sowcarpet: Govindappa Naicken Street, Kasi Chetty Street, Godown Street, Narayana Street, Perumal Street.

Pallavaram: Pammal Venkateswara Nagar, Moovar Nagar, Agastheeswarar Koil Street, Andal Nagar, Cowl Bazaar, Indira Nagar, Siva Shankar Nagar, ECTV Nagar, Malliamma Nagar, Prem Nagar, Kalliamman Nagar, Gerugambakkam, Masooran Street, Gowthaman Street, Athimoolam Street, Muthukaruppan Street, Deivanayagam Street, Balaji Nagar, Teacher Samuel Street, Tholkappiar Street, Nehru Street, Krishna Nagar, Rajangam Street, Arumugam Street, Moses Street, Eswaran Nagar, Ayyappa Nagar Main Road, Ponni Street, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Venkataraman Street, Tiruvalluvar Street, Bharathiyar Street, Kambar Street, Appaswamy Annie Besant Street, Shiva Vishnu Street, Sivaji Street, Karikalan Street, TR Mani Street, Annasalai, Mosque Street, George Fernandes Street, Moutha Ibrahim Street, Gandhi Nagar, MaPoSi Street, Adbul Kalam Road, Muthupalanippa Nagar, Sargunam Salai, Aadham Salai, Kannayiram Street, Moutha Ibrahim Street, Sigamani Street.

Ambattur: Pattaravakkam Pillaiyar Koil Street, SIDCO Estate North Phase and 1st to 19th Streets, Bajanai Koil Street, Mangalapuram, Kochar Apartments, Brahmin Street, Yadava Street, Kulakkarai Street, Katchanakuppam, Periyar Nagar, Railway Station Road, Aavin Milk Dairy Main Road, TASS Industrial Estate.

Power shutdown on Friday (June 12) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Pallavaram: Pammal, LIC Colony, Moovendar Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Adam Nagar, Shankar Nagar East Main Road, Appasamy Nagar, Shankar Nagar Main Road

Minjur: TH Road, Theradi Street, Siruvakkam, Suriya Nagar, BDO Office, Vannipakkam, Seemavaram, Pudhupedu, Melur, Pattamandhiri, RR Palayam, Ariyanvoyal, Nandhiambakkam, Vallur, Athipattu, SR Palayam, GR Palayam, Kondakarai, Pallipuram, Vazhuthigairnedu, Karayanmedu.

Mambalam: Narasimhan Street, Lake View Road, Venkatachalam Street, Sathiyapuri Street, Raja Street, Manickam Street, Station Road, Thambaiya Road, Rajagopalan Street, Velu Street, Veerasamy street, Brindavanam Street, Baroda extension, Lakshminarayanan Street, Umapathy Street, Mariyamankoil Street, JB Street, Appasamy Street, BV Street, and Extension, Nakeeran Street, Jubilee Road, Eswaran Kovil Street, Subbareddy Street, Janakiyammal Street, Kasi Viswanathar Kovil Street, Patel Street, Sathyanarayana Street, Kamakodi Colony, Ramakrishnapuram Street, Ellaiyamman Kovil Street, Vazhaithoppu, Jothiramalingam Street, Srinivasa Iyengar Street, Sambangi Reddy Street, Gandhi Street, Krishnamoorthi Street, Reddykuppam Road, New Street, KR Kovil Street, Devanathan Colony, Arangappan Street, Vandikkaran Street, Tiruvethiyamman Kovil Street, Kavarai Street.

Power shutdown on Thursday (June 11)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Sothuperumbedu: Giruthalapuram, Boodhoor, Kummanur, Aangaadu, Arumandhai, Vichoor, Vellivoyal, Kandigai, Maarambedu

Tiruverkadu: Kaaveri Nagar, PH Main Road, Jamals Apartment

Pallavaram: Pammal, Balaji Nagar 3rd to 18th Street, Subramania Bharathiyar Street 1st and 2nd Streets, AN Pandian Street, Tiruvallur Street, Kumaran Street, Thirupurasundari Street, Brindavanam Street, Tirumurugar Street, Raghavendra Street, Anna Street, Periyar Street, Babu Reddy Street, Radhakrishnan Street, Pammal Main Road, Krishnan Nagar 5th Street, Nehru Street, Tholkappiar Street, Anna Salai, Market Road, Rajangam Street, NSK Street, Kannadasan Street, Arumugam Street, Aravindan Street, Suriyamman Kovil Street, Easwaran Nagar 1st to 10th Streets, Iyyappa Nagar 1st to 5th Streets, Mosses Street, Swamy Nathan Nagar 1st to 5th Streets, Ponni Nagar 1st to 3rd Streets, Thiruvalluvar Street, Pozhichalur Main Road, Agatheeswarar Nagar, Ramanadhan Nagar, Bajanaikoil Street, Chittirai Nagar, Kakkanji Street, Pozhichalur, Prem Nagar, Bharathi Nagar, Ponnurangam Nagar, ECTV Nagar, Kalliamman Nagar, Thirumoolar Street, Radhakrishnan Salai

Power shutdown on Friday (June 5)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday June 5 from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Koyambedu: Jai Nagar, Amaravathi Nagar, Pragadeeswarar Nagar, Sakthi Nagar, Valluvar Salai, Balavinayagar Nagar, Vinayagapuram, Annai Sathya Nagar, Tirukumarapuram, Thiruveedhi Amman Koil Street, Dr Ambedkar Street, TSD Nagar, Janakiraman Colony, Part of 100 Feet Road, SAF Games Village, Alagiri Nagar, Chinmaya Nagar, Loganatha Nagar, Indira Gandhi Street, Mangali Nagar.

Power shutdown on Wednesday (June 3) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Tirumangalam: Metrozone, Sathiya Sai Nagar, Padikuppam Main Road, TNHB Quarters, Old Ben, Golden Jubilee Flats, Balaji Nagar, Kamaraj Nagar, Periyar Nagar, VGN, Ambedkar Nagar, Metha Royal Park, Rail Nagar, Mada Streets, Sivan Koil Street, Srinivasan Nagar, 100 Feet Road, New Colony, Mettukulam and, above all, the surrounding areas.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (June 2) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday (June 2) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed

Anna Salai: D No 1-154, D No 784-829, Bootha Perumal Koil Street, EB Link Road, GP Road, Boobegam Street, LNG Road, Mohandoss Road, Bardar Thottam, Begum Sahib Street, Samy Achari Street, Subedhral 1st Street, Syed Abdulla Street, Nainniappa Street, Bangaru Naicken Street, Kuppu Muthu Street, Wallers Road, Dams Road, Karim Mohideen Street, Annasalai HPO Office, Anna Road, Blackers Road, Telephone Exchange, State Bank Street, Arumugam Street, Welders Street, Byrung Jung Bhadhur Street, Harish Road, Chandra Banu Street, CPM Street, Samy Chetty Street, Pudupet Police Quarters and its surrounding areas.

Tiruverkadu: Chinna Koladi, Koladi Road, Tiruvengada Nagar, Selliamman Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar, Devi Karumariyamman Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar and Sannadhi Street.

Power Shutdown on Wednesday (May 27)

Teynampet: Poes Garden, TV Salai, Jayammal Road, Elango Salai, Poes Road, Rajakrishna Road, Eldams Road, Periyar Salai, Kamarajar Salai, Kamarajar Street, Seethammal Colony areas, KB Dasan Road, Bhardhiyar Street, Bakthavatchalam Street, Parthasarathy Pettai, Appadurai Street, TTK Road, Cathedral Road, JJ Road, Parthasarathy Garden, KR Road areas, George Avenue, SSI Road, HD Raja Street, ARK Colony, Anna Salai part, Venus Colony, Murrays Gate Road and all surrounding areas.

Power Shutdown on Tuesday (May 26)

T Nagar: Bazzulla Road, Chari Street, Parthasarathipuram, Unnamalaiammal Street, Habibulla Road, Rangan Street, Duraisamy Road, Rajan Street, Arulambal Street, Gandhi Street, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Ramachandra Iyer Street, Rajapillai Thottam, Mambalam High Road, Kodambakkam High Road, North Usman Road, Rangarajapuram area, Ageez Nagar, Akbarabad, Parangusa Puram, CRP Garden, Mangesh Street, Railway Border Road, Station view Road, Bharathi Street and Tilak Street.
Dasarathapuram: Kaveri Rangan Nagar, KK Salai, Logaiah Colony, Arcot Road, Balaji Nagar, Baskar Colony, Mathialazan Nagar, Venkatesa Nagar, and Arunachalam Road.

Saligramam: Arunachalam Road, Kumaran Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Devaraj Nagar, Arcot Road, and SSR Pankajam Road.

KK Nagar: Bharani Colony, Arcot Road, Kaveri Hospital, Suriya Street, 80 Feet Road, MG Chakkarapani Street, Big Bazaar, and Passport Office.
Virugambakkam: Arcot Road, NSK Lane, and Shamala Tower.

Chinmaya Nagar: Munusamy Street, Kasturi Street, Vinayagam Street, and Kamarajar Salai.

Tiruverkadu: Anandhan Nagar, Chakkareshwari Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, VGN, and Anbu Nagar.

Iyyappanthangal: Mount Poonamallee Road, Pillaiyar Kovil Street, Murugan Kovil Street, JJ Nagar, Amman Nagar, PG Avenue, Indira Nagar, Janakiammal Nagar, Sai Nagar, Vinayagapuram, and Sornapuri Nagar.

Power shutdown on Sunday (May 24)

Ambattur SIDCO Industrial Estate: 1st Cross Main Road, 1st and 2nd Street, 1st and 2nd Lane, 3rd Street in Sector 3 of SIDCO Industrial Estate, Bajanai Kovil Street, Nalla Kinaru Street, Kanniamman Kovil Street, Kullan Street, Padasalai Street, Coromandel Town, CTH Road, Menambedu Road, 10th Street and 11th Street in SIDCO Industrial Estate (North Phase).

Mogappair: 2nd Main Road, Reddipalayam Main Road, Mogappair Main Road, MGR Salai backside (C19, C18, C15, and C16) Ambattur Industrial Estate (South Phase).

Power shutdown on Friday (May 22)

Tirumudivakkam: MKB Nagar, Women’s Industrial Park, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Perumal Nagar, Sri Krishna Nagar, Vazhuthalampedu, Micro Estate, Palm Rivera Apartment, Royal Castle I, J, O, P, Q, and R Blocks, Amarpakash Apartment, Kundrathur, Kumaran Nagar, Mahalakshmi Co-operative Society, PKV Maha Nagar, Kalai Magal Nagar, Karpakam Nagar, TASIOWA Industrial Park.

T Nagar: Thanikachalam Road, Arcot Street, Saravana Street, Neelakandametha Street, Vaidhyarama Street, Ramasamy Street, Thyagaraya Road, Deenadhayalan Street, Melony Road, Basudev Street, North Boag Road, South Boag Road, Panagal Park, Pinjala Subramaniya Street, Venkatesan Street, Rajamannar Street, GN Chetty Road, Venkatanarayana Road, Bhagavandham Street, Jagadeeswaran Street, Sivaprakasam Street, Raja Street, Radhakrishnan Street, Rajabhadhar Street, Raman Street, Sarojini Street, Gopala Krishnan Street, Vijayaraghava Road, Dr Nair Road, Gopalakrishna Iyer Street, Nana Street, Daniel Street, Rajachari Street, Bazullah Street, Giriappa Road, Lodigan Street, Mailai Ranganathan Street, Usman Road, Crescent Street, Sundaram Street, Rajambal Street, Yogambal Street, Singaram Street, Hanumantha Road, Rama Rao Street, Srinivasa Road, Ramachandran Road, Sambasivam Street, Raghavaiya Road, Burkit Road, Singaravellan Street, Masilamani Street, North Crescent Street, Hindi Prachara Sabha Street.

Power shutdown on Thursday (May 21) 

Ennore: Kathivakkam, Ennore Bazaar, Kaattukuppam, Nehru Nagar, Saasthiri Nagar, Anna Nagar, Sivanpadaiveethi, Valluvar Nagar, Kamarajar Nagar, SVM Nagar, VOC Nagar, Ulaganathapuram, Mugathuvarakuppam, Ennorekuppam, Thaazhanguppam, Nettukuppam, Chinnakuppam, Periyakuppam, Ernavoor kuppam,ETPS Vaaria Kudi Iruppu Paguthi, Ernavoor, Balaji Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Jaihind Nagar, Murugappa Nagar, Saraswathi Nagar, Madhura Nagar, Subramaniya Nagar, Ponniamman Nagar, Jothi Nagar, Ramanathapuram, Sakthi Ganapathi Nagar, Shanmugapuram.

Puzhuthivakkam: Srinivasan Street, Bharathiyar Street, Selvaganapathy Street, Dhrowpathy Amman Street, Medavakkam Main Road, Parthiban Street, Rajalakshmi Street, Sababathy Street, Thiruvalluvar Street, Kambar Street, Mainmegalai Street, Gajalakshmi Street, Thomas Nagar, Usha Nagar 1st, 2nd and 3rd, Vembuli Amman Koil Street, Gopinathan Street, Sathya Narayanan Street and areas part of Puzhuthivakkam and Madipakkam.

Power shutdown on Thursday (May 21)

Puzhuthivakkam: Srinivasan Street, Bharathiyar Street, Selvaganapathy Street, Draupathi Amman Street, Medavakkam Main Road, Parthiban Street, Rajalakshmi Street, Sabapathy Street, Tiruvalluvar Street, Kambar Street, Manimegalai Street, Gajalakshmi Street, Thomas Nagar, Usha Nagar 1st, 2nd and 3rd, Vembuli Amman Koil Street, Gopinathan Street, Sathya Narayanan Street and areas part of Puzhuthivakkam and Madipakkam.

Power shutdown on Wednesday (May 20) 

Polichalur: Thiru Nagar, Padmanaba Nagar, Ganamani Nagar, Bhavani Nagar, PCS Colony, Rajeswari Nagar, Bajanai Koil Street, Prem Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Mookambigai Nagar, Vinayaga Nagar, Shanmuga Nagar, TheepanchiyammanKoil Street, LR Rajamanikam Street.

Tirumudivakkam: Indira Nagar, Guru Nagar, Vivekanada Nagar, Palanthandalam, Nagan Street and above all surrounding areas.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (May 19) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on May 19 for carrying out various maintenance works from 9 am to 2 pm.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

MMDA: A-block to R-block Kamala Nehru Nagar 1st and 2nd Street, Ashoka Nagar, Subbarao Nagar, Veerapandi Nagar, Rani Annanagar, Kalki Nagar, 100 Feet Road.

Arumbakkam: Metha Nagar, NM Road, MH Colony, Railway Colony, Ampa Skywalk, Franko India, DG Vaishnav College, Govindan Street, Collectorate Colony, Ayyavoo Colony, Gayathri Devi, Razack Garden, JD Duraj Raj Nagar, Azad Nagar, VGA Nagar, SBI Officers Colony

Choolaimedu: Sakthi Nagar 1-5th Street, Tiruvalluvapuram 1 and 2 Street, Tiruvengadapuram 1 and 2 Street, Nelson Manickam Road, East and West Namachivayapuram, Choolaimedu High Road, Gill Nagar, Abdullah Street, Basha Street, Neelakandan Street, Suhuan Street.

Kodambakkam: Bajanai Koil 3th and 4th Street.

Azhagiri Nagar: Thamizhar Veethi Elangovadigal Nagar, Padmanaban Main Road, Gandhi Annan Koil Street, Periyar Pathal, Ayyappan Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Andavan Street.

CIT Nagar: Model Hutment Road, From 1st to 6th Cross Street, East and South CIT Nagar, West Boag Road, Sadullah Street, Abdul Aziz Street, Moosa Street, South Dhandapani Street, VN Road, Moopparapan Street, Canal Bank Road, Srinivasan Street, Gopal Street, Sivaji Street, Damodaran Street, Mannar Street, South Usman Road, Motilal Street, Sarojini Street, Ramanathan Street, Rameswaram Road, Ranganathan Street, Mangair Street, Burkit Road, Crescent Park Street, Jagathesan Street, Mylai Ranganathan Street, Thanikachalam Road, Lotus Colony, Nandanam Extension 1-15 Street, Old Tower Block, Chamiers Road, Temple Tower, Khivraj Building, EVR Periyar Building, Anna Salai.

Shalini Priya (29) of Taramani filed a complaint stating that about four sovereign gold jewellery items were stolen on July 25 when she was in a jewellery store in T Nagar.

In a similar case, Nataraja Kirubanandhan of Sithalapakkam complained that, on July 25, while shopping for sarees at a textile shop, valuables including Rs 75,000 cash went missing from his bag.

Based on the complaints, Mambalam Police registered a case, perused the CCTV footage and zeroed in on the suspects. Based on a tip-off that the suspect women were in Puducherry, city police alerted their counterparts in Puducherry and the trio was apprehended by a team at a shopping complex there.

The women were identified as Lakshmibai Rajesh (40), Meenakshi Bablu (35) and Khushboo Rakesh (40) - all from a village in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

Police found that the trio targeted shops in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai. They allegedly scoped out jewellery and textile shops and stole gold and cash from customers' bags, later splitting the money.

Police added that Lakshmibai faces five criminal cases while Meenakshi and Khushboo each have 4 cases. The three were produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.

In an official notice, the university said the annual Senate meeting slated for July 30 had been postponed and that a revised date would be announced later.

The postponement assumes significance as the Syndicate's decision to extend the Registrar's tenure requires ratification by the Senate. University sources said the Senate is likely to meet within the next 10 days, when the proposal is expected to be placed for approval.

Prof Dr Rita John took charge as Registrar in June 2025 for an initial one-year term, at a time when the university was functioning without a Vice-Chancellor. At its meeting on Monday, the Syndicate is learnt to have approved extending her tenure by another two years.

The Senate has not met for more than a year due to a pending court case. A section of faculty members had earlier opposed the extension, arguing that several administrative matters were pending before the Senate and that granting an extension before convening the statutory body was inappropriate.

University sources, however, maintained that the Senate meeting would be convened within the next 10 days, after which the proposal to ratify the Registrar's extension would be taken up.

The collaboration will be led by IIT Madras' Centre of Tech Excellence, with support from a CSR grant by Walmart Global Tech.

The initiative aims to drive the digital empowerment of MSMEs operating in manufacturing, retail and allied sectors, according to a release issued on Wednesday.

The solutions developed through the collaboration will be low-cost and user-friendly, making them suitable for MSMEs that require accessible and scalable technologies without significant capital investment.

An MoU for the collaboration was signed between FaMe TN and IIT Madras.

The collaboration envisages the development of a state-level MSME Digital Readiness and Adoption Index to assess the digital maturity of MSMEs across Tamil Nadu as one of its key outcomes.

The initiative will support AI, digital transformation and Industry 4.0 adoption through digital readiness assessments, capacity-building programmes, technology demonstrations and implementation support.

It will facilitate the development, technology transfer and large-scale deployment of indigenous digital solutions, while establishing a collaborative government-academia-industry innovation ecosystem anchored at the Centre of Tech Excellence at IIT Madras.

Elaborating on the collaboration, Prof Raghunathan Rengaswamy of IIT Madras said, "This partnership aims to integrate AI-enabled workflows, shop-floor digitisation and Industry 4.0 tools into the day-to-day operations of MSMEs in Tamil Nadu."

"By focusing on practical, field-deployable technologies and on-ground interventions, the initiative seeks to enhance productivity, improve product quality and strengthen the global competitiveness of small and medium manufacturing units across sectors such as automotive, engineering and fabrication," he added.

The First Bench comprising Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan directed the Union Government, the Tamil Nadu Government, and the CBI to file their responses to the petition within four weeks and adjourned the matter. The Bench also granted an interim stay on the investigation against petitioner Ramesh pending further orders.

The case stems from a complaint lodged by TVK MLA N Elaiyaraja, alleging that Thirunavukkarasu offered him Rs 35 crore to vote against the Speaker in a proposed no-confidence motion in the Assembly and later threatened him and his family after he rejected the offer. Based on the complaint, the Triplicane Police registered a case and have so far arrested 14 persons, including Ramesh, who was recently granted bail by the Madras High Court.

Ramesh has now moved the Madras High Court seeking the transfer of the investigation from the State Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), contending that he would not receive a fair and impartial investigation. He has sought a fresh, de novo investigation under the supervision of the High Court, uninfluenced by any confession statements, statements of co-accused, remand reports, or any other material generated during the State Police investigation.

During the hearing, Senior Advocate Raghavachari, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that Ramesh, a gym owner, had been falsely implicated in the case and was kept in judicial custody for 15 days despite having no connection with the alleged offence. He contended that the case was registered against Ramesh solely because he had spoken over the phone with some of the other accused. He also alleged that the police searched Ramesh’s residence without a warrant and seized Rs 1.03 lakh.

Appearing for the police, State Public Prosecutor John Sathyan submitted that the petitioner was linked to the alleged conspiracy to buy the support of 10 MLAs and informed the court that more than Rs 2 crore had been seized during the investigation.

Advocate General Vijay Narayan, appearing for the State Government, submitted that the investigation was still at a preliminary stage and urged the court not to pass any interim orders.

Airport authorities dismissed the allegations as "false and unfounded." They asserted that passengers were not inconvenienced and that they had complete access to the airport.

Earlier, sources had claimed that scores of passengers bound for major global destinations including London, Dubai, Singapore, Myanmar, and Doha were left stranded for hours.

Meanwhile, an airport spokesperson said that the Chennai airport handled around 17 departure movements carrying 2831 passengers in six hours between 0500 to 1100 hrs on Tuesday.

"This traffic is normal as per the approved slot and handling capacity of the T2 terminal. The T2 terminal at Chennai airport has a peak hour capacity of 1600 departing passengers. The report of extraordinary delays and congestion at the entry gates reported is not correct and misleading. The detailed analysis of passenger wait time at various passenger check points shall be done using the PFMS available in the T2 terminal," he added.

The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1,05,240 per sovereign and Rs 13,155 per gram, after a decrease of Rs 60 per gram.

Earlier on July 28, the price of 22-carat gold stood at Rs 1,05,720 per sovereign after a fall of Rs 1,240. The gram rate was Rs 13,215 per gram, after decreasing by Rs 155.

Silver prices remain unchanged

Silver prices remained unchanged to sell for Rs 235 per gram (Rs 2,35,000 per kg) on July 29. On July 28, it was priced at Rs 235 per gram.

Gold rate today vs gold rate on this day, last year

Gold remains significantly higher compared to last year. Prices have surged from Rs 73,200 per sovereign (Rs 9,150 per gram) on July 29, 2025, to Rs 1,05,240 per sovereign (Rs 13,155 per gram) on July 29, 2026, marking an increase of Rs 32,040 or about 43.77%.

Gold price (22-carat) over the last five days:

July 28, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,720 | 1 gram - Rs 13,215

July 27, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,06,960 | 1 gram - Rs 13,370

July 25, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,04,800 | 1 gram - Rs 13,100

July 24, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,840 | 1 gram - Rs 13,230

July 23, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,08,000 | 1 gram - Rs 13,500

Silver price over the last five days:

July 28, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 235

July 27, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 25, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 24, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 23, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 245

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According to reports, one litre of petrol is being sold at Rs 107.77, while diesel costs Rs 99.55 per litre in Chennai on Wednesday.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The increase took cumulative hikes since May 15 to nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

Until May, fuel prices had largely remained unchanged since April 2022, except for a Rs 2 per litre reduction announced in March 2024 ahead of the national elections.

Why have fuel prices been increased?

Global crude oil prices had surged more than 50 per cent since late February following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route.

State-run retailers had delayed passing on higher input costs for weeks, a move the government said was intended to shield consumers from inflation. Opposition parties, however, accused the administration of holding back price increases until after key state elections.

The May 15 increase came after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expanded its electoral footprint by winning three of five state and UT elections, including West Bengal.

Retail fuel prices were first raised by Rs 3 per litre on May 15, followed by a 90-paise increase on May 19 and another hike on May 23, when petrol prices rose by 87 paise and diesel by 91 paise per litre.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The cumulative increase since May 15 stands at nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

The increase varies across cities due to differences in local taxes.

Petrol rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

July 28 - Rs 107.77

July 27 - Rs 107.77

July 26 - Rs 107.77

July 25 - Rs 107.77

July 24 - Rs 107.77

Diesel rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

July 28 - Rs 99.55

July 27 - Rs 99.55

July 26 - Rs 99.55

July 25 - Rs 99.55

July 24 - Rs 99.55

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She murdered the child and disposed of the body as she feared that she would be condemned for having a child out of wedlock, the probe revealed.

The infant's body, wrapped in a sack, was found in the early hours of July 28 near a Corporation school on Thyagappa Street, Kilpauk. Based on CCTV footage, police identified the woman -- Priyanka (22) of Kumbakonam, who had joined as domestic help at the Kilpauk house on the same street on July 12.

According to police, Priyanka had met a youth from Tirunelveli through Instagram and was in a relationship with him, which later ended. She then reportedly entered into a relationship with another youth from her native place. Police said she became pregnant in October last year but concealed it from her family and did not go for any medical check-ups either.

On the night of July 27, Priyanka developed labour pain and delivered a boy alone in the house's bathroom. When the newborn began crying, she allegedly pressed his mouth and nose with her hands out of fear that someone would hear, causing the infant to die of suffocation, police said.

In panic, Priyanka reportedly placed the body in a plastic rice sack found in the house and, in the early hours, dumped it in the nearby garbage bin without anyone noticing.

Police arrested Priyanka on charges of murder and disposal of the body.

Police are also questioning three of Priyanka's female friends and one male friend who allegedly advised her to dump the body in the bin.

Further investigation is under way.

They have appealed to Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to protect the community’s fishing rights and coastal livelihoods.

“Generations of families from Nochikuppam have depended on fishing and fish trade since before India’s Independence,” said a member from the community. “Successive governments introduced various projects to commercialise the Marina coastline, including beautification works, tourism initiatives, road projects and the relocation of traditional fish markets. All of it resulted in creating more hardships for the community.”

Protesters urged the government to drop any plans to introduce tourism-related projects in areas used for fishing activities and also ensure that traditional fish vendors are allowed to continue their trade at their existing locations. They also demanded that the coastal stretches used by traditional fishing communities be declared protected fishing zones and sought the development of community welfare facilities and fisheries related infrastructure at the site of the Nochikuppam modern fish market.

Nochikuppam fish vendor Neelavathi said, “The newly constructed fish market has not generated adequate business. We want the government to permit us to return to the Loop Road for fish vending. Otherwise, our livelihoods will be severely affected.”

The fisherfolk also criticised Mylapore MLA and Food and Consumer Protection Minister Venkataramanan, alleging that he was backing corporation and tourism related projects that would adversely impact their livelihoods.

Two men on a motorcycle were trailing the couple and the pillion rider allegedly groped the woman and fled the scene. Taken aback, the woman screamed after which her husband and public chased and intercepted the motorcycle and caught the two men on the bike.

However, the duo managed to flee after which the woman filed a police complaint. Based on the woman's complaint, the Velachery police registered a case under and launched an investigation.

During the inquiry, police identified the accused as Manimaran, an inspector with the traffic enforcement wing, serving in Ranipet district. He was arrested on Tuesday. Investigations revealed that Manimaran lived with his family in Velachery. On the day of the incident, he had consumed alcohol with a relative and was returning home on a motorcycle when he allegedly harassed the woman.

After questioning, Manimaran was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody. Police sources said that tension prevailed near the Saidapet court when relatives of the woman attempted to assault the policeman when he was brought to the court.

Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan reserved orders after hearing submissions from both sides.

According to the prosecution, the MLA allegedly used insulting language and issued criminal threats, including statements suggesting that the Chief Minister would be confronted inside the Legislative Assembly and physically harmed if certain actions were taken.

Following a complaint lodged by S Balasubramanian, district secretary of the Thoothukudi North TVK, the Thoothukudi police registered a case against Markandayan under Sections 351 (3), 352 and 353 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Meanwhile, Markandeyan moved the Madras High Court seeking bail. In his petition, he contended that the Thoothukudi police arrested him without issuing a notice under Section 35 (3) of the BNS and without affording him an opportunity to appear before the investigating officer.

Senior Counsel P Wilson, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the prosecution had not obtained the prosecutor's legal opinion before the arrest but only afterwards, indicating that the police arrested the MLA first and then built the case. He further submitted that merely expressing words without any intention to cause harm does not constitute an offence. The MLA had only made a speech in response to the Chief Minister's remarks, and there was no intention to commit any offence.

Wilson further argued that the opposition has a key role in pointing out the shortcomings of the government and that this was a fit case for the High Court to interfere.

Public Prosecutor John Sathyan argued that the MLA's speech was not confined to a closed gathering but was widely circulated across the State by members of his own party. He submitted that if no action was taken, it would encourage the petitioner to make similar statements in the future to gain popularity. He further contended that, with the Assembly scheduled to convene within the next couple of days, the police could not take any chances, and a prima facie offence was made out based on the complaint received.

The case arose from a complaint lodged by Elaiyaraja, alleging that one Thirunavukkarasu offered him Rs 35 crore to vote against the Speaker in the proposed no-confidence motion in the Assembly. After he rejected the offer, Thirunavukkarasu called him again and threatened him and his family if he disclosed the conversation, he alleged.

Based on the complaint, the Triplicane police registered a case and have so far arrested 14 persons in connection with the matter. Among them, Karthik and Ramesh filed petitions before the Madras High Court seeking bail.

After hearing the petitions, Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan granted conditional bail to both accused, directing them to appear before the Triplicane police in the morning and evening until further orders.

The matter relates to a communication sent by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) seeking registration of a case over allegations that bribes running into several crores were collected for 2,538 appointments to posts including assistant engineer, junior engineer and sanitary inspector in the department.

Based on the ED's communication, AIADMK MP IS Inbadurai approached the High Court seeking a direction to register a case. On February 20, a bench led by the Chief Justice directed the registration of an FIR. Nehru subsequently filed a review petition seeking reconsideration of the order on the ground that it had been passed without hearing him.

When the matter came up for hearing before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan, senior advocates Siddharth Luthra and PH Aravind Pandian, appearing for Nehru, argued that the High Court had directed the registration of an FIR without hearing him, which amounted to a direct violation of the principles of natural justice.

They submitted that Nehru, being a party to the litigation and not a stranger to the proceedings, had a right to be heard and that such a right could not be curtailed. Questioning the maintainability of the review petition, Advocate General Vijay Narayan argued that since the order was passed in a writ petition of a criminal nature, Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) barred the court from entertaining a review petition against it. After hearing the review petitioners, the bench adjourned the matter to August 7 for hearing the State's arguments.

Officials said their probe revealed that the attack was because of the notorious "route rivalry" among city college students.

On Monday, C Nitish Kumar (18) of Tirumullaivoyal and a 17-year-old boy from Tiruvallur, arrived at the central railway station by train around Monday morning to reach college. While walking through the Central Metro station premises toward college, a gang of about 15 people armed with knives and sickles intercepted them and attacked them indiscriminately before fleeing the scene.

Members of the public rescued the injured and admitted them to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, where they are currently receiving treatment as in-patients. During inquiry, police found the attack was linked to a long-standing rivalry and previous clashes between students from the Gummidipoondi and Tiruttani railway line areas over dominance.

While Sarathkumar (19), Bhuvaneshwaran (19), and Prakathees (18) were arrested on Monday, five others, Sathish (22), Yuvaraj (20), Sachin (19), Prashanth (18) and Madankumar (18) were arrested on Tuesday.

Probe is under way to arrest the remaining suspects.

The victim, Viswanathan, a resident of 'T' Block, Anna Nagar, was returning home along Anna Nagar 3rd Main Road after his regular morning walk at Anna Nagar Tower Park on Sunday when two youths on a scooter intercepted him, snatched his mobile phone, and fled.

Based on the elderly man's complaint, Anna Nagar police registered a case and later arrested Ajaykumar (19) of Periamet, on Monday. A 17-year-old juvenile involved in the offence was also apprehended. The team recovered the victim's mobile phone and seized the bike.

Investigators found that Ajaykumar had five previous criminal cases registered against him, including offences related to theft, robbery, and drug-related cases.

Ajaykumar was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody. The juvenile was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and admitted to a government home for boys.

Host a potluck party at home

Ask everyone in your friend group to bring one dish. It could be homemade or something they love eating. From biryani and pasta to chips and desserts, there's always something for everyone. Add a deck of cards or your favourite playlist and you've got an easy Friendship Day plan.

Go on a friendship date

Take a break from your usual plans and spend the entire day together. Start with breakfast, visit a bookstore, watch a movie or try out a new cafe in the city. You don't have to plan every hour. Sometimes, simply spending time together is enough.

Plan a sleepover

Bring back your school and college days with a sleepover. Order your favourite food, watch an old movie and stay up talking till late at night. It's also a good time to pull out old photographs or notes and laugh about things you've probably forgotten over the years.

Plan a picnic or school lunch reunion

Pack some snacks and head to the beach or a nearby park. If you're meeting school friends, ask everyone to bring something they loved carrying in their lunch box. It could be lemon rice, jam sandwiches or something else. It's a simple way to bring back old memories.

Book a fun workshop

Chennai has no shortage of interesting workshops. From pottery and baking to candle-making and perfume-making, there's plenty to choose from across the city. Spend a few hours learning something new with your friends and who knows, you might even find a new hobby along the way.

Have a game night

Skip the movie plans and host a game night instead. Bring out your favourite board games or try something different like Mahjong or a mystery game. Add plenty of snacks and let the competition begin. It's an easy way to get everyone talking and laughing.

Revisit your favourite spot

Go back to the place where you've spent countless hours together. It could be your college canteen, the café or juice shop you always met at or your favourite ice cream shop. You'll leave with new memories and a lot of old stories.

Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan granted the DVAC time until August 14 to file its counter affidavit, permitted the agency to continue the investigation, and allowed it to summon Velu for inquiry in connection with the case.

The court also extended until August 14 its earlier interim order restraining the authorities from taking any coercive action against Velu, quashed the LOC issued against him, and directed that he obtain prior permission from the jurisdictional court before travelling abroad.

Meanwhile, the court accepted an impleading petition filed by Arappor Iyakkam opposing Velu's plea to quash the case.

The DVAC had registered an FIR against Velu and others on June 25 based on a complaint lodged by Arappor in 2022, alleging that payments were made to a contractor before the commencement of road infrastructure works, resulting in corruption in the allotment of project funds.

Following the State government's sanction to prosecute Velu, the FIR was registered. The DVAC claimed that there was prima facie material indicating that the accused, including Velu, had entered into a criminal conspiracy, causing loss to the State exchequer. The case was registered under Sections 120B, 420, 409, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 7 (c), 13 (2) read with 13 (1) (a), and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

Meanwhile, Velu, who had travelled to Singapore for medical treatment, was issued a Look Out Circular.

When Velu's petition to quash the FIR and his challenge to the LOC issued by the DVAC came up for hearing, senior counsel P Wilson, appearing for Velu, submitted that Velu had already appeared before the DVAC and cooperated with the investigation in compliance with the court's earlier directions. In such circumstances, the continuation of the LOC was unnecessary, he contended.

State Public Prosecutor R John Sathyan sought time to file a counter affidavit.

The agreement was executed during a heat risk management workshop organised by the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management at a private hotel in Guindy, in the presence of Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K Sengottiyan.

Under the partnership, a Project Management Unit (PMU) will be established to provide technical coordination and to strengthen the strategies. The PMU will focus on identifying, designing, and prioritising high-impact heat mitigation interventions across heat-vulnerable wards and zones. The initiatives will include cooling solutions, heat mitigation measures, and climate-adaptive infrastructure to protect vulnerable urban populations.

Additionally, the collaboration will oversee the preparation of technical designs, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), and actionable project proposals to facilitate timely implementation. Beyond physical infrastructure, the GCC and CEEW will conduct joint stakeholder engagement, capacity-building workshops, and public outreach drives to foster community awareness.

By combining municipal capabilities with scientific research. Chennai aims to build a systematic, ward-level operational framework to tackle extreme heat and build long-term urban climate resilience.

The event was attended by Additional Chief Secretary and Revenue Administration Commissioner N Muruganandam, Revenue and Disaster Management Department Secretary CS Palanisami, GCC Commissioner GC Sameeran, Social Security Scheme Director and Disaster Management Commissioner (additional charge) B Gayatri Krishnan, Group Lead at Council on Energy, Environment and Water Vishwas Chitale, and several other officials.

The petition, filed by M Chinnasamy on behalf of the residents of Pappapatti village in Usilampatti taluk of Madurai district, claimed that the opening and concluding portions of the film depict panchayat elections being held in Pappapatti village near Usilampatti, that the hands of those attempting to vote were chopped off, and that schoolgirls and women were subjected to violent attacks. The petitioner contended that these depictions are false.

When the matter came up for hearing before a Division Bench comprising Justices CV Karthikeyan and R Sakthivel, counsel for the petitioner, Vidhya Sagar, submitted that the film had wrongly portrayed the village as a caste-ridden and violence-prone area and sought a direction to remove the objectionable scenes.

The counsel further submitted that objections had been raised even when promotional material from the film surfaced on social media and that representations had been made seeking deletion of the village's name. However, the authorities had failed to consider them before certifying the film.

The counsel also requested the court to direct the authorities to examine the complaints submitted by the villagers and immediately remove the allegedly defamatory and violence-inciting scenes from the film. Pending removal of the objectionable scenes, the petitioner also sought an interim injunction restraining the screening of the film in theatres or on any other platform.

Appearing for the Union government, counsel Govindarajan submitted that the film refers to "Pappampatti" and not "Pappapatti". He further argued that the petitioner had admitted to watching the film on social media, which itself constituted an offence, and therefore the writ petition was liable to be dismissed.

Recording the submissions, the Bench directed the chairperson and regional officer of the CBFC, producer Venkat K Narayana and director H Vinoth to file their counter affidavits and adjourned the hearing.

The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1,05,720 per sovereign and Rs 13,215 per gram, after a decrease of Rs 155 per gram.

Earlier on July 27, the price of 22-carat gold stood at Rs 1,06,960 per sovereign and Rs 13,370 per gram.

Silver prices decrease

Meanwhile, silver prices decreased by Rs 5 and are being sold at Rs 235 per gram (Rs 2,35,000 per kg) on July 28.

On July 27, it was sold at Rs 240 per gram (Rs 2,40,000 per kg).

Gold rate today vs gold rate on this day, last year

Gold remains significantly higher compared to last year. Prices have surged from Rs 73,280 per sovereign (Rs 9,160 per gram) on July 28, 2025, to Rs 1,05,720 per sovereign (Rs 13,215 per gram) on July 28, 2026, marking an increase of Rs 32,440 or about 44.26%.

Gold price (22-carat) over the last five days:

July 27, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,06,960 | 1 gram - Rs 13,370

July 25, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,04,800 | 1 gram - Rs 13,100

July 24, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,840 | 1 gram - Rs 13,230

July 23, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,08,000 | 1 gram - Rs 13,500

July 22, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,07,440 | 1 gram - Rs 13,430

Silver price over the last five days:

July 27, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 25, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 24, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 23, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 245

July 22, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 245

Ooty carrot, beans and green chillies were among the vegetables that became costlier over the past 4 days.

Which vegetable prices have increased today?

Beans - Rs 90 per kg, up by Rs 40 (compared to July 23)

Ooty carrot - Rs 120 per kg, up by Rs 30

Green chilli - Rs 70 per kg, up by Rs 10

Which vegetable prices have decreased today?

Drumstick - Rs 30 per kg, down by Rs 50

Capsicum - Rs 50 per kg, down by Rs 30

Coriander - Rs 10 per bunch, down by Rs 5

What are the prices of essential vegetables?

Potato: Rs 25 per kg

Coconut: Rs 46 per piece

Lemon: Rs 90 per kg

Garlic: Rs 250 per kg

Ginger: Rs 200 per kg

What are the prices of other vegetables?

Snake gourd: Rs 30 per kg

Spinach: Rs 12 per bunch

Green peas: Rs 150 per kg

How much do herbs cost today?

Coriander: Rs 10 per bunch

Mint: Rs 10 per bunch

Curry leaves: Rs 25 per bunch