Some are marathon regulars, while others are first-timers excited for their very first run.

What begins as a few kilometres on the road often ends over coffee, conversations, and new friendships. Across the city, run clubs are evolving into communities where people come not only to improve their fitness but also to find a sense of belonging.

For Kavin Bharathi and Vedhanthan, founders of Voko Run Club, the idea began with a simple phone call.

"One day, Vedhanthan called me and simply asked, 'Should we start a run club?' We noticed there wasn't a major community in Chennai that catered to people in our age group, and we felt there was a gap. Instead of waiting for someone else to build it, we decided to create it ourselves," says Kavin.

What started with just five people gathering at Besant Nagar Beach has now grown into a thriving community, with some runs drawing more than 500 participants.

"From the beginning, we believed it could become something much bigger because our goal wasn't just to organise runs it was to make everyone feel welcomed, included, and like they belonged," the founders say.

The community, which initially consisted mostly of college friends, now includes students, working professionals, entrepreneurs, and people from different walks of life.

For the founders, however, the run itself is only one part of the experience.

"Running is what brings people together, but the community is what keeps them coming back. Through conversations, games, and shared experiences, people connect effortlessly. We often see people rediscover their inner child, laugh with strangers, and leave with new friendships. That's the real magic of Voko."

A similar philosophy drives Vamos Run Club, founded by Sathish Ashwin, along with co-founders Keerthana Rajendran and Santhosh Gunasekaran. The idea started from a desire to make fitness less intimidating and more accessible.

"Fitness was becoming either expensive or intimidating for many people. We wanted to create a community where anyone could simply show up, regardless of their age, fitness level, or background. Running should never be something people have to pay for. It should be free and accessible to everyone," says Sathish.

Starting with just three runners, VAMOS has grown into a community of over 4,000 members, completing more than 50 consecutive weeks of free weekend runs while partnering with fitness events such as Devil Circuit and Wild Warrior Obstacle Course.

Despite the growth, the founders believe the club's appeal lies beyond fitness.

"Fitness is usually the reason people join for the first time. What they're really looking for is connection. People want friends, motivation, accountability, and a reason to wake up early on a weekend. Running is simply what brings everyone together. The friendships are what keep them coming back," Sathish explains.

Accessibility remains central to both communities. Voko welcomes anyone willing to show up, regardless of their fitness level, with participants simply registering online before each run. Vamos follows a similar approach, encouraging beginners to walk, jog, or run at their own pace. Both clubs host regular weekend runs and community events.

For many participants, however, the true impact of these communities can be measured through the friendships they build and the confidence they discover along the way.

Swetha, who joined Voko after repeated encouragement from a friend, says saying "yes" transformed more than just her weekends.

"What started as a reluctant yes ended up being one of the best decisions I've made. I became more social, more open, and more present. In a lot of ways, it's been quietly healing and has shaped me in ways I can't always explain, but definitely feel," she says.

The strongest memory she carries, she says, is this: "I met someone who is now one of my closest and most important friends. That friendship, which started in this space, means a lot to me. It's not just about running. It's the people, the conversations, and the fact that it always feels welcoming. Every week gives me not just a chance to move, but also a chance to reset and feel grounded."

Selva's journey began out of curiosity. "I wanted to see how this whole run club scene worked. The whole Voko community felt like home. Sunday mornings became more productive and fun," he says.

He still remembers turning up on a rainy morning when only a handful of runners showed up. "I'm glad I didn't skip that day. I made a lot of friends who are family now."

Rubika Dharani, a participant at Vamos, speaks of similar experiences. “The first day at Vamos still stays in my heart. Like-minded people coming together to run meant something much bigger than fitness. I realised it wasn't just about running. It was about connecting with people, challenging yourself, and pushing your limits. Since then, VAMOS has become an important part of my lifestyle and something I genuinely look forward to every weekend," she says.

She adds, "It's the one place where I can forget all my personal and professional responsibilities and just be myself. The friendships I've built here have gone far beyond weekend runs. They're now a part of my everyday life. That's what keeps bringing me back every single week."

For both clubs, creating a welcoming environment is just as important as organising the run itself.

"Nobody gets left behind," says Sathish, adding that games and conversations after each run help first-time participants feel like they've been part of the community for months.

Both clubs have also expanded beyond traditional runs. While Voko organises concepts such as Run & Karaoke, Run & Paint sessions, and sober parties, Vamos incorporates games, fitness challenges, and community activities to ensure every weekend feels different.

For the founders, the success of these communities goes beyond numbers. "For us, it's never been just about running. It's about belonging. It's about creating memories. It's about building a community," say the Voko founders.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister and Mylapore MLA P Venkataramanan chaired the meeting with vendors, who are currently operating along the Pattinapakkam Loop Road.

The meeting aimed to reallocate stalls, as most of the vendors who received the allotment originally have moved back to the Loop Road.

K Bharathi, president of the South Indian Fisheries Welfare Association, told DT Next that the minister informed vendors that those willing to operate from the market could take possession of their allotted shops, while those unwilling could continue at their present location for the time being.

According to fishermen, only 20 to 30 vendors who were allotted front-row shops where business was relatively better have so far agreed to shift. Most continue to seek vending space at their existing location rather than relocate to the market in its present condition which was built by the Greater Chennai Corporation at a cost of Rs 9.97 crore.

The civic body said 356 vendors had applied for shops, of whom 240 submitted the required documents while 116 are yet to furnish them. After meeting the vendors, the minister directed officials to allot shops to the 240 eligible applicants.

Vendors said the market never took off because it lacks basic amenities, including adequate fish-cleaning space and cold storage. "The roofing is unsuitable for a fish market, because it traps heat and causes fish to spoil faster," they said, alleging the market also suffers a persistent foul smell.

The FOB is widely used by school students, office-goers, women, senior citizens, and bus passengers. Since the escalators have been out of service, commuters (senior citizens, women, and parents carrying toddlers) are forced to walk up and down the steep escalator steps.

The escalators were damaged during last year’s northeast monsoon after rainwater entered the internal mechanical system due to heavy waterlogging in the area. Since then, they have remained out of service.

The FOB has not been maintained properly either. Garbage and dust have accumulated in several places, while plastic waste and food litter are scattered across the walkway. Residents said the poor sanitation has resulted in foul odour and unhygienic conditions.

A quotation has already been submitted for repair works, and the tender process is currently under way, said a senior official of the Highways department

Several lights on the FOB also remain non-functional at night, leaving the bridge poorly illuminated. Women and senior citizens said they feel unsafe using the bridge after dark, while many pedestrians attempt to cross the busy road instead, increasing the risk of accidents.

Shanthi, a regular commuter, said, “It’s difficult to walk on the escalator when it’s not functioning. It becomes even harder when carrying bags or other items. Since we use this bridge every day, the escalators should be repaired at the earliest.”

A resident, Muniyandi, noted that school students, women, and elderly people use the FOB every day. “Since the escalators are not working, everyone has to climb on foot. Senior citizens, in particular, struggle to climb the steep steps and have to stop frequently to catch their breath,” he opined.

A senior official of the Highways department said, “A quotation has already been submitted for the repair work, and the tender process is currently under way. Once the tender is finalised, the required spare parts and equipment will be procured, and repair works will begin at the earliest.”

Muthukkamaakshi’s son, who is studying in a private college, received a call from an unidentified person claiming that the government would provide him with Rs 48,000 as a scholarship for students. The caller asked him to scan the QR code that would be sent to his mobile phone to receive the amount.

After Muthukkamaakshi scanned the QR code, Rs 1,21,000 was withdrawn from his bank account within seconds.

Shocked by the incident, he filed a complaint with the cybercrime police. Following this, the police registered a case and launched an intensive investigation.

Another case of an online scam

Earlier this year, a 45-year-old woman in the Nligiris was defrauded of Rs 25 lakh by a man who claimed he wanted to marry her.

The victim, already married and a mother of two daughters, was approached online by a person using the name Permato Eric, who claimed to be living in the UK. Through social media, he developed a close relationship with her and convinced her that they would get married.

The man later told her that he had travelled from England and was carrying a large quantity of gold bars, which he claimed had been seized at Delhi airport. Using various excuses, he repeatedly extracted Rs 25 lakh from her over multiple transactions.

Suspecting foul play, the woman lodged a complaint at the Kotagiri Police Station. The investigation revealed that the accused used AI technology and fake documents to deceive the victim.

According to a Daily Thanthi report, the proposed extension comes even as the Metro line from Chennai Airport to Kilambakkam awaits approval from the Central government.

The move is aimed at improving connectivity to Chennai's rapidly developing southern suburbs and supporting the increasing number of commuters travelling between the city and Chengalpattu district.

Expansion plans continue

Metro rail services are currently operating under Phase I on two corridors — Chennai Central to Chennai Airport and Chennai Central to Wimco Nagar. These corridors have become one of the major modes of public transport for commuters travelling across the city.

Construction under the ambitious Phase II project is progressing simultaneously across three corridors. These include Madhavaram to Siruseri SIPCOT, Madhavaram to Sholinganallur, and Poonamallee to Lighthouse. Work on these stretches is under way at multiple locations across Chennai. Meanwhile, CMRL had earlier prepared a DPR for extending the existing Chennai Central-Airport Metro corridor up to Kilambakkam. The proposal has already been submitted to the Union government and is awaiting approval.

Fresh DPR for Chengalpattu extension

While the Kilambakkam extension is yet to receive the Centre's nod, CMRL has now initiated the next stage by inviting bids to prepare a DPR for extending the Metro line further up to Chengalpattu.

Officials said the consultancy selected through the tender will study the proposed alignment, passenger demand, engineering feasibility, station locations and project cost before preparing the report. Once the DPR is completed, CMRL is expected to submit the proposal to the Central government seeking approval for implementing the extension.

Better connectivity for southern suburbs

The proposed Metro extension is expected to significantly improve public transport connectivity for residents of the fast-growing southern suburbs. The Kilambakkam Bus Terminus has already emerged as a major transport hub catering to long-distance bus services, and extending the Metro up to Chengalpattu is expected to further strengthen connectivity for daily commuters.

The project is also expected to reduce dependence on private vehicles, ease congestion along the GST Road corridor and provide seamless Metro access to residents travelling between Chennai and Chengalpattu. If approved, the extension would mark another major expansion of Chennai's Metro rail network, which continues to grow through ongoing Phase II works and future connectivity projects.

The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1,04,800 per sovereign and Rs 13,100 per gram, after a decrease of Rs 130 per gram.

Earlier on July 24, the price of 22-carat gold stood at Rs 1,05,840 per sovereign and Rs 13,230 per gram.

Silver remains unchanged

Meanwhile, silver prices remain unchanged and are being sold at Rs 240 per gram (Rs 2,40,000 per kg) on July 25.

On July 24, 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 73,680 per sovereign (Rs 9,210 per gram) on July 25, 2025, to Rs 1,04,800 per sovereign (Rs 13,100 per gram) on July 25, 2026, marking an increase of Rs 31,120 or about 42.24%.

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

uly 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

July 21, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,360 | 1 gram - Rs 13,170

July 20, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,200 | 1 gram - Rs 13,150

Silver price over the last five days:

July 24, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 23, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 245

July 22, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 245

July 21, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 20, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

The summit has brought together more than 500 Tamil entrepreneurs, industrialists and business professionals from across Tamil Nadu, major Indian cities including Bengaluru, Goa and Mumbai, as well as from several countries, including the UAE, Oman, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United States and European nations.

According to the organisers, the summit is expected to facilitate over 100 business interactions, partnerships and commercial agreements over the two days. The event aims to help businesses expand their products and services from local martkets to other Indian states and international markets.

CTASIS founder Jegath Gaspar Raj welcomed the participants and said the conference had been conceptualised as ‘Tamilar 4.0’, representing the next phase of Tamil economic and entrepreneurial advancement. He explained that the theme traces the evolution of Tamil society through four historical phases, with ‘Tamilar 4.0’ symbolising a future driven by entrepreneurship, global trade, innovation, higher education and economic self-reliance.

The summit also features interactive sessions on government schemes for businesses, export and import opportunities, entrepreneurship, women in leadership and learning from successful industry leaders.

As the tank is situated within the park, members of the public, including children and senior citizens, fear for their safety.

The overhead water tank is located at the centre of the Urban Primary Health Centre, Sathyamoorthy Park in Sathyamoorthy Nagar. The structure is no longer in use and has been left without proper maintenance. As a result, several of its concrete pillars have deteriorated, with pieces of concrete falling from the structure.

The park is frequented every morning and evening by women, children, senior citizens and youngsters residing in the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) housing colony. Residents say the nearly 40-year-old tank, which has remained unused for decades, is deteriorating further and fear that it could collapse at any time.

Prabhakar, a resident, said, “Some people who visit the park sleep under the overhead water tank. About a month ago, a portion of concrete from one of the tank support pillars fell and caused minor injuries to a person. Also, the water pipes connected to the tank are completely damaged and are leaning against the pillars. If they collapse, they could lead to a serious accident.”

N Umapathi of the Slum Children’s Sports Talent Education Development Society, said, “The overhead water tank was constructed around 40 years ago. However, not even once has water been supplied from this tank since it was built. At one time, the structure served as a landmark for the locality.”

According to GCC officials, a letter seeking clarification was sent to the Metro Water officials a month ago on whether the overhead water tank should be demolished or brought back into use. They said further action will be taken only after receiving a response from Metro Water.

A native of Nagercoil working in Chennai, Samnu was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia, a rare and life-threatening blood disorder in which the bone marrow fails to produce adequate red and white blood cells and platelets.

He initially suffered from persistent fever and other symptoms and underwent treatment at several hospitals without improvement. He was later admitted to the Department of Haematology at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, where doctors confirmed the diagnosis after detailed investigations.

Doctors told the family that a stem cell (bone marrow) transplant was the only curative treatment. However, none of his family members was a suitable donor, leaving him with limited chances of survival. After an 18-month search, doctors found a perfect match in Paritosh, a resident of New Delhi who had voluntarily registered as a stem cell donor with DKMS Foundation India, an NGO that supports patients with blood cancers and other serious blood disorders, including thalassaemia and aplastic anaemia.

Through the donor registry, Paritosh donated his stem cells, enabling doctors to perform a successful transplant. Having made a full recovery, Samnu met Paritosh for the first time at the reunion. “He gave me a second life,” said Samnu said. “Because of his decision to register as a donor, I am alive today.”

Paritosh smiled ad piped in: “Registering as a stem cell donor was an easy decision. Knowing that it could help someone survive makes it one of the most meaningful things I have ever done.”

Dr Aruna Rajendran, assistant professor, Department of Haematology, Madras Medical College, pointed out that awareness about stem cell donation remains low in India and urged healthy individuals below the age of 40 to register as donors. “Aplastic anaemia is often more challenging to treat than many cancers. Bone marrow transplantation remains the only curative option for eligible patients. Treatment is covered under the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’'s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme,” she explained.

Patrick Paul, chairman, DKMS Foundation India, and other officials also attended the event.

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is carrying out maintenance works opposite Sun Plaza along a nearly 600-metre stretch between the Habibullah Road junction and the GN Chetty flyover. The project includes replacing silt catch pits connected to the SWD drain, clearing drain blockages, and replacing damaged pavement curb stones ahead of the northeast monsoon.

However, old curb stones removed during the works have been stacked on the pavement, forcing pedestrians to walk on the carriageway. Several pits excavated for the installation of new silt catch pits have also been left open, while warning signs, barricades and green safety screens are either missing or insufficient.

Residents fumed over the lack of adequate safety arrangements, which have increased the risk of accidents, particularly during the night. “The work has been going on for the past two weeks. With the pavement dug up and curb stones removed, pedestrians are forced onto the road,” said Parthasarathy, a resident. “Students from a nearby School for the Blind and Deaf, along with senior citizens, women and children, use this stretch regularly, making the situation even more hazardous.”

Motorists also reported difficulties navigating the stretch due to construction materials occupying portions of the roadside and the absence of proper traffic guidance around the work zone.

A senior Corporation official told DT Next that the works were being undertaken to strengthen the city’s SWD infrastructure before the onset of the northeast monsoon. “Initially, plastic barricades were installed, but they caused traffic congestion. They were later replaced with stone barriers, which were repeatedly hit by vehicles and had to be removed. Traffic cones have now been ordered and will be installed at the work sites once they arrive,” he added.

Residents have urged the civic body to install temporary barricades and warning signs immediately and ensure the work is completed at the earliest to minimise inconvenience and improve pedestrian safety.

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 Saturday.

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 24 - Rs 107.77

July 23 - Rs 107.77

July 22 - Rs 107.77

July 21 - Rs 107.77

July 20 - Rs 107.77

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

July 24 - Rs 99.55

July 23 - Rs 99.55

July 22 - Rs 99.55

July 21 - Rs 99.55

July 20 - Rs 99.55

Started in 1964, the initiative lends prescribed textbooks to economically disadvantaged students pursuing arts, science, commerce, engineering and other professional courses, allowing them to continue their education without the burden of buying expensive books.

Unlike conventional book donation drives, the RYA Book Bank functions as a revolving lending system. Students apply through the association’s website and submit their applications in person at the RYA office for verification. Once enrolled, each student is allotted a unique identification number that remains valid for three years.

Under the system, beneficiaries collect the textbooks prescribed for each semester, return them after exams and borrow the books required for the next semester. The model ensures that books are reused by successive batches of students while significantly reducing academic expenses.

“Every year, around 3,000 new students become part of the project. The vision of our founders was simple – no deserving student should be deprived of education because they cannot afford textbooks,” said Vivek Bomb, president of RYA. “More than 85,000 students have benefited over the years, with nearly 7,500 students using the books at any given time.”

The association traces its roots to 1963, when 29 college students from the Rajasthani community in the city came together with the idea of supporting underprivileged students. A year later, they launched the Book Bank project, which has since grown into one of the city’s longest-running educational assistance programmes.

Head to Valluvar Kottam AC Auditorium on July 26, Sunday, for the annual book distribution.

Speaking at a Road Safety Awareness programme organised by the Greater Chennai Traffic Police at RA Mandram in Broadway, Amalraj said that road accidents were often dismissed as unavoidable mishaps when, in fact, most of them could have been prevented through better road safety practices and enforcement. 

“The ‘golden hour’ after an accident is crucial. Do not hesitate to help accident victims. You’ll not be subjected to police or court hassles for extending timely assistance,” he added. “Always use helmet whether you’re driving or riding pillion. Roads are meant for safe travel and not for performing dangerous stunts.” 

Amalraj honoured police personnel, ambulance drivers, nurses, auto-rickshaw drivers, students and members of the public who helped accident victims receive timely medical care. The event also featured road safety-themed cultural programmes, distribution of helmets to Road Safety Patrol students and emoji badges to school and college students.

The commission, comprising president Kasipandian and member Jawahar, passed the order against Right Choice SP Promoters Pvt Ltd, which allegedly sold a plot despite a civil suit over the property being pending before the Tambaram Munsif Court.

The commission directed the company to refund the complainant, Madhurambigai, the entire sale consideration of Rs 49,03,600 with 9 per cent annual interest from the date of purchase. It also ordered the developer to reimburse the registration charges of Rs 3,22,920, pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation for mental agony and Rs 15,000 towards litigation costs.

Madhurambigai had purchased a 1,196 sq ft plot at Agaram Then near Tambaram in November 2023. She approached the consumer commission in November 2025, alleging that the developer had sold her land without disclosing that it was already under litigation.

In its order, the commission noted that the company had allegedly sold properties to around 500 buyers and directed it to deposit 25 per cent of the value of those transactions calculated at Rs 61.29 crore with the State Consumer Welfare Fund.

The complainant, Deepakshan Shetty (40), a sales representative in a jewellery showroom in T Nagar boarded the train at Madurai with the jewellery. He told police that he kept the bag with diamonds near his head before going to sleep in the first-class AC compartment.

When the train reached Egmore on Friday morning, Shetty found the bag missing. He later informed the Railway Police that he had last seen it when the train crossed Maraimalai Nagar.

Shetty filed a complaint at the Egmore railway police station. But, after questioning him, officials advised him to approach Tambaram railway police, as the theft had occurred before the train reached Tambaram.

He then filed a complaint at Tambaram station in the evening. Police asked him to return on Saturday morning for enquiry.

The focus was on spotting vulnerable children early and tightening coordination across departments.

The discussion topics ranged from protecting children without parental care and running rehabilitation and counselling services, to deploying psychologists in resettlement colony schools and training teachers on physical and mental health awareness.

The officials also flagged the need to curb drug abuse near schools and hold special camps to help children secure Aadhaar cards, birth certificates, and other documents needed for admission.

Better drinking water facilities in schools and a shared data system to flag at-risk children before they drop out were also discussed. The Commissioner directed departments to coordinate closely so vulnerable children get timely educational, protection and rehabilitation support.

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 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.

Acting on specific intelligence, NCB officers intercepted the suspect on his arrival at Chennai Central Railway Station on July 22. A search of his luggage led to the recovery of 747 grams of methamphetamine concealed in small plastic packets.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the contraband had been trafficked through Bengaluru and Kozhikode before reaching Chennai.

The accused and his associates allegedly planned to transport the drugs by road for distribution across multiple states. The probe has also indicated the involvement of additional associates, including suspected foreign nationals.

NCB officials said efforts are under way to identify and arrest the remaining members of the syndicate, trace the financial trail and dismantle the larger inter-state and transnational drug trafficking network.

The woman, who works as a security guard at a private company and lives with her family, told the police that the accused, identified as Altaf Hussain, a resident of Perungudi, had approached her a few days earlier, offering help if she ever needed assistance.

He allegedly obtained her mobile phone number and subsequently began making repeated phone calls, during which he allegedly spoke to her in an obscene manner.

According to the complaint, when the woman was alone at home on July 23 morning, Altaf allegedly entered the house without permission and sexually harassed her. The accused fled the spot after the woman raised an alarm.

Based on her complaint, the Thoraipakkam police registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (TNPHW) Act and launched an investigation.

A special team led by the inspector of Thoraipakkam police station traced and arrested Altaf Hussain alias Altaf of Perungudi, on July 23.

He was produced before a court following interrogation and remanded in judicial custody.

Titled ‘Building a Successful AI Startup’, the residential programme will be held on the IIT-M campus from August 10-14.

The initiative is designed to bridge the gap between AI innovation and entrepreneurship by offering participants structured exposure to every stage of the startup journey, from identifying market opportunities and building a minimum viable product (MVP) to refining business models, raising capital and pitching to investors.

The course will be led by Lakshmi Shankar, General Partner at Together Fund and former VP of Google Search, who has also held leadership roles at Twitter, IBM and EY. A Sloan Fellow from Stanford Graduate School of Business, he will mentor participants through classroom sessions, practical exercises and discussions based on real-world AI startup experiences.

“The programme is intended to help innovators build AI ventures with strong market relevance and commercial potential,” IIT-M said.

Participants will also receive training in customer discovery, market validation, product-market fit, user acquisition, revenue strategy, fundraising, term-sheet negotiations and scaling AI-led businesses.

The programme will conclude with a Pitch Day before a panel of investors, where the winning team will receive Rs 4 lakh to further develop its venture.

The course is open to final-year BTech, MTech and PhD students, faculty members, researchers, engineers, product managers, aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage AI startups.

Applications close on July 27 (Monday), while selected candidates will be informed after an evaluation process.

The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1,05,840 per sovereign and Rs 13,230 per gram, after a decrease of Rs 270 per gram.

Earlier on July 23, the price of 22-carat gold stood at Rs 1,08,000 per sovereign and Rs 13,500 per gram.

Silver price decrease

Meanwhile, silver prices also decreased by Rs 5 per gram and are being sold at Rs 240 per gram (Rs 2,40,000 per kg) on July 24.

On July 23, it was sold at Rs 245 per gram (Rs 2,45,000 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 74,040 per sovereign (Rs 9,255 per gram) on July 24, 2025, to Rs 1,05,840 per sovereign (Rs 13,230 per gram) on July 24, 2026, marking an increase of Rs 31,800 or about 42.94%.

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

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

July 21, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,360 | 1 gram - Rs 13,170

July 20, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,200 | 1 gram - Rs 13,150

July 18, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,080 | 1 gram - Rs 13,135

Silver price over the last five days:

July 23, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 245

July 22, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 245

July 21, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 20, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 18, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 235

The deceased was identified as Jahir. Police said he was a speech-impaired person with mental illness and had been lodged at the IMH following the orders of the Pollachi court in connection with a criminal case registered by the Aazhiyar police under Sections 103 and 238(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). He had been admitted to the mental health facility on November 21, 2024.

According to police, Jahir was allegedly attacked by another mentally ill undertrial inmate, identified as Aravindasamy, inside the IMH. He sustained injuries to his head and face in the assault and was shifted under police escort to the Government Stanley Hospital on July 20 for treatment.

Despite medical care, Jahir succumbed to his injuries on Thursday night. The Stanley Hospital Police informed the Secretariat Colony police station about the death later that night.

The body has been kept in the hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination. Police have initiated further investigation into the incident.

Among the dishes sampled,the Kadhi Chawal was among the highlights. The yoghurt-based curry had a smooth, velvety consistency with just the right amount of tanginess, making it light yet comforting.

The soft pakoras soaked in the kadhi soaked up the flavours beautifully, adding texture without overpowering the dish.

For dessert, the Sooji Halwa offered a fragrant finish. Infused with the aroma of saffron, it was rich without being overly sweet, allowing the flavour of the semolina and ghee to shine through.

The meal was rounded off with a chilled glass of Amritsari Shikanji brought the meal together with its refreshing combination of fresh lemon juice, mint, rose water and black salt.

The Kitchen by Chef Deepa operates as a cloud kitchen from Taramani, with the menu available for delivery across Chennai through food delivery apps .

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 Friday.

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 23 - Rs 107.77

July 22 - Rs 107.77

July 21 - Rs 107.77

July 20 - Rs 107.77

July 19 - Rs 107.77

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

July 23 - Rs 99.55

July 22 - Rs 99.55

July 21 - Rs 99.55

July 20 - Rs 99.55

July 19 - Rs 99.55

Since assuming office, the Chief Minister has made it a practice to attend the Secretariat from Monday to Friday and hold review meetings with officials. However, his absence, along with that of several ministers, resulted in limited official activity at the Secretariat. The usual rush of visitors, officials and party workers was missing, while TVK cadres, who generally gather outside the Secretariat to greet the Chief Minister before and after office hours, were absent, making the sprawling government complex resemble a weekend or public holiday.

Celebrations erupted across the State as Jana Nayagan, marking Vijay's farewell to cinema before taking up full-time politics, hit the screens. Fans organised special screenings, while party functionaries and elected representatives joined first-day celebrations in several districts.

In Coimbatore, ministers V Sampath Kumar and K Vignesh joined fans to celebrate the film's release. Backward Classes Welfare Minister V Sampath Kumar, who watched the film at a theatre in Gandhipuram, said his foremost identity was that of a Vijay fan. "My first identity is that I am a fan of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. I have now been entrusted with a responsibility and shall discharge it well," he told reporters before the screening. He said celebrations were welcome as long as they did not inconvenience the public. After watching the film, Sampath Kumar became emotional and was seen in tears.

Minister for Prohibition and Excise K Vignesh watched the film at a theatre in Podanur, where armed police personnel were deployed as part of the security arrangements. Traffic and Armed Reserve police were also deployed at key locations to regulate traffic and maintain law and order. While most theatres began screening the film at 9 am, Broadway Theatre on Avinashi Road held its first show at 7.05 am. At Karumathampatti, fans cooked pongal as part of the celebrations.

In Madurai, drumbeats, DJ music, fireworks and milk abhishekam marked the release as fans thronged more than 25 theatres across the district. Fans gathered from the early hours, cut cakes, danced to Vijay's songs and burst crackers outside cinema halls.

Madurai West MLA SR Thangapandi inaugurated the celebrations at Thangareegal Theatre near the Periyar bus stand by cutting a cake and distributing it among fans. Similar scenes were witnessed at Jayam Theatre in Palanganatham, Gopuram Cinemas, Cinepriya and Ganesh Theatre. The festivities had begun on Wednesday night, with Madurai South MLA Gopisengam participating in a fireworks event around a cut-out of Vijay, while fans performed milk abhishekam to the actor's cut-out at Cinepriya Theatre before the screening.

Acting on specific intelligence, police conducted a search at the parcel service office on Langs Garden Road in Egmore.

During the inspection, officers identified a suspicious parcel that had been dispatched from Tilak Nagar in Bengaluru, addressed to a recipient in Sowcarpet, Chennai.

Upon opening the parcel, police found 2,500 cannabis-infused chocolates packed in 52 packets.

Police then detained a man from the Sowcarpet area in connection with the case and questioned him to ascertain his role in the transportation and intended distribution of the contraband.

Investigators are also working to identify the sender in Bengaluru and determine whether the seizure is linked to a larger narcotics distribution network operating between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

A case has been registered under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigation is under way.

This Amma unavagam, which serves hundreds of people daily, has seen a gradual decline in visitor numbers due to inadequate maintenance, residents said. A visit to the facility revealed that parts of the premises were not being maintained properly, raising concerns among regular users.

Employees at the canteen said officials had visited the facility after the change in government and sought details regarding equipment required for its functioning. "Officials collected a list of equipment needed for the canteen. However, no major upgrades have been carried out so far," an employee said.

They added that the canteen continues to function without operational difficulties and that essential supplies are being provided regularly. "Ration materials are supplied on time, and food services continue without interruption," they said.

Pointing out that officials collected a list of equipment needed for the canteen, an employee said, however, no major upgrades have been carried out so far

Meanwhile, visitors pointed to cleanliness issues around the canteen. Ashok Kumar, a regular customer, said nearly ten garbage bins have been placed at the entrance of the facility, causing inconvenience to those dining there.

"The foul smell from the bins makes it difficult to eat comfortably. A major reason is the fish waste generated by the nearby Kalaignar Centenary Memorial Fish Market. The discarded fish waste begins emitting a strong odour within a short time," he said.

Residents have urged civic authorities to improve maintenance at the Amma Unavagam and relocate the waste disposal point to ensure a cleaner dining environment.

Representatives from the Russian government, and leading State and Federal universities will interact directly with students and parents, providing details on admissions, eligibility, scholarships and academic programmes.

Russia remains one of the preferred destinations for Indian students pursuing medical education. Around 8,000 MBBS seats are available for Indian students this year, compared to 5,000 last year, claimed the release.
The subsidies offered by the government there makes medical education much more affordable in Russia, as the annual tuition fee for MBBS starts from around Rs 2.25 lakh.

Students who have secured the required marks in NEET are eligible to apply. Tamil-medium students can also seek admission, and no additional entrance examinations, such as IELTS or CET, are required to obtain admissions, it added.

Apart from MBBS, the universities will also offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in engineering, science, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and data science.

The fair will later be held in Madurai, Tiruchy, Salem, and Coimbatore. Entry is free, and students are advised to bring their academic and NEET documents for spot admissions.

"A major priority is enhancing climate resilience by formulating integrated flood and rescue management strategies and implementing urban heat mitigation measures such as cool-roof solutions to combat the urban heat effect across corporation buildings," Commissioner Sameeran told DT Next.

"The proposal includes establishing a widespread network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at strategic locations across the city in a PPP model and installing rooftop solar panels across administrative complexes and Chennai Schools," he said. "Additionally, the collaboration aims to upgrade GCC's public health centres and hospitals to world-class health infrastructure with advanced technical support for long-term emergency readiness."

Beyond environmental and public health initiatives, the discussion also touched upon improving economic sustainability by exploring asset monetisation strategies wherein revenue could be increased by improving the usage of underutilised lands and buildings.

Also, technical and viability gap funding for GCC projects, technical assistance for the circular economy, and the future of Chennai public health systems were discussed with the World Bank team, added Sameeran.

The team comprised Principal Industry Specialist Ommid Saberi, Global Operations Lead Nguyen Nhan, and Green Building Expert Autif Mohammed Sayyed.

Over 100 police personnel and patrol vehicles were stationed near Marina Beach, and barricades were placed at major entry points. Police personnel dispersed groups gathering near the area and asked the public to vacate the spot.

Officers maintained continuous surveillance across the stretch and amplified vehicle checks on roads leading to the Marina.

The protests by Cockroach Janata Party at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and the violent attacks by law enforcement personnel have triggered a chain reaction in other parts of the country, including in Chennai.

Police said surveillance and security arrangements around Marina Beach were strengthened to maintain law and order and prevent unauthorised gatherings.

The police were also monitoring social media platforms for information related to the proposed protest. They maintained that the security arrangements were precautionary and were intended to prevent any large-scale assembly similar to the Jallikattu protests witnessed at Marina Beach in 2017.

No major law-and-order incidents were reported during the day, police said.

The accused were identified as Aleem Khan (45) and his wife Seema Khan (32). They were tracked to Chennai following an investigation into a robbery reported a few months ago in Nandi village, West Bengal.

Police sources said that the couple were part of a group that had robbed 35 sovereigns of gold jewellery and cash from a house in that village.

A case was registered, and a few suspects were arrested earlier. Information from the accused indicated the couple fled and were hiding in Chennai.

After confirming the couple's location, the joint team raided the house and arrested them. Both were produced before a city magistrate court and were later granted a transit warrant. They have been taken to West Bengal for further interrogation.

About 42 kg of ganja, 6 mobile phones, and an autorickshaw were seized.

While surveilling Jaffer Sarang Street at Parry's Corner based on a tip-off, the PEW team caught two men, Jeganathan (34) of Ponneri in Tiruvallur and Manojkumar (30) of Vyasarpadi, transporting ganja in an auto-rickshaw.

Police seized 11 kg of ganja, 3 mobile phones, and the auto-rickshaw from them.

Based on information from them, police arrested Murugan (26) of Vyasarpadi, Nandakumar (27) of Ponneri and Nagaraj (31) of Vyasarpadi and seized 30.91 kg of ganja and three mobile phones from them.

The gang had sourced ganja from Odisha. Jeganathan is a history sheeter with 11 cases, including attempt to murder and Murugan faces nine pending cases.

Additionally, the civic body aims to collect another Rs 200 crore through a month-long special tax collection drive ending on July 31.

A senior Chennai Corporation official said, "In the previous year, multiple works were carried out under capital expenditure beyond our limits. With the collected property taxes, we have been settling contractor payment dues."

The civic body has been conducting a month-long special tax collection camp from July 3 to collect taxes from 14,23,653 property owners. So far, about 7,10,285 property owners have paid their taxes.

"As of July 22, through the special tax collection camps, GCC has collected Rs 137 crore. On the same date in 2025, the civic body had collected Rs 52.36 crore. We are working toward our target to collect Rs 200 crore by the end of the camp," the official said.

R Rama Rao, president, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Contractors' Association, clarified, "The corporation has paid contractors Rs 200 crore after deducting the three months' interest".

He added, "The corporation cannot meet its financial commitments without special grants and loans from the state government. During previous regimes under MK Stalin and J Jayalalithaa, special grants and loans of Rs 500 crore each were provided to the civic body."

Also, Rs 100 crore was paid to Urbaser Sumeet after they urged the corporation to clear its pending dues, said another contractor.

Property owners can clear their pending and current taxes through the GCC website, mobile app, tax collectors, government e-seva centres, UPI service and through the WhatsApp number 9445061913, says the official.

The police said one of their accomplices managed to escape.

The arrested persons were identified as R Akash (26) of Narayanan Street in Otteri, his mother R Pushpa (42), and Raji (19) of Srinivasa Street in Perambur Barracks Road.

The Secretariat Colony police had received a tip-off about movement of narcotic substances at a playground in Otteri on Wednesday night and intercepted four suspects. While three of them were apprehended, their accomplice managed to flee. A search of their bag revealed the tablets. Probe revealed that the group had sourced the tablets from Mumbai.

Police said Akash has around nine criminal cases against him, including an attempt to murder and robbery, while Raji has four cases, including two under the NDPS Act. The trio were produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody. The police are searching for the absconding suspect.

Two days ago, the Elephant Gate police had arrested a 42-year-old man for possession of 720 drug tablets. The police said that he procured the tablets from Madurai and sold them in the city.

The foundation for the project was laid during an event at Egmore Girls Higher Secondary School on Wednesday. The programme, implemented under the guidance of the school education department with support from the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC), is intended to serve as a scalable model that can be replicated across government schools and other educational institutions across the State.

In the first phase, five Girls’ Higher Secondary Schools in Chennai have been selected in Ashok Nagar, Porur, Ambattur, Villivakkam and Egmore.

A key feature of the project is the adoption of nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment. Each participating school will be able to safely treat and reuse around 25,000 litres of wastewater every day. The treated water will be recycled for campus use, helping create greener school environments while improving groundwater recharge, enhancing biodiversity, reducing urban heat and strengthening climate resilience.

Unlike conventional mechanical treatment systems, the project relies on natural processes involving soil, plants and beneficial microorganisms to purify wastewater, thereby delivering environmental as well as social benefits.

The initiative, financially supported through a partnership between Microsoft and SIV Impact, is being implemented by the BlueGreen Enviro Foundation, Chennai Resilience Centre (CRC) and Care Earth Trust (CET). During the first phase, capital expenditure for establishing natural wastewater treatment systems will be fully funded in five government schools, followed by ten more schools in the second phase. In addition, operational and maintenance expenses for ten years will also be covered to ensure the long-term sustainability of the facilities.

The project also includes a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework to scientifically assess improvements in water resilience, environmental impact, social benefits and climate adaptation. The data generated will support the expansion.

Officials said the programme aligned with the State's priorities on water conservation, climate adaptation, urban resilience, heat mitigation, sustainable school infrastructure and environmental education.

After the inauguration, interacting with media persons, the minister assured that the TVK government is in support of the ongoing NEET protest. “TVK has urged for the abolition of NEET and not just rectification in ways the exams are conducted. And, for such protests to be held in the State, prior police permission is mandatory,” he pointed out.

Over one hundred police personnel and patrol vehicles were stationed near Marina beach and barricades were placed. Police personnel dispersed groups gathering near the area and asked the public to vacate the spot.

Protests continue across Delhi

Members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and a large number of youngsters have been staging continuous protests in Delhi, demanding action over the alleged NEET question paper leak and calling for Dharmendra Pradhan to step down. The protests have reportedly disrupted public transportation in parts of the national capital.

Several Metro stations have been closed, while internet services have also reportedly been disrupted. Delhi Police have used batons and tear gas to disperse protesting youngsters, leading to a tense situation in the capital.

Youth protests spread to other states

Following the protests in Delhi, demonstrations by youngsters have also been reported in various parts of the country. In Tamil Nadu, youth groups and student organisations have also been holding protests over the issue.

In Chennai too, a sustained protest is ongoing at the CPI's Balan Illam headquarters in T Nagar. Students, activists, CJP members and members of the public have been agitating at the venue for four days.

(With inputs from Bureau)

According to a Daily Thanthi report, the move has been planned to facilitate the construction of a new iron foot overbridge while ensuring that suburban electric train services are not disrupted.

Select express trains to run from Tambaram

To ensure that suburban train services are not affected during the construction works, plans are under way to shift their operations to other platforms, including Platforms 5 and 6. Also, some express trains bound for southern districts will be operated from Tambaram from August. Most trains heading to southern districts currently originate from Egmore, and only a select few are planned to be shifted to Tambaram, railway officials said.

Third-phase redevelopment work under way

The redevelopment of Egmore Railway Station is being carried out in five phases, with plans to transform it into an airport-like facility with improved passenger amenities. The project includes upgraded platforms, grand foot overbridges, passenger waiting areas, restrooms, hotels, commercial spaces, escalators, and lifts.

120-metre iron foot overbridge to be built

As part of the third phase, work is under way to install an iron foot overbridge. Cranes with a capacity of more than 500 metric tonnes are being used to install the iron girders. The bridge will be 18 metres wide and 120 metres long.

The work is currently being carried out from the beginning of the Tambaram-bound section of Egmore Railway Station near Gandhi-Irwin Road, covering the first five platforms. Work on the section connecting Platform 6 to Platforms 10 and 11, which handle suburban electric trains, is expected to begin within the next couple of weeks.

Chennai Divisional Railway Manager Shailendra Singh inspected the ongoing iron foot overbridge construction on Wednesday. Railway engineers briefed him on the progress of the work and the proposed changes to suburban train operations during the construction.

Additional Divisional Railway Manager of Southern Railway Senthil Kumar, Egmore Railway Station Director Jayakanthan, engineer Loganayagi and other officials were present during the inspection.

ChintaBAR, an independent student body at IIT Madras, said it had sought permission on July 20 to organise a peaceful gathering in solidarity with students affected by alleged paper leaks and examination irregularities in national-level entrance examinations, including NEET-UG and UGC-NET, and those participating in ongoing protests in Delhi and other cities.

In its representation to the institute, the student body said repeated examination irregularities, cancellations and re-examinations had inflicted severe academic, emotional and financial stress on students. It also assured the administration that the proposed gathering would remain peaceful, adhere to institute regulations and would not disrupt academic activities.

However, a student associated with ChintaBAR alleged that the group's representatives were called in for a meeting with the Dean of Students, Sathyanarayana N Gummadi, on July 20, in the presence of elected Students' General Secretary Annapureddy Suresh.

"The dean asked us to take down the Instagram video uploaded on July 17 expressing solidarity with students protesting in Delhi. He also declined permission for the gathering, saying IIT Madras did not want to disturb or disrupt its relationship with the BJP-led Central government over the ongoing student protests," the student alleged.

According to ChintaBAR, the student body subsequently removed the video after informing fellow students via WhatsApp groups about the reason behind the decision. The video featured IIT Madras students holding placards highlighting alleged paper leaks and examination irregularities.

Another student alleged that institute officials told the group it was not allowed to protest because such demonstrations would tarnish the image of IIT Madras. The institute had not issued a response to the allegations at the time of publication.

The price of carrots alone alone has decreased by Rs 10, and is now at Rs 90 when compared to July 20 market price.

What are the prices of essential vegetables?

Onion: Rs 40 per kg

Tomato: Rs 12 per kg

Small onion: Rs 80 per kg

Potato: Rs 25 per kg

Tomato: Rs 12 per kg

Coconut: Rs 55 per piece

Lemon: Rs 90 per kg

Garlic: Rs 250 per kg

What are the prices of other vegetables?

Green chillies: Rs 60 per kg

Snake gourd: Rs 30 per kg

Spinach: Rs 12 per bunch

Drumstick: Rs 80 per kg

Green peas: Rs 150 per kg

Okra: Rs 40 per kg

Bitter gourd: Rs 50 per kg

Bottle gourd: Rs 25 per kg

Capsicum: Rs 80 per kg

How much do herbs cost today?

Coriander: Rs 15 per bunch

Mint: Rs 15 per bunch

Curry leaves: Rs 25 per bunch

The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1,08,000 per sovereign and Rs 13,500 per gram, after an increase of Rs 70 per gram.

Earlier on July 22, the price of 22-carat gold stood at Rs 1,07,440 per sovereign and Rs 13,430 per gram.

Silver remains unchanged

Silver prices remain the same and are being sold at Rs 245 per gram (Rs 2,45,000 per kg) on July 23.

On July 22, it was sold at Rs 245 per gram (Rs 2,45,000 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 75,040 per sovereign (Rs 9,380 per gram) on July 23, 2025, to Rs 1,08,000 per sovereign (Rs 13,500 per gram) on July 23, 2026, marking an increase of Rs 32,960 or about 43.92%.

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

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

July 21, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,360 | 1 gram - Rs 13,170

July 20, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,200 | 1 gram - Rs 13,150

July 18, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,05,080 | 1 gram - Rs 13,135

July 17, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,04,800 | 1 gram - Rs 13,100

Silver price over the last five days:

July 22, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 245

July 21, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 20, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240

July 18, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 235

July 17, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 235

July 16, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 240