20-year delay spikes cost of construction to Rs 200 cr from 86 cr
After the 400-metre stretch of the flyover connecting Srinivasa Nagar, Old Perungalathur and Mudichur to the GST Road towards Tambaram was inaugurated...
Facing menace, motorists in suburbs blame officials of apathy
According to several motorists, they were facing risk every day due to strays, both cattle and dogs, and there have been many cases of injuries and...
Flooding after just 2 hours of rain
The downpour on Sunday night wreaked havoc on the main roads of Tambaram, Mudichur, Velachery, Perungalathur and Peerkankaranai – all of which were...
Is that original pattu?
In addition to losing public patronage, weavers in Kancheepuram are facing another threat to their livelihood: duplicate pattu sari being sold as...
Rain exposes chinks in Kilambakkam terminus
As more than five lakh square foot being covered by concrete, the storm water floods the entrance of the terminal and adjacent GST road due to poor...
Kanchi residents want their schools back
Two schools — one each in Perinjambakkam and Uthiramerur — need to be renovated and reconstructed, as both are in a dilapidated condition with...
Bone-weary and chugging along with dread every day
Commuters using the Tambaram-Chengalpattu stretch lament over the journey, as the trains plying on the route are always late and heavily crowded.
Terminus on paper, but Tambaram station fails rail commuters
Official data shows that 160 EMUs are operated from here to Chennai Beach station, and another 70 local trains to Chengalpattu and 10 to Thirumalpur,...
