The locals have moved their cars to the main roads in order to prevent the rainwater form damaging the vehicle.

A 20-year-old college student who cheated a girl after promising to marry her was arrested under Pocso Act near Tambaram on Thursday.

It was a narrow escape for four persons after the car they were travelling in went up in flames on GST Road near Tambaram on Wednesday.

Chennai Central and Tambaram are among the proposed terminals for the operation of private trains from here, officials indicated.