Temples re-opened: Chennai student conceptualises touchless ‘vibhuti’ dispenser

This could be the new normal in places of worship, says engineering student Pavan, whose device is made of 3D printed plastic material

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Special trains to remain cancelled till Sept 15

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Police scrutinise footage from 100 CCTV cameras, nab three suspects for house break-in

The police were able to confirm the identity of the suspects after going through all the CCTV footage in the area

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Toll plazas around Chennai witness vehicular congestion

Hundreds of residents began returning to the city after the government announced the lifting of the lockdown from September 1

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GST shortfall: Tamil Nadu CM writes to PM Modi

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TN: Pvt bus operators not ready to operate fleets

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Buses to run in Chennai half-full after 5 mnths

Five months after the first lockdown was announced to handle the Covid-19 pandemic, city streets will regain life starting Tuesday as bus services will resume and malls, hotels will reopen. Offices have been permitted to function with 100% staff in attendance. Metro rail services will also resume on September 7 and Chennai will no longer be the city with the most restrictions in the country as only colleges, schools, cinemas and parks will remain closed.

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Men pose as cops, con Chennai businessman

Two men in police uniform intercepted a trader at Mandaveli and escaped with 2.25 lakh from him on Saturday night.

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Industrialist Muthiah declared 'wilful defaulter'

IDBI Bank has declared industrialist AC Muthiah as a 'wilful defaulter' after First Leasing Company of India Ltd.- a company he co-promoted, failed to repay 508.40 crore to the bank.

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Metrowater to crack down on illegal tapping

There has been an increase in the number of incidents of people illegally drawing water from Metrowater mainlines using compact motor pumps and those found guilty of this violation will be severely punished, officials of the agency have warned.

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Hotels look to capture ‘Work from Home’ segment

Chennai hotels are offering packages for professionals who require a space to work in, with a number of offers

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Chess Olympiad: India and Russia both get gold after controversial final

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Sir Isaac Newton's notes among Cambridge web gallery 'treasures'

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The airline founder building Asia’s next super app

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TN: Fresh cases 6k+, Coimbatore records most

As a slew of unlock measures were adopted, Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu have begun to peak again. On Sunday, Tamil Nadu saw 6,495 cases and 94 deaths. (9) & Chengalpet (8)

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TN scraps e-pass, allows buses within districts

In line with the Centre's unlock 4.0 norms, the Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced that from September 1 e-passes would not be needed for travel within the state, buses could ply within districts, and malls, hotels, resorts, clubs and places of worship were free to open.

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Chennai corpn preparations up for dengue battle

Even as Covid-19 cases continue to spike in the city, Greater Chennai Corporation has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to counter dengue given that it has started to rain regularly and heavily.

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TN: Signal system to clear routes for ambulance

They were just two years old when twin brothers K Balakumar and K Balachandran lost their father K Kannan to a road accident when he was on his way from Kuttalam to Madurai.

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Chennai: Roads return to pre-pandemic normal

In the past five months, Chennai residents could have parked a vehicle anywhere – people stayed indoors, there was no traffic and one would have found a parking lot in T Nagar if not fresh vegetables.

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Morning Digest: 19 lakh NRC-excluded stuck in limbo; Lakhs of people affected by floods in central India, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

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Madras memories

A pound of ice for 4 annas In the 1840s, when the city did not have any ice factories and refrigerators were still unknown, the Company sold ice impor

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Madras Day quiz held

Which part of Madras was known as Uyyakondacholapuram in honour of Rajendra Chola? The answer is Poonamallee, according to the organisers of the Madra

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Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

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Health services machinery is fully geared up: Minister

‘Adequate oxygen, medicines available’

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Anna University to face action if final year examinations are not held

It will be contempt of court: UGC; approvals will be revoked: AICTE

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Pesarattu, films, green avenues — throwback to T. Nagar

Parkland and Narayana Café were popular restaurants in the shopping hub

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COVID-19 vigil to be intensified

Corporation asks its volunteers to track those who reach the city after Sept. 1

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Metro ready with QR code tickets

It will be contactless transaction

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TN announces largescale lockdown relaxations

From Tuesday, September 1, intra-district operations of public transport (buses) has been permitted across the state, including in Chennai.

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Medical student drowns in river in Thanjavur

A 21-year-old medical student drowned in Arasalaru River near Kumbakonam while taking a bath on Saturday evening. His body was recovered on Sunday.

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Chennai: Velammal conducts virtual sports meet

Velammal main school in Mogappair organised its 35th virtual sports fiesta - Dimension 2020 on Saturday. It was aired on their YouTube channel -- Velammal Nexus.

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Covid: Madurai corporation model earns praise

Madurai corporation is showing the way for other districts and city corporations in battling Covid-19 with the chief secretary himself suggesting that the Madurai model be followed.

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TN mulls online exams for all final year students

The Tamil Nadu higher education department is considering online tests for all final year students following the Supreme Court order upholding the direction from University Grants Commission (UGC) to conduct terminal semester exams.

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Covid-affected lungs turn sample study for docs

One of the most precious possessions surgeons at the MGH Healthcare are now holding is a damaged pair of lungs harvested from a patient who suffered severe respiratory failure following Covid-19.

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Suspected Covid biowaste strewn on Vaigai riverbed

Plastic tubes used to collect swabs, bags labelled bio hazardous, testing strips and notepads, suspected to have been used for Covid-19 testing, were seen strewn on the Vaigai river bed near Anjeneya temple at Annaipatti in Dindigul district on Friday.

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Chennai adds more than 1,300 active cases in week

Active cases of Covid-19 in Chennai increased to 13,653 on Saturday (August 29) from 12,287 on August 21 although the percentage of active cases remained at 10%. The steady number of cases has been putting immense pressure on doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and the healthcare system in the city.

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Civic body seeks tips to make Chennai cycle friendly

Greater Chennai Corporation, in a bid to encourage citizen participation in making the city cycle-friendly, has asked Chennaiites to post 20-second videos or selfies with suggestions to develop cycling infrastructure and personal preferences. The challenge ‘Cycles4change’ is part of nation-wide efforts by the ministry of housing and urban affairs.

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Morning Digest: Metro services to resume from September 7; Centre must borrow and pay States’ GST dues, says Kerala; and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

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Kasimedu through the eyes of a long-time resident

Residents of the now-bustling area have always fought for their land and rights

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Madras memories

When the CM met Acharya Vinobha BhaveChief Minister K. Kamaraj met Acharya Vinobha Bhave in Ambattur during the former’s visit to the city in 1956. Th

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From silent films to the digital era — Madras’ tryst with cinema

An automobile parts dealer who turned his attention to cinema, R. Nataraja Mudaliar set up the The Indian Film Company studio in Madras in 1916, and went on to make the first silent film in south India, Keechaka Vadham

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Unlock 4.0: More relaxations in TN likely soon

In the backdrop of the state surpassing four lakh positive cases and 7,000 deaths, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has directed the district collectors to give priority to the elderly people and those with co-morbidities while doing RT-PCR tests

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TN logs 6,352 Covid cases, highest in a month

Tamil Nadu added the highest number of fresh Covid-19 cases, 6,352, and the lowest number of deaths, 87, in a month on Saturday.

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Man at quarantine ward falls to death in TN

A man at a quarantine ward in a college campus died after he slipped and fell into a 12-feet deep under-construction elevator on the premises at Sriperumbudur early on Friday. Police suspect it to be an accident.

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CMRL to construct 12-storey office & retail space

In less than two years, city residents could get to their workplace or shop and grab a bite before they hop onto a metro train as the Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) will soon commence construction of a 12-storey office complex at Ekkatuthangal.

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Libraries get ready to reopen for bibliophiles

Scholars, book lovers and those preparing for competitive exams are excited about the prospect of reopening libraries in the city from Monday

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Man held in TN for duping couple of Rs 4 lakh

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SPB writes these three words for docs, nurses

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Body of girl found in bush at Kumbakonam

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Three VHP men arrested in for robbing woman

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Ex-K'taka IPS man is TN BJP’s vice-president

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Coimbatore-Patel Nagar cargo train flagged off

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TN Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam members booked

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Brain dead man breathes new life into COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection

The 34-year-old deceased man’s wife also agreed to donate his heart, liver and skin for various recipients in city hospitals.

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This Chennai man holds the Guinness World Record for solving most number of Rubik's cubes underwater

Meet the 25-year-old from Chennai who recently got his third Guinness World Record title. This time, for solving six Rubik’s cubes underwater, in one breath

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Neuralink: Elon Musk unveils pig with chip in its brain

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Corporation removes encroachers from Alapakkam lake

Eviction during pandemic inhuman, say activists

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AIADMK will lead coalition, says EPS

Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday put to rest any doubts regarding the party which will lead their alliance in the assembly election by saying it will only be the AIADMK. "No matter what the election is, AIADMK will lead the coalition in Tamil Nadu.

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How Vasanthakumar helped poor in his constituency

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Chennai: Lorry with Rs 1.5cr cigarettes hijacked

A six-member gang hijacked a lorry laden with 1.5 crore worth cigarettes near Sriperumbudur after attacking the lorry driver on Wednesday.The vehicle was found abandoned near Sholinghur on Thursday.

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Covid-19: Daily case count in C'tore close to 500

The Coimbatore district recorded its single-day high of 496 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking tally to 13,897.

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Exercise care in preparing answer keys, TN HC

The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board has been asked by the Madras high court to exercise caution in getting expert opinion while deciding examination answer keys.

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APICD Board constituted for implementing Vizag-Chennai industrial corridor project

The order comes into effect from August 28

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3.5L entered Chennai after e-pass norms relaxed

Ever since the e-pass restrictions were relaxed, Chennai has witnessed an influx of 3.25 lakh people, Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner G Prakash said on Friday.

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H Vasanthakumar: The bizman who became a brand

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Chennai: 54 new parks in added areas

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Chennai: Fishermen remove 700kg waste from lake

Korattur Lake Inland Fishermen Association president M Vinoth said, "We regularly catch fish from the lake.Many people, especially tipplers, used to break the bottles and throw it in the lake.

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From humble origins to the top of the retail industry

Vasanthakumar started out as a worker at VGP showroom

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Anticipating, preparing for workplace clusters

Sharp increase recorded in positivity rate after easing of lockdown norms

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Name Trichy as second capital, Assn urges CM

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SHRC issues notice to Tirupur district collector

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Tamil Nadu government sanctions ₹60.10 crore to Chennai Corporation for fight against COVID-19

The funds are for procuring PPE, masks, thermal scanners, disinfection equipment and other consumables

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Police, child protection unit gear up to stop child marriages in Tiruvallur

A series of awareness programmes are being conducted in the district

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At this police station in Chennai, Kural welcomes you

The Avadi All Women Police Station’s walls and interiors are full of couplets from Thirukkural, with their meaning explained beneath

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Covid: Experts recommend measures in Puducherry

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