8+ hour, 6+ min ago   (300+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 05:00 am IST - CHENNAI The sharp decline in the inflow of Krishna water into Chennai over the past few days has prompted the Water Resources Department (WRD) to write to the Andhra Pradesh government again, seeking an increase in…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (263+ words) Director-General of Police (DGP) and Head of Police Force (HoPF) Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, along with Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amalraj, held a meeting with senior police officers on Saturday to review the law and order situation in the city, the…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago   (252+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 08:20 am IST The works might differ in appearance, but both reflect Sooriyamoorthy’s preference for materials that demand time, precision and physical effort. “People ask me why I am using metal wire when it is so time-consuming,” he says....

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (323+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 07:08 am IST - Bengaluru The crackdown comes against the backdrop of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s surprise visit to the APMC Yard in Yeshwantpur, recently, where officials found 19 children working on the premises. In a Statewide crackdown on child labour on…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago   (715+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 06:00 am IST - KANNUR The Madayi Thiruvarkattukavu Devaswom has begun constructing a stone boundary wall along the road from Eripuram towards the Naval Academy to prevent vehicles from entering the ecologically preserved Madayipara, even as environmental groups have intensified…...

12+ hour, 34+ min ago   (215+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 12:32 am IST - Chennai The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has initiated maintenance and improvement works on bridges, subways, culverts, and footbridges across the city at a total estimated cost of ₹77.07 lakh. The works covering three regions — north, central, and…...

13+ hour, 19+ min ago   (22+ words) APSRTC's MD emphasizes quality maintenance, resource efficiency, and revenue growth while prioritizing passenger and employee welfare in a recent meeting....

13+ hour, 43+ min ago   (406+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 11:22 pm IST - VELLORE The district administration has identified 29 water bodies, mostly irrigation tanks maintained by Water Resources Department (WRD), in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts for idol immersion as part of Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations. Officials of Vellore…...

13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (115+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 11:19 pm IST - TIRUVANNAMALAI Burglars decamped with liquor bottles that were worth around ₹2 lakh rupees at a Tasmac outlet in Irumbedu on Saturday. The police said that outlet supervisor K. Purushothaman, 45, and salesman S. Palani, 38, saw the lock at…...

13+ hour, 48+ min ago   (127+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 11:17 pm IST - VELLORE Three persons were arrested in Sevvur village on Saturday for possession of 1.25 kilograms of ganja that was reportedly meant for retail sale in the area. The police said the arrested persons were Y. Kader Basha, 21, M. Bashir…...