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Fish mongers await customers at the dry fish market on Wall Tax Road on Tuesday.

Dry fish, groundnut candy sales hit

Small time traders are upset as they feel the poor man's food items are now dearer due to the revised tax.

5 July 2017 1:46 AM IST

Chennai Metro Rail mobile applications home screen.

Chennai metro rail app, a huge hit, in just a month

Normalcy evades Poonamallee high road traffic even though metro service on route is on track.

4 July 2017 1:58 AM IST

Kids participate in a drawing class at V-excel (Photo: DC)

Special treatment for special kids

True to its name, V-excel has excelled in moulding the kids in all the ways and Madhav is an example of its efforts.

3 July 2017 1:50 AM IST

Despite GST that left all shopping hubs deserted, Ranganathan Street at T. Nagar remains a crowd-puller as goods are still priced low due to non-issue of bills (Photo: DC)

Post-GST: Weekend shoppers tighten purse strings

Chennaiites avoid malls, hotels fearing fat GST bills.

2 July 2017 1:37 AM IST

Poor maintainence of MTC buses still remains a major issue. Most of the driver seats in the buses are broken and need attention (Photo: DC)

Chennai: To steer, drivers sit on hot seats

Poor lid leads to engines heating up the inside of MTC buses in the city.

29 Jun 2017 1:32 AM IST

Curvy Tiruvallur bridge irks commuters. (Photo: DC)

Curvy flyovers prove fatal for motorists

Numerous cases filed and fatal accidents witnessed, but the problem of flyovers never seem to end.

27 Jun 2017 4:01 AM IST

Special students in action at a sporting event.

Educational trust takes wings across Chennai

The person behind the noble cause, Vasudha Prakash, flew down to India especially to work for special children.

26 Jun 2017 1:44 AM IST

On the 10-kilometer stretch from Alandur to Koyambedu, three Metro stations, namely Koyambedu, Ashok Nagar and Vadapalani have washrooms in the non-paid area.

Chennai: Metro commuters rue about toilets in paid area

Increased connectivity of metro rail has led to a rise in patronage in recent days.

25 Jun 2017 3:19 AM IST

The first-aid compartment behind the drivers seat of an MTC bus remains empty. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: Hurt on bus? No first aid kit

With no first aid box available, the family made attempts to stop bleeding with a handkerchief till the vehicle stopped...

24 Jun 2017 8:09 AM IST

Another loophole in the functioning of transport department is the spiking of distance between various points that lead to collecting higher fare. A few examples of that in Chennai are as follows.

Chennai: Flyover, metro work behind pricey bus tickets

Delay in fare revisal, higher than normal rates burn hole in commuters' pockets.

20 Jun 2017 2:04 AM IST

Kids at Hitham enjoy a song by Abinaya Shanbagam. (right) Samyukta poses for a picture with Oscar nominee Bombay Jayashri.

Healing power of music on autistic kids

Abinaya Senbagaraj, who is one of the first teachers of Hitham, says that music has the power to heal even when medical...

19 Jun 2017 6:29 AM IST

Theory session explains masons about building scientific septic tanks in Tiruchy.

Masons get tips to help reduce waterborne diseases

The project aims at make Chennai a better place will help masons to construct septic tanks not prone to ex-filtration...

18 Jun 2017 6:15 AM IST