I am not in race for PM's post'

    Tamilnadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has ruled out being in the race for Prime Ministership and said that she derived happiness and takes pride in being the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. She also said that her call for AIADMK cadres to win maximum number of seats was only to secure the State's rights from the Centre.

Angling in port, now a rich man's hobby?

    Now fishing at the Chennai Port Trust may become an exclusive preserve of the rich and high-income group, as the authorities have restricted the issue of licence for anglers due to misuse of such facility by suspicious people. The Port management took such a decision as those who gained entry with angling licence started indulging in alleged nefarious activities, states Rajesh Nair.

Free saree, dhoti scheme extended

    The special free saree and dhoti scheme introduced in Pongal has been extended to cover the entire poor, needy population, mainly landless agricultural farmers and those living below poverty line, covering a total of 2.22 crores of beneficiaries in the State.

From the cradle to the grave

    In a freak accident, a 11-year-old boy from Chinmaya Nagar choked to death reportedly while playing with a nylon rope in his relative's house at MKB Nagar yesterday.

Housewife held for torturing servant girl

    A housewife from Anna Nagar was today arrested by the local police for allegedly torturing her 14-year-old servant girl after the latter sought the assistance of child helpline yesterday.

MTC engineer dies in fire extinguisher blast

    In a tragic incident, an assistant engineer working with the Metropolitan Transport Corporation died after a fire extinguisher exploded while he was trying to put down a minor fire in a bus depot at Thiruvanmiyur late hours last evening.

An affair that was too open

    An open, public declaration of love by a man for a married woman seems to have landed him behind bars as the woman, a mother of 22-year-old youth, tried to commit suicide by consuming poison out of shame of having had an illicit love affair.

From urban to rural

    The Centre will soon launch a scheme to provide urban amenities to rural areas in the country. This was announced by M Shankar, secretary, Union Ministry of Rural Development at the 18th anniversary celebrations of Voluntary Health, Education and Rural Development Society (VHERDS) in Chennai yesterday. He assured that SHGs would assist villagers enrolled in self-employment programmes in getting bank loans.

Dignitaries attend wedding of Prince of Arcot's sons

    State Governor P S Ramamohan Rao, Union Minister S Thirunavukkarasar, political leaders and officials attended the wedding reception of the Prince of Arcot Nawab Mohammad Abdul Ali's sons held in Chennai yesterday.

Keep up with times, S Asian nations told

    South Asian countries should adopt the latest technology that had been developed by some of the advanced Asian nations like Japan in order to improve quality and productivity of goods to meet the demands of the global consumer market, said Tamilnadu Governor, P S Ramamohan Rao today. He was inaugurating the sixth convention of South Asian Federation of AOTS Alumni Societies in Chennai.

The glory of Vedic chanting

    Vedas are not one more object like table or chair that we see, but it is understood in the form of vriddis (thoughts). Even for reciting Vedas certain Anushtanams (a set of austerities) are necessary, explained Swami Dayananda Saraswathi in his discourse at the first anniversary celebrations of Vedic Sangeetha Foundation. Further, there are six pramanas -- means to knowledge -- and all the first five have their roots in the sixth one based on the Vedas. T Muruganandham writes on the special discourse of the swamiji on the occasion.

How about thrills and spills on weekends?

    After a stressful week at workplace, one looks forward to getaways to nearby resorts, beach, theatres for moments of enjoyable distractions and adventure. Adventure Zone at the Silversand Resort, a 45-minute drive from the city on the ECR is one such haunt, say Amritha Ahuja, Arti D Kalro, Divya Krishnakumar and Rajul Galada.