April | 2019 | Citizen Matters, Chennai

Chennai Buzz: Cyclone Fani | Metro Phase 2 plans | Regulation of women’s hostels

April 30, 2019 News Desk

How badly will Chennai be affected by Cyclone Fani? When is Chennai Metro Phase 2 likely to be completed? How will World Bank funds help floodprone areas such as Tambaram and Guduvancherry? Catch your weekly dose of city news here.

Shenoy Nagar residents fight to save Thiru Vi Ka Park

April 26, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

Thiru Vi Ka park, which served as vital lung space for the neighbouring communities, has been closed to the public since 2011, when it was taken over for Metro construction. Now, with recent plans of the CMRL, the park and green cover may be lost forever, fear citizens.

Pallikaranai apartment shows the way towards greener living

April 24, 2019 B Naveen Aditya

An apartment complex in Pallikaranai has taken a multi-pronged approach towards sustainable living, with replicable changes in waste management, power generation and water conservation.

Farewell, Mr Muthiah!

April 23, 2019 Jayanthi Ramesh

A bibliophile and member of Madras Book Club pays a tribute to its founder S Muthiah who passed away on Saturday, leaving behind a city immensely enriched by his story telling

Chennai Buzz: Dismal voting percentage | Corporation school results | Relief for parched city… and more

April 20, 2019 News Desk

Poll percentages from Chennai constituencies, latest updates on water and air in the city and heartening news from municipality run schools — catch your weekly dose of news snippets here.

Zooming into the environmental problems of a growing Chennai

April 19, 2019 Amirtharaj Stephen

A look at the environmental issues that Chennai faced since the 2014 national elections, through the camera lens.

Sriperumbudur candidates: Heavyweight takes on newbie; infrastructure in focus

April 17, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

As DMK’s T R Baalu returns to contest the seat he held till 2014, he finds himself up against a newbie from PMK among others in the fray. Who are the others and what do residents say about the real problems in the Sriperumbudur constituency?

Meet Thiruvallur candidates: Two-time AIADMK MP faces another doctor fielded by MNM

April 17, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Thiruvallur Parliamentary constituency is comprised of six assembly constituencies — Madhavaram, Poonamalle, Avadi, Ponneri, Gummidipoondi and Thiruvallur. Once part of the Sriperumbudur constituency, Thiruvallur was carved out as a separate constituency in 2008 after delimitation.

What does young Chennai expect from its elected leaders?

April 17, 2019 Swati Amar

45 million new voters, who turned 18 since the last Parliamentary elections, have been added to the Indian electorate. As Chennai gets ready to vote for the 17th Lok Sabha, we speak to some young voters from Chennai to hear what they would demand of their elected representatives in the new Parliament.