Chennai collectorate is issuing show cause notices to 227 hostels here which are being run without applying for mandatory registration.“We will take both civil and criminal action against these ...

CHENNAI: In a crackdown on illegal women’s hostels in the city, the Chennai district administration has shut five hostels. The move comes after officials received a series of complaints against ...

It took a scandal in a hostel on Chennai’s outskirts for the government to take action on regulating the business. The Collector has mandated that all hostels must be registered by the year end, ...

Chennai: A day after violence broke out on the campus of Sathyabama University outside Chennai following a student's suicide, the university officials have shut the campus down and have asked the ...

Chennai, Feb 19: Buoyed by the success of various welfare schemes of Tamil Nadu government, Chennai Corporation too has come up with a slew of measures for the benefit of Chennaites, which include ...

In an incident reported from Chennai, a private women's hostel owner in Adambakkam was arrested on Wednesday for installing hidden cameras inside hostel rooms and girl’s bathrooms. The accused, ...

Chennai: Little over a month ago, all ladies hostels in the city functioning without necessary licenses and approvals were asked to acquire licenses. Following this, the district collector promised to ...

With the deadline to register women hostels in the city would end on Friday, a total of 823 hostels have registered with the Chennai collectorate. About 90 hostels have sought registration in the last ...

R. Prathiba, 22, has been staying in the hostel since April 14, say sources. The third phase of lockdown will continue till May 17. The third phase of lockdown will continue till May 17. She went for ...

CHENNAI: Asma wakes up at 3 am every day to offer prayers before starting her fast for Ramzan. Prior to this, she needs to wash her hands and legs. But due to acute water shortage, sometimes she has ...

Isha Ganguly, 23, a software engineer from Kolkata, had to recently move hostels, thanks to the experience she had in the Chennai hostel where she was staying at. Ms. Ganguly had severe toothache and ...