#Urban Development

A Chennai Metro train at Koyambedu. Phase II trains will connect with the existing network at Vadapalani.

Metro Phase II opens October 11 with old fares: Poonamallee to Vadapalani for ₹40, and a ₹50 cap across the network

The first Phase II stretch will run non-stop from Porur to Vadapalani while six stations are still being built. Separately, the State is preparing to hand the MRTS to Chennai Metro Rail by December.

30 September 2026 · 3 min read

A fishing boat at sunrise off Uthandi, south of Chennai. The city's shore is a workplace for tens of thousands of families.

Opinion

The coast is not empty land

A new Secretariat at Pattinapakkam and seven Chennai boats held in Andhra Pradesh are two sides of one question: does the State see its fishers as citizens or as occupants of valuable sand?

30 September 2026 · 2 min read

Panagal Park in T. Nagar, Chennai, named after P. Ramarayaningar, the Raja of Panagal, Chief Minister of Madras from 1921 to 1926.

History

Temples, universities and T. Nagar: the Raja of Panagal's lasting reforms

The Hindu Religious Endowments Act, introduced by the Justice government and passed in 1925, set the pattern for State oversight of temples that Tamil Nadu still follows. The same ministry left Andhra University, Annamalai University and a new neighbourhood in Madras.

26 September 2026 · 2 min read