Sai Venkatesh R
@SaiVenkateshR1
Senior Digital Content Creator @TOIChennai previously, Senior Sub-Editor @the_hindu
Prior to foraying into competitive tests, Namakkal used to be a prominent district that churned out State toppers in the Plus Two examinations. Now, the district has latched on to competitive exams, especially #NEET thehindu.com/education/once…
Are e-Sevai centers in Tamil Nadu shrinking? Reports suggest a drop from 126 to 61 centers in Chennai alone! If true, what’s happening in other parts of TN? Are digital services reaching rural areas, or is access being limited? Share your thoughts! #eSevai #DigitalGovernance
𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 @SaiVenkateshR1
Thousands of Chennai roads are still waiting for a proper re-lay, with over 900 untouched since 2021. Despite massive spending by @chennaicorp, poor planning and Metro water-related delays have left key areas struggling with potholes and unsafe surfaces. #ChennaiRoads
Chennai has slipped from 5th to 104th place in the Swachh Survekshan state level rankings 2024-25. Poor waste management, filthy public toilets, and almost no garbage segregation have pushed the city into a sanitation crisis. While the GCC blames citizens for poor feedback.
Great expose on superficial, unprofessional, illiterate management of roads in Chennai. Rangarajapuram Main Rd, Kodambakkam is a glaring example. Shame on every agency involved @CumtaOfficial @CMOTamilnadu @ChennaiTraffic @chennaicorp @CAGChennai @reclaimchennai @DisabilityIndia
A delve into how a @mkstalin endorsed project has hardly kicked off in Chennai. In 2022, at a CUMTA meeting, CM urges officials to make pathways to schools safe for students by regulating traffic and upgrading infra. For @TOIChennai
𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 @SaiVenkateshR1
Smart poles in Chennai meant for women safety under Nirbhaya scheme rot without any use. Installed in 49 locations, these smart poles are supposed to have SOS system, CCTV camera and free WiFi but none of them work. @MiltusMintu
Over a decade of neglect for @chennaipolice_ at Anna Flyover's crumbling booth. Govt lights up Anna & Kalaignar statues but ignores cops battling heat & dust. Time to modernize police facilities! #ChennaiPolice #AnnaFlyover @omjasvinMD
𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 @SaiVenkateshR1
Tamil Nadu’s once-popular ‘Do It Yourself’ terrace gardening scheme, launched in 2013 by former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, has quietly withered away. The initiative, which offered households affordable gardening kits at ₹900—including tools, fertilisers, seedlings, and even…
There are at least 2 shops within 100mtrs of city schools selling #tobacco illegally, shows a multicountry study. With @TOIChennai investigation by @SaiVenkateshR1 in @timesofindia. Edits by @MoniAlen, pics by Raju A
Jiya Kumar, the Bihari student who scored 93/100 in Tamil was honoured with “Golden Icon of Inspiration - Tamil Education” at an event in city. As a daughter of a migrant worker, she came due to quality govt schools and passed her 10th std exams from a govt school in Cowl Bazaar.
Villagers from Tuticorin will soon be diving into the sea, not for recreation, but as part of a bigger mission to help revive a vanishing island in the Gulf of Mannar. The Tamil Nadu govt has launched a 50cr conservation project to restore Kariyachalli Island, one of 21…