Man involved in Sankararaman case surrenders

A person believed to be involved in the murder of Sankararaman, which led to the arrest of Kanchi Shankaracharya,on Wednesdaysurrendered before a court in suburban Alanthur and was remanded to......

Priest found murdered in Kanchipuram

Srinivasa Achar, the 40-year-old manager of Uttaradhi Mutt in Chinna Kanchipuram, in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, was found dead on Thursday morning.Police sources said that a milkman who......

There were elections here 1,000 years ago!

Some 1,100 years ago, Uthiramerur had an election system similar to what India has today.T E Narasimhan reports. IMAGE: The Sundara Varadaraja Perumal temple. All Photographs: Kind courtesy......

Madras HC rules on how Iyengar sects may observe Brahmotsavam festival

The Madras high court on Tuesday held that the devotees of Thenkalai sect must be given the first two or three rows inside the Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kanchipuram and behind them the Vadakalai......