City lights

The city’s history dates back to more than 2,000 years ago.

AMD condition in elders has no permanent cure, say doctors

“Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is prevalent in 21 per cent of the rural population and 16 per cent of the urban population in Tamilnadu. It is among the leading causes of visual loss in the elderly people,” said ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon at Sankara Nethralaya, Dr Rajiv Raman.

Local league: 4 wicket haul for Abhinav

Grand Slam CC leg-spinner M Abhinav did the star turn taking four for eight against Young Stars that helped his team to a six-wicket win in the VA Parthasarathy Memorial trophy here on Tuesday.

Good doubles strength needed for Asiad glory: Sanjay Sharma

India’s hopes of winning a medal in badminton team events at the 18th continental Games in Indonesia went up in smoke after both the men’s and women’s sides bowed out of the competition following identical 1-3 losses in the quarter-finals.