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Tarika Balakannan

Tarika Balakannan is a reporter working in Madurai. She writes on education, health and corporation. Though born in the hills, she loves Madras, the city where she has spent most of her life. When she’s not writing stories she’s busy telling them through photographs and films.

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All but two women from TVK bite the dust in Chennai
All but two women from TVK bite the dust in Chennai
Amma Unavagam, run by Greater Chennai Corporation, trims menu, halves portions amid LPG cylinder price hike crisis
Amma Unavagam, run by Greater Chennai Corporation, trims menu, halves portions amid LPG cylinder price hike crisis
Painting the town beige & white on poll day
Painting the town beige & white on poll day
Tamil Nadu polls: Caste lines, graft allegations define three-cornered battle in Chennai’s Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency
Tamil Nadu polls: Caste lines, graft allegations define three-cornered battle in Chennai’s Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency
Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2026: Custom cakes, t-shirts, blouses: Small businesses make the most of poll buzz
Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2026: Custom cakes, t-shirts, blouses: Small businesses make the most of poll buzz
Bunnies, bears and gorillas liven up election campaign in Chennai
Bunnies, bears and gorillas liven up election campaign in Chennai
Tamil Nadu elections: Riding sympathy wave, Porkodi Armstrong holds aloft a civic plan
Tamil Nadu elections: Riding sympathy wave, Porkodi Armstrong holds aloft a civic plan
Nungambakkam subway riddled with potholes, repair work stuck
Nungambakkam subway riddled with potholes, repair work stuck
'People don't see me as a trans candidate, but as a sister': NTK fields Roshini S from Villivakkam in Tamil Nadu polls
'People don't see me as a trans candidate, but as a sister': NTK fields Roshini S from Villivakkam in Tamil Nadu polls
Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2026: ‘People don’t see me as a trans candidate, but as a sister’, says NTK’s Villivakkam candidate Roshini
Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2026: ‘People don’t see me as a trans candidate, but as a sister’, says NTK’s Villivakkam candidate Roshini
State highways begins widening of Sardar Patel Road in Chennai
State highways begins widening of Sardar Patel Road in Chennai
Early Intervention for Autism: Chennai Hospital's DIEC Transforms Lives
Early Intervention for Autism: Chennai Hospital's DIEC Transforms Lives
Some problems just don’t go away
Some problems just don’t go away
Long wait for patients at Stanley hosp
Long wait for patients at Stanley hosp
Poor upkeep, encroachments plague T Nagar pedestrian plaza
Poor upkeep, encroachments plague T Nagar pedestrian plaza
Tamil Nadu polls: EC's flying squad draws flak for swooping on average Joes, Janes
Tamil Nadu polls: EC's flying squad draws flak for swooping on average Joes, Janes
War Impact: Bubble-top water cans costlier, and reused
War Impact: Bubble-top water cans costlier, and reused
Kodambakkam residents get no public healthcare on Sundays
Kodambakkam residents get no public healthcare on Sundays
No Sunday care at Chennai UPHC after maternity hospital is razed
No Sunday care at Chennai UPHC after maternity hospital is razed
Madurai govt schools intensify last-minute support as Class 12 exams near
Madurai govt schools intensify last-minute support as Class 12 exams near
Vandiyur park gets positive response from public; 3,000 visit on a day
Vandiyur park gets positive response from public; 3,000 visit on a day
GRH performs 22 advanced corneal procedures in six months, improves vision outcomes
GRH performs 22 advanced corneal procedures in six months, improves vision outcomes
Tamil Nadu's Para-Athlete Growth: Infrastructure, Support, and Future Prospects
Tamil Nadu's Para-Athlete Growth: Infrastructure, Support, and Future Prospects
Madurai among top five as Thiran scheme hits 90% target
Madurai among top five as Thiran scheme hits 90% target
No electricity, water or road: Theerthakadu residents to boycott election
No electricity, water or road: Theerthakadu residents to boycott election
Skin donations boost burn survival at Madurai GRH
Skin donations boost burn survival at Madurai GRH
Madurai gets advanced govt microbiology food analysis lab
Madurai gets advanced govt microbiology food analysis lab
Rise in childhood diabetes sounds warning bells
Rise in childhood diabetes sounds warning bells
Keeladi open air museum ready for inauguration
Keeladi open air museum ready for inauguration
Madurai corpn school uses AI for mock election
Madurai corpn school uses AI for mock election
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