Woman kills infant daughter, dies by suicide at home Chennai: A 25-year-old woman killed her three-month-old daughter and later died by suicide at her home in Aminjikarai.The woman, Dharini, and her husband, Praveen, 29, who runs a tattoo studio in Nungambakkam, lived with their daughters Shreya and Kavya, his mother Veena, 54, and his mother-in-law…
Pallikaranai Greater Flamingo at the Pallikaranai marsh in Chennai.04.05.2014.Photo:A.Prathap Chennai: Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO fighting against corruption, has petitioned the state govt to cancel approvals granted to a property developer for a residential project in Perumbakkam, alleging that the site falls within the protected Pallikaranai marshland.In a complaint submitted to chief minister C Joseph Vijay,…
Chennai: Airports Authority of India (AAI) has agreed to replace a proposed dedicated corridor with a public road for the satellite terminal planned between Chennai airport’s two runways, accepting a revised proposal from Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA). The decision will improve connectivity for residents of neighbourhoods, including Kolapakkam and Tharapakkam.While AAI had initially…
Pallikaranai Greater Flamingo at the Pallikaranai marsh in Chennai.04.05.2014.Photo:A.Prathap Chennai: Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO fighting against corruption, has petitioned the state govt to cancel approvals granted to a property developer for a residential project in Perumbakkam, alleging that the site falls within the protected Pallikaranai marshland.In a complaint submitted to chief minister C Joseph Vijay,…
Chennai: A 23-year-old man was arrested on charges of attempting to break into an ATM in Koyambedu. Although no money was taken, officers registered a case and later detained one of the two suspects. Search is on for the other.The probe began after Vignesh, 32, the branch manager of a Punjab National Bank office on…
Chennai: An archaeology student from University of Madras has found two pre-historic sites at Chinnamalai in Malaipalayam village and Senjerimalai in Sulur near Coimbatore. A rock shelter with red ochre geometric paintings, microlithic tools such as borer, thumbnail scrapers and hammer stones were found in Chinnamalai, while the nearby Senjerimalai yielded stone tools and debitage.“It…
Chennai: Crime branch police in Tiruvallur district arrested two brothers for running a finance company that collected nearly ₹30 crore from more than 200 people by promising to double their investments and later failed to repay the deposits.Kannan, 52, and his brother Kamaladas, 49, both residents of Villivakkam, operated the company in Tiruvallur for five…
Chennai: Two people—a petrol bunk employee and a flower vendor—were killed in separate hit-and-run accidents in Tiruvallur district on Friday.In the first incident at Arambakkam, Nagaraj, 38, a resident of Elavur village, was knocked down and run over by a speeding lorry while he was crossing the Chennai-Kolkata highway near Elavur Bazaar. He died on…
Chennai: Goods worth several lakh rupees were destroyed after a major fire broke in two adjoining industrial units on Noombal Main Road near Vanagaram in the early hours of Saturday. The blaze was brought under control after a prolonged firefighting operation. No injuries or fatalities were reported.According to officials, the fire erupted suddenly at a…
Officials said there is no imminent risk of closure of the Hosur plant despite the TNPCB notice. Chennai: Tata Electronics’ facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, which manufactures components for Apple iPhones, has received a show-cause notice from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) over alleged violations of pollution norms. However, officials said reports of…
