TN cops launch foot patrol Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Police launched a statewide foot patrol initiative to strengthen law and order, prevent crime, enhance the safety of women and children, intensify action against narcotics, and improve visible policing. The initiative involves senior officers from the rank of Station House Officer to Superintendent of Police and…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu school education department has asked chief and district education officers to ensure that physical education (PE) classes for classes VI and XII are conducted without fail and sought details of schools where playgrounds are not utilized to their potential.The instructions come in the wake of a recent review meeting chaired by…
Chennai: The exodus from AIADMK gathered pace on Saturday as former ministers Udumalai K Radhakrishnan, Kadambur C Raju, N R Sivapathi and M C Sampath, along with around six former MLAs and hundreds of supporters, joined the ruling TVK at its headquarters in Panaiyur on Saturday.The leaders arrived with sizable contingents of cadres in a…
Chennai: The school education department has asked chief and district education officers to ensure that physical education (PE) lessons for Classes VI-XII are conducted without fail. It also sought details of schools where playgrounds are not utilized properly.The instructions come in the wake of a recent review meeting chaired by school education secretary B Chandra…
Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted four former cadres of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) for allegedly harbouring proclaimed offenders linked to the 2019 murder of Ramalingam.In a chargesheet filed before the Special NIA Court in Poonamallee on Saturday, the agency named K Mohideen, Mohamed Imran, Thameem Ansari and Asmath. The…
Chennai: The Govt Railway Police and the Greater Chennai Police have constituted eight special teams to investigate the recovery of a male torso from an abandoned suitcase at Perambur Railway Station. Despite extensive efforts, investigators have not yet identified the victim or traced those responsible for the crime.The body, without the head or limbs, was…
Chennai: The outskirts remained hotter than core city areas on Saturday as Chennai continued to sizzle despite the onset of the southwest monsoon over neighbouring Kerala. Nungambakkam recorded 39.9°C and Meenambakkam 40.4°C, both around 2.4 degrees above normal.Relief from the summer heat, however, may be around the corner. Meteorologists said there is a possibility for…
Chennai: Every year, thousands of Class X and XII state board students in Tamil Nadu receive their provisional marksheets only to find their names misprinted—and then spend weeks navigating a correction process that school officials say is entirely avoidable.The problem is transliteration. Sanskrit-derived name prefixes like “Shri” or “Sha” are routinely garbled into “Ri,” “Siri”…
Police officers and personnel across Chennai participated in a cleanliness drive at 105 police stations on Saturday morning following instructions issued by Greater Chennai Police commissioner A Amalraj to improve the upkeep and hygiene of police station premises Police officers and personnel across Chennai participated in a cleanliness drive at 105 police stations on Saturday…
Chennai: Tambaram corporation has announced plans to build a modern sports arena near the Tambaram-Maduravoyal Bypass at a cost of ₹40 crore. The facility will come up on nine acres of land acquired by the corporation and is expected to become one of the largest public sports complexes in the city.The proposed arena will include…
