TN CM J Joseph Vijay made a significant stride during his London visit by advocating for the state’s investment landscape and industrial progress (Representative image) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s first foreign trip has turned out to be a successful one in promoting the state as a major investment and industrial growth…
The gang surveyed ATM kiosks for nearly a month before targeting one without CCTV or a burglar alarm CHENNAI: A seven-member gang from West Bengal stole a hearse parked with its key inside and used it to cart away an ATM containing about Rs 12 lakh from Koodapakkam near Poonamallee on Sept 5. Three members…
Chennai: A guest worker was found hanging inside a house at Vadakkuppattu near Oragadam with multiple injuries to his head, neck and body. Police suspect that he had been beaten to death before his body was hanged to make it appear like suicide. Neighbours who noticed the man hanging inside the room alerted Oragadam police.Police…
Feral horses at Point Calimere need about 40 litres of water a day Every day, dozens of water tankers roll into Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary in Kodiyakarai, Nagapattinam district, carrying thousands of litres of water for animals.There has been no rainfall in the region since Feb and temperatures are soaring on account of…
Chennai: From garbage-strewn, poorly lit, unsafe and slushy roads to better-lit, motorable and more pedestrian-friendly approaches – Avadi Corporation is planning a makeover of access roads to four railway stations in its jurisdiction-Avadi, Pattabiram, Thirumullaivoyal and Annanur.The initiative is part of a larger plan to strengthen public transport connectivity in the corporation limits. “Suburban network…
Chennai: Southern Railway’s Chennai Division has announced the cancellation of four suburban EMU services on Thursday, Sep 17, citing operational reasons. The cancelled services are: Tambaram–Chennai Beach EMU leaving Tambaram at 11am, Chennai Beach–Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 11.50am, Tambaram–Chennai Beach EMU leaving Tambaram at 1.50pm and Chennai Beach–Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at…
Chennai: While an elected MLA has an absolute right to resign, the rights of the voter cannot be violated, observed Madras high court, adding that elected MLAs resigning and then contesting immediately on another party’s symbol is a problem.A division bench of justices S M Subramaniam and K Govindarajan made the observations on Wednesday, when…
Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday directed the Union govt to complete, within two months, the process of granting sanction to prosecute two IAS officers – K S Kandhasamy and M K Vijaya Karthikeyan in connection with the alleged tender irregularities case involving former AIADMK minister S P Velumani.Justice N Anand Venkatesh passed the interim…
Chennai: A day after shunting out Tambaram corporation commissioner S Balachandar over irregularities in two tenders — an Ashoka Pillar statue and a “Save Water” concept statue, together valued at ₹46 lakh — the anti-corruption NGO, Arappor Iyakkam questioned the govt’s claim that the issue was only a “procedural lapse”. It, instead, cited serious discrepancies…
Chennai: DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant on Wednesday hit out at VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan for his remarks expressing displeasure over allocation of 10 seats to DMDK in DMK-led front for the assembly poll.Premallatha said VCK changed its political stand for the sake of a ministerial post, but was blaming DMK and DMDK for the…
