Chennai: A 32-year-old police computer operator was arrested for repeatedly harassing a woman constable after she rejected his advances in Tiruvallur.The accused, Ramkumar of Tiruttani, was a computer operator at Pallipattu police station. He secured the job on compassionate grounds following his father’s service in the police department.According to police, Ramkumar was in love with…
Aadhav Arjuna (File photo) CHENNAI: Public works minister Aadhav Arjuna on Thursday rejected AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami’s charge that the proposed Tambaram-Chengalpet elevated corridor was shelved after a change in govt, saying a more comprehensive eight-lane highway plan linking Chennai and Kanyakumari was being pursued instead.Raising the issue in the assembly, AIADMK general secretary…
Accused dismantled motorcycles and sold them as parts to avoid detection Chennai: A 41-year-old man was arrested in connection with a series of motorcycle thefts around Maraimalai Nagar railway station near Chengalpet. Six two-wheelers and a cellphone were seized from him.Police identified the accused as Kesavan, a resident of Guduvanchery. The arrest followed a series…
Chennai: Two men from Arunachal Pradesh were arrested for smuggling 36g of heroin by train at Chintadripet.The accused were identified as Bimal Chakma, 38, and Bhaskar Gayan, 30. Both were employed at a private company in Kundrathur in Chennai.According to police, the duo travelled to Assam, procured heroin and brought it to Chennai by train….
Hosptial records altered to show one of accused as biological mother Chennai: Police rescued a two-day-old girl sold to a childless couple from Andhra Pradesh for ₹4 lakh and arrested seven people, including the baby’s mother.Police identified the arrested as Pavithra, 23, the baby’s mother; Selvarasi, 30, and Gnanasekaran, 35, of Andhra Pradesh; mediators Dhanam,…
Says social justice in TN was under “quiet attack” Chennai: Former AIADMK minister C Ve Shanmugam on Thursday urged state govt to conduct an independent, statewide caste survey, cautioning in assembly that social justice in the state was under quiet attack.Intervening in the debate on demands for grants for the social justice department, the Mailam…
AI generated replication of a still from the 1948 film ‘Chandraleka’ Neeraja.Ramesh@timesofindia.comThere was a time when a Tamil film without four or five songs was almost unthinkable. A romantic duet, an introductory number for the hero, a kuthu song and perhaps a festival sequence meant not just music and glamour but several days of employment…
Chennai: A 19-year-old college student died at Government Stanley Hospital early Wednesday, a day after his motorcycle rammed another two-wheeler near the Puzhal flyover while he was returning home after attending an Onam celebration at his college.The deceased, Manickam Mani, son of Vadivelu, was a resident of Athikulam Street in Mathur near Madhavaram. He was…
CHENNAI: Use of children in election campaigns cannot, by itself, constitute a ground to invalidate one’s victory in an election, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has said. He added that even violation of the directives of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) does not disclose a…
arunraj tvk health minister Chennai: H1N1 infections are under control in the state, but govt will examine the need to vaccinate vulnerable people such as the elderly and pregnant women, said health minister K G Arunraj in the assembly on Thursday.Replying to questions from MLAs, Arunraj said govt was continuously monitoring the H1N1 situation and…
