Chennai: A man was arrested for trespassing into the house of a 33-year-old woman and sexually harassing her while she was alone at home in Thoraipakkam.Police said the woman, who resides with her family, became acquainted with Altaf Hussain, 52, of Perungudi. They exchanged phone numbers. Altaf began calling the woman frequently and sent obscene…
Chennai: Visitors to Greater Chennai Corporation park in Padmagiri Nagar in Madhavaram have raised safety concerns as iron rods are placed carelessly near slides and construction debris is strewn all around. Also, the park has insufficient lighting. Residents have criticised GCC for carrying out development work without proper safety measures or without restricting public access.“It…
Chennai: DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant on Friday mounted a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) govt, saying governance was “not cinema.” She asked the ruling party to deliver on its election promises instead of `watching movies.’“If a reel hero wants to become a real…
Murder case undertrial died in assault inside Kilpauk Institute of Mental Health hospital A 27-year-old undertrial prisoner undergoing treatment at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) died on Thursday after being assaulted by another undertrial patient inside the hospital’s criminal ward on July 20.Zaheer was admitted to the institute after the Aaliyar police arrested him…
The conclavewas inaugurated by Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar. CHENNAI: The two-day Tamizhar 4.0 Business Conclave, organized by the Confederation of Tamil Agriculture, Commerce, Industry and Services (CTACIS), began in Chennai on Friday. The conclave was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar.The two-day event is expected to facilitate…
CHENNAI: Amid the ongoing nationwide anti-NEET protests, more than 50 people were detained on Friday after staging a road blockade during a protest in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi.Earlier in the day, students affiliated with the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) held a sit-in protest inside the Chennai’s Presidency College campus. The protesters raised slogans against the…
Chennai: A group of juveniles reportedly damaged furniture and other property inside a govt special home in Chengalpet on Thursday in a suspected attempt to escape the facility. Police rushed to the facility on information from the panicked staff, and brought the situation under control.Security has been tightened and additional police personnel have been deployed…
In the wake of the alleged fraudulent registration of a 1.4-acre parcel of land worth around ₹100 crore belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayudapani Swami Mutt in Palani, the HR&CE department has launched a comprehensive review of temple properties across the state.Speaking to The Times of India, S Ramesh, HR&CE minister said the CB-CID probe into…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu govt is planning to move the state secretariat out of the 17th-century Fort St George to a new administrative complex to be built outside the core city, sources told TOI.Meanwhile, chief minister C Joseph Vijay, who is in agreement with several ministers on the space constraints in the heritage building, is likely…
BJP TN unit and AMMK protest CJP protests Chennai: BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran and AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran on Thursday protested in Chennai, accusing Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi of misleading students over the NEET issue.Nagenthran alleged that Rahul was “hiding behind cockroach (CJP)” to pursue his political agenda and…
