Royapuram police inspector Chidambara Bharathi was transferred to Vacancy Reserve (VR) without a posting after a controversy erupted over his handling of a protest staged by a 27-year-old woman at a marriage hall in Royapuram, police sources said. Royapuram police inspector Chidambara Bharathi was transferred to Vacancy Reserve (VR) without a posting after a controversy…
Chennai: Following an advisory issued by the Union health ministry on the risk of Ebola virus disease cases being reported from some African countries, the directorate of public health and preventive medicine (DPH) has stepped up surveillance and precautionary measures across airports, ports and govt hospitals in the state.“All district health authorities have been instructed…
CHENNAI: DMK deputy general secretary A Raja launched a vitriolic attack on VCK for joining the TVK cabinet, triggering a fierce backlash from VCK cadres and leaders on Friday. The war of words between the two parties continued even after chief minister M K Stalin intervened and urged DMK cadres not to criticise former allies…
Chennai: Cocking a snook at a series of Madras high court orders, and setting at naught the beach restoration work done over the years, a large number of street vendors returned to occupy a 3km-long stretch of Loop Road along Marina Beach on Friday. The weekend ahead will likely see more shops returning, while Greater…
Students taking photographs to use in the online hall tickets for the Tancet exam Chennai: Anna University declared the results for common engineering entrance test and admissions (CEETA-PG) and Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (Tancet) on Friday. The top 400 rankers of CEETA-PG from the 2026-27 batch will get a scholarship with ₹10,000 a month….
Chennai: Strongly condemning Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar’s remarks that Tamil Nadu has “no rights” to object the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project across Cauvery river, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami questioned the silence of the chief minister C Joseph Vijay on the issue.PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss also strongly condemned the Karnataka…
Chennai: Madras high court has issued notice to Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on a public interest writ petition seeking a vigilance probe into suspected financial irregularities of more than ₹90 lakh in the construction of a bridge across the Otteri Nullah canal in Chennai.The PIL, filed by Prabhakaran of Choolaimedu, claimed collusion of retired and…
Chennai: Two school boys, aged 10 and 9 years, who had come to their grandmother’s house in Irumbedu village in Kancheepuram, drowned in a pond where they had gone fishing on Thursday evening.T Saran, 10, from Navalur near Somangalam, was a Class V student at a local school. He had been staying at his grandmother’s…
Chennai: Frequent, prolonged power cuts over the past two weeks have left residents across the Avadi Corporation limits struggling through intense summer heat, with many areas facing outages lasting four to five hours every day.For the last two weeks, 38-year-old Karthika has been sitting beside her young children every night and fanning them by hand…
Chennai City Police Commissioner A. Amalraj, a 1996-batch IPS officer who recently assumed office, stated that controlling rowdyism and ensuring swift action in crimes against women and children would be among his key priorities in the city. Chennai City Police Commissioner A. Amalraj, a 1996-batch IPS officer who recently assumed office, stated that controlling rowdyism…
