Chennai: Two men were arrested on charges of abducting and assaulting a 39-year-old lodge owner in Nolambur over a ₹15lakh debt. The two had also attempted to transfer ownership of his house in lieu of the debt.The complainant, Priyadarshan of Brindavan Avenue in Nolambur, had borrowed ₹22.5lakh from Senguttuvan to construct a lodge and repaid…
Chennai: A 21-year-old POCSO accused, who escaped from police custody while undergoing treatment at Stanley Govt Hospital on Wednesday night, was caught on Thursday.The accused, Raja of Pudur, was arrested by the Ambattur All Women Police in a POCSO case on June 15 and had been remanded to judicial custody at Puzhal prison. He was…
Chennai: An autorickshaw driver who went out to consume alcohol with two friends was found dead in a farm well near Kanakammachatram in Tiruvallur district on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Rajarathinam, 30, of Chinnammapettai near Thiruvalangadu. Police said he had gone to Kanakammachatram on a motorcycle with his friends, Nirmalkumar, 32, and Tamizhan, 31,…
Charged with attempted murder Chennai: A 21-year-old woman suffered severe burns after her husband poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze during a domestic quarrel near Ponneri. The victim, Zubaida, lived with her husband Nisar, 23, an autorickshaw driver, at Muslim Nagar near Ponneri in Tiruvallur district. Police said Nisar stopped going to work…
CHENNAI: El Nino is likely to persist through the remainder of the southwest monsoon, the northeast monsoon and into winter 2027, with the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) forecasting up to 98% probability that the phenomenon will continue through March. The agency said El Nino conditions became established in June, while the…
Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway Chennai: The 263.4km Chennai-Bengaluru expressway is stuck in litigation over a 25-km stretch falling within Tamil Nadu. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have already made giant strides in construction of the highway in their respective territories.The 25km stretch from Arakkonam to Kancheepuram of the six-lane NE-7 has seen a mere 50% progress with the…
Chennai: Madras high court has advised state govt to not invoke the penal clause pertaining to provocation with intent to cause riot while booking cases regarding social media posts on individuals, saying only defamation suits can be filed on such incidents.Justice Bharata Chakravarthy ordered notice to police on Thursday while admitting the petition moved by…
Chennai: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detected illegal forex transactions to the tune of ₹50 crore by two city-based hair export firms. ED on Wednesday carried out searches in three places linked to Nandalala Enterprises and Ram Hair Impex involved in exporting human hair, after ₹1.15 crore was seized from a Senegal national when he arrived…
His family, however, claimed that he was falsely implicated in the gutka case and that he died following custodial assault. Chennai: Tension prevailed outside Selaiyur police station on Thursday after relatives of Balaji, 45, who died in Puzhal Prison while in judicial custody, staged a protest alleging foul play and demanding a fair probe.The deceased…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu registration department has constituted a three-member inquiry committee to conduct a probe into the alleged irregularities surrounding the registration of a high-value land parcel belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Mutt in Palani.The committee has been tasked with examining the allegations in detail and establishing the facts behind the controversial registration….
