Chennai: A DMK functionary was injured after three unidentified youngsters attacked him with knives near his house in Tondiarpet on Sunday.The victim, Raja, 46, deputy secretary of a DMK ward in Netaji Nagar near Tondiarpet was standing near his house and chatting with his neighbour Ganesh, when the attack took place, police said.Three men arrived…
Medical Negligence Alleged Chennai: The body of a five-year-old girl, who died after being admitted to a private hospital in Ambattur with a fever, was exhumed on Monday, eight months after her burial, as her parents have alleged medical negligence.The child, Neslinria, daughter of Sheenu Alexander and Jisha of Athipattu, was admitted to a private…
CPI state secretary M Veerapandian CHENNAI: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Monday said “horse-trading” of MLAs was taking place in Tamil Nadu and that it must be stopped for the welfare of the state.Veerapandian told TOI that the Left parties would contest the forthcoming rural local body elections on its own to test its…
Chennai: Food and civil supplies Minister P Venkataramanan on Monday inspected the implementation of the chief minister’s breakfast scheme at the Corporation Primary School in Nochikuppam under the Mylapore constituency.During the inspection, the minister reviewed the quality, taste, hygiene and nutritional value of the breakfast served to students. He also interacted with students and teachers…
Chennai: DMK organisational secretary R S Bharathi on Monday submitted yet another complaint to governor R V Arlekar accusing the TVK govt of indulging in horse-trading. The complaint was based on the remarks of former AIADMK minister M R Vijayabhaskar that TVK invited him to join the ruling party.Bharathi said in the complaint that TVK…
MTC was already operating 25 such buses. The facility has now been extended to 44 more schools across the city and suburbs, bringing more students under the scheme. Chennai: As many as 3,365 students from corporation and government-aided schools used Metropolitan Transport Corporation’s exclusive free school buses on Monday, the first day of the expanded…
Puducherry: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) has cautioned applicants not to be cheated by touts promising admission to the central institute.In a statement, the institute said admissions to all its academic programmes are conducted through a transparent and merit-based process. Admissions to undergraduate, postgraduate and super speciality courses are made exclusively…
Stray cattle frequently cause significant traffic jams and disruptions on the busy Velachery-Tambaram Road, particularly in areas like East Tambaram, Sembakkam and Selaiyur in Chennai. Chennai: On Thursday, 20-year-old Dinesh was riding along Camp Road when a cow suddenly strayed onto the road. He braked hard, but his motorcycle skidded on the mud-covered stretch, throwing…
CHENNAI: In a daylight murder for gain, unidentified men stabbed a 55-year-old woman to death inside her house and escaped with her 15 sovereigns of gold jewellery near Pulicat in Tiruvallur district on Monday afternoon. Police have launched a search for the assailants.The victim, Vanaja, 55, lived with her husband Radhakrishnan near the old bus…
Chennai: A British Airways flight suffered a bird strike in the wee hours of Monday just moments before it landed at Chennai airport, leading to cancellation of its subsequent flight to London.It happened around 3.30am when the flight was on the landing path at the St Thomas Mount end to touch down on the city…
