Indian flag at Kilimanjaro Chennai: A 16-member team of Indian mountaineers carried a massive Indian tricolour to the summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, in Tanzania. The expedition was led by Chennai-based mountaineer N Muthamizhselvi, the first person from Tamil Nadu to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents.The expedition took place from July…
elephant A 40-year-old female wild elephant that was under treatment in the Chadivayal elephant camp in Coimbatore for ‘constipation’ gave birth to a healthy male calf on Monday morning. Forest officials said the elephant was recovering and had started consuming fodder. Story – Komal Photo – J Jackson Chennai: Madras high court flayed Tamil Nadu…
Chennai: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, have developed a virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI)-based system that can identify with reasonable accuracy whether an 11 or 12-year-old child needs academic support, potentially weeks or months before the need would normally become evident through school report cards.Unlike conventional school tests that assess…
Chennai: “A public servant is expected to behave properly both inside and outside the office. This being the expected conduct of public servants, any criminal case registered outside the purview of job is also to be intimated to employer,” Madras high court has said.However, mere registration of criminal cases may not be a ground to…
Chennai: Two motorcyclists, including a 25-year-old woman riding with her boyfriend, were killed in separate road accidents in different parts of Chennai on Friday night. Police arrested the truck drivers involved in the accidents and registered separate cases.In the first incident, Moorthy, 31, a resident of Alamathi-Gnayiru near Chennai, died after falling off his motorcycle…
Chennai: The vacant state chief information commissioner post and three information commissioner posts of the State Information panel are likely to be filled in two months, as the state govt has formed a search committee to shortlist suitable candidates.Retired Madras high court judge R S Ramanathan has been appointed as the chairperson of the search…
From July 13 to November 10 Chennai: City traffic police announced temporary traffic diversions in KK Nagar from July 13 to Nov 10, to facilitate storm water drain construction being carried out by the Greater Chennai Corporation on PT Rajan Road in KK Nagar.As part of the traffic arrangements, vehicular movement on Jeevanandham Salai will…
From July 13 to November 10 Chennai: City traffic police announced a year-long traffic diversion at Thirumangalam from MOnday (July 13) to July 12, 2027, to facilitate the construction of an elevated corridor under Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s Phase-II Corridor-5 project.As part of the traffic arrangements, the left-side service road along the 100-Feet Road at…
Chennai: A 22-year-old truck driver was arrested near Gummidipoondi for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old schoolgirl.Based on a complaint from the girl’s mother, Gummidipoondi All Women Police registered a case under four sections, including the POCSO Act. After inquiry, police arrested the accused and remanded him in judicial custody. Source link
