Chennai: In yet another safety-related incident, the loco pilot of the Yelagiri Express allegedly passed a stop signal while departing Perambur station on Thursday, prompting railway authorities to halt the train and replace the operating crew.Railway officials said at around 6pm, Train No 16089 Yelagiri Express passed a stop (red) signal while leaving Perambur for…
Police seized 46.6kg of ganja, 12g of methamphetamine, 386 narcotic tablets, eight mobile phones, three motorcycles and a car. Chennai: Police arrested 54 persons in 33 cases related to the trafficking and sale of narcotic substances during a week-long crackdown conducted between June 28 and July 4. Police seized 46.6kg of ganja, 12g of methamphetamine,…
Chennai: Electricity generated by windmills in Tamil Nadu reached an all-time high with the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) absorbing 124.34 million units (Mu) into the grid on Friday. This is about 27% of the state’s overall power consumption. On Friday, Tamil Nadu’s power consumption was 452.212 Mu.Previously, 123.85 Mu was the highest single-day…
The helicopter landed in a farm located between a large lake and the Chelliyamman Temple at Keerapakkam, near Vandalur, police sources said Chennai: An Indian Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing in an agricultural field at Keerapakkam in Chengalpet district on Monday morning after a technical snag during a training sortie.Vishal Bhaskar and his…
The statewide drive was conducted as part of the Tamil Nadu govt’s continuing efforts to curb the illegal trafficking, possession, sale and transportation of narcotic drugs and banned tobacco products. Chennai: Tamil Nadu police registered 617 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, arrested 621 persons, and seized 296kg of ganja, 1.3kg…
Chennai: Efforts to remove the last traces of ammonia from the private seafood processing unit at Kannigaipair in TIruvallur will continue for the fourth day on Tuesday, as residual ammonia continues to be trapped in the pipelines.Tiruvallur collector S Kavitha told TOI that the ammonia is allowed to naturally vaporise before its collected in storage…
S Valli and her husband are one of several thousand homeless in Chennai, who live under bridges and flyovers; most are either street performers or guest workers Every few minutes, a train rattles past Velachery railway station as passing vehicles kick up clouds of dust into S Valli’s “home”. The 40-year-old lives under the flyover…
CHENNAI: Getting admitted in a medical college in Tamil Nadu will be harder and more expensive this academic year. At least 650 MBBS seats will be removed from the state’s seat matrix in 2026, as three colleges have been conferred deemed university status. Officials in the health department said the number could double, as at…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging Union govt to reconsider the proposed amendment to the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, saying it would reduce foodgrain allocation to the state’s poorest households and undermine food security for nearly 70 lakh beneficiaries.In his letter, Vijay…
Chief minister C Joseph Vijay also visited the 110 MLD and 150 MLD desalination plants in Nemelli . CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu C Joseph Vijay on Monday inspected the under construction 400 million litre per day (MLD) desalination plant at Perur in Chengalpet district and asked officials to complete the work in the stipulated time to…
