Chennai: A day after electricity minister R Nirmalkumar objected to governor Rajendra Arlekar’s review meeting with district officials, the governor said on Saturday that people could visit Lok Bhavan to register their grievances and that he would do his best to address them.Speaking at a book release event at Lok Bhavan, Arlekar said his office…
Chennai: The Tiruvallur district administration turned the Kannigaipair neighbourhood into a tightly controlled zone on Saturday as authorities began removing the remaining ammonia from the seafood processing unit, where a leak that occurred two weeks ago killed 18 people.Officials barred traffic and restricted entry within a 500-metre radius of the facility. Industries and warehouses within…
75% of foreigners held in T drug cases absconding Chennai: Two drug peddlers, who had recruited juveniles to distribute narcotic substances, were arrested by the Kannagi Nagar police during a raid in the Puthupettai Canal area off Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) in Chennai. Police uncovered a network that used minors to sell drugs in exchange…
Chennai: The city may not receive heavy rainfall on Sunday, but daytime temperatures are likely to remain under check as clouds associated with an atmospheric disturbance over the west coast reduce the amount of solar radiation reaching the surface.The IMD has forecast light rainfall over the city. Private forecasters said while daytime temperatures may remain…
A 25-year-old mini-truck driver died after the egg-laden vehicle he was driving crashed into a stationary goods truck at the Pallavaram traffic signal on the Trichy-Chennai National Highway in Chennai. Chennai: A 25-year-old mini-truck driver died after the egg-laden vehicle he was driving crashed into a stationary goods truck at the Pallavaram traffic signal on…
A 35-year-old priest was arrested for stealing gold jewellery and silver articles from a house in JJ Nagar, where he had been performing puja on a regular basis. The JJ Nagar police recovered 32 sovereigns of gold jewellery and 4.374 kg of silver articles from the accused and remanded him in judicial custody. Chennai: A…
Chennai: A woman who posed as a customer stole 40 sovereigns of gold jewellery from a jewellery shop in Vyasarpadi, over a period of four months. Police registered a case and launched a search for the woman and her two sons, who were captured on CCTV fleeing the scene in a car.The complainant, Ankush, 33,…
Chennai: A 41-year-old grocery shopkeeper, accused of sexually harassing a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Poonthandalam, near Kundrathur, consumed pesticide after learning that a police complaint had been filed against him. He was admitted to Tambaram Govt Hospital for treatment.Police said Karthikeyan, 41, was making inappropriate remarks and asking the girl for a kiss when she visited…
Chennai: A 29-year-old man was arrested for murdering his friend following a quarrel over sharing alcohol near a lake in Kancheepuram on Friday night. Police said the accused forced the victim’s head into muddy slush, causing him to suffocate.The deceased was identified as Ayyar alias Manikandan, 28, of Koothirambakkam village near Kancheepuram. The accused, Arulmani,…
Chennai: A 24-year-old construction supervisor from Bihar was robbed of ₹3,000 in cash and his mobile phone after two unidentified men lured him into an auto-rickshaw on the pretext of helping him book a train ticket near Perambur railway station in Chennai on Friday.The suspects took him to a secluded area in Sembium, threatened him…
