Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has decided to build six new night shelters across the city at a cost of 9 crore. Designed with modern amenities, the facility will offer secure overnight accommodation for people living on the streets, particularly during extreme weather conditions. Each shelter will be a ground-plus-first floor facility. Civic officials said…
Chennai: Four retired state govt employees have approached Madras high court seeking a direction to state govt to formulate and notify necessary rules to implement the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS) announced in Jan. Admitting the plea on Friday, Justice P T Asha directed the govt to respond to the plea in eight weeks…
CHENNAI: A passenger allegedly opened an emergency exit door while the aircraft was taxiing on Sunday morning, triggering brief tension at Chennai International Airport.The incident occurred when an Air Arabia flight arrived in Chennai from Sharjah carrying 231 passengers, according to news agency PTI. According to officials, the aircraft was moving along the taxiway —…
Chennai: Police booked a 35-year-old man from Nepal who fled after misappropriating gold worth 13.4 lakh from a T Nagar jewellery shop. Police said Ramesh Bahadur worked for Lalit Kumar, 39, who has runs a shop on South Usman Road, for seven years. Kumar gave four gold bars to Bahadur and Deepika on Friday and…
KMDK president E.R. Eswaran stated that TVK president Vijay’s party likely garnered around 20% of votes, primarily from the AIADMK’s vote share. CHENNAI: KMDK president E R Eswaran said on Saturday that TVK president Vijay ate into AIADMK vote share. Eswaran met chief minister M K Stalin at DMK headquarters here. He later told reporters…
CHENNAI: Archaeologists of Tamil University have unearthed rare ‘pit houses’ dating to the Neolithic period, at Molapalayam near Coimbatore on the foothills of the Western Ghats.The agro-pastoral community that lived here 3,500 years ago could have used the pits within their houses to store foodgrain or protect themselves from natural disasters, archaeologists said.Some pits had…
CHENNAI: Rain lashed Thiruthangal, a neighbourhood in Sivakasi, all of Friday night. The power had been cut since six in the evening, plunging the area into darkness. But inside one of the modest houses, an eight-year-old boy, with just a candle flickering beside him and a mobile torch lighting up his laptop screen, was logged…
Chennai: The principal sessions court has denied bail to nine men arrested in connection with the release of actor-politician Vijay’s uncertified movie ‘Jana Nayagan’. A high-definition copy of the film was illegally released online and was circulated widely through social media.“A thorough investigation is required to unearth the entire network of conspiracy. Considering the allegations…
Chennai: In the coming month, schools in the state have been instructed to stock up on oral rehydration solution (ORS) packets and first-aid kits, and ensure adequate supply of water for students and staff to battle summer heat.In a circular to all chief education officers, the education department said that all schools must keep water…
Chennai: Two men, who hoarded 40 commercial and domestic LPG cylinders intended for sale in the black market, were arrested from a house on Chithirai Kulam Street in Thiruvanmiyur on Friday evening.Police identified the suspects as Neelamegam, 78, and his son Kumar, 41. Acting on a tip-off, a team conducted a search at the residence…
