Chennai: A six-year-old boy, playing with his friends, fell off the terrace of a house and died in Lakshmipuram near Puzhal on Friday evening. Police said Rakshan, 6, son of Packiaraj, 35, a plumber, was a Class II student at a nearby school. They said the terrace had an inadequately built retaining structure, a parapet,…
VILLUPURAM: Intense drama and high tension prevailed outside the AIADMK district headquarters on Villupuram-Chennai Highway on Saturday as a scuffle broke out between the supporters of ousted district secretary and MLA C Ve Shanmugam and the police. The confrontation occurred after police locked the party office to prevent a violent showdown between the supporters of…
Kamal Haasan met Vijay on Saturday CHENNAI: Rajya Sabha member Kamal Haasan has urged the Tamil Nadu govt to launch a state-owned OTT platform where the Tamil audience can access Tamil cinema, independent films and documentaries at affordable and subsidised rates. He made the plea on behalf of the cinema industry and millions of fans…
COIMBATORE: The Podanur Train Users Association has requested Southern Railway to provide stoppages to some trains, including Kovai Express and Cheran Express, at Ambattur railway station in Chennai. Association general secretary N Subramanian has written to the divisional railway manager of the Salem Railway Division highlighting the difficulties faced by passengers travelling from Coimbatore, Tirupur,…
Chennai: Wheels India, a leading manufacturer of auto parts, reported a strong performance in FY26, driven by robust demand across domestic automotive segments and resilient export growth, even as the company flagged inflationary pressures and uncertainty stemming from the West Asia crisis.“We have had two successive years of growth and improved profitability, and we should…
Chennai: Southern Railway announced changes in the pattern of EMU and MEMU trains, including partial and full cancellation of services from May 17 to June 19, owing to pre-non interlocking engineering works at Arakkonam Yard in the Central-Arakkonam section.While several train services between Tiruvalangadu and Arakkonam and back will be affected, city commuters may largely…
Chennai: A registered sale deed carries with it a formidable presumption of validity and genuineness. Registration is a solemn act that imparts a high degree of sanctity to the document, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai, has said.The tribunal, comprising Aby T Varkey, judicial member, and S R Raghunatha, accountant member, made the observation…
Chennai: Residents woke up to cloudy and pleasant weather on Friday as the city continued to record below-normal daytime temperatures during what is usually the peak summer season. Traces of rainfall across several parts of the city brought temperatures down to 32.7 Celsius in Nungambakkam and 33.1 Celsius in Meenambakkam — around 4.7 and 5.3…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu alliance of resident welfare associations (TNARWA) urged the state govt to launch a transparent statewide audit of residential and commercial buildings. They claimed large-scale property tax evasion and corrupt assessment practices caused revenue losses worth hundreds of crores of rupees. The federation demanded regular inspections of properties owned by MLAs, councillors and…
Chennai: School managements across the state will be buried in work over the next ten days as students are all set for the reopening day on June 1. From readying warehouses, removing electricity cables and closing septic tanks to painting school name boards and stocking rations, the school education department has instructed school heads to…
