Murdered over relationship Chennai: Four persons have been arrested so far in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old person over a relationship issue at Thaiyur near Kelambakkam.The deceased, Praveen Kumar of Chinnamma Nagar, Thaiyur, had been in a relationship with a woman from the same locality for three years. Her family opposed the relationship….
TN focuses on hydro upgrades, battery storage to meet peak power demand Chennai: With electricity consumption in the state rising rapidly and peak power demand scaling new highs every year, the state govt has shifted its focus to improving the efficiency of existing hydropower projects through renovation and upgradation and expanding battery energy storage to…
TN’s GATE, JAM training programme for college students sees huge surge in interest this year Chennai: Following the success of Tamil Nadu’s residential training programme for basic science students to crack entrance tests for prestigious institutions such as IITs, NITs and IISERs, there has been a huge surge of interest this year. As many as…
History-sheeter arrested for molesting woman Chennai: A 28-year-old history-sheeter was arrested on Friday after he entered a house in Velachery and molested a 25-year-old woman sleeping inside. The woman, who worked at a private company, lived with her father in Velachery. According to the complaint, the accused, Balusamy, fled after she raised an alarm. Following…
Chennai: More than 15 days after a torso was found stuffed inside an abandoned suitcase aboard the Tamil Nadu Express when it arrived at Agra Cantonment railway station, police have identified the deceased as Haidul Nisha. She hails from Paramakudi in Tamil Nadu. While the suspects — a couple from Odisha — have been identified,…
Tasmac to directly pay EB bills of liquor shops to curb MRP violation Chennai: In yet another major step to curb MRP violations at liquor outlets, the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) will pay electricity bills for all its retail shops from Sept 1 through the Electronic National Automated Clearing House digital payment service…
Deceased Praveen Kumar (L); arrested (clockwise): Nandheesh, Manikandan, Ezhumalai, Gowtham CHENNAI: A 23-year-old man died after he was hacked by a group near Kelambakkam following a dispute over his relationship with a woman.Three people were arrested initially, while another suspect was arrested after the victim’s relatives staged a road blockade demanding action against those involved.Police…
CHENNAI: In a bid to reform the party after its 2026 poll debacle, DMK on Saturday capped the maximum age of its district secretaries at 70 and limited them to two terms as part of a major organisational overhaul aimed at bringing in younger leaders following its 2026 poll setback.The decision was taken at the…
Chennai: Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday brought to the attention of assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar that video clips containing remarks by members which were expunged from assembly records are being circulated on social media.Flagging the issue, Udhayanidhi asked what was the use of expunging the remarks when they go viral on…
Industrial effluents not behind fish deaths in Ennore: Minister Chennai: Environment minister V K Rajeev on Friday told the assembly that industrial effluents were not the reason for the mass fish deaths in the Kosasthalaiyar River at Ennore. “Preliminary findings indicate that the fish deaths were likely triggered by sewage contamination, including human waste,” he…
