Ammonia leak cleanup operation Chennai: A cleanup operation to remove the remnant ammonia at a private seafood processing unit at Kannigaipair village in Tiruvallur, where the accidental leak of the gas led to the death of 17 people, has been ordered by Tiruvallur district collector S Kavitha.An expert team has set up elaborate safety measures…
Purushothaman had been serving the VAO of Vayaputhur village in Vedanthangal panchayat, Chengalpet district, for the past three months Chennai: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has arrested a village administrative officer near Madurantakam after he was caught accepting a ₹5,000 bribe to process the transfer of a land patta. The accused was produced before a…
CHENNAI: Five more people were taken into custody on Thursday by the Chennai police in connection with the attempt to bribe and poach Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA N Ilaiyaraja of Uthangarai assembly constituency by allegedly offering him Rs 35 crore to vote against the Speaker of the TN assembly. With the latest detentions, the…
It was supposed to be Chennai’s Times Square. When city planners proposed a pedestrian plaza along Pondy Bazaar in T Nagar, they envisioned a wide, people-first corridor through the city’s most frenetic shopping district. The concept took years: a 2013 design, trial runs in 2016, and a grand inauguration by former chief minister Edappadi K…
The June quarter defied the usual moderation in vehicle sales that typically follows the March year-end peak Chennai: At least a dozen states recorded double-digit electric vehicle (EV) penetration in June, with Assam and Odisha emerging as the frontrunners as EVs accounted for nearly 20% of new vehicle registrations—the highest penetration recorded by any Indian…
The June quarter defied the usual moderation in vehicle sales that typically follows the March year-end peak Chennai: At least a dozen states recorded double-digit electric vehicle (EV) penetration in June, with Assam and Odisha emerging as the frontrunners as EVs accounted for nearly 20% of new vehicle registrations—the highest penetration recorded by any Indian…
For homebuyers lured by glossy brochures and lofty promises, Tamil Nadu’s real estate regulator has added a new layer of protection. A year after tightening norms to curb misleading real estate advertisements, the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has armed itself with a graded penalty system.According to an circular issued in June, from…
DVAC arrested two women sub-inspectors attached to the Thirumullaivoyal Police Station after they were caught accepting a ₹20,000 bribe from a woman seeking a licence to operate a spa and a massage parlour in their jurisdiction in Avadi police commissionerate Chennai: Two women sub-inspectors attached to the Thirumullaivoyal police station were caught accepting a ₹20,000…
File photo of the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir site across the River Cauvery near Sangama in Kanakapura taluk, about 100 km from Bengaluru. Mekedatu-Location of Cauvery river at Kanakpura taluq, Sangama, 100 km from Bengaluru Chennai: A meeting of TNCC district presidents was held at the party headquarters in Chennai where a resolution was passed…
A visual from the spot where a stampede occured during a public event of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief and Actor Vijay, in Karur on September 27 2025, where 41 people died Chennai: In his first official tour, chief minister C Joseph Vijay will be visiting Karur on July 10 where he will meet the…
