NIA chargesheets four former PFI cadres for harbouring accused in Ramalingam murder case | Chennai News

Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted four former cadres of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) for allegedly harbouring proclaimed offenders linked to the 2019 murder of Ramalingam.In a chargesheet filed before the Special NIA Court in Poonamallee on Saturday, the agency named K Mohideen, Mohamed Imran, Thameem Ansari and Asmath. The…

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Chennai sizzles as outskirts hit 40°C, IMD forecasts rain relief | Chennai News

Chennai: The outskirts remained hotter than core city areas on Saturday as Chennai continued to sizzle despite the onset of the southwest monsoon over neighbouring Kerala. Nungambakkam recorded 39.9°C and Meenambakkam 40.4°C, both around 2.4 degrees above normal.Relief from the summer heat, however, may be around the corner. Meteorologists said there is a possibility for…

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Names misspelt: Students fight recurring errors on board marksheets | Chennai News

Chennai: Every year, thousands of Class X and XII state board students in Tamil Nadu receive their provisional marksheets only to find their names misprinted—and then spend weeks navigating a correction process that school officials say is entirely avoidable.The problem is transliteration. Sanskrit-derived name prefixes like “Shri” or “Sha” are routinely garbled into “Ri,” “Siri”…

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Trading lathis for brooms: Chennai cops conduct cleanliness drive across 105 stations | Chennai News

Police officers and personnel across Chennai participated in a cleanliness drive at 105 police stations on Saturday morning following instructions issued by Greater Chennai Police commissioner A Amalraj to improve the upkeep and hygiene of police station premises Police officers and personnel across Chennai participated in a cleanliness drive at 105 police stations on Saturday…

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HC quashes order prohibiting pvt buses from entering Chennai city | Chennai News

Chennai: Madras high court has quashed as “unconstitutional and illegal” a 2024 order issued by the regional transport authority ordering all south bound omni buses to operate only from Kilambakkam bus terminus (KCBT). The order also prohibited south bound omni buses from entering Chennai city with passengers beyond KCBT.Justice V Lakshminarayanan passed the order on…

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