Chennai: One of three youths riding on the same bike was killed, and the other two injured, after crashing into a road median on the Tambaram–Maduravoyal Bypass Road near Vanagaram in the early hours of Monday. Police said they were drunk and not wearing helmets while speeding on the stretch.Police identified the deceased as Nithish…
During Vijay’s surprise inspection at the 100 tonnes-per-day biogas plant in Chetpet on Monday, officials explained the plant functions and how it processed wet waste using microorganisms which break down organic waste Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay has directed officials to expand biogas plants across Tamil Nadu to improve solid waste management and generate…
Children in Street Situation policy proposed identification and enumeration; individual care plans; and coordinated intervention by govt departments Sridevi* was 10 when she was found living on the streets of Semmancheri with her grandparents. The family had no identity documents, little food and no safe place to stay. Local vendors had begun pressuring her grandmother…
Chennai: An unidentified gang of robbers sprayed chilli powder into the eyes of a 35-year-old man, Tamilarasan, of Tiruttani, before attacking him with a sharp weapon, leaving him with severe cut injuries near Tiruttani.Police said that Tamilarasan left his house at around 8pm on Sunday but did not return home. Early on Monday, passers-by found…
Dense tree cover keeps the farm 3°C cooler than surrounding areas, allowing Valluvan to cultivate coffee and apple Protecting soil is the duty of every farmer, says V T Valluvan. On his 36-acre farm at Vettaikaranpudur near Pollachi in Coimbatore, he has done just that, raising soil organic carbon from 0.5% to 3.4%, cutting water…
Chennai: TAFE Motors and Tractors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE), has opened its new DEUTZ engine production facility at its existing manufacturing plant in Alwar, Rajasthan. Under a pact, TAFE Motors will manufacture DEUTZ-licensed 2.2L and 2.9L engines for both domestic and international markets, with an annual production capacity of 35,000…
Dheeraj Hinduja, Chairman, Ashok Leyland Chennai: Ashok Leyland is aiming to scale up its international business with a medium-term target of 25,000 export units, as the truck and bus maker looks to strengthen its position in global markets. The company said its export growth strategy will be driven by a combination of organic expansion, local…
Police said that at around 1am, Rakesh strangled his mother with a piece of cloth and then stabbed her on the left side of her neck with a small kitchen knife. Chennai: A 19-year-old man murdered his 43-year-old mother at their house in Perungudi in the early hours of Monday. Thoraipakkam police arrested the accused.The…
Chennai: The strengthening low-level jet (Somali Jet), which has revived the southwest monsoon along the west coast, brought cloudy skies and isolated rain spells to the city and its suburbs on Monday, providing relief from the recent spell of heat. Weather models indicate rain activity, mainly during the evening and late-night hours, until Saturday. IMD…
COIMBATORE: Hindu Munnani district deputy president R Prabhakaran, 39, was admitted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital after petrol packets and stones were allegedly hurled at him by four unidentified people near Madukkarai on Sunday evening.Prabhakaran was riding on his two-wheeler near the Arivoli Nagar area in Madukkarai when four unidentified people intercepted his vehicle and…
