Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has suspended seven officials after Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) registered FIRs following recent surprise raids. The officials now face dismissal proceedings. Among those suspended is an assistant engineer attached to Ward 74 in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, represented by mayor R Priya.On July 3, a team of nine…
Chennai: Venkatesh, a sub-inspector of the Greater Chennai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit (ANIU), who went to apprehend a history sheeter was attacked with a sickle by his aides during the operation at Athipattu near Minjur on Saturday night. The officer sustained head injuries. The accused and his accomplices escaped from the spot, and police have…
Ranjit Ray, CEO, logistics, subcontinent, Central Asia, Levant & Egypt, DP World DP World’s Integrated Chennai Business Park (ICBP) is the largest among its three free trade warehousing zones (FTWZs) in India. Operational since 2024 on the outskirts of the city, the facility is a part of the company’s global network of more than 16…
MOBILITY BOOST: The Yamaha factory at Vallam Vadagal Chennai has long been home to India’s two-wheeler manufacturing heavyweights. Alongside TVS Motor and Royal Enfield, Japanese motorcycle maker Yamaha is now giving the city a bigger role in its global ambitions—not merely as a production base but as the company’s major export hub. More than a…
Chennai’s reputation as India’s healthcare capital has long rested on its hospitals and medical tourism. Increasingly, however, it is also becoming a destination for growth capital. Recently, Iswarya Fertility Center, a city-based IVF chain, secured more than `350 crore (about $37 million) from global healthcare investor OrbiMed Asia—one of the largest private equity investments in…
Chennai: From folk-percussion instruments to music storytelling, sand sculpting and pot-painting, students of govt and aided schools will get a dose of traditional competitions in the fourth edition of the state-wide arts fest, to be held from July to Oct.With 105 competitions spread across five categories — school, block, zonal, district and state-levels — the…
Chennai: A 28-year-old worker, Surya, of Elavur village, died after falling from a height of about 30ft while carrying out roof repair work at a private steel plant in the Sipcot industrial estate in Gummidipoondi on Saturday.Police said repair work had been under way for the past five days at the steel plant, where more…
For a cause: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss said the marshland was a natural drainage system of Chennai Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to immediately demarcate and notify the Pallikaranai marshland, saying its protection was critical to safeguard Chennai from floods and ensure the city’s water security.Launching a signature…
Chennai: A day before Parliament session was set to commence, former chief minister M K Stalin returned to Chennai from England on Sunday after completing his 14-day tour. Stalin had visited England to participate in the graduation ceremony of grandson Inban Udhayanidhi.Stalin was given a rousing reception by DMK leaders and cadres at Chennai airport….
Chennai: A Chennai motor accident claims tribunal has awarded ₹1.04 crore as compensation to the family of a woman dentist who was killed in a road accident in Neelathanallur, near Thanjavur in 2022.As the dentist travelled in a goods carrier (Tata Ace), the tribunal granted the award after deducting 10% towards contributory negligence on part…
