C K Raja Raja Varma | Kochu Kuttan fighter (Age 15)Abolition of untouchability. Protests against toddy shops. C K Raja Raja Varma (Kochu Kuttan) was 15 when he began taking on the establishment. He was driven out of Travancore and sent to Madras in 1922. But the exile did not kill his spirit. He joined…
CHENNAI: Anti-corruption NGO Arappor Iyakkam has accused former highways minister E V Velu, his son E V Kumaran, and govt officials of illegally excavating an estimated 3.48 lakh cubic feet of sand from Malappambadi Lake in Tiruvannamalai and transporting it to Kumaran’s land to level the property for a DMK regional conference.In a complaint to…
Chennai: A 40-second video of a Govt Stanley Hospital worker dropping boiled eggs near patients — one beside a plastered arm, the other near a patient’s leg — went viral Wednesday. A day later, Tamil Nadu’s health department was not investigating a lapse in patient care. Instead, it was defending an employee, discrediting a whistleblower…
Chennai: Three men were arrested after police seized 1,605kg of banned tobacco products, including gutka and pan masala, from a tempo traveller and an autorickshaw during a vehicle check in Pallikaranai on Wednesday. During patrol, police spotted a parked vehicle near the Velachery Main Road–Thoraipakkam-Pallavaram Radial Road junction in Pallikaranai. Upon searching the tempo and…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation plans to set up two more 2 lakh litre water storage sumps at Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumpyards for ₹54.3 lakh.Fire has broke out five times this year, between March and June. The first incident was reported at Kodungaiyur on March 14, followed by two incidents at Perungudi on June 4 and…
Man held for stalking and threatening woman Chennai: A 24-year-old man was arrested by Virugambakkam police for stalking, harassing, and threatening a 24-year-old woman after she ended their friendship. The complainant lived in a rented house in Virugambakkam. A few months ago, she became acquainted with Arjun, a resident of Perumbakkam, through social media. According…
Man dies by suicide over loan app debt Chennai: A 25-year-old man died by suicide at his residence near Mahindra City in Chengalpet on Wednesday. Police are probing whether debt, including loans taken from online lending apps and losses in trading, drove him to take the extreme step. Police said that, on Wednesday, Manikandan was…
Chennai residents face property tax reassessment notices affecting individual demands (AI image used for representational purpose only) CHENNAI: After the Greater Chennai Corporation issued reassessment notices to some 3.5 lakh properties, property tax is fast becoming one of the biggest civic talking points in Chennai today.Some local residents have been confused about the development and…
The chief minister Joseph Vijay at the Vetri Tamil Nadu investment conclave Chennai: In the first major investment conclave of the newly elected government in Tamil Nadu, the state exchanged memoranda of understanding with 97 companies for investments totalling Rs 67,000 crore, according to the government. This includes 56 greenfield projects.The projects are spread across…
A borewell on dry Cauvery river in Trichy city | R BASKAR Chennai: State agriculture minister R Vinoth said on Wednesday that TVK govt is closely monitoring the drought situation in the state and will take action based on a detailed assessment. Vinoth said TVK govt has chalked out 27 long term measures to boost…
