Chennai: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) raided at least 35 taluk offices in Tamil Nadu on Friday as part of a statewide drive to detect bribery and the collection of unaccounted money. Officials seized ₹13.78 lakh in cash and identified online transactions to the tune of ₹68.32 lakh that were yet to be…
Cleared /SalilChennai: A 28-year-old woman and her six-month-old daughter died after a container truck hit a motorcycle they were riding pillion on near Madhavaram Roundabout here on Saturday morning. The woman’s husband, who was riding the motorcycle, suffered injuries in the accident.The deceased have been identified as Sharmila and her daughter, Prithiksha. Sharmila’s husband, Nithyanantham,…
Chennai: The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) collected Rs 9.5 crore as penalty from OHM Global Mobility, which operates a fleet of 625 AC and non-AC electric buses in the city on different MTC routes, for not fulfilling the service conditions, an RTI reply has revealed.The sum has been collected for the financial year that ended…
Chennai: The extended summer-like weather seems to have ended on a high note for the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL), as the state consumed 475.447 million units (Mu) of electricity on Friday, recording the new all-time high per-day power consumption in July in the history of the discom.This is in contrast to the regular…
Chennai: Residents across Chennai city, Tambaram and Avadi can now submit their household details online as the self-enumeration process for the first phase of Census of India 2027 has begun ahead of the door-to-door house-listing exercise scheduled from Aug 1.Self-enumeration can be done through the Census portal using a mobile phone or computer. Once the…
Silent, preventable cholesterol burden: Nine in ten Indian adults have abnormal blood lipids Chennai: Nine in 10 Indian adults live with at least one abnormal blood lipid — fats, including cholesterol and triglycerides, in their bloodstream and body tissues, according to national data from the ICMR‑INDIAB study. Dyslipidemia, or an unhealthy imbalance or abnormal amount…
CHENNAI: The Chennai city police on Saturday arrested two more men in connection with the alleged ₹35crore bribery attempt targeting TVK MLA N Ilaiyaraja, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 14. Police also seized ₹2.82 crore in unaccounted cash from the two men during the investigation.The latest to be arrested have…
Issues arising from hormonal changes before and after menopause were often neither understood nor adequately addressed Chennai: Tamil Nadu is considering a dedicated public health policy for menopausal women, health minister K G Arunraj said on Saturday, acknowledging that existing programmes provide inadequate attention to health concerns of women at this stage.“While there are dedicated…
The Greater Chennai Traffic Police announced traffic diversions and restrictions for Sunday morning in view of the Dream Runner Marathon organised by Chennai Runners. The restrictions will be in force from 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. along the marathon route covering Marina Beach, Santhome, Adyar and Besant Nagar. Chennai: The Greater Chennai Traffic Police have…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Saturday announced that the state govt would celebrate both Nov 1, the day the erstwhile Madras State was formed, and July 18, the day the state assembly adopted a resolution to rename it Tamil Nadu, as Tamil Nadu Day.The announcement comes amid demands from several leaders, including PMK…
