Encroachment despite orders from authorities directing removal Chennai: At Kolathur’s busy Poompuhar Nagar 1st Main Road, which houses the Government Arts and Science College, at least four signboards warn commuters against encroaching on the footpath. For residents, however, the warnings have become little more than a running joke: footpaths are barely visible along the 600-metre…
Chennai: A large number of CCTV cameras installed across Chennai as part of the Third Eye Project and Smart Wi-Fi Surveillance pillars under the Nirbhaya Scheme have become defunct. The devices are damaged, lopsided or completely obscured by overgrown trees, raising serious concerns over public safety.Residents complain that dysfunctional surveillance infrastructure has left several roads,…
Chennai: Two men who snatched an eight-sovereign gold ‘mangalsutra’ chain from a 63-year-old woman in Kolathur on Tuesday morning were arrested by the police. Police said Susheela, a resident of Akbar Square Second Street, was walking with her husband, Devasahayam, to a church on Tuesday morning when the incident occurred. Two men wearing helmets approached…
Chennai: A 26-year-old woman who allegedly stole a high-end mobile phone from a women’s hostel in Chromepet few days ago was nabbed and handed over to police after she returned on Tuesday to allegedly make another attempt.Police said an expensive phone belonging to an inmate at a hostel in New Colony, Chromepet, went missing two…
Rescued after a few hours Chennai: Hours after a 34-year-old son of a rice mill owner was kidnapped for ransom from Sirukaveripakkam in Kancheepuram district on Tuesday night, police rescued him from Tiruvannamalai. Four of the five persons involved in the crime were arrested. According to police, Surendar, son of Ravi, was travelling on his…
Chennai: Thoraipakkam police arrested a 31-year-old bike mechanic on Tuesday for sexually harassing a 22-year-old woman near a private college bus stop on Rajiv Gandhi Salai. The accused was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody. Police identified the accused as Manikandan, a resident of Thoraipakkam. The complainant, a 22-year-old woman from Madurai…
At first glance, they look like craters caused by an earthquake but the GCC-maintained concrete tennis court, exhibiting huge cracks in all directions, is just two months old. The tennis court in Anna Nagar was built for about Rs 15 lakh just two months ago. The jagged cracks cause safety concerns for residents and have…
Bad science leads to poor conservation outcomes and is a colossal waste of public funds, says Ullas Karanth Wildlife biologist Ullas Karanth pioneered the use of radiotelemetry to track tigers for population density studies in the country. The former US-based Wildlife Conservation Society’s India programme director believes India took the “wrong approach when conducting censuses…
CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday recovered Rs 1.16 crore in Indian currency, US$53,500 and Myanmar Kyat 1.5 lakh during searches at 13 locations in Tamil Nadu and Mizoram in connection with the seizure of 6,016.87 kg of methamphetamine from a Myanmarese boat in the Bay of Bengal in November 2024.NIA teams seized…
Chennai: FMCG player Usha International is strengthening its overseas presence and setting up offices in Dubai and Nepal. The company has a presence in neighbouring countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and entered the UAE market about two decades ago.Anil Dua, COO, Usha International, said Dubai would serve as a base for further…
