Chennai: Commuters taking the South Usman Road via CIT Nagar to reach Nandanam pass through a 10-minute ordeal every day during peak hours at one specific intersection.Buses, autorickshaws and motorists come from all sides, leaving the intersection at South West Boag road under the T Nagar steel flyover chaotic and dangerous spot for motorists and…
Chennai: Two students—one studying in a college, and the other in a school—were killed in two separate road accidents near Tambaram on Friday evening, triggering public protests over the roadside encroachments, narrow roads and poor road discipline in the area.In the first incident, Kaushika, 21, a student of a private college near Kattankulathur, was riding…
Chennai: Three men, including a key suspect in a drug peddling case racket, were arrested by the Kannagi Nagar police after a raid at Masjid Nagar on Saturday. Police seized 1.5kg of ganja and 40 narcotic tablets.Based on a tip-off, a police team led by inspector S Saravanan conducted a raid and arrested Vignesh alias…
DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi Chennai: DMK organisation secretary R S Bharathi said on Saturday there was nothing wrong in DMK joining hands with AIADMK. His remarks come in the wake of CPM alleging that DMK held talks with AIADMK after the state assembly election to probe the possibility of forming a govt.Speaking to…
pattabiram road overbridge Chennai: At least one lakh commuters and motorists continue to face daily traffic congestion on the Pattabiram Road Overbridge (ROB) on the busy Chennai–Tirupati National Highway, as only one arm of the bridge remains open even nearly three years after the project began.The ROB, which connects the Pattabiram–Thiruninravur stretch and serves as…
In a major reshuffle in the Tamil Nadu police department, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Prem Anand Sinha and ADGP T. Senthilkumar assumed charge as the Commissioners of Police for Tambaram and Avadi respectively on Saturday. Chennai: Tambaram and Avadi police commissionerates got new commissioners in a reshuffle of officials on Friday. While additional…
Chennai: Public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna said on Saturday that 90% of AIADMK cadres were ready to join TVK.An event was organised at TVK headquarters in Panaiyur near Chennai where thousands of cadres and functionaries from other parties joined TVK in the presence of party general secretary N Anand, Aadhav and senior ministers, including…
Chennai: Women residents of Sembakkam will soon have a dedicated recreational space to exercise, unwind and spend time without safety concerns. Tambaram corporation plans to construct the 1.25-crore women-only pink park at Nadesan Nagar 2nd Street in ward 23 of Sembakkam Zone, spread across nearly 18,000 sqft. The park, developed using the corporation’s general fund,…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu is set to outsource solid waste collection and transportation services in 12 municipal corporations across the state by roping in private companies. The cities include Avadi, Tambaram, Vellore, Hosur, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Tiruppur, Trichy, Madurai, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli. Tenders to appoint consultancy firms for preparing detailed feasibility reports and transaction advisory plans…
Chennai, Jun 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay speaks as he moves a resolution against the Karnataka government’s Mekedatu dam proposal during the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly session, chaired by Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, in Chennai on Friday. (@CMOTamilnadu X/ANI Photo) Chennai: Hours after the legislative assembly passed a…
