Abhishek Prakash, director of Content & New Media, Giri Trading. Giri Trading Agency, one of India’s largest specialist retailers of spiritual and cultural products Sharada Prakash, director of Giri Trading and daughter of founder T V S Giri Abhishek Prakash, director of Content & New Media, Giri Trading. Giri Trading Agency, one of India’s largest…
Rohit Ravi, managing director, The Residency Hotels Chennai: Hospitality group The Residency Hotels is investing Rs 600 crore over the next three years to set up three new luxury hotels in South India. The expansion comes even as the company is developing two hotels in Mysuru and a second property in the Maldives.“An investment of…
Chennai: South Chennai neighbourhoods relying on borewells and private tankers along ECR, OMR and Tambaram will get piped water supply of 400 MLD within a year. The deadline for the ₹5,814-crore Perur desalination plant project is Oct 2027, and 66.5% of the work was completed.The ongoing works include intake facilities, clarifiers, reverse osmosis systems, reservoirs,…
Dysfunctional traffic signal near Ambattur cause chaos Chennai: A malfunctioning traffic signal at the Ramaswami Mudalaiyar School junction near Ambattur has led to traffic congestion, wrong-side driving, and inconvenience for motorists, with residents urging authorities to restore normal traffic flow at the earliest.The 12-km Ambattur-Red Hills Road serves as a key corridor connecting areas such…
Chennai: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to transfer the investigation into the alleged sexual assault racket unearthed in Salem to the CB-CID.Veerapandian issued a statement demanding detailed investigation into the case. Veerapandian said the case had exposed a disturbing pattern of exploitation in which economically vulnerable women were…
Chennai: Barely 200m from Madhya Kailash temple and Calvary community church, a Tasmac shop has been in the crosshairs of Adyar’s Kasturba Nagar residents for many years. Last week, the govt claimed that 717 such shops near educational institutions and places of worship had been closed. However, this outlet (no. 953) has slipped through the…
Throwing down the gauntlet Chennai: PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna has dared former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for a debate on Ambedkar at an upcoming event. Speaking at a TVK public meeting organised at Chengalpet on Sunday, he said the event will be organised by former AIADMK MLA Maragatham Kumaravel to induct her supporters into…
Chennai: DMK has convened a meeting of the party MLAs on June 17, a day ahead of the assembly session.The meeting to be held at DMK headquarters in Chennai will be chaired by DMK president M K Stalin. This will be the first meeting of DMK MLAs after the election results. In the meeting, Stalin…
Chennai: A month after the assembly election debacle, Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) walked out of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday.TMC president G K Vasan said the exit from the AIADMK – BJP alliance was aimed at ‘reviving and strengthening’ the party and not intended for joining some other alliance. The decision was taken at…
Chennai: A woman inspector attached to the Greater Chennai Police has been suspended after being booked by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with an alleged ₹20-crore gold coin investment scam.Police said inspector Sheela Mary, attached to the Royapuram All Women Police Station, was named in an FIR along with the scheme’s promoter, Prabhumani,…
