Chennai: India’s two-wheeler exports are proving surprisingly resilient despite the troubles in West Asia and the logistical cost pressures they have caused. Monthly shipments have now crossed half a million, touching 5.6 lakh units in August, supported by strengthening demand across Latin America, Africa and Asia.Exports of motorcycles and scooters averaged about 5.2 lakh units…
Residents of Moorthingar Street in Vyasarpadi, under the Perambur Assembly constituency, stage a road blockade on Friday afternoon, protesting against unannounced daily power cuts that have affected the locality for the past few days. Hundreds of people taking to the streets to vent frustration over frequent and long power cuts, particularly at night, was not…
Chennai: A 17-year-old boy killed his father with a log after the drunk man attacked his mother at Periya Karumbur near Baluchettychatram.The deceased, Kumar, a daily wage labourer, lived at Mariamman Koil Street in Periya Karumbur village. He had two wives, Vanitha, 43, and Ramila, 36. Though both families lived on the same street, Kumar…
Construction work is under way of a foot overbridge at Velachery in Chennai. (Christopher Story) Chennai: Commuters stepping out of the Velachery MRTS station won’t have to walk 800m along the busy 100-Ft Road to cross safely, or jump the median braving speeding vehicles. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Plan (CMDP) wing of state highways department…
Chennai: Mere grant of a building registration by the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) will not prejudice the rights of a person conducting a civil case for the title of a property, Madras high court said.“…it must be seen that when there are disputed questions of title, it is not for the TNRERA…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation will desilt the 5.7km-long Mambalam Canal at a cost of ₹46.7 lakhs ahead of the northeast Monsoon.The civic body has floated tenders and the contractor will be finalised soon. The tender specs entail contractor to deepen the waterway by four feet and it will cover key spots including T Nagar, West…
Chennai: The interest in plots is going south and west – beyond the city’s core. Metro connectivity, industrial corridor development, arterial road development (Outer Ring Road expansion and upcoming Peripheral Ring Road), coupled with relatively affordable price points, are creating new growth corridors. Developers said that there is a 50 % growth in the size…
Chennai: Madras high court has reiterated that community certificate of an employee can be scrutinised even after the employee has retired and that such verification is not barred merely because the certificate or appointment dates back to before 1995.“The law is settled that protecting service benefits merely because the employee has attained superannuation is akin…
Chennai: Health minister K G Arunraj inaugurated the pre-launch of Vizhitthirai Kaappom, a state-wide retinal-screening programme that will target people aged over 30 years and those living with diabetes or hypertension.The programme aims to ensure annual retinal examinations for the target population, helping diagnose diseases early and prevent damage to retina or vision loss. Those…
Funds will be released in a couple of days for Malaysia-based PhD scholar: Minister Villupuram: The govt will release the pending scholarship funds within a couple of days for Malaysia-based dalit PhD scholar Bharathidasan, who is pursuing his doctoral studies under the Annal Ambedkar Overseas Higher Education Scholarship Scheme, assured social justice minister Vanni Arasu….
