Chennai’s top 100 property tax defaulters owe GCC ₹31 crore Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Monday published a list of its 100 biggest property tax defaulters, who together owe the civic body ₹31.39 crore, intensifying revenue recovery amid its financial crunch. The defaulters include a mix of infrastructure firms, real estate companies, hotels, trusts,…
Cops in crisis: Six police suicides in 40 days; 18 so far this year Ram.Sundaram@timesofindia.comOn July 31, just a fortnight after his child was born, a 27-year-old constable in Chennai took his own life. He is the sixth Tamil Nadu police officer to die by suicide in 40 days —the 18th this year. In April,…
At present, only 32 trains operate between Chennai Central and Tiruttani each day, including 28 EMU suburban services and four express trains Chennai: As thousands of devotees prepare to head to the Tiruttani Murugan Temple for Aadi Krithigai next week, commuters have urged Southern Railway to run additional direct EMU services, saying the existing suburban…
For renovation and modernisation of Infra Chennai: The Union govt has granted 10 projects totalling ₹785.21 crore from the power system development fund (PSDF) for renovating and modernising substations, establishing technical and IT infrastructure, installing bus reactors, communication & data acquisition systems, and setting up battery storage system (BESS) in Tamil Nadu, said minister of…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday slammed chief minister C Joseph Vijay, alleging that TVK govt’s “inexperience,” has cost Tamil Nadu’s rights over Cauvery water.Speaking to reporters, he said the state govt had failed to uphold the rights secured through the long legal battles fought by previous AIADMK and DMK govts over…
Chennai: DMDK MP L K Sudhish called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office in New Delhi on Monday and requested him to prevent Karnataka from constructing a dam at Mekedatu.In a statement, DMDK said Sudhish had submitted a memorandum to Modi urging the Union BJP govt not to give the nod to Karnataka…
Chennai: Two men were arrested for flying kites using banned glass-coated manja thread in New Washermenpet. Two kites and two spools of the prohibited thread were seized.Police identified the arrested as Surya, 20, and Prashanth, 21, both residents of New Washermenpet. Acting on a tip, a team conducted surveillance on Sivan Nagar Third Street on…
Chennai: A 30-year-old man who suffered a head injury after falling during an altercation at a restaurant in Kelambakkam last week succumbed to his injuries. Police altered the case to murder.The deceased, Kirubakaran of Thaiyur panchayat near Thiruporur, had gone to a restaurant on July 28 to buy parotta. According to police, an argument broke…
Chennai: At least five unidentified men assaulted a 24-year-old online delivery worker and threatened him at gunpoint near Porur on Sunday night. The victim sustained head injuries and was admitted to a private hospital.The victim, Priyadharshan (24), a resident of Valasaravakkam, was riding his motorcycle through Karambakkam at 9.30 pm when five men intercepted him….
Chennai: Crows have been dropping dead at a corporation-run park in Indira Nagar, Adyar, nearly seven months after a similar episode in the area was confirmed as bird flu. Veterinary officials with Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) are yet to collect samples or determine the cause of the latest deaths.Park patrons said birds have been dying…
