Chennai: TSF Group, comprising companies such as Wheels India and Brakes India, along with Bosch, has proposed forming a 50:50 joint venture to develop and manufacture next-generation electronically controlled air system products for commercial vehicles, targeting global truck and bus markets.TSF Group, which represents the T S Santhanam branch of the erstwhile TVS Group, said…
Chennai: Velachery MLA R Kumar has asked GCC to withhold payment to a contractor after flagging quality defects during an inspection of a stormwater drain (SWD) work project in Jeevarathnam Nagar.When Kumar inspected a SWD site on Jeevarathnam Nagar Second Street on Monday, he came prepared with measuring tapes. The video, showed officials measuring the…
Chennai: A 23-year-old woman, suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer, underwent a life-saving bone marrow transplant using donor stem cells brought from Poland. As there was no matching donor in her family, Rela Hospital, along with DKMS Foundation, arranged for a compatible donor and transported the stem cells under specialised conditions….
Chennai: A new immunology laboratory offering free or subsidised diagnostic services for economically disadvantaged patients is now open at Madras Medical Mission Hospital. Doctors say it could improve outcomes for nearly 9,000 patients on Tamil Nadu’s kidney transplant waiting list.The HLA — Human Leukocyte Antigen — test, conducted before an organ transplant, maps the unique…
Chennai: Private bus operators have sought govt intervention alleging large price differences in sale of GPS devices (with panic buttons) and reflective stickers required for annual fitness certificate renewal.State transport department officials said steps are being taken to bring transparency in pricing and align with models followed in neighbouring states.At a meeting in Chennai on…
Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has directed corporations and municipalities to use local body funds to improve Amma Canteens in the city. An order issued by the municipal administration and water supply (MAWS) department said the CM had directed local bodies, including the GCC, to use their own funds to procure vessels, carry out…
Chennai: Residents in the suburbs are facing delays in getting LPG cylinder refills, with many saying they have been waiting for more than 25 days. The shortage has disrupted life in Tambaram and Avadi Corporation areas, forcing many to rely on induction stoves or buy cylinders on the black market.As demand rises and supply remains…
Chennai: In a midnight crackdown, Chennai city police detained 234 rowdies, history-sheeters, ganja peddlers and suspected offenders. Police also seized 21.4kg of ganja and 1,070 narcotic tablets during the operation. The drive — titled Operation Special Drive — began on Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday morning across all 12 police districts in the city….
Chennai: Calling the detention of a private builder under the Goondas Act ‘draconian’, the Madras high court has directed former Chennai city commissioner of police, A Arun, to appear in person next week during the hearing of a habeas corpus case challenging the detention. A division bench comprising Justices G R Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayanan…
Chennai: Five inspectors of police, who had earlier served in stations under Kolathur and Harbour police sub-divisions and were shifted before the Model Code of Conduct came into effect duringelections, were transferred fromtheir present positions on Wednesday. The transferred officers S Ramesh of Otteri, G S Pushparaj of Meenambakkam, I Khader Meera of Madhavaram, and…
