Pallikaranai Greater Flamingo at the Pallikaranai marsh in Chennai.04.05.2014.Photo:A.Prathap Chennai: Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO fighting against corruption, has petitioned the state govt to cancel approvals granted to a property developer for a residential project in Perumbakkam, alleging that the site falls within the protected Pallikaranai marshland.In a complaint submitted to chief minister C Joseph Vijay,…

Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s flagship inaugural announcement for women’s safety – the Singapen Special Task Force – has come into existence, but without any teeth nor the wherewithal to achieve anything.A week after the announcement, the govt has formed the special force under an inspector-general of police rank officer K Bhavaneeswari, along with…

dashwant Dashwanth Accused of sexually assaulting and murder a 7-year old girl Hasini in Moulivakkam last year appears in Chengalpet Court on Monday. Photo L R Shankar Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has decided to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court seeking a relook of its judgment acquitting Dashwant in the 2017 rape and…