Chennai: A seven-member gang from West Bengal stole a hearse parked with its key inside and used it to cart away an ATM containing about ₹12 lakh from Koodapakkam near Poonamallee on Sept 5. Three members of the gang have been arrested in Kerala, while four others are on the run.Police said the ATM kiosk,…
Tamil Nadu sets rules to keep critical patients out of ill-equipped de-addiction centres Chennai: Nine years after the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, Tamil Nadu has framed regulations for enforceable standards for psychiatric hospitals, de-addiction centres and rehabilitation homes, with safeguards to prevent critically ill patients from being admitted to facilities incapable of managing medical emergencies.The…
Chennai: A clash over Vinayagar Chathurthi procession in Ramapuram resulted in the murder of a 45-year-old man in the early hours of Tuesday. Ramapuram police arrested five persons in connection with the case. Police said the deceased Srinivasan, 45, of Venkateshwara Nagar was an MTC driver attached to the Ayyappanthangal MTC bus depot.When the procession…
Chennai: A man died after being flung off the Kathipara flyover and falling around 30ft to the ground below when the motorcycle he was riding rammed into the parapet in Guindy on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Kumar, 20, who was employed at a private firm. Perarasu, 20, a student, who was riding pillion,…
Chennai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday appealed to ‘Gen Z’ and ‘Gen Alpha’ generations, asking them to ‘prioritise the country.’“Gen Z and Gen Alpha, we are ready to listen to you. Educated youth needs to be patient and understand the situation. You have to understand what is happening around you, what’s your role and…
Chennai: A 26-year-old college lecturer drowned, and her colleague went missing on Monday evening after they were swept away by waves while bathing in the sea off Thazhankuppam near Ennore.The deceased was identified as Kalaiyarasi, a nursing lecturer at a private Hotel management college in Mint. Her colleague Naveen, 27, head of the hotel management…
Cops suspect previous enmity Chennai: A 25-year-old history-sheeter returning home after appearing before a court in connection with a murder case, was hacked to death by a six-member gang in full public view at a petrol station on the Chengalpet bypass on Tuesday.The deceased, Muthu Veera of Rajiv Gandhi Street in Urapakkam, had several criminal…
Bio Mining at Perungudi Dump yard in Chennai. (File Photos) As Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) focuses on clearing decades of accumulated garbage from major dumpyards at Kodungaiyur, Perungudi and Athipattu, the city’s decentralised waste processing has taken a hit, raising concerns over how fresh waste is being managed.A major chunk — 168 of 190 micro…
DMK Chief MK Stalin strongly criticized the state government’s recent raids on former minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi. CHENNAI: DMK Chief MK Stalin launched a scathing attack on the state govt following raids on former school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, calling it a desperate weapon deployed by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s failing administration.Highlighting a…
CHENNAI: Political battle lines sharpened over state rights on Wednesday as a critical staff crunch paralysed the High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations, drawing severe criticism from DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin.The panel, set up under former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph to strengthen Tamil Nadu’s federal case, has ground to a halt as contracts for…
