50% of teens brought in more than twice, funds study Tamil Nadu’s juvenile homes are meant to open doors to a new life. And yet, they seem to be drawing half of them back into the old one. A University of Madras survey has found that one in two juveniles (42%) in observation homes, special…
A 23-year-old diploma graduate from Tirunelveli died after falling from a flyover when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a median barrier on the Ennore Expressway near Manali on Monday. His friend sustained serious injuries and was admitted to govt hospital. Chennai: A 23-year-old diploma graduate from Tirunelveli died after falling from a flyover…
Chennai: Puzhal police arrested two men for breaking open a temple hundi and stealing cash from a temple on Puzhal-Ambattur Road. Police said Shanthi, who performs puja at the Bhavani Muthumariamman Temple in MAC Nagar, Puzhal, closed the temple after completing the puja on Thursday. When the temple was reopened on Friday morning, coins were…
Chennai: Traffic Police registered 2,825 cases during a special enforcement drive conducted across the city between June 19 and June 21 to curb traffic violations and improve road safety.The three-day operation was carried out to ensure safe and accident-free movement of vehicles. A total of 355 traffic police personnel were deployed, with 122 vehicle checkpoints…
CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the opposition DMK. Speaking for nearly an hour, he appealed to the people of the state to give him time to fix what he described as a corrupt system and fulfil his poll promises. He, however, assured that his government would not…
CHENNAI: The death toll in the ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district increased to eight on Monday, with 70 workers continuing to undergo treatment or were under medical observation at multiple hospitals.A health department bulletin said two women died by 8pm, when the incident was first reported, on June…
CHENNAI: Another worker died on Tuesday, the death toll from Sunday’s ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district to nine, all of them women. The identity of one of the deceased is yet to be confirmed.By 7 am, one more person from Assam, Anjila Soren, had died, and the number of…
ED probes money laundering angle in Tamil Nadu teacher recruitment scam (File Photo). CHENNAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a massive search operation across the State in connection with the alleged scam in recruitment of teachers to polytechnic colleges by the teachers recruitment board in 2017.Searches are underway in about 18 premises at Chennai, Trichy,…
S Keerthana, State minister for industries, investment promotion and commerce Chennai: State industries minister S Keerthana on Monday alleged Tamil Nadu lost several investments to other states during the previous DMK govt due to “delays in approval and corruption”.She told reporters that over the last five years, 25 investors who wanted to invest in TN…
Women violence and abused concept. Stop violence against women, human trafficking.The concept of sexual harassment against women and rape. human rights abuses. international women’s day. Karaikal: A local court in Karaikal on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old woman to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping a 17-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her in 2019. The…
