CHENNAI: A 43-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her 19-year-old son at their house in Perungudi during the early hours of Monday. The Thoraipakkam police have arrested the accused.The deceased was identified as Chheni Devi Babulal, a resident of Kurunji Nagar in Perungudi. The accused, Rakesh, 19, is her son.According to police, the victim’s husband…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has suspended seven officials after Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) registered FIRs following recent surprise raids. The officials now face dismissal proceedings. Among those suspended is an assistant engineer attached to Ward 74 in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, represented by mayor R Priya.On July 3, a team of nine…
Chennai: Venkatesh, a sub-inspector of the Greater Chennai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit (ANIU), who went to apprehend a history sheeter was attacked with a sickle by his aides during the operation at Athipattu near Minjur on Saturday night. The officer sustained head injuries. The accused and his accomplices escaped from the spot, and police have…
Chennai: From folk-percussion instruments to music storytelling, sand sculpting and pot-painting, students of govt and aided schools will get a dose of traditional competitions in the fourth edition of the state-wide arts fest, to be held from July to Oct.With 105 competitions spread across five categories — school, block, zonal, district and state-levels — the…
Endangered species come alive through art – DELACOUR’S LANGUR (Edges of Disappearence) Chennai: Rusted bolts become unblinking eyes. Scraps of metal mesh form a white beard, while discarded wires, nuts and industrial waste are assembled into the likeness of the endangered Delacour’s langur. It is one of 73 endangered species brought back to life through…
Police escort Vilathikulam DMK MLA GV Markandeyan after his arrest over alleged remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. CHENNAI: Police on Monday arrested Vilathikulam DMK MLA GV Markandeyan over alleged threatening and controversial remarks against Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay made during a public meeting in Kovilpatti.Videos of the speech…
Chennai: A 28-year-old worker, Surya, of Elavur village, died after falling from a height of about 30ft while carrying out roof repair work at a private steel plant in the Sipcot industrial estate in Gummidipoondi on Saturday.Police said repair work had been under way for the past five days at the steel plant, where more…
For a cause: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss said the marshland was a natural drainage system of Chennai Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to immediately demarcate and notify the Pallikaranai marshland, saying its protection was critical to safeguard Chennai from floods and ensure the city’s water security.Launching a signature…
Ranjit Ray, CEO, logistics, subcontinent, Central Asia, Levant & Egypt, DP World DP World’s Integrated Chennai Business Park (ICBP) is the largest among its three free trade warehousing zones (FTWZs) in India. Operational since 2024 on the outskirts of the city, the facility is a part of the company’s global network of more than 16…
MOBILITY BOOST: The Yamaha factory at Vallam Vadagal Chennai has long been home to India’s two-wheeler manufacturing heavyweights. Alongside TVS Motor and Royal Enfield, Japanese motorcycle maker Yamaha is now giving the city a bigger role in its global ambitions—not merely as a production base but as the company’s major export hub. More than a…
