Chennai: A 29-year-old local Kabaddi coach, who had been absconding for nearly three weeks, was arrested by the Semmancheri police in Kodaikanal in connection with the sexual assault case of a 17-year-old girl.The accused, identified as Raji ,29, who runs a kabbadi club, had been evading police arrest since the Semmancheri All Women Police Station…
Chennai: Park suburban station, one of the city’s busiest multimodal transit hubs, will be inaugurated in its redeveloped form by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing on July 17 under the Amrit Station Scheme. The ₹14.79-crore project has upgraded the station with improved passenger amenities and seamless connectivity between suburban rail, MRTS and Metro…
Chennai: TVK on Wednesday sacked its Chengalpet east district joint secretary N V Veera alias Veerasamy from the party in the wake of allegations that he received money as bribe. Veera, who was the president of Mambakkam panchayat union in Chengalpet district, refuted the charges. Later in the night, he was picked up by police…
AIADMK functionaries of Erode East Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday told party functionaries that the TVK govt would fall within the next 18 months and called upon party functionaries to work for the success of AIADMK in the upcoming local body polls.EPS, who resumed his district wise review meetings, urged district…
Man gets 10 years jail for abducting, sexually assaulting girl Villupuram: Viluppuram mahila court sentenced a 28-year-old man to ten years of imprisonment for abducting and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl under the pretext of marriage. The criminal case dates back to July 7, 2020, when the survivor’s father lodged a complaint at the Thiruvennainallur…
The programme was designed to help students gain a better understanding of Chennai’s heritage and civic landmarks through an organised educational tour. Chennai: Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) on Wednesday launched ‘Know Chennai’, a one-day heritage tour aimed to introduce Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) school students to the city’s history, culture and architectural landmarks.The…
Nirupa Shankar, MD, Brigade Hotel Ventures Chennai: Brigade Hotel Ventures is set to expand its presence in Chennai with three more hotels planned across the city, as Chennai, along with Bengaluru and Hyderabad, is expected to witness demand growth that will significantly outpace new room additions, creating favourable demand-supply dynamics through FY30.The Bengaluru-headquartered company’s pipeline…
Sudarshan Venu, chairman of TVS Motor Company Chennai: Home Credit India Finance, a subsidiary of TVS Holdings Ltd, has agreed to acquire a 100% stake in Varthana Finance Private through an all-cash transaction valued at Rs 967 crore.The company signed a share purchase agreement on July 15. The transaction is subject to approvals from various…
CPM state secretary P Shanmugam CHENNAI: CPM on Wednesday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to immediately appeal against the Supreme Court’s order directing the eviction of encroachers in the Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve. CPM state secretary P Shanmugam criticized the Supreme Court order to deploy paramilitary forces for the eviction drive. He called the measure excessively…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu director general of police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal on Wednesday transferred to the CB-CID the investigation into the alleged fraudulent registration of a parcel of 1.4-acre land belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayudapani Swami Mutt in Palani. The property is estimated to be worth around Rs 100 crore. The registration department had earlier suspended…
