Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will develop two eco bloc-based sponge parks at existing playgrounds at Thiruvottiyur’s Burma Nagar (ward 16) and Jothi Nagar (ward 4), for nearly ₹10 crore. The parks will be developed under GCC’s capital fund to address waterlogging and improve rainwater storage in the zones. The timeline to appoint contractors and…
NGT directs GCC to collect wet and dry waste on different days Chennai: The Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to consider collecting wet waste and dry waste on different days, which may facilitate segregation at source.“Unless GCC adopts and strictly enforces source segregation measures, the existing…
Chennai: Three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were arrested by the Singaperumal Koil police for assaulting a 20-year-old man and stealing his motorcycle on the Chennai-Trichy highway near Chengalpet. Police are searching for their accomplice who sold the stolen motorcycle.The victim, Saravanan, 20, of Padalam near Madhurantakam, was working at a textile shop. On the…
Tambaram to Hold Pulse Polio Drive at 180 Centres on Sunday Chennai: Tambaram Corporation will conduct a Pulse Polio immunisation drive across its five zones on Sunday, June 28, to administer oral polio drops to all children below 5 years of age.The special vaccination campaign will be held from 7 am to 5 pm in…
TN initiates action against 1,420 PG bond‑defaulting govt doctors Chennai: The health department has initiated disciplinary action against 1,420 govt doctors who failed to report for duty after completing postgraduate medical courses under a special quota and govt-funded service bond, a press release from the department said.The absentees are spread across three directorates — 370…
CHENNAI: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Saturday appointed Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore as the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president. He replaces K Selvaperunthagai.The appointment comes in the wake of Selvaperunthagai insisting AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge to relieve him from the post. Tagore was one of the key Congress functionaries responsible for the…
Sri Ramakrishna Hospital is one of the five AHA certified hospitals in India, and the first in Tamil Nadu. COIMBATORE: The American Heart Association (AHA) has certified Coimbatore’s Sri Ramakrishna Hospital as a Comprehensive Chest Pain Centre.Sri Ramakrishna Hospital is one of the five AHA certified hospitals in India, and the first in Tamil Nadu….
Police destroy 2.4 tonnes of seized ganja Chennai: The Chennai city police destroyed 2,449.37 kg of ganja seized in 784 narcotics cases, as part of its continued drive against drug trafficking. The seized ganja was incinerated at the GJ Multiclave India Private Limited at Thenmelpakkam in Chengalpet district on Thursday, in compliance of court orders.The…
CHENNAI : A 27-year-old kabaddi coach from Kannagi Nagar was booked for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old player three times over the past few months. The accused is absconding and police have launched a search.According to police sources, the accused had been running a girls’ kabaddi club in the locality for several years. The young girl,…
Robber stealing valuable things from the house Chennai: The Pondy Bazaar police obtained three days’ custody of the main accused in the June 1 T Nagar house burglary case. The accused, Prabhakaran, 50, surrendered before a court after remaining underground, after his wife, Sumathi, 47, was arrested.The burglary happened at the residence of businessman Venkateswara…
