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CHENNAI: A 29-year-old man opened the emergency exit and jumped from an Air Arabia flight that was taxiing after landing at Chennai airport early on Sunday, leading to closure of the main runway and diversions and delays of subsequent flights.CISF personnel chased and caught the passenger, Mohamed Sherif Mohamed Najumudeen, who told them he felt…

Chennai: On Ennore High Road, opposite the Shastri Nagar bus stand, there was a waterbody more than five years ago. Today, the water is barely visible as the course has turned into a lush green of grass, hyacinth and garbage.Running from Tondiarpet along the high road towards Indian Oil Corporation, the canal, residents recall, once…

Chennai: DMK conducted statewide training sessions on Sunday for its counting agents, focusing on procedures to be followed inside counting centres. With 62 counting centres set up across Tamil Nadu, party leadership had earlier directed senior functionaries to brief agents thoroughly. Following this, ministers and district-level leaders held meetings on Sunday to ensure uniform adherence…

Chennai: A day before the counting of votes, the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK raised apprehension over safety arrangements today. Both parties separately wrote to Election Commission of India and police, each accusing the rival camp and its allies of planning disruptions at the counting centres.DMK organisational secretary R S Bharathi said the party was…

Chennai: In a relief to various categories of power consumers seeking new services or conversion of existing services for construction purposes, the state govt has simplified the process, clearing bottlenecks in the system and making field officers accountable for lapses, if any. Also, the name transfer procedure has been made more transparent and time-bound. Though…

Chennai: Every night, Anitha, 32, sits beside her two young children, fanning them by hand so they can sleep through the heat. With unscheduled power cuts stretching for hours, her home in Tambaram turns stifling, leaving the family restless and exhausted. Her situation reflects the growing distress faced by hundreds of residents across the Tambaram…

Chennai: Barricades installed for night-time policing across Chennai are triggering morning traffic snarls, with commuters citing poor planning and delayed clearance.The situation worsens during peak hours as barricades installed overnight are often left in place well into the morning. While these structures are intended to slow down vehicles at night and deter antisocial elements, they…

Chennai: An employee of a private hotel was arrested on Saturday for misappropriating funds worth 31,500 at his place of work in Perambur.Police who verified CCTV footage at the hotel, said the accused, Deepak Kumar, 19, from Bihar, had been misappropriating the money in small amounts over a period of time. The incident came to…

Chennai: Ashwin Saravanan, a visually challenged student, was in for double joy when the ISC results were declared on Thursday. Not only did he get 93%, scoring 99/100 in environmental studies, he achieved the feat without the help of a scribe.And all it took him was the use of a basic laptop and a non-visual…