Chennai: Ahead of the local body elections, the state govt has asked state election commissioner Jothi Nirmalasamy to resign, sources told TOI.The move comes days after the govt asked chairpersons and members of several other state bodies to step down, fuelling criticism that C Joseph Vijay’s govt is seeking to purge institution heads appointed by…
Auto driver arrested for abusing minor Chennai: A 37-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested for sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl with an intellectual disability in Kolathur. On July 3, the seven-year-old girl was playing near her house when the man sexually abused her. The girl’s grandmother filed a complaint at Kolathur All-Women Police Station. Police conducted…
Santosh Iyer, MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India Chennai: Mercedes-Benz India said more than half of its sales in the country now come from cars priced above Rs 1 crore, while nearly one in three vehicles sold costs more than Rs 1.4 crore, as the German luxury carmaker is doubling down on a strategy centred…
NAMAKKAL: An illegal liquor racket is operating round-the-clock in Namakkal district’s Pallipalayam, around 600 metres from the local police station and close to Avaranggadu Krishnaveni Girls Higher Secondary School, residents and activists have alleged.They said the network ran a “24/7 door delivery” model that targeted working class residents despite the govt’s measures to curb illicit…
An unrecognised school functioning at Pudupet in a cramped street Chennai: Twenty-two years ago, more than 100 students had nowhere to run, when a cluster of schools functioning from a two-storey residential set-up in Kumbakonam caught fire; 94 were charred to death, and 16 were gravely injured.Now, a TOI visit in and around the city…
Chennai: A 65-year-old man was stabbed to death by his friend following an argument while the two were under the influence of alcohol in Virugambakkam on Sunday night. Police have arrested the suspect.Police said the deceased, Karunakaran, 65, of Virugambakkam, was a construction worker, and, Rajendran, 65, also of Virugambakkam, operated a pushcart tiffin stall….
CHENNAI: Hitachi Energy India Ltd and Hitachi Energy Technology Services Pvt Ltd on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu govt to invest Rs 1,000 crore over the next three to five years to expand their facilities in Chennai and Chengalpattu, creating 1,000 high-end technology jobs.The MoU was signed in the…
22 -year-old man was fatally stabbed following an altercation near Chennai Central Railway Station (Image used for representational purpose only) CHENNAI: A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death after a confrontation with a pedestrian near Chennai Central Railway Station late on Monday night. The Flower Bazaar police registered a murder case and launched a search…
Chennai: The Madras Bar has produced many doyens both to the Bar and the Bench, said, Justice V Mohana, judge, Supreme Court, adding that the developmental activities being carried out by the Madras Bar Association (MBA) would help the younger generation in the Bar.Inaugurating the Madras Bar Association lecture series in memory of M K…
Crackdown on child labour Chennai: Three minors were rescued during two surprise inspections carried out by the Chennai district administration’s Child and Adolescent Labour Prevention Task Force in different parts of the city over the past week.The inspections were conducted on July 3 and 6 on the directions of S Malathi, Chennai District Collector, as…
