A drug peddler, Shanmugam, who smuggled narcotics drugs, was arrested by the Chennai city police from a hideout in Maharashtra and seized methamphetamine, cocaine, LSD, MDMA tablets, cannabis, gold jewellery, vehicles and other incriminating materials. The accused was remanded in judicial custody after being brought to Chennai. Chennai: A man who smuggled narcotic drugs was…
Chennai: The extended summer-like weather prevailing across Tamil Nadu with very little rain despite the onset of southwest monsoon in the first week of June is driving up the power consumption to the peak-summer levels in the State.The peak power demand on Friday scaled to 20,976 megawatts (MW), while the overall electricity consumption was 456.28…
Chennai: At least three men have been arrested so far on charges of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl near Gerugambakkam.The girl was travelling home on a two-wheeler with a friend after visiting another friend in the Kundrathur area. The friend, who was drunk, took her to a secluded spot near Gerugambakkam, where he summoned his associates…
Chennai: Two persons were arrested on charges of abusing and assaulting police after a protest turned violent following a delay in shifting the body of a road accident victim to a govt hospital for post-mortem examination near Vadamadurai in Tiruvallur district.Police said Kalaiyarasan, 40, a daily-wage labourer from Periyar Nagar in Vadamadurai panchayat, died after…
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…
Chennai: City residents and those in the suburbs continue to face frequent power cuts, with TNPDCL attributing the disruptions to sudden equipment failures in the distribution network. Of the 37 major disruptions recorded in 24 hours until Saturday morning, 17 were reported in Chennai and surrounding neighbourhoods. Mangadu, Nolambur, Pallikaranai, Kelleys, Vyasarpadi, Avadi, and Pattabiram…
Chennai: B T Arasakumar, 59, who heads an unregistered association of private schools in Tamil Nadu, was arrested by the central crime branch (CCB) of Chennai police on charges of cheating private school managements across the state of more than ₹100 crore, by promising to secure school recognition, grade upgrades and statutory approvals through his…
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…
AINRC founder and Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy Puducherry: It has been 54 days since Puducherry assembly election results were declared, but the Union territory is yet to have a fully functional govt. The election results, declared on May 4, saw NDA secure 18 seats (AINRC 12, BJP 4, AIADMK 1, and LJK 1) and…
