Chennai: Chennai police registered 38 cases and rounded up 77 persons during a week-long anti-narcotics crackdown conducted across the city between June 14 and June 20. The operation was carried out by the special teams headed by assistant commissioners and inspectors, under the supervision of deputy commissioners of police (DCP) across 12 police districts, intensified…
Chennai: Several Tasmac elite shops across the city continue to overcharge customers demanding an extra ₹10 per bottle of liquor despite govt warning against such practices.Bills shared by customers show that an outlet in Kasturba Nagar in Adyar charged ₹10 extra for two imported beer bottles which cost ₹480 each. While the total cost must…
Chennai: When the smell hit, Swati (name changed) knew something was wrong. She had just finished a 12-hour night shift at a seafood processing factory near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district and had stepped outside around 11am on Sunday, when the ammonia leak happened.She could smell it even though she was standing outside the building, and…
CHENNAI: A rare moment of camaraderie swept across the political divide in Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday as members from both the treasury and opposition benches broke into laughter over a suggestion to change the practice of giving water to members in tumblers. The light-hearted exchange began when former chief minister O Panneerselvam disagreed with…
Chennai: The death toll in Monday’s ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district rose to seven on Monday, while 68 workers undergo treatment across multiple hospitals.According to a health department bulletin, two deaths were reported by 8pm on Sunday. Three more fatalities were recorded by 7am on June 22, followed…
Chennai: Thousands of Indian doctors continue to wait — with completed internships and idle stethoscopes — as the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences is yet to open registrations for NEET PG 2026, the national entrance test for postgraduate medical admissions.The delay, nearly two months behind last year’s April 17 start, leaves the exam…
Chennai: More than 200 govt doctors and medical college faculty members across Tamil Nadu remain absent from duty for prolonged periods without authorisation, prompting the anti-corruption NGO Arappor Iyakkam to seek immediate disciplinary action against them.In a complaint submitted to chief minister C Joseph Vijay, health minister K G Arunraj, and senior health officials on…
CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in and around Sembium, Keelkattalai and Ennore from 9am to 2pm on Wednesday to carry out maintenance work.Sembium: Chandraprabhu Colony, Thanigachalam Nagar, Moolakadai, Annai Sathya Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar, Police Quarters, Madhavaram High Road, KH Road, Nagaiah Thottam, Munusamy Street, Palayakkara Street, United India Nagar, KK Nagar and Chetty Thottam.Keelkattalai:…
Chennai: A 40-year-old woman and a history-sheeter have been arrested for hiring a gang to break her estranged husband’s leg for ₹4 lakh near Peerkankaranai. The attack happened in connection with a dispute regarding custody of their son.Damodharan, 42, of Vengambakkam near Tambaram, was living with his 11-year-old son after separating from his wife, Vasantha,…
Chennai: Union minister of mines Kishan Reddy on Sunday asked people of Tamil Nadu and the state govt to co-operate with NLC for land acquisiton.Speaking to reporters in BJP headquarters in Chennai, Kishan Reddy wanted the people to support NLC land acquisition for the sake of country’s development. “There are some issues with land acquisition…
