Chennai: The state govt on Monday informed Madras high court that four AIADMK MLAs had voluntarily resigned from the assembly and that the Speaker would take action in accordance with assembly rules.The submission was made during the hearing of a petition challenging the Speaker’s decision to accept the resignations of former AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel…
TIRUPATTUR: Tirupattur district police rescued a two-month-old baby girl sold by her mother for Rs 50,000, and later sold to a childless couple in Namakkal through a network of brokers for Rs 13 lakh. Police arrested six individuals, including the baby’s mother and the couple who bought the baby. The main accused, S Jabeena, 35,…
Permits for high-rise buildings in Chennai to become faster Chennai: Obtaining planning permissions for high-rise buildings (HRB) is bound to get quicker, as the state govt has yet again delegated the authority to approve high-rise building projects in the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA). The decision was announced through…
Chennai: Microchipping is emerging as a key safeguard against pet abandonment in the city. Recently, civic authorities were able to trace a man who abandoned a labrador in Purasawalkam and are initiating action against him.According to officials, the dog was abandoned on Nammazhvar Street in Purasawalkam. It was rescued and brought to Besant Memorial Animal…
HC notice to TN on GO against religious events in schools Chennai: Madras high court on Monday granted the state govt four weeks to file its response to a batch of petitions challenging a govt order banning private schools from hosting political, religious and ideological programmes on their campuses.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut…
CHENNAI: In the latest shuffle of IPS officers in Tamil Nadu, at least 56 senior police officers, including 15 superintendents of police and deputy inspectors general of police, were transferred and posted to the Chennai city, Tambaram and Avadi commissionerates on Monday, according to an order issued by the state home department.DIG ES Uma has…
Burglary in Saidapet house Chennai: Police launched a search for the unidentified burglars who broke into a locked house in Saidapet and stole 25 sovereigns of gold jewellery and ₹2 lakh in cash. The theft came to light after the resident returned from church and found that the house had been burgled.The victim, Ranganathan, 52,…
Self-enumeration for census Chennai: As part of Census 2027, self-enumeration by residents in the city will be carried out from July 17 to July 31, marking the first phase of the population count that will use digital technology and online platforms for the first time. This will be followed by the house listing and housing…
NAMAKKAL: Stating that unsafe handling of food is a key route for shigella infection which leads to gastroenteritis, Tamil Nadu health minister Dr K G Arunraj on Monday said the govt had ordered food safety officers to ensure that eateries sell safe and hygienic food. “We have ordered inspections, sample collections and strict action against…
V K Ramasamy in the 1967 film ‘Pattanathil Bhootham’ Tamil cinema has known many Ramasamys: K R Ramasamy, the singing star of yesteryear; ‘Friend’ Ramasamy and ‘Pulimoottai’ Ramasamy, comedians of an earlier era; and ‘Cho’ Ramasamy, the incomparable satirist. Yet there was none like V K Ramasamy, either as an artiste or as an individual….
