Chennai: Two college students were charred to death in a transformer blast near Sriperumbudur on Thursday morning. Police said, N Delhi Ganesh and A Dakshinamurthy, both 17, had been trying to harvest ice apple (nungu) from a tree at around 10am, after playing cricket. When they climbed up a palmyra tree with a harvesting pole…
Chennai: Madras high court on Thursday disposed of a plea moved by Chennai Harbour TVK candidate Sinora Ashok alleging a death threat involving DMK minister P K Sekar Babu. The court closed the plea after city police said adequate security had already been provided to Ashok.Recording the submissions of the police, Justice M Nirmal Kumar…
Chennai: The city on Thursday recorded its highest daytime temperatures of the year so far — 38°C at Nungambakkam and 40.2°C at Meenambakkam .Weathermen said the city and its suburbs may continue to experience scorching conditions due to the arrival of hot and dry northerly winds from Rayalaseema, where near-heatwave conditions prevail. Today, maximum temperatures…
Chennai: Considering the delays in property tax collections during the poll season, Greater Chennai Corporation has enabled QR code-based payment for people to scan and pay property tax. The QR code is available on GCC’s X handle and website (chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/online-payment/property-tax). Officials said they couldn’t do door-to-door collection in the past month as staff were involved…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu recorded a pass percentage of 99.91% in ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) exams, the results of which were announced on Thursday.According to Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), in Class X, all 2,997 girls who appeared for the exam passed. Of 3,434 boys who took the test, 3,428…
Chennai: India’s challenge lies in developing jobs that are not affected by artificial intelligence, and the emphasis needs to be placed on trade skills, India’s chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said in the city on Thursday.“There is a lot of emphasis on what AI can do to India’s IT sector, which employs five million…
Chennai: A 60-year-old retired govt employee was arrested by the Kotturpuram all-women police for sexually harassing a 12-year-old girl who was attending Bharatanatyam classes conducted by his wife.The minor, a Class VII student, would attended a private Bharatanatyam training centre in the evenings. On Thursday, the husband of the dance instructor took the girl aside…
Chennai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced a QR code-based photo identity card module to eliminate the possibility of unauthorised persons entering counting centres. There are 62 counting centres across Tamil Nadu.An ECI statement said that three-tier security mechanism has been prescribed for the verification of identity at counting centres. At the first…
Chennai: Metro train rides to and from M A Chidambaram Stadium will be free for those attending the 44th IPL match of the season, between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on May 2. Chennai Metro Rail Limited is operating sponsored rides and special late-night train services to reduce traffic congestion and encourage the use…
Chennai: A 56-year-old man was charred to death after a cooking gas cylinder exploded at his house near Red Hills early Thursday.Police identified the deceased as Paranthaman, a construction worker from the Targas area in Angadu. He is survived by his wife Selvi, two daughters and a son. Police said that Paranthaman, who was addicted…
