Chennai: A 28-year-old construction worker from West Bengal died after an iron rod fell on his head while demolishing the Metrowater’s water tank in Kodungaiyur.The deceased was identified as Jameer Hussain, a native of West Bengal, who was employed in the demolition of an unused one-lakh-litre water tank on Second Main Road in R V…
Chennai: Promotion in job is not a vested right of a govt employee, said Madras high court. Though consideration for promotion is a fundamental right of an employee, mere availability of vacancy in a particular post would not confer any right to claim promotion, the court said.“The high court is not expected to interfere with…
Investigators said that the Class XI student and his friends confronted Dhanush in a vacant plot behind Thiruvottiyur bus terminus, where the assaulted him Chennai: Twelve juveniles were detained and questioned in connection with the murder of a Class XII student, who was assaulted by a gang of schoolmates in Thiruvottiyur. Police said the juveniles,…
Chennai: Two guest workers were arrested after they harassed a woman and attempted to assault a man who questioned them, in Uthiramerur in Kancheepuram district on Friday evening.According to police, Premkumar, 38 a daily wage labourer from Bazaar Road in Uthiramerur, witnessed two drunk men harassing a woman passing through the stretch. When Premkumar questioned…
Chennai: A day after an 18-year-old man was found with multiple injuries near Gummidipoondi, police arrested a 22-year-old man for the murder. The suspect was the victim’s friend.The youngster’s body was found near a burial site in Chanaputhur village in Tiruvallur district, Police said the murder followed a drunken quarrel between the two.The deceased, Ranjan,…
Chennai: Less than a day after announcing a ban on 11 varieties of liquor at Tasmac outlets, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) revoked the ban on Saturday. FSSAI had banned the sale of 10 varieties of brandy and one rum brand by an order dated Aug 11. The revocation decision came after…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt is likely to provide cars to all MLAs, irrespective of party affiliation, sources told TOI. Legislators will also receive monthly allowances for fuel and drivers.The proposal follows a request made in the assembly by Kattumannarkoil VCK MLA L E Jothimani. “Several MLAs, particularly first-time legislators, travel by bus or hire private…
Chennai: Three persons have been arrested by the city police in connection with the murder of an 80-year-old home-alone woman in a T Nagar apartment on Friday. Police recovered about eight sovereigns of gold and diamond jewellery, silver articles and ₹2,000 in cash and seized the two-wheeler used in the crime.The victim, Radha, wife of…
Only 26 of 77 Tamil Nadu Stations Redeveloped Under Amrit Bharat Scheme Chennai: Only 26 of the 77 railway stations in Tamil Nadu, including Chennai Park and St Thomas Mount stations, identified under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) have been upgraded and redeveloped, with work at stations, including Chennai Egmore at different stages of…
Sholinganallur’s Sathyavani Muthu Pond, once reduced to a waterbody choked with invasive weeds, garbage and silt, has been restored by Greater Chennai Corporation and Environmental Foundation of India Chennai: Sholinganallur’s Sathyavani Muthu Pond, once reduced to a waterbody choked with invasive weeds, garbage and silt, has been restored by Greater Chennai Corporation and Environmental Foundation…
