Chennai: Madras high court stayed the DVAC probe against one of the accused persons, T Ramesh, in the alleged Tasmac irregularities case. Ramesh is an associate of former minister V Senthil Balaji, who is also an accused in the case.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan passed the…
Chennai: “Is carrying the national flag in a procession a sinful act?” wondered Justice V Lakshminarayanan of the Madras high court. He also questioned whether Coimbatore, where permission for a procession was denied by the local administration, was part of Pakistan or Afghanistan, as restrictions were imposed against carrying the national flag during a procession.The…
CHENNAI: A gang of at least 10 Class XI students rounded up and murdered a Class XII student near Tiruvottiyur bus terminus adjoining a govt school on Friday evening. Police identified the deceased as Dhanush, 16, a resident of Vasantha Nagar. He was studying at Jai Gopal Garodia Govt Higher Secondary School.According to preliminary investigation,…
He ran over six people who were sleeping on a pavement at Egmore, killing a 13-year-old boy Drunken driving Chennai: Madras high court on Friday suspended a five year jail-term imposed on Shaji Purushothaman of EMPEE group of companies for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. On May 22, 2013, he drove his luxury car…
Chennai: Miscreants vandalised the autorickshaw of a social activist in Saidapet as he informed police about ganja sales, illicit liquor and the banned single-digit lottery in the locality. No one has been arrested for the incident so far.The complainant, Irudhayaraj, 55, said he had been sharing confidential information with the local police on illegal activities…
Poondi Reservoir | File photo Chennai: Andhra Pradesh has doubled its release of Krishna river water to Chennai to 450 cusecs despite holding relatively low reserves — 14tmcft, about a fifth of its 68.03tmcft capacity — giving the city a chance to boost its reservoirs before the northeast monsoon arrives, said a senior official with…
The murdered woman, identified as Radha, lived on the second floor of an apartment complex in Kuppusamy Street, T Nagar. Photo by C Suresh Kumar CHENNAI: An 80-year-old woman who lived alone in an apartment in Chenai’s T Nagar was found murdered on Friday, and the Pondy Bazaar police detained her domestic help and two…
Chennai’s civic body suspended a property tax hike after public criticism (AI image used for representational purpose only) CHENNAI: Chennai’s civic and political landscape is dominated today by the Greater Chennai Corporation’s decision to suspend a property tax hike after facing public backlash. The move is likely to provide temporary relief to residents and property…
A headmistress was transferred after a video showed students drinking alcohol. KANYAKUMARI: A headmistress of a government higher secondary school near Thuckalay in Kanyakumari district has been transferred in connection with the incident involving two students who were seen allegedly consuming alcohol on the school premises.According to the sources, a video showing two schoolgirls in…
Minister R Nirmalkumar accused the DMK of an open alliance with the BJP. CHENNAI: Minister for energy and law R Nirmalkumar on Friday attacked the DMK, alleging that its “covert understanding” with the BJP had turned into an open alliance, and accused the opposition party of compromising its stand to protect its leaders and their…
