Chennai: Three men were arrested after police seized 1,605kg of banned tobacco products, including gutka and pan masala, from a tempo traveller and an autorickshaw during a vehicle check in Pallikaranai on Wednesday. During patrol, police spotted a parked vehicle near the Velachery Main Road–Thoraipakkam-Pallavaram Radial Road junction in Pallikaranai. Upon searching the tempo and…
Man held for stalking and threatening woman Chennai: A 24-year-old man was arrested by Virugambakkam police for stalking, harassing, and threatening a 24-year-old woman after she ended their friendship. The complainant lived in a rented house in Virugambakkam. A few months ago, she became acquainted with Arjun, a resident of Perumbakkam, through social media. According…
Man dies by suicide over loan app debt Chennai: A 25-year-old man died by suicide at his residence near Mahindra City in Chengalpet on Wednesday. Police are probing whether debt, including loans taken from online lending apps and losses in trading, drove him to take the extreme step. Police said that, on Wednesday, Manikandan was…
Stalin had picked senior members, including former chief minister O Panneerselvam and former ministers Thangam Thennarasu and M R K Panneerselvam, to participate in the budget debate. CHENNAI: DMK president and former chief minister M K Stalin has pulled up a few party MLAs, including Rishivandiyam MLA K Karthikeyan, over their performance during the budget…
Chennai: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) arrested Ponneri sub-registrar Sankar and two private document writers after they were caught accepting a ₹15,000 bribe from a man for releasing registered property documents on Wednesday.The complainant, Natarajan, had registered two properties at the Ponneri sub-registrar’s office. Sankar, along with private document writers Ramesh and Nithya,…
Chennai residents face property tax reassessment notices affecting individual demands (AI image used for representational purpose only) CHENNAI: After the Greater Chennai Corporation issued reassessment notices to some 3.5 lakh properties, property tax is fast becoming one of the biggest civic talking points in Chennai today.Some local residents have been confused about the development and…
The chief minister Joseph Vijay at the Vetri Tamil Nadu investment conclave Chennai: In the first major investment conclave of the newly elected govt in Tamil Nadu, the state exchanged memoranda of understanding with 97 companies for investments totalling Rs 67,000 crore, according to the government. This includes 56 greenfield projects.The projects are spread across…
In this screengrab from a video posted on Aug. 12, 2026, Tamil Nadu Assembly LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin speaks during the state Assembly session, in Chennai. (@tamilnaduassembly/Yt via PTI Photo)(PTI08_12_2026_000112B) Chennai: Leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin and AIADMK chief whip Agri S S Krishnamurthy moved special call-attention motions over the murder of a college student…
Chennai: State finance minister Marie Wilson said on Wednesday that the previous DMK govt made an unrealistic projection of state’s own tax revenue (SOTR) in the interim budget presented by then finance minister Thangam Thennarasu in Feb this year. Thangam Thennarasu responded that they were ‘ambitious estimates’, not unrealistic projections.In his reply to the debate…
Health dept intensifies surveillance across TN Chennai: With fever cases surging across Tamil Nadu following the seasonal rains, the health department has stepped up surveillance and ordered the setting up of dedicated fever wards in govt hospitals to manage the influx of patients and prevent severe cases.Health officials said cases of dengue, chikungunya, typhoid, leptospirosis…
