Based on tip-off about illegal gratification for securing layout approval Chennai: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) seized ₹14.5 lakh in unaccounted cash during a surprise raid at the Gerugambakkam Panchayat office near Porur on Tuesday following information that a bribe was to be paid for layout approval.Panchayat president Jagadeeswari Sundaresan was questioned in…
An IndiGo flight operating from Kolkata to Chennai declared a full emergency shortly before landing at Chennai airport late Tuesday after the aircraft’s left engine failed. The aircraft was carrying 224 people. Despite the engine failure, the aircraft landed safely at Chennai airport, and all 224 people on board were safe Chennai: Tension prevailed at…
At first glance, they look like craters caused by an earthquake but the GCC-maintained concrete tennis court, exhibiting huge cracks in all directions, is just two months old. The tennis court in Anna Nagar was built for about Rs 15 lakh just two months ago. The jagged cracks cause safety concerns for residents and have…
Encroachment despite orders from authorities directing removal Chennai: At Kolathur’s busy Poompuhar Nagar 1st Main Road, which houses the Government Arts and Science College, at least four signboards warn commuters against encroaching on the footpath. For residents, however, the warnings have become little more than a running joke: footpaths are barely visible along the 600-metre…
Chennai: A large number of CCTV cameras installed across Chennai as part of the Third Eye Project and Smart Wi-Fi Surveillance pillars under the Nirbhaya Scheme have become defunct. The devices are damaged, lopsided or completely obscured by overgrown trees, raising serious concerns over public safety.Residents complain that dysfunctional surveillance infrastructure has left several roads,…
Chennai: Chennai: Apollo Hospitals Enterprise on Wednesday reported a 34% rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 581 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, from Rs 433 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Consolidated revenue grew 21% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 7,043 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 5,842 crore…
Chennai: Two men who snatched an eight-sovereign gold ‘mangalsutra’ chain from a 63-year-old woman in Kolathur on Tuesday morning were arrested by the police. Police said Susheela, a resident of Akbar Square Second Street, was walking with her husband, Devasahayam, to a church on Tuesday morning when the incident occurred. Two men wearing helmets approached…
Chennai: A 26-year-old woman who allegedly stole a high-end mobile phone from a women’s hostel in Chromepet few days ago was nabbed and handed over to police after she returned on Tuesday to allegedly make another attempt.Police said an expensive phone belonging to an inmate at a hostel in New Colony, Chromepet, went missing two…
Rescued after a few hours Chennai: Hours after a 34-year-old son of a rice mill owner was kidnapped for ransom from Sirukaveripakkam in Kancheepuram district on Tuesday night, police rescued him from Tiruvannamalai. Four of the five persons involved in the crime were arrested. According to police, Surendar, son of Ravi, was travelling on his…
Chennai: Thoraipakkam police arrested a 31-year-old bike mechanic on Tuesday for sexually harassing a 22-year-old woman near a private college bus stop on Rajiv Gandhi Salai. The accused was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody. Police identified the accused as Manikandan, a resident of Thoraipakkam. The complainant, a 22-year-old woman from Madurai…
