CG fails as clock ticks for sailors
he Indian Coast Guard, great in enacting mock rescue exercises for TV cameras, was found woefully wanting in real-life disaster when a marine engineer drowned and five of his mates went missing
Laser beams haunt pilots in Chennai
After more than a year, the laser beam worry for pilots has returned to Chennai.
On Thursday, an Emirates Airlines pilot complained of a green laser beam hitting the cockpit at 8.40 pm when the EK 54
Projects worth Rs 21Kcr to help 1.37L get jobs
The state government will sign 12 MoUs attracting investments to the tune of `21,000 crore including new proposals as well as expansion of projects by existing companies on November 5, chief minister
Tangedco told to file new plea to ban ‘power banks’
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has asked the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (Tangedco) to file a fresh petition to abolish the system of ‘banking’ of ele
MLAs asked not to use cellphones
Legislators who brazenly use their cellphones inside the Assembly House will have their gadgets confiscated.
Assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal on Thursday issued a stern warning to members not to use thei
Cyclone grounds Chennaiites
Cyclone Nilam has left not just roads battered, but oprooted 132 trees in the city and at least five electric poles went down unable to withstand the gusty winds.
Vehicular movement was at snail’s p
One dead, 5 missing from vessel
What was supposed to be a lifeboat turned out fateful for five seamen, who were last seen drifting away from the port.
Upon orders from captain Fernandaz, the seafarers were asked to reach ashore wi
Trader held for teen’s murder
A businessman dealing in computer hardware was arrested along with his driver on Tuesday for robbing a Madipakkam jewellery shop and killing a 17-year-old employee of the shop last Thursday.
The arre
Captain sends letter seeking to meet CM
DMDK chief Vijayakanth has sought an appointment with chief minister Jayalalithaa ‘to discuss the problems in (his) constituency’.
This is seen as an attempt to counter alleged moves by the ruli
K-stir lands Vaiko behind bars
At least 1,500 anti-nuclear activists and leaders of different political outfits were detained when they tried to lay siege to the Assembly seeking scrapping of Kudankulam nuclear power project (KKNP