Residents help cops nab child-lifter
The case of the stolen baby took yet another twist as the Chennai police on Saturday claimed they have arrested a woman who confessed to stealing the four-day-old girl from her mother Kalaiarasi at
Prototype of lift, escalator tested
Like tunnel boring, CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited) has now offered the much-needed fillip to mobility inside the 32 metro stations. Prototype of the lifts to be used in CMRL project was installed a
Furore at Kapali temple over Irumudi ceremony
A few tense moments prevailed at the Sri Kapaleeswarar temple in the city on Saturday when the temple authorities, allegedly citing an “oral instruction”, denied permission to Ayyappa devotees
No action yet on scanning centres
Even though 450 petitions were filed identifying various scanning and sonography centres in the state that were flouting government rules, no action has been taken against them by the government
Court not to seek filing of FIR
The Madras high court has declined to direct the Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to register FIRs against any government servant of any category or any public servant, when a complaint of co
Min promises textbook review
With chief minister J. Jayalalithaa and several other political and community leaders protesting, the Union HRD ministry on Friday promised to look into the ‘wrong’ depiction of the Nadar commu
Tasmac staffer held for selling liquor to student
In an effort to prevent juveniles from turning into alcoholics, the Madurai district police have launched a crackdown on salesmen of wine shops selling liquor to youngsters.
The drive is the outc
Rs 30cr Chennai land reclaimed
Kancheepuram revenue officials on Friday recovered 1.48 acres of government poromboke land, worth Rs 30 crore, at prime Zamin Pallavaram from New Life Assembly of God (NLAG), a Christian mis
Rs1.75cr gold seized, 23 held
With rise in gold prices in India, the smuggling of the yellow metal to Chennai has increased in the last two months. Customs officials in the city airport have seized Rs 1.75 crore worth gold and arr
Monorail project behind schedule
The execution of much-awaited Chennai monorail project, expected to take off by the start of the New Year, might be delayed by a few more months as only a few firms of the five finalised consortiums