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Fashion guru, state staffer held for harassing singer

An associate professor, teaching at the Central government-run National Ins­ti­tute of Fashion Techno­logy, Taramani, in Chen­nai, and a state government employee from Avinashi, Coimbatore, working at

Prepaid counters for autos vanish

The system of hiring pre-paid autos seems to have gone haywire, going by what’s happening in the city these days.

While commuters have been quite comfortable with this facility, the ground reality i

Speed breaker leads to more accidents

Despite the rising number of accidents caused by the unscientifically built hump on the Infopark-Kakkanad Road near Surabhi Nagar, the public works department is yet to take any remedial action.

On M

Naval officer shoots self

A trainee officer of the Indian Navy died after he allegedly shot himself at INS Dronacharya in Fort Kochi on Sunday morning. The dead was as Sub Lieutenant Arun Kumar, 27, of Peringalathur in Chenna

BBMP deploys more trucks

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The BBMP has announced that additional trucks will be deployed to clear garbage in view of the festive season.

Palike commissioner Rajneesh Goel said, “We have spoken to farmers and since it will be

Eve teasing drives woman to suicide

A 19-year-old girl named V. Harika committed suicide on Sunday after she was allegedly eve teased by a youth at Miryalaguda in Nalgonda district.

Harika hanged herself to death at her house in Santho

Police to probe hotel staffer death

More than a decade after P. Rajagopal, the owner of Saravana Bhavan chain of vegetarian restaurants was arrested for murder, his family members are again put under scanner by the Chennai police in con

Steps taken to tackle rain woes: Minister

The state government had taken preventive measures to tackle the rain-related woes even before the onset of monsoon, said loc­al administration mi­n­­i­ster K.P. Munus­amy.

After inspecting the rain-

Cadet kills self at Navy camp

A trainee officer of the Indian Navy, hailing from Perungalathur, Chennai, died after he allegedly shot himself at INS Dronacharya in Fort Kochi on Sunday morning.

Sub-lieutenant Arun Kumar (27), sho

Chennai is in for more rain

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With weather models showing low-pressure area moving towards northeast and northwest, there could be some respite from continuous rain in Tamil Nadu starting Thursday.

While heavy rains are expected

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