CHENNAI: Tambaram police arrested a man for cheating two people of 31 lakh under the pretext of getting them a job at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). He was remanded to judicial custody on Saturday.Police identified the accused as Sathyendra Nair, 50. Nair befriended the complainant Rathna Kumar, 30, when he frequently visited Kumar's hotel in West Tambaram and claimed he was a contract worker with the...
CHENNAI: Metrowater has appointed a consultant to study existing water and sewer pipelines that are at least three decades old in core Greater Chennai Corporation areas. There are 4,149km of sewer lines in city and 5,600km of water pipelines.“We will get the detailed project report by December about the status of the pipelines. Then, the next steps to improve the existing infrastructure will be...
CHENNAI: A delegation led by DMDK leader Premalatha Vijayakanth on Saturday called on governor R N Ravi and submitted a memorandum, seeking his intervention for speeding up a pending proposal to interlink rivers to ensure equitable distribution of water among the riparian states. It also sought his intervention to resolve the ‘pressing issues’ of Tamil Nadu, through Union and state governments....
KANYAKUMARI: The body of one of the three fishermen from Colachel in Tamil Nadu who went missing after a boat capsized in the midsea on Thursday night, was recovered during search operations on Saturday.The fishing boat Suja Mol sailed from Colachel fishing harbour on September 25 with 16 fishermen onboard. The crew included six guest workers -- five from Odisha and one from West Bengal. While they were...
In a bid to contain the cattle menace, the Greater Chennai Corporation has increased the fine to be levied on cattle owners from 2,000 to 5,000 per head if they let the animals roam the streets. This comes in the wake of an increase in stray cattle attacks, including on a nine-year-old girl in Arumbakkam recently. In Triplicane too, six people were attacked by cattle. The corporation has increased the...
CHENNAI: Days after the AIADMK walked out of the NDA alliance, the BJP state unit has convened a meeting of state office-bearers, district presidents and zonal in-charge, besides its core committee to discuss the 'prevailing situation' and strengthening organisational structure for the upcoming LS polls. The party is also engaged in dialogues with 'friendly partners' dismayed by the sudden developments...
CHENNAI: A worker of an Indian Oil fuel refilling station in Chennai’s Saidapet died on Friday evening when its roof collapsed during rain. Six others suffered injuries in the accident.The fuel station is located on the Jones Road off the Anna Salai.Fire and rescue services personnel and police were involved in rescue operations. They removed the collapsed roof using cranes.Seven people, who were...
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government will make a demand at the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s meeting on Friday afternoon that Karnataka release water at the rate of 12,500 cusecs daily. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of state-wide bandh call given by the pro-Kannada organisations, Tamil Nadu water resources minister Duraimurugan said the state was asking for as it lacked water and not that...
CHENNAI: A pedestrian died while another sustained severe injuries after being mowed down by a car on Alagappa Road in Kilpauk on Wednesday. At least three two-wheelers and an autorickshaw were also damaged in the accident. Police arrested the man behind the wheel, who said he had hit the accelerator instead of applying brake.The video of the shocking accident went viral on social media on...
CHENNAI: The BJP top brass was in constant touch with him, in fact, on a daily basis, insisted former chief minister O Panneerselvam, breaking his silence on Thursday, three days after the AIADMK announced its decision to snap ties with the BJP.“Whether they are in the NDA or not is something that has to be decided by the BJP, which is a national party and which has all the eligibility to govern the...
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