CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths nabbed the kingpin of a human trafficking racket involved in an attempt to send 61 Sri Lankan nationals abroad illegally after bringing them to India in 2021.The accused, identified as Mohamed Imran Khan (39) alias Haja Najerbheeden, a native of Ramanathpuram, was secured from his hideout in Theni district by the absconder tracker team (ATT) of...
Chennai: Weekend getways and festival holidays are making boat houses popular with leisure travellers.In the past six months, around 27 lakh people have visited the nine boathouses run by the tourism deparment across the state including at Muttukadu and Mudaliarkuppam near Chennai. Weekend footfalls are high as people drive down to these boat houses. In the April-September period, Muttukadu received...
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to integrate caste census with the upcoming national decadal census, stating that the crucial caste-related data outcomes would touch the lives of crores of deserving people in the country and it should not be delayed any further. “I have no doubt that this initiative will be a monumental step to take the...
Chennai: Police who registered a case of suicide in the October 14 death of a 37-year-old electrician have now altered the case and launched a hunt for Manali-based construction firm owner Shanmugasundaram, his son Rishi and their employees Vadivel and Sundaramurthy for abetting the suicide of V Saravanan.Their involvement came to light after doctors who performed the autopsy of Saravanan, found...
CHENNAI: Open network for digital commerce (ONDC) along with its partners, SellerApp and Delhivery, is helping Kanjeevaram saree weavers tap into a broader audience base through the digital marketplace, bringing them greater visibility on a nationwide platform translating into increased sales.The ONDC onboarding facilitated by SellerApp has brought the weavers a significant increase in visibility across...
Chennai: In the latest shuffle of IAS officers, S Sheik Abdul Rahaman has been appointed commissioner of the Avadi Municipal Corporation, replacing the existing commissioner K Tharpagaraj. Sheik Abdul Rahaman was holding the post of regional deputy commissioner (Central), GCC. Meanwhile K Tharpagaraj has been posted as deputy secretary in the higher education department.tnn We also published the...
CHENNAI: IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation is offering training in new age skills such as generative AI, prompt engineering, data analytics, machine learning and drone pilot training for freshers.Each course will have 30 to 50 students in a batch. Duration of these programmes will be from four weeks to eight weeks. Candidates who come out of colleges and employees with less than five years of...
A TN prison literacy, numeracy and life skills programme aims to help more than 1,000 inmatesThe same hands that once committed a crime now hold a piece of white chalk and a slate, the fingers slowly form the letters of the alphabet. ‘Padam’, the word forms in Tamil. The ‘padam’ (meaning picture) of the inmates at the Madurai central prison enrolled in the Tamil Nadu government’s new special...
Two years after its formation, the Tambaram Corporation, short of personnel and funds, is struggling to address the needs of its residents. As it prepares to take over 15 village panchayats, the questions is: can the corporation manage this expansion. Multiple civic projects, including road works, storm water drains, and underground sewers are on hold. Public toilets and parks are in a state of...
CHENNAI: Southern Railway has achieved a record single day earning of Rs 22.7lakh by levying fine on people for ticketless travel and for irregular travel at five railway stations in the zone on October 15. The feat was achieved by 31 ticket checking flying staff who registered 3,508 cases.The checking drive was conducted at MGR Chennai Central, Perambur, Erode, Coimbatore Jn and Ernakulam Junction...
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