Chennai

Chennai: Tambaram Corporation has launched a project to increase the availability of public restrooms. They are in the process of constructing five new toilet blocks, with an additional plan to incorporate 16 urinals at ₹6 crore. These new facilities, which are likely to come up near bus stands, hospitals, markets, and other public buildings, are expected to meet the growing demand for clean and...

CHENNAI: In a span of two months, the Tambaram Corporation's public health department captured 398 stray dogs and performed animal birth control (ABC) surgery on 383 dogs. Covering an area of 87.64 sq km, the Tambaram Corporation has around 80,000 dogs within its jurisdiction. Due to the absence of effective sterilisation programs, the stray dog population has seen an increase.A senior official said,...

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: Tambaram corporation officials inspected the construction of rainwater drainage systems in Sembakkam and East Tambaram. Officials inspected rainwater drainage works with an estimated cost of Rs 4 crore in Tellus Avenue (Ward-41), Subhash Chandra Bose Street (Ward-44), and Thirumalai Nagar (Ward-39). Officers who completed the rainwater drainage in Saravana Nagar (Ward-67) at an estimated cost...

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...

THANE: A man hailing from Chennai has been apprehended by Maharashtra police for allegedly defrauding a resident of Navi Mumbai of more than Rs 21 lakh. The suspect, identified as Lokesh Kumar, was arrested by officers from the Cyber police station in Navi Mumbai on October 9.The fraudulent activity occurred between August 6 and 11 of this year when the accused contacted the victim via phone. He falsely...

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...

There’s an entry and parking fee of `75 levied on any non-local vehicle entering Mamallapuram town by the panchayat. But where are the parking lots? The only lots are near the shore temple that can hold around 200 cars. And, there’s a parking charge of `30 per car. On weekends and holidays, 750 to 1,000 private vehicles are parked on both sides of the town’s narrow streets clogging them. "It took...

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...