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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin with the children from Kallakurichi district at the Secretariat in Chennai on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Following up on his assurance that his government would help the four children in Kallakurichi district, who had lost their only surviving parent last month, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin handed over assistance measures to them…
M. Saravanan. File | Photo Credit: N. Ramakrishnan A glorious era in celluloid wound to a close when producer M. Saravanan, 86, passed away in Chennai on Thursday. For cinephiles, with their collective memories harking back to a storied past right from the 1940s, AVM Productions is a banner that will continue to remain close…
Members of All India Loco Running Staff Association staging a protest in the city on Tuesday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The loco pilots of the Southern Railway launched a hunger fast on Tuesday, putting forth various demands including the filling of assistant loco pilot (ALP) vacancies, which has been pending for long. The loco…
The arrests were made based on a tip-off received by Air Intelligence unit. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Air Intelligence officials of the Customs department seized more than 4 kilograms of ganja from two male passengers at the Chennai International airport on Monday night. The officials also seized 2,800 red-eared slider turtles from a…
In one of the city’s biggest real-estate transactions to date, Baashyaam Group has officially registered the iconic 5.8-acre property on Haddows Road, Nungambakkam, that it had acquired from Standard Chartered Bank. The land value, including registration costs, is estimated at around ₹1,212 crore. Baashyaam Group is still assessing the type of development to pursue at…
The main access road of Balaji Nagar in Puzhuthivakkam that is used to access the Inner Ring Road extension is in poor condition, causing severe hardships to motorists. Balaji Nagar is one of the biggest localities in Puzhuthivakkam with nearly 45 streets. The 37th Street is the main thoroughfare through which the residents could reach…
A few places in Chennai and its neighbouring districts too have chances of receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall on Saturday and Sunday. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B With a well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal showing prospects of deepening, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has maintained its forecast of heavy…
(Left to Right) Ranjit Pratap, Chairman, Southern Region Council, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC), Kondapalli Srinivas, Minister for MSME, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Vishwa Manoharan, CEO, Andhra Pradesh MSME Development Corporation and Michael Hasper, Consul General of Germany in Chennai, at the signing of MOU at the IGCCs 59th Annual Regional Meet 2025, in Chennai…
The Ambattur Police on Monday arrested a couple, aged 57 and 54, on charges of murdering their 30-year-old son, an auto driver, following repeated harassment by him, which reportedly deprived them of sleep for over 10 days. The victim was identified as Sridhar, who lived with his parents at Kalyanapuram near the Ambattur Police Station…
The Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit (ANIU) arrested four persons, including a woman, in Nungambakkam for possessing various narcotic substances. Based on a specific tip-off, a special ANIU team, in coordination with the Nungambakkam Police, conducted a surveillance operation on Lakshmanan Street at Mahalingapuram in Nungambakkam on Sunday. During the operation, they arrested the four suspects namely…
