Chennai | A BJP candidate in the rural local body polls in Tamil Nadu got only one vote even though his own household had five voters. D. Karthik, who contested for the post of ward member in Periyanaickenpalayam union in Coimbatore district, has become a butt of jokes on social media platforms with the hashtag #Single_Vote_BJP […]
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Indian Army disposed live bombs found in TN in controlled blasts
Chennai | The Indian Army’s Bomb Disposal Squad has safely disposed the remaining unexploded bombs that were seized along with iron and steel scrap from an industry estate, an Defence Ministry statement said on Tuesday. In the statement issued here, the Ministry said that nearly 15 ton of live unexploded ordnance, along with iron and steel […]
Chennai: 8-month pregnant woman dies after taking pill for abortion
Chennai | An eight-month pregnant woman in Chennai died after consuming pills to abort the foetus, as she was reportedly afraid of delivery-related complications, police said on Tuesday. Kumari Kanjakam, 23, was a native of Odisha but she migrated to Chennai with her husband, Pratap Ulaka, and niece Geetha Kanjaka. Police said that she had visited […]
IAF officer arrested in Tamil Nadu on rape complaint by woman colleague
Chennai | An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer was arrested on Sunday in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, following charges of rape levelled by his colleague. Flight Lieutenant Amitesh, 29, was arrested from the IAF campus near the Race Course, Coimbatore, where he undergoing a training programme. Police said that the woman had approached the Woman Police Station […]
Gruesome murder: Woman beheaded in revenge for murder of a man in 2012
Chennai | In a shocking incident, a 59-year-old woman was beheaded on Wednesday as revenge for the 2012 murder of Dalit leader Pasupathi Pandian and her decapitated head placed in front of his residence in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul, police said. The gruesome murder of Nirmala Devi occurred at Chettinayikanpatti area of Dindigul. A gang had barged […]
𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐮: 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝟗 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭
Chennai | With body of a 14-year-old boy being recovered from a village pond in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruvallur district, five days since he went missing, police suspect that he was murdered by his mother’s boyfriend. The deceased has been identified as K. Dhanashekhar from Neduvarambakkam village near Sholavaram in Thiruvallur. Main suspect Gopalakrishnan, 32 is absconding. […]
Madras HC withdraws its order on 5 year bumper-to-bumper insurance cover for new vehicles
Chennai | The Madras High Court has withdrawn its order on compulsory five year bumper-to-bumper insurance cover for all new vehicles as it may not be conducive and suitable for implementation in the current situation. The Court on Monday heard a clarification appeal filed by the General Insurance Council. Counsels representing the Council, Insurance Regulatory and […]
Woman’s half-naked, trampled body found on Coimbatore road
Chennai | Police in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore have set up two special teams to probe the death of a woman, whose body was found half-naked on the city road and rendered nearly unidentifiable after it was run over by several vehicles. Peelemedu Police Station House Officer Muthumani and team reached Chinniyampalayam in Avinashi road after a […]
Chennai: Shopkeeper sexually assaulted minors with help of their mothers, all three arrested
Chennai | Two sisters, aged 28 and 30, and a 48-year-old man who runs a small shop in Chennai have been arrested for alleged serial rape and sexual assault of five minor girls, aged between four and 13 years, police said on Monday. Police had conducted raids on the shop of Perumal after a tip-off that […]
Low intensity tremors felt across Chennai
Chennai | Slight tremors were felt by people in some parts of the city on Tuesday afternoon due to a quake in the sea. “The quake happened in the sea at about 200 km from Chennai coast. The depth was 10 km. The quake measured 5.1 on the Ritcher scale,” an official of Indian National Centre […]