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Four persons arrested for attempt to steal valuables at DRI premises in Teynampet

June 9, 2026 admin

Four persons have been arrested for tying up a security guard and attempting to steal valuables after breaking the window of a car parked inside the office premises of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on G.N. Road in T. Nagar. According to the police, John Kennedy, a security guard employed at the DRI office,…

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Police begin foot patrol to enhance safety and security

June 6, 2026 admin

Police personnel have begun regular foot patrol in their respective jurisdictions to ensure the maintenance of law and order, to prevent crimes proactively, intensify enforcement against narcotic drugs, and enhance the safety of women and children. According to a press release, DGP Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal has issued a series of instructions aimed at ensuring a high degree…

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Chennai Corporation Commissioner orders officials to expedite work on new council hall

June 6, 2026 admin

Chennai Corporation Commissioner G.S. Sameeran inspected work on the new council hall. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chennai Corporation Commissioner G.S. Sameeran on Saturday ordered officials to expedite work on the new council hall for accommodating additional councillors after delimitation of Corporation wards. Currently, the 426 sq km of the Chennai Corporation has been divided…

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Heavy smoke emanate from Chennai Port as sulphur particles react to heat

June 2, 2026 admin

A staff of the Secretariat in Chennai covers his face as thick smoke emanated from Chennai Port on June 2, 2026 affecting visibility | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Heavy smoke emanated from Chennai Port on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) morning reportedly as a result of the sulphur stored within one of the yards reacting to…

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Chennai Corporation rolls out measures to deal with heat wave conditions

May 28, 2026 admin

A boy protecting himself from the scorching heat, sitting inside a play material stocked for creating a play area in Marina in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has begun heat-wave preparedness at 754 locations, including 300 hospitals, 397 Amma Canteens, and 57 homeless shelters in the city….

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Woman arrested for abducting nine-day old baby from hospital

May 24, 2026 admin

A 40-year-old woman has been arrested by the police on charges of abducting a nine-day-old baby from the RSRM Hospital on Sunday. A senior officer of the City police said D. Geetha, a resident of Mugalivakkam near Porur, had been admitted to RSRM Hospital on May 13 and delivered a girl baby on May 15….

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Seven MLAs from Chennai find place in Tamil Nadu cabinet: highest in recent years

May 23, 2026 admin

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader N. Anand takes oath as the Minister | Photo Credit: ANI With seven of the 33 Ministers sworn into the new Cabinet on Thursday winning from Chennai constituencies, the State capital has secured one of its strongest representations in the Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers in recent years. This includes…

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Man killed near Maduranthakam – The Hindu

May 22, 2026 admin

The Soonambedu police under Chengalpattu district arrested a 68-year-old man and a minor boy for the murder of a 32-year-old man on Friday. A senior police official of Chengalpattu district said Vijay, a resident of Thamaraikeni village in Soonambedu of Maduranthakam taluk, was working as a construction worker. On Thursday morning as he did not…

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Ensuring safety of people at Adyar bridge is a challenge for police and rescue teams

May 20, 2026 admin

With the death of Tamil film producer K. Rajan on May 17, 2026, the Thiru. Vi. Ka. Bridge, also known as the Adyar Bridge, has once again come under focus, prompting authorities to step up measures to prevent repeated suicides. The police and personnel from the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS) continue to…

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Boy killed, another injured as tractor falls into well

May 19, 2026 admin

Rakesh, a six-year-old boy was killed and another child was injured when a tractor they were playing in rolled backward and fell into a well near Kanagammachatram in Tiruvallur district on Sunday. The injured boy, Yashvin, 5, underwent treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital in Tiruvallur. Police said Rakesh inserted a motorcycle key into…

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