Retired cops use orderlies
While the Police department claims that it had abolished the orderly system in 1979 through a government order, a reply to an RTI enquiry has revealed that even retired senior officials still enjoy th
Centre sits idle on IPC amendments
The Centre has been sitting on amendments of several Acts and the Indian Penal Code proposed by the state government. Amendments by the state to the IPC regarding acid attacks, re-enactment of AP Con
BBMP workers protest with body
Supporters of Panchalaiah, who died in an accident between garbage trucks on Sunday night, demanded a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the family of deceased. They took his body to the BBMP head office
Heavy rains delay road repair works
The civic authorities, public works department (PWD) and National Highway Authority are racing against a deadline to complete repairing of city roads and beautification of national highway 47 from Ang
CMDA plots at reasonable prices soon
Three and a half decades after creating a satellite township at northern part of Chennai, Manali, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is planning another township in the locality, and ha
Cyberabad cops gear up for CoP-11
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) specialists will be part of the foolproof security system for the upcoming Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CoP-1
Two SIs suspended for not registering NRI’s complaint
Two police sub-inspectors have been suspended for refusing to register a robbery complaint by an NRI. The victim was robbed at knifepoint on Mysore Road flyover on Sunday night, and the accused escape
Opposition protests against mayor’s ‘autocratic’ decisions
The Opposition walked out of the corporation council meeting on Monday accusing Mayor Tony Chammany of being autocratic in taking decisions such as gifting the corporation’s land in Brahmapuram, where
Plea to run chair car bogies in Cholan Exp
An advocate has approached the Madras high court to direct the Southern Railways to provide chair car bogies in the Cholan Express and not to collect berth charge in the day train.
Advocate K. Rajend
Raise road level, end divider woes
A city-based structural engineer has offered a simple and inexpensive solution to the problem created by a divider on the Begumpet flyover, which has resulted in many accidents, traffic jams and frigh