Chennai’s Twin Towers: The best address in city?
Chennai: On what was once a cinema shooting location better known as the MGR Film City, a new landmark is taking shape. It’s bang in the middle of Chennai. Coming soon from the TATA stable is the Ramanujan IT SEZ. “This is India’s only integrated IT SEZ within the city. We will have IT office [...]
Chennai to become beggar free soon
If you live in Chennai or if you plan to travel there next month, you may not find any beggars on the streets. The city has banned begging and the municipality has tied up with NGOs to rehabilitate beggars. All who can work will receive vocational training, child beggars will be put in government schools [...]
Tamil Nadu’s deadly drug scam unearthed
If you are in Chennai, there is a good chance that the medicine you buy from your local drug store might have expired, even though the label says otherwise. It may be called the drug scam of Tamil Nadu. The modus operandi is simple: Buy discarded drugs before they are disposed of, change the labels [...]
Chennai students to appear for exams barefoot
In Tamil Nadu it is not enough if students leave their books and bags outside their examination hall. According to a new order for class ten and twelve public exams starting next month, students will have to leave their shoes, socks and belts as well. This controversial order is in a bid to check malpractices. [...]
Reservation on economic basis gets Kerala HC nod
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Arguments in favour of reservations based on economic criteria got a boost on Wednesday with the Kerala High Court upholding the state governments decision to provide a quota for poor students among the forward communities in graduate and undergraduate courses. The state cabinet had, in September 2008, decided to allot 10% seats in government-run [...]
Judge to face probe over links with woman officer
CHENNAI: A district judge, who allegedly had an intimate relationship with a court officer in Tirunelveli, must face inquiry proceedings for moral turpitude, the Madras high court has ruled. Refusing to interfere with the inquiry proceedings against M Mohamed Essath Ali, principal family court judge here, a division bench comprising Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and [...]
Bomb threat at Chennai airport
CHENNAI: Chennai airport, which is under tight security in connection with the first anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, received a bomb threat on Thursday. The airport telephone exchange received the phone call, where the caller warned of a bomb attack on the airport and disconnected immediately, officials said. Following the threat, security in the [...]
Cyber crime: Chennai Police interrogating Dutch national
CHENNAI: A Dutch national, arrested for allegedly uploading material on child sexual abuse on the Internet, is being interrogated to ascertain if he was involved in other crimes at a locality in the city where he was staying for some time, a top police official said on Thursday. City police commissioner T Rajendiran told reporters [...]
