Representative Image (left); Vetri Vendhan (right) CHENNAI: A 43-year-old man was arrested by the Tiruvallur town police for killing 16 stray dogs by poisoning their food, as these animals continuously attacked and bit his pigeons and hens. The arrested man was identified as Vetri Vendhan, 43, a resident of Tiruvallur town. Police said he is…
NEW DELHI: Superstar Rajinikanth was discharged from Apollo Hospital at 11.00pm on Thursday, according to Chennai police.Rajinikanth was admitted to Apollo Hospitals on September 30 after experiencing severe stomach pain, according to news agency ANI.Medical officials reported that he was treated for a swelling in the main blood vessel leaving his heart (aorta).According to a…
CHENNAI: History-sheeter ‘Kakkathope’ Balaji was killed in police encounter near Vyasarpadi Jeeva railway station, in North Chennai.The notorious gangster, Balaji alias ‘Kakkathope’ 40, was wanted in over 40 criminal cases, including extortion and murder.A police team, led by Inspector Buhari, tracked Balaji down to the B&C quarters on early Wednesday. When officers attempted to apprehend…
CHENNAI: After months of negotiations, Ford on Friday announced that it was coming back to Tamil Nadu. The company said it has submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Govt of Tamil Nadu, confirming its intention to utilise its Chennai plant for manufacturing for export. TOI broke this news in the story titled “Ford…
Many roads, including Anna Salai, fell into darkness after power supply disruption. CHENNAI: Many parts of Chennai faced power supply disruption on Thursday night after a fire accident near Manali substation in North Chennai.Tangedco managing director Rajesh Lakhani said the origin of fire was inside the substation. Fire and rescue services personnel were trying to…
Image used for representative purpose only NAMMAKAL: Unidentified miscreants placed human excreta on the lock of the kitchen door of a govt primary school at Ambedkar Nagar in Erumapatty panchayat on Monday. They had smeared a nearby wall with excreta as well. The incident came to light around 9am when the cook and other teachers…
CHENNAI: Union minister Shobha Karandlaje in an affidavit on Tuesday apologised to the people of Tamil Nadu for her remark that people involved in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru were trained in Tamil Nadu. “I state that the alleged comment made by me about the people of Tamil Nadu while addressing media about the…
CHENNAI: The recently held F4 night street car racing in Chennai has thrown up a heated debate within Tamil Nadu BJP with the event creating fissures between the young and veteran functionaries in the saffron party.While seniors criticised the state govt for hosting the car racing event, the younger ones in the party, such as…
NEW DELHI: A land bridge was washed away by floods amid heavy rain in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday amid heavy rainfall in the state.The Mothiramalai-Kuttiyar land bridge was destroyed following heavy rains in the Western Ghats region.Bus service to more than 15 hill villages, including Kallar and Thachamalai, was cut off.Similarly, tourists were not…
Rajakannappan and Udhayanidhi Stalin.” CHENNAI: Was it a Freudian slip or a deliberate slip up? While addressing a gathering at an event to launch the ‘Tamil Puthalvan‘ scheme in Ramanathapuram on Friday, Tamil Nadu backward classes minister R S Rajakannappan referred to Udhayanidhi Stalin as “deputy chief minister”. He corrected himself and said Udhayanidhi was…
