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Two persons including a woman were sentenced to life imprisonment on charge of murdering a youth for urinating in an open place opposite their residence. (Representational image)

Two get life term for murder

They killed a man for urinating in front of their house.

12 Aug 2016 6:55 AM IST

Police arrested six persons who were allegedly planning to extort money by threatening councillors and businessmen. (Representational image)

Men with country bombs held near Kovalam

Police seized four country made bombs brought from Puducherry.

12 Aug 2016 6:49 AM IST

We will work jointly with the state police to nab the culprits and recover the stolen amount. We will take steps to prevent recurrence of such robberies, says S.K.Bhagath, Railway Protection Force director

Train heist case: Escort cops were 3 coaches away from cash wagon

The great train robbery was discovered only after seven hours.

12 Aug 2016 6:41 AM IST

Residents of Maraimalai Nagar municipality in Kancheepuram district get reverse osmosis (RO) drinking water. (Representational image)

Maraimalai Nagar gets RO water

RO water facility to all 18,000 households free of cost.

12 Aug 2016 4:12 AM IST

Rajiv Chandran, Chief, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan hands over the certificate to M. Kavya. (Second from left) Agnishwar, executive director, Agni group of institutions also looks on. (Photo: DC)

Sivagangai student wins UN energy audit competition

She won the second prize in the first energy audit competition for students.

12 Aug 2016 4:08 AM IST

The Centres new draft education policy has run into rough political weather in Tamil Nadu. (Representational image)

Tamil vs Sanskrit and Hindi

With draft NEP facing rough political weather in Tamil Nadu, there is a need for discussion between Centre and state to...

12 Aug 2016 4:03 AM IST

The investigators are expected to take their witnesses to the prison complex where they will be asked to identify Ramkumar, who will be paraded along with other inmates in front of them.

Provide facilities in prison to videograph Ramkumar: Madras HC

Police arrested Ramkumar on July 2 in connection with the murder of Swathi at the Nungambakkam railway station on June...

12 Aug 2016 3:53 AM IST

Security stepped up at Saidapet judges quarters. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Judge loses Rs 1 crore gold jewellery

Thieves had reportedly decamped with nearly 450 sovereigns of gold jewels.

12 Aug 2016 3:49 AM IST

Commercial buildings, malls and restaurants in Chennai should refrain from engaging private sanitary workers to clean drains and sumps within their premises. (Representational image)

Saidai S Duraisamy warns private property owners

Don't engage private sanitary workers to clean drains', says Duraisamy.

12 Aug 2016 3:43 AM IST

Door to door garbage collection being done at Triplicane. (Photo: DC)

Civic body may use burial grounds for composting waste

Waste collected is being planned to compost at Triplicane burial ground.

12 Aug 2016 3:38 AM IST

Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa speaking in the Assembly on Thursday on the industry-friendly initiatives taken up by the state. (Photo: DC)

No industry migrated from TN, DMK betrayed state, says Jayalalithaa

She said not even one industry had opted out of the state and invested in other states like Andhra Pradesh and...

12 Aug 2016 3:35 AM IST

Chennai will soon have a Tree Park housing about 300 species, brought from the Eastern and Western Ghats. (Representational image)

Rs 2 crore Tree Park for Chennai

The park will come up on an 8-hectare area on the Vandalur-Kelambakkam road in Chennai.

12 Aug 2016 3:29 AM IST