A fatal crossing

In a tragic incident, 13 persons including 12 Village Administrative Officers (VAO's) of Vellore district were killed and several others injured when the van in which they were travelling collided with a train at an unmanned level- crossing near Kanchipuram this morning.

Bail for pimp's third wife

Madras High Court today granted conditional bail to  accused pimp Kannada Prasad's third wife of Kushum, an Assamese. She was arrested in February and lodged in Puzhal prison for allegedly assisting Kannada Prasad in his 'flesh trade'.

Minister swears by 'power play'

State Electricity Minister Arcot Veerasamy today said that uninterrupted power supply would be provided within a week in the State following some break in continuous supply of late.

Temple idols stolen

Two hundred-year-old copper idols were stolen from the Arunachaleswarar Temple in Vilandhai village near Manalurpet at around midnight on Tamil New Year's Day.

AIADMK does it yet again

AIADMK members today staged a walkout from the State Assembly terming the order of suspending four its party MLAs as 'partial and one-sided.' NT Bureau has more details

Woman among 9 held with fake travel papers

A 43-year-old woman passenger bound for Muscat has been arrested on charges of possessing forged travel documents.Eight others were also arrested for allegedly fabricating the seal of the Protector of Emigrant (PoE) for the accused. 

Panchayat leaders come to blows

In a daring incident near Tambaram, a DMK panchayat union vice- president allegedly chased and beat up a village panchayat assistant who refused to connive with him in embezzlement of public money.

Man's body found in sewer

The decomposed body of a 30-year-old man was found in the Katthivakkam sewer, near Ennore, today. 

Cops try to trace calls of attacked ICF man

In the latest development in the case related to the attack of ICF employee by an armed gang on a two- wheeler, police have decided to interrogate persons who had called the victim through cellphone.

PMK man attacks panchayat chief

A PMK activist, who assaulted a woman panchayat president near Thirukoilur, has been arrested by the police. This led to a road block.

Clash on temple issue leaves seven injured

Seven people were injured when two groups of people resorted to a clash over their rights to perform pooja at Mariamman Temple at Pulipattu village in Gingee taluk on Tamil New Year's Day.

Solatium for party cadre

AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa gave away a solatium of Rs 50,000 on behalf of the party to the bereaved family of party cadre M Swayamprakasam.

What an exemplary police officer?

An outstanding police officer with an impeccable record of noble and self less public service called K Prem Kumar, formerly Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram, has been issued a notice for removal from public service under 3 (11) of the Constitution which empowers the Government  to remove any employee without notice, writes V Sundaram.

Weaving a graphic career

D Sundarapandian, who hails from Coimbatore, did a course in textile technology, but now weaves a career in Computer Graphics (CG). M Rafi Ahmed writes.

Deadly mix of sewer, garbage

At a time the 100 Feet Road, also known as Inner Ring Road and Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, is witnessing an explosion of traffic, a stretch of the highway at MMDA Colony, near Koyambedu, is posing grave risk to motorists and the surrounding habitats. V Muthukumaran reports.