The Madras High Court (File photo)Chennai News highlights: A day after the Tamil Nadu government denied permission to the RSS to hold a rally on October 2, the Madras High Court on Friday said the rally can be held on November 6. Last week, the high court had directed the state government to grant permission to the RSS to hold a rally on October 2. However, the government then approached the court citing intelligence reports from central agencies indicating potential law and order problems. Meanwhile, the RSSās Tiruvallur joint secretary R Karthikeyan filed a contempt petition against officials and police for not granting permission for the rally despite the earlier court order.
The platform ticket price for eight stations in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai city will be increased in view of the festive season, the Southern Railway Thursday announced.Ā Currently, the platform tickets are being sold at Rs 10. It will now be increased to Rs 20 and this will be effective from October 1.
Tamil Nadu government denied theĀ Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) permission to hold route marchesĀ on October 2, citing demonstrations in the wake of a central government imposed ban on theĀ Popular Front of IndiaĀ (PFI) and protests by political parties against the RSS route march. The state governmentās order comes even as the Madras High Court granted RSS permission to hold route marches in Tamil Nadu on October 2 and refused to hear petitions challenging it.
AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami Friday assured the Supreme Court there will not be an election to the coveted post of general secretary until the court has heard the leadership row in the party.
Palaniswami currently helms the party founded by the charismatic M G Ramachandran and nurtured by the redoubtable J Jayalalithaa. Read more...
The Madras High Court on Friday set aside the FIRs registered against former AIADMK minister D Jayakumar and two of his close relatives in connection with an alleged land grab issue.
The court was allowing three criminal original petitions from Jayakumar, his daughter N Jayapriya and son-in-law Naveen Kumar to quash the FIR pending before the Inspector, Central Crime Branch (CCB) in Vepery for various offences of the IPC, including criminal conspiracy and intimidation. Read more here
The Tiruvallur police in Tamil Nadu arrested four persons Wednesday for seeking sexual favours and blackmailing a 17-year-old girl whom they had videographed while she was talking to a male friend near a field last week. The police said the girl had later on attempted self-immolation.
The minor girl is currently undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Chennai after suffering 50 per cent burns. According to her statement to a magistrate Wednesday, a case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Read more...
The Kodanad heist-cum-murder case has been transferred to the Crime Branch-CID to expedite the case.
Tamil Nadu DGP C Sylendra Babu issued orders transferring the case to the CB-CID on Friday, a senior official said.
The Kodanad tea estate of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was robbed in 2017 and a security guard Om Bahadur was found dead while his colleague Krishna Bahadur was wounded. Know more...
The Chennai police have booked three people who were found collecting money from users of public toilets, the city corporation said on Friday.
As many as 7,590 free public toilets are functioning at 943 places in the Tamil Nadu capital, according to officials. Know more...
A day after the Tamil Nadu government denied permission to the RSS to hold a rally on October 2, the Madras High Court on Friday said the rally can be held on November 6. Read more here
While Vikram Vedha has registered solid advance ticket sales, the action-thriller is going to struggle to hit the Rs 15 crore mark on opening day. Starring Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan, the cops-and-robbers film is a remake of the Tamil original, starring R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi. The film’s box office potential is also being impacted by the release of director Mani Ratnam’s historical epic Ponniyin Selvan: I, which is opening to sold-out shows in Tamil Nadu as we speak. Read more here
An aquarium near Chennai has set up an underwater display of dolls, or kolu, to give Navratri celebrations a special touch.
A YouTube video uploaded by VGP Marine Kingdom shows over 50 dolls placed on the seven-step kolu, which was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister M Mathiventhan a few days ago. See here
Chennai is geared up to be a witness to some amazing music this week. From Pradeep Kumar to Andrea Jeremiah, artists are set to perform in the city.
Here is a list of events the city is going to host.
The platform ticket for eight stations in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai city will be increased in view of the festive season, the Southern Railway Thursday announced.
Currently, the platform tickets are being sold at Rs 10. It will now be increased to Rs 20 and this will be effective from October 1. Know more here
The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation has announced that special buses will be operated to cater to the travellers ahead of Ayudha Pooja .
Tamil Nadu Transport Minister SS Sivashankar said around 2,050 special buses will be operated from Chennai apart from the existing 2,100 buses on September 30 and October 1. Know more here