A 26-year-old woman police constable, attached to the forensic department of the Chennai City Police was injured on her head and face after falling from a moving EMU suburban train while attempting to catch hold of a robber when he tried to flee after snatching the constable’s mobile phone at Tambaram Sanatorium railway station on…
The 121-year-old Ranade Library in Mylapore houses at least 8,000 books and rare periodicals, but lending has been discontinued for nearly a decade. Chennai: A copy of the March 1964 edition of National Geographic magazine, featuring a cover story on the man’s moon-landing plan; a Mandarin learning guide; epics in Tamil and English from the…
Chennai: Power troubles continued for a third straight day on Thursday, as residents of Tiruvottiyur and Tambaram spent the night without electricity following major failures in the city’s distribution network. The outages came a day after similar disruptions struck Palavakkam and TondiarpetIn Tiruvottiyur, men and women blocked the high road that night, staging a protest…
Abhishek Prakash, director of Content & New Media, Giri Trading. Giri Trading Agency, one of India’s largest specialist retailers of spiritual and cultural products Sharada Prakash, director of Giri Trading and daughter of founder T V S Giri Abhishek Prakash, director of Content & New Media, Giri Trading. Giri Trading Agency, one of India’s largest…
Chennai: Nearly two weeks after the state information commission and a week after the school education department ordered private schools to display their fee structures on their notice boards, compliance remains patchy.A TOI visit to city schools on Tuesday and Wednesday, coinciding with chief and district education officials sharing a compliance report with the private…
Chennai: The ongoing Israel-Iran-US conflict has had a ripple effect on parents’ wallets this year, with prices of stationery items and bags rising by ₹5 to ₹300.The primary reason, according to retailers, is a spike in raw materials used to make plastic rulers, pencil cases, geometry boxes, pens, folders, book covers, bottles, and bag components….
Times News NetworkChennai: A 15-year-old horse handler at Marina Beach was picked up by police for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl.Police said the child, who had come to the beach with her family on Saturday night, spotted the teenager and his horse near the service road. Giving in to her request, the family asked…
Chennai: Cocking a snook at a series of Madras high court orders, and setting at naught the beach restoration work done over the years, a large number of street vendors returned to occupy a 3km-long stretch of Loop Road along Marina Beach on Friday. The weekend ahead will likely see more shops returning, while Greater…
