Chennai police deploy 18,000 personnel for Diwali shopping security, using drones, watchtowers, facial recognition, extra CCTV and control rooms in key areas.
The forest dept’s Chennai wildlife division has begun conservation measures to protect Olive Ridley sea turtles and their nesting habitats ahead of the migratory and nesting season, which will start next month.
A software engineer, who had gone missing from his house in Jafferkhanpet, was found dead by suicide in a lodge in Chengalpet after reportedly losing around ₹60 lakh in online trading.
With the state govt set to distribute cakes to students for the first time ahead of children’s day next week, the school education dept has asked the respective chief and district education officers to ensure godowns are clean and distribution is prompt.
Tamil Nadu registration dept collected ₹1,950 crore in Oct 2026, up ₹147 crore YoY, and launched an AI app to track court cases and streamline legal work.
Litigant says the Telangana High Court had framed a set of guidelines last year for the police in the neighbouring State and that Tamil Nadu could take a cue from that judgment
With Diwali travel demand picking up, the state transport department has planned 15,659 bus services, including 9,086 special buses, from Chennai between November 5 and 7 to manage the festive rush.
Officials of the Fire and Rescue Services said that prior to the opening of the building, the fire station was functioning on the premises of the Government Veterinary Clinic for nearly three decades
WRD officials said that among 20 major dams in the State, Sathanur dam is the third largest after Mettur and Bhavani Sagar, in terms of storage capacity and height