OMRON Healthcare starts producing blood pressure monitors for the Indian market at its Chennai facility, with five lines, local sourcing and Make in India focus.
Interactive stalls, talks in four languages, testimonies from stroke survivors, and a reel-making competition were also held
A 40-year-old man was arrested on Friday on charges of murdering his six-year-old son by throwing him into a well after his wife denied him cash for consuming liquor in a village near Gingee in Villupuram district. The arrested was identified as K Selvaraj,40, a labourer from Nallan Pillai Pettral village in the district.
A 19-year-old youth was beaten to death by his friend and buried on a beach near Pulicat on Wednesday. Police arrested two men in connection with the murder and exhumed the victim’s body on Friday.
Tamil Nadu Tasmac raises liquor MRP by ₹10 from Nov 1 as environmental cess; customers get ₹10 back on returning empty bottles; action for overcharging.
Passengers using Singara Chennai National Common Mobility Cards (NCMC) can now recharge their cards, update balances, and check available amounts on electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) by approaching MTC bus conductors.
Bikers carrying flags and heading to Thevar Jayanthi celebrations performed dangerous stunts and rode triples without helmets on Anna Salai on Friday, prompting a police crackdown.
The Chennai Special Court for Prevention of Corruption Cases on Friday deferred to Nov 2 its order on an application by Chennai Central Crime Branch (CCB) police seeking five days of custody of former minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi for interrogation in connection with the ₹100 crore private schools recognition cheating case.
In a first, the state highways department has piloted a performance-based contract for road maintenance in the city, as per which the contractor has to fix potholes within 24 hours of complaint. In case of failure, the contractor will get a notice and fine.