Sri Kapali Temple idols case; arrested officer given bail
Arrested HR&CE officer N. Thirumagal was given conditional bail by a magistrate;s court in Kumbakonam on Monday ; she has to sign daily at a police station in Tiruchi till …
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Senior officer of temples dept. arrested in Sri Kapali Temple idols swapping case
The Additional Commissioner of HR&CE department which manages all state temples and its lands, N. Thirumagal was arrested in the city on Sunday by the TN Idol Wing Police for …
Read MoreSenior citizen conned; loses gold ring, large amount of cash
A senior citizen of Mylapore was conned by a bunch of men on the weekend and lost his gold ring and Rs.44,000 in cash. The man is said to have …
Read MoreHarassment by transgenders: social media news remains grey but causes a lot of buzz
This is a story that fueled social media the past fortnight but remained in the grey zone all through. It relates to alleged harassment by a bunch of transgenders at …
Read MoreSri Kapali Temple idol case: judges taken aback that dept. records have been destroyed
A government advocate representing the state’s Idol Theft Wing – CID Police has told a bench of Madras High Court that records of the 1994 period of Sri Kapali Temple, …
Read MoreSt. Bede’s staff badly injured by speeding car; accident in San Thome
A non-teaching staff of St Befe’s AI Hr Sec School, San Thome is critical in hospital after he was hit and thrown off by a speeding car near the roads …
Read MoreFire at Chettiar Hall in Alwarpet; case of sabotage?
Was the fire that burnt a section of Chettiar Hall on TTK Road in Alwarpet early last Sunday a case of sabotage? Local police seem to have arrived this motive …
Read MoreAbhiramapuram police detain youth for rash driving
Abhiramapuram police detained two young men for driving rashly on a motorbike on Greenways Road on Saturday. Police said the motorist swerved and got close to a car of a …
Read MoreSenior citizen robbed at knifepoint at Luz Church Road
On Sunday, a senior citizen was robbed while walking at Luz Church Road in the morning. 70 year old Paramasivan, a resident of Kapali Thottam, Mylapore was approached by a …
Read MorePoliceman loses cellphone to bike-borne thieves
Motorbike thieves who prefer to make off with costly cellphones continue to target people of this neighbourhood. On Sunday, a Armed Reserve policeman who was in his uniform and was …
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Police detain Abiramapuram resident who flaunted fake designations on car
Police have arrested a resident of Abiramapuram for travelling around in a car which had many stickers of media, human rights and social organisations though he had nothing to do …
Read MoreLocal hotel rooms used by prostitution operators to run racket
Police have busted a call girls operation, some of which was being run for patrons at a Mylapore hotel. The racket seems to have been bigtime for women from abroad …
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