Tamil Nadu News: Police to conduct detailed probe into 'custodial' death
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 29, 2022, 15:27:36 IST

Tamil Nadu News: Police to conduct detailed probe into 'custodial' death

The Tamil Nadu police will conduct a detailed investigation into the alleged custodial death of a person arrested in connection with spurious liquor sales. The incident occurred at Tiruvannamalai police station.Read Less

14:56 (IST) Apr 29

Tamil Nadu police to conduct detailed probe into 'custodial' death

The Tamil Nadu police will conduct a detailed investigation into the alleged custodial death of a person arrested in connection with spurious liquor sales. The incident occurred at Tiruvannamalai police station. (IANS)

14:14 (IST) Apr 29

Fire safety audit in Tamil Nadu govt hospitals after mishap in Rajiv Gandhi hospital

The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a fire and safety audit in all the state government hospitals. This order comes after a fire broke out at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), Chennai on Wednesday. (IANS)

12:54 (IST) Apr 29

A private college in Coimbatore has put 40 students in isolation after they showed symptoms of fever and cold.

12:46 (IST) Apr 29

11 more students test positive for Covid-19 at IIT-Madras, tally rises to 183

11 more students at IIT-Madras tested positive for Covid-19. The cluster tally rises to 183; 150 active cases. So far, students from 17 departments across 19 hostels besides quarters, mess and hotels have been tested positive.

12:37 (IST) Apr 29

CM MK Stalin further said, "Yesterday autopsy was done and we are waiting for the report. Our Government will take action once we get the information on the autopsy report."

12:37 (IST) Apr 29

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said, "In Tiruvannamalai, Thangamani was arrested on 26th on the grounds of having illegal liquor. On April 27th, he was not well when he was in custody, so he was taken to Tiruvannamalai govt hospital where he died by 8.30pm."

12:36 (IST) Apr 29

Tamil Nadu assembly LoP Edappadi K Palaniswami today moved a calling attention motion in the state assembly over the custodial death of Thangamani. "We demand this case to be transferred to CBI," he said.

12:07 (IST) Apr 29

Tamil Nadu CM moves a resolution in assembly to urge Govt of India to permit state govt to send essential commodities including rice, pulses, dairy products & medicines to Sri Lanka which is facing an economic crisis "I urge all parties to extend their support to the resolution," he says.

12:05 (IST) Apr 29

Tamil Nadu minister KN Nehru says in the assembly, "By tomorrow fire and smoke will be doused in Perungudi dump yard."

12:00 (IST) Apr 29

Fire tenders and officials are on continuous duty. Now the fire is under control. Two sky lifts, 11 fire tenders & 300 lorries were used. The fire had spread across 10 acres of land and now there is only smoke that too only on 1 acre of land.

DMK MLA S Aravindramesh

11:58 (IST) Apr 29

"This year there is a severe summer. State govt should release a policy on environmental safety," he says.

11:57 (IST) Apr 29

Pattali Makkal Katchi President, GK Mani moves a calling attention motion in Tamil Nadu assembly on Perungudi dump yard fire incident on the outskirts of Chennai.

11:13 (IST) Apr 29

Cops quiz late Jayalalitha's PA Poongundran in Kodanadu estate murder and robbery case

Tamil Nadu Special Police team have begun the interrogation of late former CM J Jayalalitha's PA Poongundran in connection with Kodanadu estate murder and robbery case, in Coimbatore. (ANI)

10:46 (IST) Apr 29

Chennai: Locals flag relaying of road without milling

Despite Madras High Court directions and chief secretary Irai Anbu's government order, roads are still not milled before being relaid. On Wednesday, Gandhi street in Perungalathur was relaid overnight without being milled, said residents.

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09:51 (IST) Apr 29

Chennai cops book over 2,000 motorists for traffic offences

In an enforcement drive, the Greater Chennai Traffic Police across the city on Wednesday, more than 2,000 motorists were booked for various traffic offences. Among them, 1,595 cases were for wrong-side driving. Apart from manual checks by traffic cops, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras were used to detect the violations.

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09:00 (IST) Apr 29

There were 10 active cases in Coimbatore. While 27 districts had between one and six active cases, the number of districts that were Covid free – no active cases – dropped to six on Thursday compared to 10 on Wednesday.

09:00 (IST) Apr 29

Of the 488 active cases, 323 were in Chennai, and its adjoining districts Chengalpet (50), Tiruvallur (15) and Kancheepuram (12) together added 77 active cases.

09:00 (IST) Apr 29

Coimbatore, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Trichy reported two new cases each while 11 districts Kanyakumari, Karur, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Pudukottai, Ranipet, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni and Thiruvannamalai – had one new case each. Twenty of the 38 districts reported no new cases compared to 29 on Wednesday.

09:00 (IST) Apr 29

Some districts reported new cases after nearly a fortnight.

09:00 (IST) Apr 29

Chennai (44) continued to report the maximum number of new cases followed by Chengalpet (7), and Tiruvallur (3).