They also reinforced guidelines to ensure the safety of women commuters by asking the contractors to submit a list of employees and carry out police verification of the staff.
Author: Naomi N
When this reporter visited the spot after the incident, many things were amiss. To begin with, the building is unnecessarily large with many isolated spots, that are usually occupied by lovers, drug addicts and alcoholics
Speaking about the repeated cases of depression deaths, an officer from the Kotturpuram police station, said, “Higher officials in the ranks of Deputy Commissioner and Joint Commissioner have written to the institute’s Director to take steps and address the issue. Students should be provided counselling and other assistance to come out of stress.”
The people of this teeming megapolis ushered in the New year with spiritual fervour, traditional gaiety and trendy parties.
As the clock struck 12, shouts of ‘Happy New Year’ rent the air, as thousands of people, who had congregated at the Marina beach and other places ushered in the 2019 in high ‘spirits’.
It has been a productive year for the Chennai Corporation as a number of citizen-friendly projects such as saving the water-bodies and fighting encroachments were kick-started this year.
The Police department was pleasantly surprised when Maoist Padma alias Sathyamary (43) surrendered before a Special Court at Poonamallee on 7 December.
Chennai grapples with frequent power outages, and frustrated by this, Tansi Nagar Welfare Association has taken up the issue. A petition has been filed asking for a new sub-station to be built in the locality to meet the increasing need for uninterrupted power supply.
Suraj hails from Darjeeling and came to Chennai in search of a job, but he got more than he imagined. Today, he is the proud winner of Mr South India title bagging the gold medal and is waiting to participate in the Mr Asia competition that will be held in February.
The year 2018 was a happening year in every sense for the city police. Marred by controversies, scams and a number of crimes, it has been nothing short of a tumultuous period for the personnel.