Senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal assumed charge as the Director General of Police (DGP) and Head of the Police Force (HoPF) of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday following his repatriation from central deputation. Upon taking charge, he said the police would focus on ensuring the safety of women and children, strengthening action against narcotics offences…

The lesser fish eagle was among the raptor species documented in Tamil Nadu From the forests of the Western Ghats to the grassy lowlands, Tamil Nadu’s first-ever raptor census documented 68 species of birds of prey across the state to establish baseline data for long-term conservation monitoring.Conducted simultaneously as diurnal and nocturnal surveys, the exercise…

S B P Pattabhi Rama Rao (PRR), MD of Chennai-based Gourmet Popcornica In the Bastar-Kondagaon region of Chhattisgarh, gunfire once defined life; it has now been replaced by the sound of popcorn popping.For S B P Pattabhi Rama Rao (PRR), MD of Chennai-based Gourmet Popcornica, the transformation exemplifies an unusual proposition: agriculture can be organised…

Chennai: After a brief lull, unscheduled and prolonged power cuts are back in the city. On Friday night, residents of R K Nagar staged a road blockade, bringing vehicle movement to a halt in protest against night-time outages that occur almost every other day.Residents of Mayor Basudev Street blocked Tiruvottiyur High Road, demanding immediate restoration…