A big fire broke out on Monday morning at a private pharma manufacturing unit in Ashok Nagar in north Chennai. There were no casualties reported.

A fire broke out at a private drugs production firm in Ashok Nagar on Monday.

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): After an encounter between the criminals and the police team, the Delhi Police on Saturday apprehended two wanted criminals.

New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): A Delhi court, hearing North East Delhi riots cases, acquitted two accused persons of all charges of unlawful assembly, rioting and arson as the prosecution was unable to establish their presence during the riot.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 16 (ANI): Bengaluru police arrested a couple for stealing traffic signal batteries on Tuesday.

Chennai Dec 29 PTI With the National Institute of Virology confirming 11 more cases of Omicron in Tamil Nadu thus taking the total number to 45 State Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday said there was no need to panic as all the cases detected so far are asymptomaticMoreover they all had availed two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine he saidAsserting that the present situation is not alarming the Minister said the emphasis should be more on COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and people should come forward to get vaccinated to shield themselves from Coronavirus and its variantsTamil Nadu has detected 129 persons with S-gene drop and their samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology On Tuesday the institute confirmed 11 cases in addition to 34 cases and including 5 old cases totally 16 persons are undergoing treatment now he said after inspecting the metros first COVID-19 containment zone in Ashok Nagar here along with principal secretary health and family welfare department Dr J Radhakrishnan Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi and other officialsAbout 29 persons out of 34 who tested for Omicron have been treated and dischargedPointing out that England and world over several countries were shifting the treatment protocols asking the asymptomatic persons to undergo treatment at home the Minister said the state too apart from following the guidelines would closely monitor the casesEven comedian Vadivelu and director Siraj and all those who tested for Omicron are asymptomatic Inoculation against COVID-19 would help to protect the people Subramanian said and added that plans are on to ensure cent percent vaccine coverage of the beneficiariesAlready 86 percent of the population have received the first dose of COVID vaccine while the second dose has been administered to 58 percent For its part the GCC has initiated steps to make sure the entire eligible population is covered including vaccinating those above 60 years he saidChief Minister M K Stalin will launch the vaccination drive for the 15 to 17 years age group at a camp in Porur on January 3 and it will be simultaneously initiated in all the schools across the State Subramanian informedAs to the containment zone in Ashok Nagar Radhakrishnan said it was the first in the city after the lockdown curbs were lifted A cluster of 10 people infected with coronavirus was detected two to three days ago and the area has been cordoned off he saidWith the rising Omicron cases in mind the government has established COVID-19 Care Centres at three places in the city with a total bed strength of 500 Preparations are on to revive the CCC at the Chennai Trade Centre and also to ramp up the RT-PCR testing to 25000 tests per day from the present 23000 tests in Chennai the Minister said PTI JSP ROH ROH

New Delhi Dec 27 PTI The Delhi Police has assured the Delhi High Court that adequate security would be provided to a liquor vend and its employees for ingress and egress to the outlet and no interference would be caused in its functioningThe submission by the police was made during the hearing on a petition by owner of a liquor vend who sought direction to the authorities to take adequate steps so that the petitioner is in a position to run his outlet without any hindrance from unlawful protestors sitting outside the vend and damaging its premisesNoting the stand of the police Justice Rekha Palli disposed of the petition saying no further orders are called forIt is clarified that this order will however be subject to the continued validity of the liquor license in favour of the petitioner the court saidDelhi government standing counsel Santosh Kumar Tripathi and advocate Arun Panwar representing the State and Delhi Police assured that the concerned SHO of the area will ensure adequate security is provided to the petitioner and its employees for ingress and egress to the liquor vendThe counsel further assured the court that adequate steps will be taken to ensure that no interference is caused in the smooth functioning of the liquor vend Petitioner Universal Distributors running a liquor vend at Ashok Nagar in Shahdara said it has a valid liquor licence and is seeking direction to the authorities to provide adequate securityThe petitioners counsel said they have made various representations to the SHO of Police Station Jyoti Colony seeking adequate security for the petitioner and its employees for ingress and egress to the liquor vend but no action has been taken till date PTI SKV RCJ RCJ

New Delhi Nov 25 The body of a 40-year-old man was found in a garments factory after a fire broke out in Gandhi Nagar area of Shahadra here on early Thursday morning police said The deceased was identified as Sanju who hailed from a village in Uttar Pradeshs Bulandshahar district they said There was no visible burn injury on the victims body so he could have died due to suffocation police said adding a post-mortem examination will ascertain the exact cause of death According to the Fire Department they received a call around 3 am regarding a blaze in a factory and six fire tenders were rushed to the spot Police said the fire tenders could not reach at the exact location as the factory was in a narrow street They said their all-night patrolling staff rushed there and extinguished the fire which broke out on the first floor of the factory with the help of locals Deputy Commissioner of Police Shahadra R Sathiyasundaram said A man later identified as Sanju was found lying unconscious on the factorys first floor He was shifted to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead The premises were used for manufacturing and storage of shirts by a man named Deepak Jain of Ashok Nagar and he was visited by the cime team as part of an inspection the officer said According to the report from the Fire Department further legal action will be taken he said PTI AMP AAR

Jaipur Oct 26 PTI A teacher of a private school here was booked for allegedly outraging the modesty of a girl student police said on Tuesday The teacher was also suspended by the school which has decided to get the matter investigated by a fact-finding committee These accusations are of serious nature and are in violation of the service rules a notice from the school management said adding that based on the complaint the teacher is being suspended The girl had last Saturday met DCP South Harendra Mahawar with a complaint against the teacher The case was registered at the Ashok Nagar police station on Monday The girl alleged that the teacher molested her in 2018-19 but she could muster the courage to report the matter only now after a teacher was recently booked for sending obscene messages to schoolchildren and later arrested PTI AG RDK RDK

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 19 (ANI/PNN): Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited today announced the inauguration of its first branch in the city of Chennai and in the state of Tamil Nadu.