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Erode | 16.05.12
The special cell formed to deal with land-grab cases in Erode district retrieved land worth Rs. 7.60 crore – that had been forcibly grabbed by unscrupulous elements – and restored them to the rightful owners State-level Anti-Land Grabbing Special Cell Superintendent of Police N.M. Mayilvahanan said. The special cell received 1426 complaints since its formation.
Based on the complaints the cell had registered 23 cases and arrested 22 persons for their alleged involvement in land-grabbing Mr. Mayilvahanan told on Tuesday. Among those arrested four were functionaries of political parties. Special teams had been formed to arrest four others who went underground after land-grabbing cases were registered against them he said.
The personnel at the cell were registering the cases only after verifying the claims made by the petitioners Mr. Mayilvahanan said. Two more personnel would be deputed to the special cell to speed up the investigation process he added. Earlier he reviewed the progress of the land-grabbing cases and interacted with the personnel attached to the cell. Erode District Superintendent of Police S. Paner Selvam and senior officials were present during the review.

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Chennai | 15.05.12
A gang allegedly involved in affixing labels of a reputed brand on cheap liquor bottles was apprehended by the Prohibition Enforcement Wing (PEW) of police on Monday night. A large number of liquor bottles original Excise holograms and labels of McDowell's Brandy as well as three vehicles used to manufacture and transport the liquor were seized.
The modus operandi of the suspects was to procure cheap liquor from Puducherry and remove the labels using chemicals. They would then affix the original hologram of the Tamil Nadu Excise Department on the cap and wrap it with the label of the fast-moving liquor brand police said.
“Since we intensified raids on vulnerable areas across the State as part of an ongoing drive against spurious liquor the accused persons thought of this ingenious method of changing labels on the move. It was a strategy to avoid police raids. However a special team on routine vehicle checks caught them” Additional Director-General of Police (Enforcement) C.K. Gandhi Rajan said on Tuesday.
Police signalled to a speeding Ford Ikon car with a Puducherry registration number to stop and searched the vehicle on Monday night. A total of 960 liquor bottles were found in the car. Two persons A. Pachaiyappan (39) of Karayanchavidi who drove the vehicle and his associate K. Muralidharan (30) were taken into custody. The accused persons confessed to having changed the labels on the bottles. In order to avoid any suspicion about the quality of the liquor they affixed the original hologram of the Tamil Nadu Excise department and used the original label of McDowell's Brandy he said. The holograms police said were supplied to the accused by T. Purushottaman (23) of Avadi a former employee of a private brewery firm in Valasaravakkam. Similarly the McDowell Brandy labels were given by M. Ruben (24) who worked as a machine operator in another such company in Poonamallee they added. After preliminary inquiries both were arrested.
“We have also arrested a load man working for an IT company who helped Pachaiyappan in his illegal business activities. Besides the vehicles and liquor bottles we have also seized a laptop as well as a printer used to commit the offence. Samples of the liquor are being sent to the laboratory for analysis” Dr. Gandhi Rajan said.

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நகைக்கடை அதிபரை கொன்ற குற்றவாளி கைது

13.05.12
பள்ளிக்கரணையில் பெண்ணிடம் இருந்து நகையைப் பறித்துக் கொண்டு ஓட முயன்ற நபரை கைது செய்து விசாரணை செய்ததில் நெற்குன்றத்தில் நகைக்கடை அதிபரைக் கொன்று நகைகளை கொள்ளையடித்துச் சென்றது அவர்தான் என்று தெரியவந்ததாகவும் காவல்துறை இணை ஆணையர் சண்முக ராஜேஷ்வரன் கூறியுள்ளார்.
நெற்குன்றத்தில் கொலை சம்பவத்தின் அவர் அணிந்திருந்த டி-சார்ட் மற்றும் கடையிருந்து திருடிய நகைகளும் கைப்பற்றப்பட்டது. தற்போது சம்பவத்தின் போது பயன்படுத்திய ஸ்பிரே கையுறை மற்றும் வாகனம் கைப்பற்றப்பட்டது

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காக்கும் கரங்கள் - ரயில்வே பயணிகளுக்கு

சென்னை மே 12: கோடை விடுமுறை காரணமாக சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் பயணிகளின் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரித்து வருகிறது.
ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்புப் படையினர் மற்றும் ரயில்வே போலீஸôர் இணைந்து 'காக்கும் கரங்கள்' என்ற உதவி மையத்தை தொடங்கியுள்ளனர். இது குறித்து ரயில்வே கோட்ட பாதுகாப்புப் படை ஆணையர் எஸ்.ஆர்.காந்தி கூறியது: காக்கும் கரங்கள்' சிறப்பு மையம் கோடை விடுமுறை முடியும் வரை செயல்படும். பயணிகளின் பாதுகாப்புக்காக இந்த மையத்தை அறிமுகப்படுத்தியுள்ளோம் என்றார் காந்தி.

காக்கும் கரங்கள்' தொலைபேசி எண்
ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்புப் படை: 90031 61710
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பெண்கள் உதவி மையம்: 2535 3999.

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விசாரணை சிறப்பு முகாம்-சென்னை

13.05.12 | சென்னை
தமிழக முதலமைச்சர் அவர்களின் தனிப்பிரிவில் பொதுமக்கள் கொடுத்திருந்த நிலுவையிலுள்ள மனுக்கள் சம்மந்தமான விசாரனை முகாம் சென்னை மாநகர காவல் துறை ஆணையாளர் அவர்களின் ஆணையின்படி கீழ்பாக்கம் மாவட்டத்தில் ஐp1 வேப்பேரி காவல் நிலையத்தில் பிரித்யோகமாக முகாம் அமைக்கப்பட்டு அனைத்து மனுதாரர்களும் எதிர் மனுதாரர்களும் வரவழைக்கப்பட்டு கீழ்பாக்கம் மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள அனைத்து காவல் உதவி ஆணையாளர்களும் அனைத்து காவல் ஆய்வாளர்களும் வரவழைக்கப்பட்டு விசாரனை மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு தீர்வு காணப்பட்டது இந்த முகாம் இன்று 13.05.2012 காலை 1000 மணி முதல் பகல் 0200 வரை நடத்தப்பட்டது. முகாமில் மொத்தம் 53 மனுக்கள் சம்மந்தமாக மனுதாரர்களும் எதிர் மனுதாரர்களும் வரவழைக்கப்பட்டு விசாரனை செய்யப்பட்டது.

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Chennai | 13.05.12

Highways Department has proposed to undertake the construction of road over bridge (ROB) at Vysarpadi under pass. To facilitate the movement of traffic in and around Vysarpadi underpass the following traffic diversions will be effected from 14-05-2012 F.N.
1. The stretch of Erukkancherri High Road (E.H. Road) from Sundaram junction up to E.H. road x Muthumudalai street junction will be closed for traffic. The vehicles coming from Basin Bridge intending to go to towards E.H. Road Moolakadai will take route via Sathyamoorthy nagar main road – MKB nagar Central Avenue – MKB nagar West Avenue and reach their destination.
2. The stretch of road from E.H. road x Murthy nagar street junction upto Kalyanapuram road junction will be made one way with entry from E.H. Road and No entry from Kalyanapuram road.
3. Muthu Mudali Street will be made one-way with entry from E.H. road junction x Muthu Mudali junction and No entry from Murthy nagar street junction.
4. Murthy Nagar Street will be made one way with entry from Muthu Mudali street junction and No entry from E.H. road junction.
5. Sundaram nagar main road will be made one-way with entry from Sundaram point (E.H. road x Sundaram nagar main road Junction) and No-entry from Ambedkar College road x A.A. road junction.
6. The vehicles coming from Moolakadai on E.H. road intending to go towards Vysarpadi underpass will be diverted at Dr. Ambedkar college signal and will take route via. MKB nagar west avenue - Central avenue – Sathyamurthy nagar main road and reach their destination.
7. The Vehicles on E.H. road intending to go towards Ganesapuram underpass will be restricted to enter Murthy Nagar Street and will take route via E.H. Road – Muthu Mudalai Street – Dr. Ambedkar college road and reach their destination.
Motorists are requested to co-operate-Press release from Chennai Traffic Police.

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இரவு நேர ரோந்து மோட்டார் பைக்-சென்னை

சென்னை | 11.05.12

சென்னையில் தனியாக சாலையில் நடந்துச் செல்லும் பெண்களிடம் தங்கச் சங்கிலி பறிப்பு வீடுகளில் திருட்டு போன்ற குற்றங்களை தடுப்பதற்காக மோட்டார் சைக்கிளில் ரோந்து செல்லும் திட்டம் சென்னை பெருநகர காவல்துறையின் மேற்கு மண்டலத்தில் வெள்ளிக்கிழமை தொடங்கி வைக்கப்பட்டது.

இத் திட்டத்தை பெருநகர காவல்துறையின் சட்டம் மற்றும் ஒழுங்கு கூடுதல் ஆணையர் பி.தாமரைக்கண்ணன் தொடங்கி வைத் தார். இந் நிகழ்ச்சியில் மேற்கு மண்டல இணை ஆணையர் சங்கர் உள்ளிட்டோர் பங்கேற்றனர்.

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Tirunelveli City | 12.05.12
The police have arrested a burglar and a chain-snatcher in separate incidents who were involved in several cases of robbery and chain-snatching here and have recovered gold jewels worth Rs. 8 lakh from them.
On Friday Commissioner of Police Tirunelveli City Karuna Sagar said that one of the special teams which were formed after the rise in chain- snatching incidents nabbed D. Periyadurai (26) of Thommai Michaelpuram under Melapalayam police station limits on suspicion near Palayamkottai bus stand on Friday and his friend A. Raja Singh were involved in several chain-snatching incidents in Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai regions. Police who are on the lookout for Raja Singh have recovered 280 grams of gold ornaments worth about Rs. 5 lakh from Periyadurai.

In another incident the police picked up R. Ammaiyappan alias Ayyappan (29) of Manikandan Nagar in Madurai when he was roaming around Samathanapuram area on Friday. During interrogation he reportedly confessed to the police that he was involved in several burglaries in the city. “We've recovered 118 grams of gold from him” said Mr. Karuna Sagar who presented cash awards to the special team members

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09.05.12 | Dharmapuri A swift and timely action both by the police and the employees who were alerted by short message service (SMS) on their cell phones prevented a major burglary at a leading jewellery showroom located in the heart of Dharmapuri town in the wee hours of Tuesday. Police arrested nine persons from West Bengal and are on the look out for a few others in this connection. The preventive act has saved gold and silver jewellery worth crores of rupees. Special teams have been formed to nab the culprits. Salem SP Ashwin M. Kotnis who was in charge of Dharmapuri district told that the jewellery showroom owner Sakthivel and his ..select employees had received an SMS on their cell phones in the early hours alerting them that the showroom's inner safe wall had been breached by some ‘unknowns.' They immediately alerted the Dharmapuri Town Police. On instructions from Mr. Kotnis a 15-member quick reaction force team led by ADSP Saravanan was sent to the site. They stormed into the showroom and found the gang members attempting to loot the valuables. In the subsequent action nine persons were arrested and the rest managed to slip away. Mr. Kotnis rushed to the spot and held a detailed inquiry. The gang members hailing from West Bengal had stayed in a lodge near the showroom for three days to plan the loot Mr. Kotnis said. They pried open the showroom's door on the third floor with a gas cutting welding machine. After snapping the CCTV wires and door alarm bell they gained entry into the showroom. “What they did not know was that the showroom had yet another system of alarm based on censor in the inner safe wall that would send SMSes to mobiles that were fed into its computerised system” Mr. Kotnis said. Police sources said that the burglary was prevented as the shop owner had installed a combination of different alarm systems in the showroom as per the advice of the police who on instructions from the ADGP (Law and Order) S. George had conducted a series of awareness and safety sessions for jewellers on prevention of theft especially after the Tirupur and Chennai jewellery and bank robberies.

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Chennai
The City police will now bring special grievance meetings near your homes on Saturdays at a school or a community hall. The new initiative which kick-started at the West Zone of the city police from April 28 and continued this Saturday is a step towards attending to more petitions and solving issues in the presence of the complainants and the parties subjected to allegations.
About the special grievance camps Commissioner of Police J.K. Tripathy said the response has been quite good so far. “The grievance meetings with petitioners were held under the direct supervision of the Joint Commissioner and similar meetings will soon be carried out at the three other police districts. We have also planned to receive fresh petitions” Mr. Tripathy added.
On April 28 grievance meetings were held in Pulianthope Sembium and MKB Nagar police limits coming under the Pulianthope police district. Those who had submitted petitions to the Chief Minister's cell senior police officers or police stations in the district were asked to come for the meeting. In many cases the rival party was also called in and police personnel arrived at an amicable solution after counselling. Cases that could not be settled were referred to senior offices or directed to court. On Saturday special grievance meetings held at Thirumangalam Anna Nagar and Villivakkam police limits saw over 70 petitioners attending the meeting after receiving prior notice.

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Chennai | 03.05.12 | தமிழில் அறிய
Honble Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced construction of 36000 residential apartments to the police personnel under the 'Your Own House' (Ungal Sondha Illam) scheme.
Making a Statement under Rule 110 in the State Assembly she said the houses would be constructed by the Tamil Nadu Police Housing Board on not-for-profit basis. She said ten acre of land would be allotted in each and every district besides an 100 acre land at Melakottaiyur in Kancheepuram District to the Police Housing Board for this purpose.
Under the scheme Constables Head Constables Firemen Senior Firemen and Assistant Station Officers will get 650 sqft houses. Sub-Inspectors Inspectors Station Officers and Assistant Zonal Officers will get 850 sqft houses while DSPs and Zonal Officers will get 1100 sqft houses she said.
The Chief Minister said the scheme will be implemented in a phased manner and houses would be alloted as per the applications received from the police personnel and their desired place of allotment. The scheme is aimed at providing housing facilities to the police personnel and to fulfill their dream to own a house she said.

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DGP ஷியாம் சுந்தர் ADGP ராஜா பணி நிறைவு விழா

30.04.12 டி.ஜி.பி. ஷியாம் சுந்தர் மற்றும் பொருளாதார குற்றப்பிரிவு ஏ.டி.ஜி.பி. ராஜா ஆகிய இருவரும் திங்கள்கிழமை ஓய்வு பெற்றனர். ஷியாம் சுந்தர் ஓய்வு பெற்றதற்கான பணி நிறைவு விழா பரங்கிமலை ஆயுதப்படை மைதானத்தில் நடைபெற்றது. நிகழ்ச்சிக்கு தமிழக காவல்துறையின் சட்டம் மற்றும் ஒழுங்கு டி.ஜி.பி. ராமானுஜம் தலைமை வகித்தார். விழாவில் ஷியாம் சுந்தர் பேசியது: காவல்துறையினர் நல்லமுறையில் பொதுமக்களைஅணுகினால் காவல்துறைக்கு மக்களிடம் நல்ல பெயர் கிடைக்கும். மேலும் புகார்கள் மீது காவல்துறையினர் எவ்வித பாரபட்சமும் இன்றி நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கவேண்டும். இந் நிகழ்ச்சியில் சென்னை காவல்துறை ஆணையர் ஜே.கே. திரிபாதி கூடுதல் டி.ஜி.பி.கள் எஸ். ஜார்ஜ் சேகர் நரேந்திரபால்சிங் அனுப்ஜெயஸ்வால் சைலேந்திரபாபு ஓய்வு பெற்ற டி.ஜி.பி.கள் லட்சுமிநாராயணன் தேவாரம் லத்திகா சரண உள்ளிட்ட பலர் பங்கேற்றனர்.

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30.04.12
If you face any problem at Central Railway Station or the Egmore Railway Station or even while on a moving train just call the Government Railway Police (GRP) helpline 99625 00500 or the Railway Protection Force (RPF) helpline 90031 61710.

On Monday the GRP and RPF came together to launch the helpline called as ‘Kaakum karangal' or ‘Protecting hands'. The two agencies have formed special teams to help railway passengers. The RPF and GRP have divided Chennai Central Station into six sectors and the Egmore Railway Station into three sectors and 24 policemen will be deployed in Chennai Central and 18 in Egmore all of whom will be armed said S.R. Gandhi Senior Divisional Security Commissioner RPF.
In case passengers face problems such as harassment or chain snatching they can call either of the two helplines. The person at the call centre will alert the respective team through Very High frequency (VHF) walkie-talkies. “We have set the reaction time as two minutes or earlier as any delay can endanger the commuter” said V. Ponramu deputy superintendent of police GRP Chennai Central.

Pilot project: He said that the helpline is a pilot project and that “the RPF and GRP in other districts may also try to emulate our model if it is successful.” Apart from the helpline the GRP has also launched a Community Service Registration (CSR) facility in the trains.
“If there is some problem for any passenger on a train he call our helpline and our personnel on the train will register a CSR and give the receipt on the spot” said Ponramu. The facility was inaugurated one week back and they have received nearly seven complaints. “Most of them are petty cases including cell phone missing complaints” said Ponramu.
Click here to view helpline DSR

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Coimbatore | 28.04.12
K.G. Hospital in association with the Coimbatore City Police on 28.04.12 began a month-long free asthma screening camp for police personnel. The hospital undertook the initiative to mark the World Asthma Day. Cipla also joined the initiative.

According to Tr. G. Bakthavathsalam Chairman K.G. Hospital there is an urgent need for such a camp because not many police personnel were aware of the breath-related problems they suffered from. They ignored their problems and took it in their stride thinking there was nothing to worry about.
But deposit of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide could affect the lungs reduce the supply of oxygen and challenge the policemen from effectively discharging their duty. And more than others policemen are more prone to asthma and other related problems because they inhale more smoke and dust than others courtesy their profession. He asked the policemen to exercise regularly and also take up pranayama (breathing exercise).
Dr. Bakthavathsalam asked policemen to make use of the opportunity. Coimbatore City Commissioner of Police Tr. A.K. Viswanathan IPS said that by undergoing the check-up and taking follow-up treatment not only the policemen but also the police force would be benefitted as it would lead to better and improved work performance. Doctors Tr. Santhakumar and Tr. Mohan Gandhi were present along with Deputy Commissioner Tmt. Hema Karunagaran IPS and other police officers.

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28.04.12 | Ramnad
The district police on Saturday launched “Makkalai Nokki” (towards people) programme a novel initiative to meet the people at their doorstep.

As per the programme police officials including the Deputy Inspector General of Police and the Superintendent of Police will visit the sub-divisional headquarters on Saturdays. The officials of police stations coming under the administrative control of sub-division will also participate in it. The people particularly aggrieved petitioners village heads village elders members of civil society groups and others can meet the police officials to air their personal or public grievances.
If the petitions are related to law and order issues the officials concerned will be asked to conduct an enquiry or they will be directed to take needy actions based on merit of the petitions. Other petitions will be despatched to the departments concerned for actions.

“It is one of the confidence-building initiatives. The main idea is to meet the people at their doorstep as it will enable the top officials to know the personal as well as understand the emerging issues in their villages” said M. Ramasubramani Deputy Inspector General of Police Ramanathapuram range who launched the programme at Kamudhi on Saturday. The first day of the programme evoked good response from the people. As many as 68 petitions of them 37 related to law and order issues were received by the police. Mr. Ramasubramani added that it had been decided to conduct the programme on Saturdays. In case of an emergency regarding law and order problem it would be postponed to next week. Kaliraj S. Mahesh Kumar Superintendent of Police said the initiative was an opportunity for the police to find out problems to take preventive measures.

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28.04.12|Tirupur
The Tirupur Rural police arrested three persons including a Nigerian national on charges of siphoning off Rs. 19.96 lakh from the account of a Tirupur-based textile company recently after fraudulently obtaining Internet banking details from the manager of the firm.
The arrested were O. Benson (45) a native of Nigeria and R. Aswin (29) and Rizwan Khan (24) both from Thane in Maharashtra State. They were held by a special team from Tirupur police at Thane in Maharashtra on April 25 and brought to Tirupur on Saturday on a transit warrant issued by Chief Judicial Magistrate in Thane.
The total amount Rs 10 lakh which the accused deposited to a Coimbatore-based charitable organisation's account to divert the anticipated investigations to wrong persons was recovered. Another Rs. 5 lakh has been traced in two accounts in State Bank of India's branches in Maharashtra State in the names of one Feroz Khan and Hussain who were used as indirect links by the accused to take the money. The remaining Rs. 4.96 lakh is yet to be located.
V. Vikraman IPS ASP in Tirupur made the vital breakthrough in this cyber crime that led to the arrest of the trio. Mr. Vikraman told that the accused along with a few other accomplices who were yet to be arrested contacted the manager of the export company G. Muthusubramanaiyan through e-mail posing as an executive of State Bank of India and asked him to confirm the company's Internet banking details. Though the manager discarded the mails on a couple of occasions he later disclosed the details when he received a call ‘directly from a lady bank executive' based in New Delhi. Using the details obtained the accused transferred the amount to various accounts.

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Chennai | 27.04.12
The kingpin of a credit card gang for whom city police issued a Look-out Circular last October was arrested on Thursday night at the Bangalore International Airport. He has been operating in the city from 2002 and was wanted by the Central Crime Branch in six cases.
Manoj Kumar Rajasekaran (38) of Chennai is suspected to be the key-player behind the gang which cloned newly issued credit/debit cards of customers with the connivance of courier delivery personnel.
The culprits obtained envelopes with new bankcard meant to be delivered to customers from the courier men and opened it using an air blower gun. They cloned the card inside and replaced it in the envelope without leaving a trace of it being tampered. The gang then siphoned the cards for lakhs of rupees.
Following a complaint lodged by a customer the CCB's Bank Fraud Wing registered a case in October 2011. Five persons including two courier delivery staffers were arrested. Manoj fled to Malaysia after his accomplices were apprehended. He claims that he had only worked as an agent in transferring stolen international card data to some persons in Chennai and wasn't aware of their operations said A. John Rose Assistant Commissioner of Police Bank Fraud Wing. Manoj was remanded to custody.

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27.04.12 | Chennai
During summer season thousands of public from various parts of Chennai gather at Marina Beach to spend their evening time. Due to this the traffic flow on Kamarajar Salai in between the stretch from Adams Road up to Kannagi Statue is very slow. In order to felicitate the traffic flow and to ensure the safety of the pedestrian the following traffic modifications will be implemented from 29.04.2012 between 17.00 to 20.00 hrs for the convenience and safety of the public till the summer season ends.
1) All vehicles including MTC coming fromGandhi Statue intending towards North will not be allowed towards LabourStatue and will be given compulsory left towards Bharathi Salai to take via.Bells Road Right Wallajah RoadKamarajar Salai to reach their destination.
2) Traffic coming from North intending towards South i.e. from War Memorial towards Gandhi Statue will be allowed asusual.
3) Bells Road will be made “One Way” with “Entry” from Bharathi Salai and “No Entry” from Wallajah Road.
4) The stretch on wallajah road from BellsRoad Jn. to Labour Statue Jn. will be made “OneWay” with “Entry” from BellsRoad Jn. and “No Entry” from LabourStatue Jn.
5) The stretch on Bharathi Salai fromKannagi Statue Jn. to Bells Road Jn. will be made “One Way” with “Entry”from Kamarajar Salai Kannagi Statue Jn. and “No Entry” from Bells Road Junction.
6) For Vehicles coming from Kamarajar Salai intending towards Foreshore Service Road the following Entry and Exit arrangements are made.
Entry: 1) Seeraniarangam (Entry point) 2)Vivekanandhar Illam (Entry point) 3) Slum Clearance Board (Entry point) 4) Opposite DGP Office (Entry point)
Exit: 1) Marina Beach Swimming Pool (Exit point) 2)Lloyds Road Jn. (Exit point) 3) Light House (Exit point)
Motorists are requested to co-operate.

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26.04.12
The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday appreciated Madurai Superintendent of Police Asra Garg for efforts taken by him in putting an end to long pending hostility between Caste Hindus and Dalits of Villoor near here through talks.
Justice D. Hariparanthaman recorded his appreciation for the SP and his team of policemen while closing a writ petition filed last year by Villoor Panchayat President S. Subbulakshmi seeking a judicial enquiry into the incidents that led to a police firing in the village on May 1.
The case was closed with the concurrence of the petitioner as well as the respondents after recording the contents of a status report filed by the SP according to whom some forms of untouchability was in existence in the village inhabited by Agamudairs and Dalits from time immemorial.
Mr. Garg said that Dalits were not allowed to ride their vehicles through streets occupied predominantly by Caste Hindus in the village. Double tumbler system was also practised in tea shops and Dalits could not dare to sit on the benches in the local eateries.
Abhorring such practices he said: “I feel that we should realise that God never made man that he may consider another man as an untouchable. And to say that a single human being because of his birth becomes an untouchable unapproachable or invisible is to deny God.”
On April 30 last year the local police received a complaint that a 22-year-old Dalit G. Thangapandi was assaulted by Caste Hindus when he attempted to ride a two-wheeler through their street. A case was registered on the basis of the complaint and five of them were arrested on May 1. “Since the matter seemed to be a serious one involving untouchability I visited the village in the afternoon on May 1 in order to assess the actual situation. After I left a few Dalit houses were damaged by a big mob of Agamudiar community people.
“On hearing about this again I returned to the village. While I was approaching the area with a few policemen suddenly another crowd armed with weapons such as swords and stones started attacking us. Because of being outnumbered we retreated back to the Villoor police station. “Finally they surrounded the police station and attacked it. As all other legal steps taken by us did not yield any result in order to protect our lives and the police station myself and my PSO (personal security officer) fired a few ammunition rounds (in the air) under which the miscreants ran away” the SP said.
Stating that as many as seven criminal cases had been registered in connection with the firing incident he said that a team of policemen headed by him recently took efforts to bring about peace between the two warring groups by holding a series of peace committee meetings. T
he efforts bore fruit as leaders from both the communities signed an agreement on April 24 agreeing to iron out their differences and live peacefully. It was also resolved that all out efforts would be taken to ensure that no form of untouchability should be practised in the village.
The other terms of the agreement stated that Dalits should not be forced to perform menial jobs. At the same time they must not prevent any individual who willingly assists Caste Hindus and exaggerate small personal and trivial issues as a communal problem.
“They (Dalits) shall also ensure that if any such anti-social element indulges in magnifying trivial issues and disturbs communal harmony they shall themselves hand him over to the police… It is therefore humbly submitted that this status report may kindly be accepted and this court may pass any order as it may deem fit” the SP concluded.

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30 ஆயிரம் காவல் பணியாளர்கள் நியமனம்

காவல் துறை தீயணைப்பு மற்றும் மீட்புப் பணிகள் துறை மானியக் கோரிக்கை மீது நடைபெற்ற விவாதத்துக்குப் பதிலளித்து முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா அறிவித்துள்ளார் வெளியிட்ட அறிவிப்புகள்.
30 ஆயிரம் காவல் பணியாளர்கள் அடுத்த 4 ஆண்டுகளில் தேர்வு செய்யப்படுவர்.
காவல் துறையின் உள்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகளை மேம்படுத்த ரூ.1000 கோடி மதிப்பிலான திட்டம் வரும் நான்கு ஆண்டுகளில் செயல்படுத்தப்படும்.
ஒவ்வொரு மாவட்டத் தலைநகரிலும் ஒரு காவலர் பயிற்சிப் பள்ளி தொடங்கப்படும்.
சீருடைப்படி மாதம் ஒன்றிற்கு 200 ரூபாயில் இருந்து 250 ரூபாயாக உயர்த்தி வழங்கப்படும்
400 சிறுவர் சிறுமியர் குழுக்கள்.
சார்பு ஆய்வாளர்களின் பயன்பாட்டிற்காக ஒரு கோடியே 34 ல்டசம் ரூபாய் செலவில் 228 இருசக்கர வாகனங்கள்.
80 லட்சம் ரூபாய் செலவில் குண்டு துளைக்காத ஆடைகள் வழங்கப்படும்.
போலீஸாருக்கு சொந்த வீடு... மேலும் செய்தி

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Chennai | 23.04.12
Six persons including a woman were nabbed by police in three incidents of theft in the city. Commissioner of Police J.K. Tripathy rewarded the police personnel for nabbing the culprits and recovering the stolen property.

The first incident took place around 10 a.m. on Monday in the Muthialpet police limits when a group picked the pocket of Mohan (58) of Royapettah inside a bus and stole Rs. 26000. A traffic constable Ayyapan nabbed four persons when they tried to flee.
In another incident Teynampet traffic police sub-inspector Suresh and constable Maheshwaran nabbed Rajamani (39) of Korukkupet who stole a laptop belonging to Hemanth (20) when he was inside a bus.
In the third incident police constable Prem of Peerkankaranai chased and nabbed Hemalatha (31) of Nagarkoil who snatched a two sovereign chain from Krishnamma (72) of Kundrathurnear GKM College.

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Six Inspectors-General of Police have been promoted as Additional Directors-General of Police. The following officers have been posted to new positions:
C. Sylendra Babu (IG - North Zone) - ADGP Coastal Security Group
Karan Singha (IG Civil Supplies CID) - ADGP Armed Police.
Prateep V. Philip (IG Tamil Nadu Police Academy) - ADGP Crime.
R.C. Kudawla (IG and Member Secretary TN Uniformed Services Recruitment Board) - ADGP Welfare.
Vijayakumar (IG on deputation with Narcotics Control Bureau Mumbai) - ADGP without prejudice to his deputation.
S. Rajendran (IG State Traffic Planning Cell) - ADGP State Traffic Planning Cell.

Transfer
P.Kannappan who has been posted as IG North Zone.
A.K.Viswanathan(TNPL) as Commissioner of Police Coimbatore.
T.P. Sundaramoorthy who has been posted as IG West Zone Coimbatore.
R. Arumugam IG Technical Services transferred and posted as IG Economic Offences Wing (II )
Sunil Kumar IG Modernisation has been posted as IG & Member Secretary TN Uniformed Services Recruitment Board respectively.

Five Deputy Inspectors-General of Police have been promoted as Inspectors-General of Police.
Sanjay Mathur DIG Dindigul has been promoted IG and posted as Commissioner of Police Madurai.
Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal (DIG on deputation with CBI) - IG without prejudice to his deputation .
G. Venkataraman (DIG Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption) - IG and Joint Director DVAC.
Vinit Dev Wankhede (DIG Technical Services) - IG Technical Services.
P. Sakthivelu (DIG-Vellore) IGTN Police Academy.

Ten Superintendents of Police have been promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police.
R. Dhinakaran (SP Railways Chennai) - DIG Railways.
Avi Prakash (SP on deputation with IB) - DIG without prejudice to his deputation.
Vidya Kulkarni (SP on deputation with CBI) - DIG without prejudice to her deputation.
A. Arun (Commandant TN Special Police XV Battalion Sundarampalli now at Veerapuram) - DIG Headquarters
D. Kalpana Nayak (SP on inter cadre deputation in Andhra Pradesh) - DIG without prejudice to her deputation
M.T. Ganesamoorthy (SP-II Crime Branch CID) - DIG Vellore
C. Chandrasekar (SP and Vigilance Officer TNPL) - DIG and Chief Vigilance Officer TNPL.
N. Arivuselvam (DC Headquarters Madurai) - DIG Dindigul.
C. Eswaramoorthy (SP on deputation with CBI) - DIG without prejudice to his deputation.
K.Shanmugavel (SPTN Commando Force) - DIG Villupuram.

J. Mahesh ASP Sankarankoil Sub-division Tirunelveli district has been transferred and posted as ASP Tuticorin Town Sub-division Tuticorin district.

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CHENNAI: Retired lieutenant colonel Kandasamy Ramaraj a former Army officer has been sentenced to life imprisonment and a total fine of Rs 60000 after he was convicted of shooting dead 13-year-old K Dilson on July 3 2011. The boy had gone to the Fort Glacis Army Officers' Enclave near Secretariat to gather almonds along with his friends when the incident occurred.
Painstaking investigation that combined a scientific approach with conventional methods helped the Crime Branch CID of the State Police procure a conviction in the sensational Dilson murder case.
With almost no clues to begin with the case was a difficult one as there were no eyewitness or apparent motive. However taking into account the scene and the line of fire investigators zeroed in on two suspects including a serving Army officer living in a building close to the spot where Dilson was shot.
While suspicion remained on Ramaraj the young serving army officer was let go after his claim that he was away at the time of firing was proved by the footage of surveillance cameras installed around the Secretariat. Ramaraj's seeming sangfroid cracked when he was confronted with some indisputable facts.
The suspect confessed to police that he shot Dilson with his 0.30 calibre Springfield rifle. The weapon and ammunition were seized from the Cooum based on his information. Though Ramaraj told Army officials who enquired into the murder that he was not in possession of any weapon enquiries revealed that he had given an application for renewing the licence for his imported rifle agency sources said.
The judge observed in the verdict that the omission to disclose what was in one's exclusive knowledge could be used to substantiate the charge in a case involving circumstantial evidence.
Striation pattern Explaining how scientific evidence helped to pin down the suspect Investigation Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police M. Prabaharan said the striation pattern on the bullet was the most crucial piece evidence against the accused. The bullet that killed Dilson first pierced through his head and then hit a wall nearby.
Ballistic experts recovered the bullet and recorded the striation pattern on it. Striation marks are those left behind on the bullet by the internal part of any gun's barrel as it passes through it. These marks resemble a bar code and will be unique to each firearm. The weapon recovered from the river was used to fire another bullet and the striation pattern on it was compared to the pattern on the bullet used in the crime to prove that the same rifle was used to fire at the boy.
“This evidence was enough to connect Ramaraj with the weapon the bullet and the firing. After murdering Dilson the accused kept his rifle/ammunition in his car and parked it in the Golf Course premises nearby. Later he drove to the Napier Bridge and dropped the weapon and bullets in the Cooum. Some minors who saw the accused tried to tamper with evidence at the scene of firing deposed in the court” he said. Superintendent of Police S. Rajeswari who led one of the teams that investigated the case said Ramaraj an expert in small arms not only pleaded ignorance but kept blaming others in the residential complex. “Since there was a weapon in almost every house we could not ignore his claims. Moreover he gave a statement to the Army that he had no weapon in his possession. The clue given by the domestic help that Ramaraj's wife did not cook for three days after the murder was the first indication of his guilt” she said.
On Friday evening Additional Director General of Police N.P. Singh said justice had been done to the family that had lost a child. The CBCID had cracked the case in less that a week's time. The conviction would strengthen people's faith in Tamil Nadu police he added.

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திருவள்ளூர் தி.மலை புதிய எஸ்.பி கள்

திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டத்தின் புதிய எஸ்.பி.யாக ரூபேஷ்குமார் மீனா வியாழக்கிழமை பொறுப்பேற்றுக் கொண்டார். ஏற்கெனவே எஸ்.பி.யாக இருந்த வி.வனிதா சென்னையில் துணை ஆணையராக இடமாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்டார்.
திருவண்ணாமலை மாவட்டத்தின் புதிய எஸ்.பி.யாக ரம்யா பாரதி பொறுப்பேற்றுக் கொண்டார். இவர் ஏ.எஸ்.பி.யாக ஒசுரில் பணிபுரிந்தார்.

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சென்னை புதிதாக 3 உதவி ஆணையர் பணியிடங்கள்

கோயம்பேடு வளசரவாக்கம் போரூர் ஆகிய இடங்களில் புதிதாக உதவி ஆணையர் பணியிடங்கள் சென்னையில் உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
இதன்படி மதுரவாயல் உதவி ஆணையர் ஜெ. அய்யப்பன் போரூர் உதவி ஆணையராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார். இதேபோல பயிற்சி மற்றும் நவீனமயமாக்கல் பிரிவு உதவி ஆணையர் எம்.சந்திரசேகரன் வளசரவாக்கம் உதவி ஆணையராகவும் வடபழனி உதவி ஆணையர் ஆர்.சீனிவாசன் கோயம்பேடு உதவி ஆணையராகவும் திருவொற்றியூர் உதவி ஆணையராகப் பணியாற்றிய ஜி. சங்கரலிங்கம் வடபழனிக்கு மாற்றப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
இதன்படி கோயம்பேடு உதவி ஆணையர் சரகத்தில் மதுரவாயல் கோயம்பேடு கோயம்பேடு பஸ் நிலையம் வளசரவாக்கம் உதவி ஆணையர் சரகத்தில் வளசரவாக்கம் ராயல்ல நகர் மற்றும் போரூர் ஆணையர் சரகத்தில போரூர் மாங்கhடு குன்றத்துர் காவல் நிலையங்கள் செயல்படும்

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Tiruchi
The Government Railway Police (GRP) has introduced a new system of accepting complaints from the travellers in running train now.
The latest initiative has been put into operation by the GRP on the instruction of the ADGP Railways R.Sekar. Police officers and field-level constables serving in GRP Tiruchi Railway Police District have been sensitised to the new system .
Under this system passengers on board trains could prefer complaints regarding their missing / stolen belongings or any other problems they encounter midway to the beat constables of GRP on train escort duty.
Upon obtaining the complaint the beat constable on board would hand over a receipt issued by the GRP to the passenger concerned affixing his signature as well as taking the signature of the traveller. Every such receipt given to the passenger contains a serial number and information such as complainant's name address and PNR number complainant's cell phone number name of the train and number date time and place of complaint railway police station jurisdiction property lost any information given to railway police helpline- 9962500500 and rank number and name of the beat constable and the railway police station he currently serves.
While one copy of the receipt will be given to the passenger the other copy along with the written complaint would be handed over to the jurisdictional railway police station by the beat constables themselves. The case would then be registered by the jurisdictional railway police station based on the complaint received and a copy of the First Information Report would be sent through post to the passenger's address mentioned in the receipt.
The new system is aimed at helping passengers to prefer complaint in running train itself without having to take the trouble of going in search of the jurisdictional railway police station says the Deputy Superintendent of Police GRP Tiruchi sub division K.Rajavel. The information could also be conveyed to the railway police helpline number.
Even if the passenger is unaware of the jurisdictional railway police station to prefer the complaint the beat constable would help the traveller in filling up the column in the receipt with respect to railway police station jurisdiction and hand over the complaint as well as the receipt to that station says DSP Rajavel.
The jurisdiction of the Tiruchi Railway Police District is vast starting from Villupuram to down south up to Kuzhithurai near Kanyakumari and from Nagore to Kodumudi. Besides it also has jurisdiction up to Bhagavathipuram railway gate on the Tirunelveli–Tenkasi route and Komangalam in the Palani–Pollachi route

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Salem | 17.04.12
To create awareness on the need for wearing helmet and to ensure road safety police personnel from the Salem Rural police took out a motorcycle rally in Omalur near Salem on Tuesday.
Superintendent of Police Ashwin M. Kotnis flagged off the rally at the Omalur police station. Mr. Kotnis said that people should exercise caution to prevent accidents by wearing helmets. Slogans were raised on road safety norms importance of wearing helmets and preserving life on roads.
In Salem district 109 died in the road accidents and 552 injured in 2009 136 died and 682 injured in 2010 while 142 died and 698 injured in road accidents in 2011. Most of the death and severe injuries could be prevented if motorists wear helmet police officials added.
Mr. Kotnis said that wearing helmet while driving would be made compulsory and action would be taken against offenders and fine levied

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காவலர் தேர்வு விண்ணப்ப தேதி நீட்டிப்பு

17.04.12
தமிழ்நாடு காவல்துறையில் 13320 இரண்டாம் நிலைக் காவலர்கள் (ஆண் & பெண்) இரண்டாம் நிலைக் சிறைக்காவலர்கள் (ஆண்) மற்றும் தீயணைப்போர்கள் பதவிகளுக்கான நேரடி பொதுத் தேர்வு 2012 தொடர்பான புர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்ட விண்ணப்பங்கள் வந்து சேர வேண்டிய கடைசி நாள் 23.04.2012 மாலை 05.45 மணியிலிருந்து 30.04.2012 மாலை 05.45 மணி வரை நீட்டிப்பு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.(TNUSRB -செய்தி குறிப்பு)

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Chennai | 14.04.12
On 14.04.2012 at about 1130 hrs in the morning an incident of murder was reported at Sri Balaji Jewellery and ‘Pawn Broker Shop at Patel Road Sakthi Nagar Nerukundram in Maduravoyal Police Station limits in which the accused person came to the shop in the guise of a customer and when the shop-keeper Ganesh Ram (Age 28) went inside the strong room to take some pawned jewellers the accused accompanied him quickly bolted the door from inside overpowered him and stabbed the shop-keeper to death. He then took away some jewels which were mostly covering ornaments.

2) The photographs of the accused is given below. Any information of the whereabouts of the accused can be given in the following numbers:
i) Joint Commissioner of Police West Zone - 8939966985
ii) Dy. Commissioner of Police Ambattur - 9940696901
iii) Asst. Commissioner of Police Maduravoyal — 98409 30049
iv) Inspector Maduravoyal - 9840101077
3) Fruitful information in this regard about the whereabouts of the accused will be handsomely rewarded.

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Salem | 11.04.12
Improving coordination and exchanging information on criminals in order to prevent crimes and integrated communication network would be established among Salem Coimbatore Trichy and Vellore ranges were the issues discussed at the Inter-Range review meeting held at the Office of the Superintendent of Police in Salem on Wednesday.
Chaired by Deputy Inspectors General of Police H.M. Jayaram Coimbatore Range Sanjay Kumar Salem Range A. Amalraj Trichy Range and P. Sakthivelu Vellore Range the meeting initiated measures to share data relating to missing persons unidentified bodies and absconding persons. Officials shared details about notorious criminals who operate in one police jurisdiction and take shelter in other districts. Hence to control crime activities coordination among police personnel was discussed.
The three-hour meeting also discussed collection of information about unidentified bodies matching them with records available and sharing the data with other districts. Presentations were also made on the prevailing crime situation in each district and measures taken to reduce crime. Crime patterns in each district were also discussed in detail and it was decided to enhance coordination between officials.
Superintendents of Police Ashwin M. Kotnis (Salem) M. Sathiyapriya (Namakkal) Amithkumar Singh (Dharmapuri) Abishek Dinit (Krishnagiri) Panneer Selvam (Erode) Santhoshkumar (Karur) Rubesh Kumar Meeha (Perambalur) Kayalvizhi (Vellore) B. Samundeeshwari (Thiruvannamalai) P. Pagalavan (Cuddalore) Deputy Commissioners of Police Salem City A.G. Babu (Law and Order) and J. Ravindran (Crime and Traffic) participated.

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Salem City| 10.04.12
Autorickshaw drivers are the first to respond to accidents on roads and if trained they can save many lives said City Police Commissioner K.C. Mahali who inaugurated a training programme in first-aid for autorickshaw drivers in Salem on Tuesday.
The programme was organised by the City Police in association with Manipal Hospital.Doctors from Manipal Hospital carried out a live demonstration on what should be done in case of an accident and how to provide cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the victims. They were also trained to handle victims with broken limb and bleeding injuries as their survival depends on providing first aid and safe transportation to the hospital.As many as 300 drivers participated in the workshop. The remaining 5700 drivers would be provided training in phases in the coming weeks.
COP K.C. Mahali said that precious lives could be saved if victims were attended properly and provided first aid. Traffic policemen autorickshaw drivers and the public can respond during the golden hour and provide first aid and take them to hospital Mr. Mahali added.
Deputy Commissioners of Police J. Ravindaran (Crime and Traffic) A.C. Babu (Law and Order) Assistant Commissioners of Police B. Uthayakumar (Intelligence Section) K. Radhakrishnan (Traffic) doctors from the hospital A. Premprakash A. Rajasekar police officials participated in the programme.

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Chennai|10.04.12
Chennai police commissioner J K Tripathy on Monday lauded Balamurugan for his bravery act and also gave him a reward for rescues labourer buried in 15-ft pit.
The incident took place around 6pm on Saturday. The labourer B Santhosh Kumar Sahu of Orissa was inside the pit which had been dug up for laying sewage pipes in a state-sponsored scheme. The pit was nearly 15-feet deep. Sahu was digging up the pit while his three co-workers stood around helping him dispose the sand. Suddenly the pit caved in and Sahu got buried.
His co-workers panicked and could not be of much help. Head constable S Balamurugan was on his way to Red Hills when he heard their cries for help. It took me at least five minutes to find the worker inside the pit. When I reached the pit he had been completely covered by sand. I managed to get hold of his hair after a couple of minutes and pulled him out said Balamurugan.
He was gasping for breath when we pulled him out. Now I am happy to see him alive. I was not bothered about the danger involved. The only thing I could think at that time was his helpless cries Balamurugan said.

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Tirupur |10.04.12
The district police have warned of stringent action against owners of recreation clubs if they allow the use of premises for gambling.
This directive was issued on Monday following the arrest of 223 gamblers and seizure of Rs. 22 lakh in cash during raids conducted at 22 recreation clubs in the district during the last one month. Police officials said steps would be taken to cancel the licences of those recreation clubs which allowed people to gamble with money or found issuing token for gambling in any other form.
Meanwhile during raids on Sunday evening and in the early hours of Monday a total of 50 persons were arrested on charges of gambling in public places across the district. A sum of Rs. 50000 was seized.
The accused were picked up under various sections of Tamil Nadu Gambling Act from areas under Tirupur Rural Palladam Kangayam and Udumalpet police station limits Thirupur Police have seized Rs. 22 lakh during raids conducted in the last one month

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கொள்ளைப் போன தங்க நகைகள் மீட்பு-சென்னை

எஸ்.ஐ. குடும்பத்துக்கு ரூ. 2 லட்சம்

06.04.12| சென்னை
கோவை மாவட்ட ஆயுதப்படைப் பிரிவில் உதவி ஆய்வாளராகப் பணியாற்றி உடல்நலக் குறைவால் உயிரிழந்த சார்பு-ஆய்வாளர் டி. எபனேசரின் குடும்பத்துக்கு நிவாரண நிதியாக ரூ. 2 லட்சம் வழங்கப்படும் என முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா அறிவித்துள்ளார்.
இதுகுறித்து அவர் வியாழக்கிழமை வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக் குறிப்பு: கோவை மாவட்ட ஆயுதப்படைப் பிரிவில் சார்பு-ஆய்வாளராகப் பணிபுரிந்து வந்த டி. எபனேசர் உடல்நலக் குறைவால் மருத்துவமனையில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டு செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை இறந்தார். அவரது இழப்பால் துயரத்தில் ஆழ்ந்திருக்கும் அவரது மனைவிக்கும் குடும்பத்துக்கும் எனது ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கலையும் அனுதாபத்தையும் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன். அவரது குடும்பத்திற்கு முதல்வரின் பொது நிவாரண நிதியிலிருந்து ரூ. 2 லட்சம் வழங்க உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளேன்.

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05.04.12 | Chennai
The Chennai Corporation has proposed to complete the construction of the Eastern Arm of the grade separator of the Mint Junction. To facilitate the movement of traffic in and around Mint Junction the following traffic arrangements will come into operation from 07.04.2012.
1. The Movement of lorry traffic will be restricted towards Mint via Basin Bridge from 06.00 hrs to 23.00 hrs.
a. Lorries coming from Madavaram along EH road will not be allowed towards Mint via Basin Bridge instead they will be diverted at Ethiraj Salai & EH road junction to enter TH road – RK Nagar – Vaidhiyanadhan Bridge – SN Chetty Street to reach their destinations.
b. Lorries coming from Ambattur will not be allowed towards Mint junction instead they will be diverted at Ambethkar College to take the route via EH road – Ethiraj Salai – TH road – RK Nagar – Vaidhiyanadhan Bridge – SN Chetty Street to reach their destinations.
c. Lorries coming from Harbour proceeding west towards Vyasarpadi – Madhavaram will not be allowed to use the Old Jail road instead they will be diverted at Thambu Chetty Point to take the route via SN Chetty Street – Vaidhiyanadhan Bridge – RK Nagar – TH road – Ethiraj Salai – EH road to reach their destinations.
2. The Existing MTC Bus depot located near the Mint junction will be shifted temporarily and start functioning at Padavattamman Koil Street near North Wall road.
3. The movement of Right Turn from Old Jail road towards Tondiarpet will not be allowed. Vehicles coming from Old Jail road intending to go towards Tondiarpet will take the route via North Wall road - Padavattamman koil Street ‘U’ Turn at Basin Bridge road Parthasarathy Bridge to reach their destinations.
4. Vehicles generating from Mint Street will not be allowed straight towards Parthasarathi Bridge instead they will be allowed towards North Wall road – Padavattamman Koil Street ‘U’ Turn at Basin Bridge road to reach Parthasarathy Bridge.
5. The movement of traffic from Basin Bridge road towards Old Jail road will be maintained.
Motorists are requested to Co-operate.

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05.04.12 | Chennai
The CMRL has proposed to execute the underground station works at three different locations on Annasalai in-between Gemeni fly over to Nandanam Junction. The following traffic modifications will be implemented with effect from 07.04.2012 at 07.00 hours.
* The existing diversions at Eldams road will be shifted to Nandhanam junction.
* There will not be any change in the movement of traffic from Anna flyover towards Saidapet.
* From Nandanam Junction up to Anna Flyover one lane will be dedicated for MTC Buses alone on the western side of Anna salai. Other traffic coming from Saidapet will be diverted at Nandanam Junction to take route via V.N. Road SouthBoag Road North Boag RoadGN Chetty Road to reach Anna Salai .
* The stretch on Venkatnarayana Road from Anna Salai up to South Boag Road will be made as one-way with entry from Anna Salai and no entry from VN Road South Boag Road Junction.
* The stretch on Sevaliya Sivaji Ganesan Road (South Boag Road) and North Boag Road will be made as one way with entry at VN Road and No Entry from GN Chetty Road.
* On GN Chetty Road the stretch in between North Boag Road up to Gemini Flyover will be made as one way with entry from GN Chetty Road x North Boag Road Junction and no entry from sunder street junction.
* Sunder Street will be reversed and made one way with entry from GN Chetty Road andNo entry from Anna Salai.
* The existing traffic movement on Vijayaraghava Road will continue.
* The existing traffic movement on Thiyagaraya Road(both way) will continue.
* The existing one-way on North Boag Road (Ma Po Si Junction) will be reversed andvehicles allowed from Ma.Po.Si Junction towards Vijayaragava Road.
TRAFFIC MOVEMENT CHANGES:-
* Motorists coming from Saidapet intending to proceed towards T.Nagar are advised to take Link Road near Periyar Building (OPP Housing Board Office)via CIT Nagar round about Moopparappan Street Burkit Road and take left turn to V.N. Road to reach Panagal ParkT.Nagar. * Except MTC Buses other Motorists coming from Saidapet intending to proceed towards Gemini Flyover will be diverted at Nandanam junction to take the route via V.N. Road Sevaliya Sivaji Ganesan Road (South Boag Road)Ma.Po.Si Junction North Boag Road G.N. Chetty Road Gemini fly over to reach Anna Salai.* Motorists coming from Panagal Park intending to go towards Chamiers Road at Burkit Road Junction are advised to take route via Thanikachalam Road –Theyagaraya Road (right) Anna Salai (left) Cenotaph Road Chamiers Road. * Motorists coming from Eldams Road intending to go towards Gemini Flyover shouldtake the route via Theyagaraya Road – right turn at Ma.Po.Si Junction –North Boag Road G.N. Chetty Roadand reach Anna Salai Gemini fly over.* Motorists coming from Kotturpuram Bridge intending to go towards Geminifly over should take the route via Cenotaph Road – compulsory left turn to AnnaSalai and take right turn at Nandanam Junction to V.N. Road Sevaliya SivajiGanesan Road (South Boag Road) - Ma.Po.Si Junction –North Boag Road G.N.Chetty Road and reach Gemini fly over.* Motorists coming from Saidapet and intending to go towards K.B. Dasan Roadshould take the route via V.N.Road South Boag Road Ma.Po.Si Junction right in to Theyagaraya Road rightat Anna Salai and proceed to K.B. Dasan Road. M.T. C. Buses will be permitted to take right turn at Anna Salai x K.B. Dasan RoadJunction.* Motorists coming from G.N. Chetty Road intending towards North Boag road (in between Vijayaragava Road to G.N. Chetty road) are advised to take the route via Vanimahal Dr. Nair RoadVijayaragava Road and reach North Boag Road.* Motorists coming from G.N. Chetty Road taking right turn in to North Boag road will be restricted. These vehicles cantake the route via Vanimahal Dr. Nair Road Theyagaraya Road left turn at Ma.Po.SiJunction to reach North Boag Road.

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02.04.12 | Chennai
The following traffic arrangements / diversions will be made for the IPL Twenty–20 Season-V Cricket Matchs to be held at M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chepauk Chennai. The diversion will be effected on 12.04.12 21.04.12 and 28.04.12 from 13.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs and 04.04.12 19.04.12 30.04.12 04.05.12 12.05.12 25.05.12 and 27.05.12 from 17.00 hrs to 23.30 hrs for the matches mentioned below.
1. Bells Road: Bells Road will be made One Way with entry on Wallajah road and No entry from Bharathi Salai This will be made vice versa when the match is over.
2. Bharathi Salai: No vehicles from Kamarajar Salai towards Bharathi Salai will be allowed except MTC Buses and vehicles with valid passes.
3. Canal Road: Canal Road will be made “One Way” with entry from Bharathi Salai and “No Entry” from Wallajah Road.
4. Wallajah Road: Vehicles with passes bearing letter MPTWV and MTC Buses coming from Anna Salai into Wallajah Road will be allowed on Bells Road. Vehicles with passes bearing letter B & R will not be allowed on Bells Road and they will be directed to park at MRTS and Pattabiraman Gate.
5. Kamarajar Salai: Vehicles coming from War Memorial and from Gandhi Statue with passes bearing letter MPTWV and MTC Buses will be allowed through Bharathi Salai Canal Road. Other vehicles will be diverted to the Service Road in-front of PWD Office for Parking on Foreshore Service Road.
6. Vehicles without passes :
a) Car and Two Wheelers coming from Anna Salai will take the route via Walljah Road Labour Statue Kamarajar Salai and park on Fore shore Road.
b) Vehicles coming from War Memorial will take the route via Kamarjarar Salai service Road infront of PWD Office and park on Foreshore Road.
c) Vehicles coming from Gandhi Statue will take the route via Kamarajar Salai take the service road opposite to PWD to park in Foreshore Road.
Parking arrangements are made at the following places.
1. Victoria Hostel (With Car Pass)
2. Warden Hostel (With Car Pass)
3. TNCA Car Parking (With Car Pass)
4. Pavilion (With Car Pass)
5. MCC (With Car Pass)
6. MRTS Basement parking (With Car Pass)
7. Pattabiraman Gate (with Car Pass)
8. Marina Service Road Parking (without Pass)
9. Government Estate (without Pass)
Motorists are requested to co-operate.

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02.04.12 A SriLankan newspaper is reported to have carried a news item that 150 LTTE cadres who underwent special arms training in three secret camps in Tamil Nadu have returned to Sri Lanka disguised as fishermen to carry out a destabilization campaign.

There are no such training camps in Tamil Nadu. The report is totally baseless. Some time back a similar report surfaced in Sri Lanka and later it was retracted by seeking to put the blame falsely on Indian media.

Militant and extremist organizations remain banned in Tamil Nadu and a strict vigil is maintained to curb any overt or covert activities. Any activist identified is lodged in a Special Camp. There is therefore no question of any training camps functioning or being allowed to function in Tamil Nadu.
Director General of Police-Tamil Nadu.

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31.03.12 | Chennai
Letika Saran the first woman DGP of Tamil Nadu retired. She served as ADGP Training Tamil Nadu Police Academy IG of Police Directorate of Vigilance and anti corruption and so on. Many dignitaries attended the farewell function accorded to her in AR ground St.Mount.
In Addressing Saran said I started my career in 1976 in the police training college and I am now departing from the same wing. She cracked jokes about her fellow IPS officers and subordinates and shared experiences of her early days in the department with them. I am going to move to a new house in Uthandi after my retirement. I am going to grow orchids as it is one of my hobbies said the DGP (training) who will retire on Saturday.
Though women entered the civil services in Tamil Nadu during the 1950s Saran and S Thilagavathy were the first women IPS officers in 1976. Letika Saran is a role model for all the 33 women IPS officers in the state said DGP (intelligence and law and order in-charge) K Ramanujam.

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திருட்டு வீடியோ தடுப்பு பிரிவு செய்தி

28.03.12 | சென்னையில் பல்வேறு இடங்களில் திருட்டு VCD தயாரிக்கப்படுவதாக கிடைத்த தகவலின் பேரில் நடவடிக்கை எடுத்த மாநில குற்றப்பிரிவு அஸ்தினாபுரத்தில் உள்ள வினோபாஜி நகர் எண்.40-16 என்ற அவரது வீட்டில் சோதனை செய்த போது அவ்வீட்டில் திருட்டு தனமாக சிடி மற்றும் டிவிடிக்களை கம்ப்யட்டர் ரைட்டர் மிஷின்கள் மூலமாக தயாரித்து வைத்திருப்பது தெரியவந்தது அதன்படி ரபிக்ராஜா த.பெ.சிக்கந்தர் பாஷா வீட்டில் இருந்த சுமார் 2100 திருட்டு சிடிக்கள் மற்றும் கம்ப்ய+ட்டர் ரைட்டர் மிஷின்கள் சிபியு-4 40 டிவிடி ரைட்டர் மிஷின்கள் இவைகள் அணைத்தும் திருட்டு வீடியோ தயாரிப்பதற்கு வைத்திருந்த குற்றத்திற்காக மேற்படி ரபிக்ராஜா மீது வழக்கு பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டது. இதன் மொத்த மதிப்பு சுமார் 8 லட்சம் ஆகும்.

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29.03.12 | Trichy
Amid increasing vehicular movements the city is poised to get more automatic electronic traffic signals and solar blinking lights at traffic-prone spots identified for better regulation.
The traffic-related gadgets are proposed to be procured from the Road Safety Fund sanctioned to the City Police by the Transport Department. The Transport Commissioner had allotted Rs.28.24 lakh to the City Police for 2011-12 for executing road safety engineering works.
Bulk of the funds would be utilised for installing automatic electronic traffic signals at four new traffic points – Palpannai roundabout Periyasamy Tower – SRC College Road Junction Jail Corner Junction and Wireless Road – Pudukottai Road Junction and 10 key spots for installing solar blinking lights that includes Chinna Kadaiveethi – Babu Road Junction Palakkarai – Mudaliyar Chathram Junction Khajapettai Junction SRC College – EB Road Junction Theradi Bazaar –NSB Road Junction Anna Planetarium curve and Oil Mill Road – Thanjavur Road.
Reflective jackets waterproof rain coats and school zone sign boards along with traffic cones wheel clamp with pad lock and reflective baton lights constitute the range of items planned for procurement under the Road Safety Fund.
Recently automatic electronic traffic signals were commissioned near RC School and at Tiruchi Junction roundabout. Barricades have been placed near the Junction roundabout to enable vehicles proceeding to the railway station by taking a left turn towards the station without having to wait say police sources.
The spots where automatic traffic signals have been functioning include Head Post Office Junction Othakadai Junction MGR Statue Puthur Four Road Junction Kohinoor Theatre Junction Main Guard Gate Mambazha Salai Thillai Nagar North Arch West Bouleward Road and Mannarpuram.
Police sources said tenders would be floated shortly exuding hope that the equipment would be in place by April.

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புறநோயாளிகள் சிகிச்சை பிரிவு தொடக்கம்

28.03.12 | தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள ஆயுதப்படை மற்றும் சிறப்பு காவல்படை வளாகங்களில் காவல்துறையினருக்கென தனி புறநோயாளிகள் சிகிச்சை பிரிவை முதலமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா இன்று தொடங்கி வைத்தார். சென்னை தலைமைச் செயலகத்தில் இருந்து வீடியோ கான்பரன்சிங் மூலம் அவர் இதனை தொடங்கி வைத்தார்.
திருவண்ணாமலையில் இன்று தொடங்கப்பட்டுள்ள புறநோயாளிகள் பிரிவிற்கு 2 லட்சம் ரூபாய் செலவில் மருந்துகளும் 80 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய்க்கு உபகரணங்களும் வழங்கபட்டுள்ளன. இதேபோல் இன்று தொடங்கப்பட்டுள்ள மற்ற சிகிச்சை பிரிவுகளுக்கும் மருந்துகள் அனுப்பி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன..மேலும் செய்தி வெளியிடு.

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Ramnad
The need for following journalistic ethics on crime reporting was emphasised by M. Ramasubramani Deputy Inspector General of Police Ramanathapuram on Monday.
Inaugurating a conference on “Police-Press Coordination and Social Responsibility” here which was attended by the journalists and police officers of Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts he said that it was heartening to note that the press had played a major role in overall growth of the nation and strengthening democracy of the country for several decades.
The cooperation of the press and police had brought fruitful results in solving many sensitive crime cases in the past. Thanks to the robust growth of print and electronic media aggressive marketing and acute competition it seemed that a few journalists had been concentrating more on crime related news coverage. Stating that the police-press coordination conference was a novel initiative he said it would bridge the gap between them.
The journalists must concentrate on social issues lack of sanitation and other issues that were haunting the society so as to attract the attention of policy makers bureaucrats. V. Kannapiran Deputy Superintendent of Police in-service training welcomed the gathering.

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28.03.12 | Chennai:
Police commissioner J K Tripathy gave cash awards to head constables Nithya Velu and Nandha Gopal. Nandha Gopal had helped police solve a murder near Avadi.
Police on Tuesday solved the murder of M Ayyanar (21) a labourer of Tondiarpet on Saturday with a tip-off from an intelligence wing head constable. Three people have been arrested and a hunt has been launched for the fourth. After a ‘man missing’ complaint was lodged by Ayyanar’s mother with the Kodungaiyur police on Saturday a body was recovered near the Basin Bridge railway station on Sunday but it remained unidentified. On Monday after three people were arrested during a vehicle check an informer told D Nithya Velu of the intelligence wing that the three knew about Ayyanar a police officer said. The three told police they had seen Ayyanar and a man named Lawrence exchange blows at a funeral on Saturday. Police later arrested Nagoor Meeran Napolean and Baskar alias ‘Olai’ Baskar of Tondiarpet who confessed to killing Ayyanar along with Karthik. After Ayyanar assaulted Lawrence the latter informed his brother Karthik. Karthik and the arrested trio invited Ayyanar for drinks at a Tasmac shop in Kodungaiyur police said. Later they slit his throat and dumped the body on railway track near Basin Bridge police said.

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காவல்துறையினருக்கு வீடு கட்ட ரூ. 400 கோடி

26.03.12 | சென்னை

குடியிருப்புகள் : காவல்துறையினருக்கு ரூ. 400 கோடியில் கூடுதலாக 4340 குடியிருப்புகள் அமைக்கப்படும் என்று தமிழக அரசு தமிழக பட்ஜெட்டில்அறிவித்துள்ளது.
போக்குவரத்து மேலாண்மைத் திட்டம்: சென்னையில் செயல்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ள இ-சலான்' திட்டம் மதுரை சேலம் கோவை திருநெல்வேலி திருச்சி ஆகிய பகுதிகளிலும் சோதனை முறையில் காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டத்திலும் செயல்படுத்தப்படும்.
மானியக் கோரிக்கை: ஏப்ரல் 24 காவல் தீயணைப்பு மற்றும் மீட்புப்பணி துறை மானியக் கோரிக்கைகள் தாக்கல் செய்யப்படும்.

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Chennai | 24.03.12 The Chennai Police had initiated a concerted drive against criminals for the detection of offences especially chain snatching house breakings robbery cheating etc. Special teams were formed and an extensive drive was made to apprehend active criminals. A total of 143 criminals involved in 205 cases were arrested resulting in the seizure of 880 sovereigns of Gold jewels 1500 grams of silver articles and Rs.6.30 Iakhs in cash. Apart from that 4 four wheeler 5 Auto Rickshaws and 19 two wheelers 4 cellphones 5. laptops 3 cameras.4 wrist watches were also seized. The estimated value of the recovered property is about Rs.2.18 Crores. Out of the 205 cases 99 are chain snatching cases in which 28 accused were arrested in West Zone21 in East Zone 18 in South Zone and 2 in North Zone. Guduvanchery Pulsar Sudha Tambaram Ramki(Ramachandran Padi Ramesh Pulianthope Babu Suresh Royapuram Seenu Kodungaiyur Saravanan T.Nagar Arun Pandian Pammal Suresh Uthiramerur Mannar Ezhilarasan Kotturpuram Nelson iKnzhapaalur Sevagan Aminjikarai Govindaraj Ennore Marladoss Kasimedu Robert Peter [‘Ianali Manikandan Elephant Gate Pet Mohan were conspicuous among the arrested persons. With regard to dacoity cases 17 persons involved in 35 cases in West Zone. 11 persons involved in 14 cases in South Zone were arrested and recovered the properties. Thiruvannamaai Shanmugam Suresh ulundurpet Kanan Oragadam 1askar Kallikuppam Venkatesan ViL1ivakLm Muthukrishnan and Gopi Raja were conspicuous among them. In robbery cases Alexander Rajesh and 5 others involved in 2 cases in West Zone and Devakottai Arokiasamy Kotturpurani Nelson and 7 others involved in 6 cases were arrested in South Zone. So far this year 239 persons has been detained under act 14 of 1982 (Goondas)- Press note from Chennai Police

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Workshop on Human Trafficking RTI Act and Sensitization of School Children and Social Network in TNPA

‘Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking’
A two days Workshop on ‘Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking’ was organized at Police Training College Ashok Nagar on 20th & 21st March-2012. 58 Police officers in the Ranks of Asst. Commissioners of Police/ Dy. Supdts of Police/Inspectors of Police/ Sub-Inspectors of Police attached to “Anti-Human Trafficking Units” in the Districts and Cities All Women Police Stations District Crime Branch District Crime Record Bureau Special Juvenile Aid Police Units and Railway Police have participated in the Workshop. The main objective of the Workshop is to sensitize the Police Officers to equip themselves about the recent trends in Human Trafficking and to combat the Human Trafficking in an effective manner. Tr. K. Ramanujam I.P.S. Director General of Police Tamil Nadu being the Chief Guest inaugurated the two days Workshop and delivered the inaugural address. In his inaugural speech he described about the various purposes and methods for which Human beings are trafficked in which gullible young girls Children and others are the victims.

A one day Workshop on “The Right to Information Act 2005” was conducted at Police Training College Ashok Nagar Chennai on 16.03.2012.
39 Police officers in the rank of SPs/ADSPs/DSPs/ from all over the State of Tamil Nadu participated in the one day Workshop apart from ministerial staff from the Office of the Director General of Police. Tmt. Archana Ramasundaram I.P.S. Addl. Director General of Police Training who inaugurated the Workshop stressed the usefulness of the Act and that Police Officers should use this Workshop as an opportunity to equip themselves with the latest amendments and developments in the Act. Tr. E. Ma. Masanamuthu I.P.S. Inspector General of Police Training in his special address explained about the usefulness of this Act and that all the Police Officers irrespective of ranks and files should have knowledge and usefulness of this Act. Tr. K. Periaiah I.P.S. Dy. Inspector General of Police Training welcomed the gathering. Distinguished and experienced Police officers viz Tmt. P.K. Senthil Kumari I.P.S. Asst. Inspector General of Police (Admin) Tmt. B. Vijaya Kumari I.P.S. SP Anti-Dacoity Cell CBCID gave lectures on the salient features of the RTI Act and its Procedure and Role of Public Information Officers and the Challengers involved respectively. Tr. T. Srinivasan State Information Commissioner of Tamil Nadu Information Commission gave a lecture on the topic “An Overview of the RTI Act and Suggestion for Public Information Officers. Tvl. Rajan Babu and Dhanraj Dy. Directors of Prosecution (Retd) two classes on legal issues in the RTI Act. Tmt. Letika Saran I.P.S. Director General of Police Training gave a valedictory address and awarded Certificates to the participants.

Sensitization of School Children and Social Network”
A one day Workshop on “Sensitization of School Children and Social Network” was conducted with the cooperation and assistance of ‘Tulir’ an NGO on 22.03.2012 at Police Training College Ashok Nagar Chennai. The main object of this one day Workshop was to sensitize the School going Children about the proper use of Cell Phones e-mails Internet etc. Totally 28 School going Students representing 13 Schools in Chennai City participated in the programme along with the Teachers and also the Parents of the Children. Tmt. Letika Saran I.P.S. Director General of Police Training inaugurated the function and Tmt. Archana Ramasundaram I.P.S. Addl. DGP Training gave a special address.

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அண்ணாசாலையில் போக்குவரத்து மாற்றம்

சென்னை அண்ணாசாலையில் போக்குவரத்து மாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.
1.சைதாப்பேட்டையில் இருந்து பாரிமுனை நோக்கிச் செல்லும் வாகனங்கள் அண்ணாசாலையிலேயே செல்ல முடியும்.
2. பாரிமுனையில் இருந்து சைதாப்பேட்டை வரும் வாகனங்கள் அண்ணாசாலையில் வெலிங்டன் சந்திப்பில் இருந்து ஜெனரல் பீட்டர்ஸ் சாலை உட்ஸ் சாலை ஒயிட்ஸ் சாலை வழியாக அண்ணா சாலையை அடையும் வகையில் போக்குவரத்து மாற்றப்பட்டுள்ளது.
3.இந்த போக்குவரத்து மாற்றத்தால் ஜெனரல் பீட்டர்ஸ் சாலை முதல் ஒயிட்ஸ் சாலை இறுதி வரையிலான பகுதி ஒருவழிப்பாதையாக மாற்றப்பட்டுள்ளது.
4.வாகன ஓட்டிகள் இந்த போக்குவரத்து மாற்றத்தால் ஏற்படும் சிரமங்கள் மற்றும் தங்கள் ஆலோசனைகளை அடுத்த சில தினங்களில் போக்குவரத்து போலீசாரிடம் தெரிவிக்கலாம் என்றும் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

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காவல் துறைக்கு புதிய திட்டங்கள்

தமிழகத்தில் காவல் துறைக்கு ரூ.32 கோடியிலான புதிய திட்டங்களை முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா அறிவித்துள்ளார்.
1.சென்னை மாநகரத்தின் அனைத்துப் பகுதிகளிலும் காவலர்களின் கண்காணிப்பு பணி இடைவிடாதிருக்க ரூ.5.55 கோடி செலவில் 87 ரோந்து வாகனங்கள் வாங்கப்படும்.
2.திருவண்ணாமலையில் விழாக்காலங்களில் காவல் பணிகளை மேற்கொள்ளும் காவலர்கள் நலன் கருதி ரூ.11.33 கோடி செலவில் 500 காவலர்கள் தங்குவதற்கான அளவில் படை குடியிருப்புகள் கட்டப்படும்.
3.தஞ்சை தமிழ் பல்கலைக்கழகத்துக்கு அருகில் ரூ.4.81 கோடி செலவில் மாவட்ட காவல் கண்காணிப்பாளர் அலுவலக கட்டடம் கட்டப்படும்.
4.காவல் துறையின் பல்வேறு அலுவலகங்களுக்கு ரூ.5 கோடி செலவில் ஆயிரம் கம்ப்யூட்டர்கள் வாங்கப்படும்.
5.தமிழகத்திலுள்ள ஆயிரத்து 492 காவல் நிலையங்களிலும் மக்கள் அமர்வதற்காக காவல் நிலையம் ஒன்றுக்கு 10 பிளாஸ்டிக் சேர்கள் வீதம் வாங்கப்படும்.

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சென்னை மார்ச் 21: இடிந்தகரைக்கு அத்தியாவசியப் பொருள்களைக் கொண்டு செல்வதற்கு காவல்துறை தடை விதிக்கவில்லை என தமிழக காவல்துறை தலைவர் டி.ஜி.பி. ராமானுஜம் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

இது குறித்து அவர் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கை: திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டம் இடிந்தகரை கிராமத்துக்கு குடிநீர் பால் காய்கறி போன்றவற்றை கொண்டு செல்வதற்கு காவல்துறை தடை செய்திருப்பதாக செய்தி வெளியாகியுள்ளது. இந்த செய்தி முற்றிலும் தவறானது ஆதாரமற்றது. கூடங்குளத்தில் அமைதியையும் சட்டம் ஒழுங்கையும் பாதுகாப்பதற்கு மட்டுமே காவல்துறையினர் பணியமர்த்தப்பட்டுள்ளனர். இதைத் தவிர்த்து இடிந்தகரை அல்லது வேறு எந்த கிராமத்துக்கோ அத்தியாவசியப் பொருள்கள் எடுத்துச் செல்லப்படுவதைத் தடுப்பதற்காக போலீஸார் அங்கு நிறுத்தப்படவில்லை என்று தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

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Chennai| 20.03.12
Mr.Kumar had joined the force in 2002 and successfully cleared the Group I examination of the State service in 2007 but he could not be appointed as a DSP immediately.
On Tuesday Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission chairman R. Nataraj presented an appointment order to Mr. Kumar as a DSP and he explained: “The verification of his community certificate was pending for many years because of which he could not be appointed earlier.”
Mr. Kumar belongs to a Scheduled Tribe in the Kalrayan Hills and hails from a family of farmers. An armed reserve constable and a member of the striking force of the Additional Commissioner of Police (L & O) in Chennai he holds a master's degree in Public Administration.
According to TNPSC officials the commission had taken a decision about seven years ago that all certificates of SC/ST should be verified before appointment. For SC candidates the district vigilance committees verified and for STs the State vigilance committee would have to certify. The Madras High Court has issued an order to the TNPSC to release the results pending verification officials said. In Mr. Kumar's case the State vigilance department had also certified him as a member of a Scheduled Tribe.
I am happy now. I have been waiting for five years for this order. But the recruitment agency withheld it owing to the delay in verification of my caste certificate. I passed the exam for Village Administrative Officer but I didn't take it up as I was keen on clearing the Group I exam” and my batchmates joined in their respective posts in 2009 itself” Kumar said.

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ஈ.வே.ரா. சாலையில் போக்குவரத்து மாற்றம்

20.03.12 | சென்னை ஈ.வே.ரா. சாலையில் பச்சையப்பன்கல்லூரி எதிரில் சென்னை மெட்ரோ இரயில் சுரங்க இரயில் நிலையம் அமைக்கும் பணிக்காக 20.03.2012 முதல் 50மூ சாலை பயன்படுத்தப்படஉள்ளது. சாலை போக்குவரத்திற்காக 2 தடங்கள் (lane) கொண்ட புதிய சாலை புதித ஜார்ஜ் பள்ளி அருகில் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
ஈகாவிலிருந்து அண்ணாநகர் நோக்கி செல்லும்வாகனங்கள் ஏற்கனவே உள்ள சாலையன் 2 தடங்களில் (2-lane) செல்ல அனுமதிக்கப்படும். அண்ணாநகரிலிருந்து ஈகா நோக்கி வரும் வாகனங்கள புதிதாக அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள சாலையின் 2 தடங்களில் (2-lane) வர அனுமதிக்கப்படும்.
மேற்கண்ட போக்குவரத்து மாற்றத்தின் காரணமாக வாகனங்கள் மெதுவாக நகரும். வாகன ஓட்டிகள் ஒத்துழைப்பு நல்குமாறுகேட்டுக்கொள்ளப்படுகிறார்கள்.

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Chennai | 19.03.12
During the year 2012 the Tamil Nadu Tourism and Development Department conducted 38th Tourism and Industrial Trade Fair. This Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption is participating for the first time since 1964 in 38th Tourism and IndustrialFair conducted by Tourism Department for creating awareness among the publicand to give complaint regarding corruption to this department.
In the pavilion installed digitally printed banners with information about DVAC andcorruption were erected. A video containing bytes of the celebrities like Surya Karthi Arjun Nasar Saranya Sneha Rohini and etc. regarding awareness against Anti-Corruption and to give complaint to DVAC was displayed. Further a theme song by school students regarding Anti-Corruption was also displayed. There was a pledge taking machine which enrolled the pledge takers againstcorruption. All these were most welcomed by the public.
A suggestion/complaint box was alsokept in the pavilion in which number of suggestions and complaints were received.These suggestions and complaints have been registered in a separate registerand action is being taken by Headquarters Office against the complaints. A small visiting card containing entire telephone numbers and officers mobilenumbers of the DVAC detachments through out Tamil Nadu was issued to the public.
Apart from this to impart knowledgeabout corruption to children who visited the pavilion an interactive true or false game containing question and answers about what is corruption wasinstalled and a prize of note book was given to the winner who gave all theanswers correct. This was well received by parents and children. Lots and lots of people visited the stall and entered their encouraging remarks in the register.
This Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has been .selected for the Best Pavilion award for Interior Decoration and Content in the 38th Tourism and IndustrialTrade Fair for the year 2012 by Tamil Nadu Tourism and Development Corporation Limited.

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15லட்சம் மதிப்பு போலி மதுபானம் பறிமுதல்

சென்னை மார்ச் 17: ரூ. 15 லட்சம் மதிப்புள்ள போலி மதுபானத்தை சென்னைக்கு கடத்திக் கொண்டு வந்ததாக 6 பேர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டனர்.
சென்னை வானகரம் ஸ்ரீவாரி சாலை சந்திப்பில் மதுவிலக்கு போலீஸார் சனிக்கிழமை அதிகாலை வாகனச் சோதனையில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்தனர். அங்கு சந்தேகத்துக்கு இடமான வகையில் வேனை போலீஸôர் சோதனையிட்டபோது 3480 போலி மது பாட்டில்கள் இருப்பது தெரியவந்தது.
இந்த கும்பலிடமிருந்து மதுபானக் கடத்தலுக்குப் பயன்படுத்திய கார் 2 மோட்டார் சைக்கிள் ஆகியவற்றையும் போலீஸôர் பறிமுதல் செய்தனர்.

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Chennai: A 42-year-old police constable won praise from public after he chased down a chain-snatcher in Aminjikarai on Saturday.
Mary of TP Chatiram had come to Aminjikarai to attend a wedding. She left the venue near Thiru Vi Ka Nagar park at around 9pm. When she stepped out her five sovereign gold chain was snatched. When she cried for help passersby began to chase the man. B Kannan a police constable patrolling the locality too started chasing the man. When the thief jumped the wall into a corporation school in the locality Kannan followed.
“This was first time I chased a chain-snatcher” Kannan said after nabbing the culprit who was hiding in a dimlylit classroom. The thief Abdul Razaak from Gajalakshmi Colony in Aminjikarai was taken to the Aminjikarai police station where he confessed to the crime.

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Ramanathapuram | 17.03.12
The new traffic plan for the town will come into force within a fortnight according to the Superintendent of Police S. Mahesh Kumar.
He said here on Friday that he had already introduced some new ideas to regulate the traffic which was growing at a rapid pace. In order to make the two wheeler and four wheeler riders park their vehicles in the stipulated places rope markings have been made at congested areas such as GH Road Salai Street Aranmanai Central Clock and others. They would have to park the vehicles inside the marked areas. Sufficient policemen have been posted to regularise the new system.Mr. Kumar said that he was analysing the movement of traffic and level of congestion during peak hours in the Bazaar GH Road Roman Church junction and other areas to extend the one-way traffic rule. Similarly there was a need to add a few more provisions at the traffic signals.
The need to increase the visibility of police personnel at congested areas has also been taken into account. He has also asked the policemen and public to come out with ideas to ease the traffic woes in Ramanathapuram town.

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Madurai | 16.03.12
A 40-year-old man who was moving near the Goods Shed Street-West Perumal Maistry Street intersection in a suspicious manner at around 8 a.m. on Thursday was caught by the police as he was possessing unaccounted cash.
Discreet checks on him revealed that he was carrying Rs. six lakh in cash and contradicted with his statements. He also allegedly abused the police personnel and obstructed them from discharging their duties. As the situation turned out to be slightly pitching for the worse he was taken to the Thideer Nagar police station. Based on a complaint from woman sub-inspector Devi a team of officers conducted inquiries.
The accused identified as Shabbir Hassan son of Seeni Mohammed of East Street Kilakarai in Ramanathapuram district refused to divulge any information as to from where he was coming and to whom the money belonged.
Since he repeatedly maintained that he was from Kilakarai and that he denied to elaborate the issue had been taken up with the Department of Income tax officials DCP (crime) Rajendran said and added that he was sent for judicial custody.
Inspector of Police (Thideer Nagar) S.V. Nagaraja said that cases under IPC Section 353 506 (1) read with 102 Cr. P.C had been registered against the accused. The cash in the denomination of Rs. 1000 and Rs 500 were kept in the police custody. Further investigation is on.

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15.03.12 | Ramnad
The Deputy Inspector General of Police M. Ramasubramani said that as many as 160 Non-Bailable Warrants (NBW) had been executed during the last few weeks in Ramanathapuram district.
After inspecting weapons seized from a gang here on Wednesday he said that the concerted and coordinated action of the police personnel had started yielding expected results. Several NBWs which were pending for many years had been executed. Some of the culprits had been elusive for so long. He said a gang led by Karthick of Valantharavai against whom 15 cases including a murder case and 2 attempts to murder cases were pending was arrested by a police team. Karthigai Selvam of Anna Nagar in Ramanathapuram Rajamanickam of Ilanthaikoodam and Manikandan of Bharathi Nagar in Ramanathapuram who were involved in several cases were also arrested. The police team seized sickles knifes cycle chain iron road and others from them.
Mr. Ramasubramani said a list of those involved in criminal activities had been prepared by the respective police officers. They were being closely monitored by the police. Tough action would be taken against those involved in chain snatching theft burglary and others. Teams were working to detect and arrest the accused involved in the burglary of a pawn broking shop at Sayalkudi.
He added that all commercial banks including private banks in Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts were asked to install Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) within 31 March.

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Madurai | 14.03.12
Even as human rights activists are up in arms over yet another encounter killing of a gangster in Dindigul second such incident in Tamil Nadu within three weeks the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's Bogalur union secretary in Ramanathapuram district E.M. Kathiravan who was allegedly abducted and later released by a Kerala-based gang has come out in support of the State police.
“I welcome the end of a gangster who harassed and threatened me with a gun. He was the one who terrorised me on the day of abduction. The State police have done a fantastic job. I have no words to praise the police officials who silenced the deadliest gangster otherwise he would have abducted many high profile persons in Tamil Nadu” he told
“No one should undergo pain and sufferings that I went when I was abducted by the gang on February 12. Besides opening fire in the air to terrorise me at a hill area it may be located near Batlagundu in Dindigul district the gangster [the person shot dead by the police] cut my nails with blade. They didn't allow me to attend the natural call till I was released by them” Mr. Kathiravan added.
When asked about the charges levelled by the rights activists that the police didn't follow the basic human rights of the person before shot him dead he said that they [right activists] would understand the pain and agony if they happened to undergo.
The DMK union secretary added that he was taken to a hill which was about 90-minute journey from the place of abduction in Madurai by blindfolding him. They masqueraded themselves as CBI sleuths. Most of them spoke with the mixture of Malayalam-Tamil accent. He could understand from their conversation during his detention that they orchestrated several abductions and killings both in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Mr. Kathiravan said that there would be around 30 members in the gang. Tough action must be taken against all of them. He told that he would soon meet the police officials to thank them for speedy action -an article in The Hindu

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12.03.12 A suspected gangster from Kerala involved in the abduction of a Political functionary was killed in an encounter by Tamil Nadu police. Police sources said Kathiravan a DMK union Secretary of Bogalur in Ramanathapuram district was abducted by a gang last month for a ransom of Rs five lakhs.
Kathiravan lodged a complaint with Madurai Superintendent of Police Asra Garg.On specific information that the gang members who kidnapped Kathiravan were hiding in Sukanya Lodge allocated opposite to Dindigul Central Bus Stand two special police teams from Madurai conducted a surprise raid at around 2000 hours. On seeing the police the five member gang attempted to flee.
When the police teams asked the gang to surrender one of them attacked a Police Inspector Jeyachandran while resisting arrest. It was then that Jeyachandan shot dead Sinnoj (35) hailing from Kerala in self defence.
The police team managed to apprehend the remaining four members of the gang including the notorious gangster ''Varichiyur'' Selvam against whom several cases including murders robbery extortion were pending in various Southern districts of Tamil Nadu. The body of Sinnoj was taken to Government Hospital at Dindigul. Senior police officials rushed to the scene and held inquiry.

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13.03.12 - Chennai police have arrested Nagaraj believed to be an associate of lottery king Santiago Martin on Monday. Police seized Rs 7 crore from Nagaraj's house in Thillai Ganga Nagar. Tamil Nadu has banned all kinds of lotteries.
The police acted on a tip-off and carried out the raid in the morning. Curios onlookers gathered at the posh residence in the southern periphery of the city. Neighbours said they were suspicious of Nagaraj as often he used to dig up the house and fill it with granite chips. He is married and the couple have two sons studying in college. Nagaraj told investigating offers that the money was given to him by Moorthy an associate of Martin city police commissioner J K Tripathy said.
The two-storey house is located on the 25th cross in Thillai Ganga Nagar. Police said an office was located on the ground floor dealing in home appliances which was used as a front for Nagaraj's illegal business.
The cash had made its way into the house on Saturday and police suspect that it was from the sale of lottery tickets. Police said Nagaraj led a quite life but was well connected with politicians and had funded a couple Tamil films earlier.

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வாடகைதாரர்களின் விவரங்கள்: சென்னை

சென்னை: வாடகைதாரர்களின் விவரங்களை ஏப்ரல் 30-ம் தேதிக்குள் வீட்டு உரிமையாளர்கள் சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும் என சென்னை காவல்துறையினர் அறிவித்துள்ளனர்.
இது குறித்து சென்னை பெருநகரக் காவல்துறை இணை ஆணையர் (கிழக்கு மண்டலம்) சேஷசாயி சனிக்கிழமை கூறியது: சென்னை கிழக்கு மண்டலத்தில் வீட்டு உரிமையாளர்களுக்கு விநியோகிக்கப்பட்ட 6000 படிவங்களில் 1500 படிவங்கள் பூர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்டு எங்களிடம் சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. ஏப்ரல் 30-ம் தேதிக்குள் விவரங்களை சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும்.
கல்வி நிறுவனங்கள் தங்களிடம் பயிலும் வடமாநில மாணவர்களின் விவரங்களை சேகரித்து வைக்க வேண்டும். காவல்துறையினர் கேட்டால் அதைக் கொடுக்க வேண்டும் என்று சேஷசாயி தெரிவித்தார்

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சர்வதேச மகளிர் தினம் - சென்னை காவல்

சென்னை மாநகர காவல்துறையின் சார்பாக காவலர் மருத்துவமணை வாளாகத்தில் இன்று (08.03.12) சர்வதேச மகளிர் தினம் சிறப்பாக கொண்டாடப்பட்டதுஃ இதில் கூடுதல் காவல் ஆணையாளர் (தலைமையிடம்) திரு சுனில் குமார் கூடுதல் காவல் ஆணையாளர் (குற்றம்) திரு அபய் குமார் காவல் இணை ஆணையாளர் (தலைமையிடம்) திரு சத்தியமு:ர்த்தி. துணை ஆணையாளர் (மொட்டார் பிரிவ ஆயதப்படை) திரு பாலசுப்ரமணியம் மற்றும் முதன்மை மருத்துவ அதிகாரி திருமதி நசிம் சையது ஆகியொர்கள் கலந்துக் கொண்டார்கள். இதில் மகளிர் தினத்தின் முக்கியத்துவம் பற்றியும் மகளிர் சிறப்பு பற்றியும் உரையாற்றினார்கள். இதன் தொடர்ச்சியாக சிறப்ப மருத்துவ முகாமில் பல்வேறு பரிசோதனைகள் செய்யப்பட்டது என்பது குறிப்பிடதக்கது.

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07.03.12 To mark the beginning of the implementation of the CCTNS Project today (07.03.2012)Chennai COP K.TripathY IPS inaugurated the data digitization work at Vepary P.S. in the presence of SCRB ADGP AshiSh Bhengra IPS. Nodal Officer-CCTNS Project Addl.COP Traffic Sanjay Arora IPS and other police officers.

CCTNS Implementation
Introduction: Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System(CCTNS) aims to modernize the police force by creating a national-wide networked infrastructure to track crimes and criminals. It is a Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) to be implemented during the 11th Five Year Plan period 2009-2012. State Government signed M0U with MHA on 10.12.2009.
Scope: The project covers 1961 locations (Police stations -1482 and -Higher offices-479) in the State of which 162 police stations and 88 higher offices come under Chennai City Police. Each police station will be provided with Desktops Printers/scanner UPS Inverter Digital Camera Electronic Pen and adequate furniture.
Core Application Software(CAS): For the state of Tamil Nadu Core Application Software is being developed by the National Informatics Center (NIC) by upgrading the legacy software CAARUS into Common Integrated Police Records Updation System(CIPRUS). An important feature of the core application software is the Citizen Portal which provides facilities for online complaints and other citizen centric services.
Capacity Building - Infrastructure: Two Training Centres for Chennai City Police have been created. 2025 officers and 3695 men (total 5720) from Chennai Police have been trained in IT Basics so far. Training in the usage of Core Application Software (CIPRUS) is also envisaged.
.selection of System Integrator(SI): Through a tender process M/s NIIT Technologies Ltd (NTL) was ....selected as System Integrator for the implementation of the project and will be providing a bundle of services including supply of the required hardware preparation of sites capacity building and data digitization besides operation and maintenance for five years after completion of the project.
Data Digitization: One of the vital requirements of CCTNS is digitization of historical data for the last 10 years(2002-2011). Information pertaining to important type of cases like Grave Property offenceS Murder Rape Arms and Explosive Act cases all Under Investigation cases and Pending Trial cases are to be captured and vital records consisting of photos fingerprints of criminals are also to be scanned. The database would be very useful for making online queries and generating reports at later stage. Data Digitization: One of the vital requirements of CCTNS is digitization of historical data for the last 10 years(2002-2011). Information pertaining to important type of cases like Grave Property offenceS Murder Rape Arms and Explosive Act cases all Under Investigation cases and Pending Trial cases are to be captured and vital records consisting of photos fingerprints of criminals are also to be scanned. The database would be very useful for making online queries and generating reports at later stage. 1537699 case files have to be digitized across the state of which 273344 alone relate to Chennal City Police. As the volume of records in Chennal City Police is heavy priority has been given to data digitization work. 12 SIs from 12 districts and 162 liaison officers(Police personnel) from Chennai city have been identified and trained in the data entry in CIPRUS software. The liaison officers (police personnel) will validate the data entered then and there and certify its correctness.
In the first phase M/S NIIT Technoliges Ltd(System Integrator) will deploy data entry operators to do the data digitization in the 22 police stations comprising Kilpauk Mylapore and Triplicane districts in East Zone. Data digitization work would be taken up to other zones in the city subsequently in a staggered manner.

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06.03.12 Madurai Police arrested two north Indians including an old man on charges of stealing gold ornaments from jewellery showrooms in the city on Monday.
Police gave the names of the arrested as Bathri Prasad (65) son of Ram Prasad and Kamal Sharma (36) son of Boopendar Sharma both from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. The police seized jewels worth Rs. 1.60 lakh from the duo. Interrogations by the South Gate police suggested that the duo used to hide fake gold jewelleries in their socks and visit small jewellery shops in the Bullion Bazaar. Under the guise of purchasing gold ring gold chain and other fashionable items they would swiftly replace the genuine jewels showed to them with fake ones and walk away. When the salesmen check the number of pieces after they left they would not find anything missing and hence never realised the theft.
After the bullion bazaar merchants were told to install CCTVs and record visitors' movements round the clock the police officials are viewing them regularly by obtaining copies from them. When a senior police officer was viewing the recorded clippings of the CDs from the jewellers on a random basis the actions of Bathri Prasad and Kamal Sharma made him watch the clips more closely and again and again. Discreet probe with the jeweller concerned led to the detention of the duo. Based on their confessions the police seized the stolen goods and produced them before a Judicial Magistrate court. Further investigation is on.
The two after committing crimes would give the jewels to their accomplices who would take them to their hometown by train.

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07.03.12 - Police arrested a seven-member gang which had kidnapped two government officials and demanded ransom for their release after illegal detention in secluded spots.Two cars with fake registration numbers and a two-wheeler used for the crime were also seized by the police here on Monday.
Following a complaint from Veemaraj (50) who works in the TNEB (now TANGEDCO) in the accounts section at Karuppayoorani and from Muthukumar working as an assistant in the Survey Department the Inspector General and Commissioner of Police P. Kannappan directed the police to register a case.Special teams led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) R. Thirunavukarasu Assistant Commissioner of Police A. Ganesan among others were formed to nab them.
Based on the confessions the police came to know that Veemaraj was kidnapped on February 29 by a gang in two cars and detained illegally in a spot at Sembatti in Dindigul district.After obtaining stamp papers in Veemaraj's name the gang forcibly made him to write that he (Veemaraj) owed Rs. 40 lakh to the gang members.Signatures in blank promissory notes and blank papers were also obtained from him.
In a similar fashion Muthukumar was also kidnapped in January to a place in Sholavandan and the gang relieved him of jewels and cash by brandishing knives.Tallakulam police had registered a case in this connection.
It is said that the gang targeted the duo (Veemaraj and Muthukumar) as they had taken huge sums from many persons promising jobs in their respective departments. As they failed to honour the commitment the gang had indulged in the grave act.
Out of the 12 persons involved in the kidnap crime the police arrested P. Bhuvaneswar (35) of Sivaganga district (he now lives in Teppakulam Madurai) M. Usilai Siva (33) of Usilampatti A. Kannan (30) of Arapalayam V. Thangakodi (30) V. Jayakalyani (26) and P. Thangapandi (31) of Perungudi and S. Vijayapandi (27) of Anuppanadi.
A hunt was on to nab other members in the gang.
Mr. Kannappan said that from the confessions of the accused it has come to light that the gang members had involved in grave crimes such as murder attempt to murder and waylaying acts.Kannan was involved in the kidnap of a Corporation official attached to the Town Planning Wing in 2009 who was reportedly released on a payment of Rs. 15 lakh.
Mr. Kannappan said that the public can give specific information about any suspects to the police for swift action. “We will immediately verify about persons whose activities were shady. It has come to our knowledge that gangs were engaged by people to settle scores. This is unlawful” he said.

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In early 1970s owning a two-wheeler in Trivandrum was a milestone in a middle class family's growth trajectory. Availing myself of a two-wheeler loan from my employer I too became a proud owner of a ‘second-hand' Lambretta purchased from my friend who moved to another city on transfer.
The happiness was shortlived. One Sunday morning on reaching home after a short official tour I was given the bad news that my scooter kept locked in the car porch was stolen the previous night. After reporting to police and receiving some negative feedback from the insurance company (a claim would be considered only after police closes the case) I slowly reconciled myself to the pre-scooter modes of conveyance.
Three months passed and during the fourth month one early morning a colleague from office came to my house with a stranger. He was a constable from the Pollachi (in Tamil Nadu) police station deputed by Circle Inspector Krishnamurthy to trace the owner of a scooter found abandoned on roadside at Pollachi (more than 400 km away from Trivandrum). I was asked to accompany the constable to Pollachi to identify the scooter and do the needful to get it back. Everyday Krishnamurthy used to inspect the scooter to find any mark of identification on it. The first few days he could locate only the engine/chassis number. One day he found a faint scribbling ‘KRT 1684' on one side of the spare tire. Taking a chance he wrote to the Trichur (Kerala) Regional Transport Officer for particulars of ownership of the vehicle. There was no response. Weeks passed by but Krishnamurthy's occasional inspection of the scooter continued. One day he opened the panels and on one of them saw a scratched writing ‘MSS 2888'. He lost no time writing to the Bombay RTO giving available details and calling for particulars of registration. The Bombay RTO promptly responded giving the address of the person who originally owned the vehicle. That was the Kerala home address of my friend and collegemate Kuttisankaran who had sold the scooter to me. Krishnamurthy sent his constable to that address with instruction to meet Kuttisankaran or collect his whereabouts. Kuttisankaran's sister who was present at the address told the constable that her brother had sold the scooter sometime ago and he alone would know to whom it was given. The constable on instruction from Krishnamurthy obtained the contact number of Kuttisankaran and successfully obtained my Trivandrum office address and from there itself proceeded to Trivandrum.
The day we reached Pollachi was an unusually busy day for Krishnamurthy as he had just returned from a site where a villager had committed suicide. Still he spent about 20 minutes with me helping me in completing the identification and arranging for transportation of the scooter to Trivandrum where a representative of the Pollachi police station was to surrender it to the Magistrate's Court. Krishnamurthy persuaded the same constable who came in search of me to accompany the scooter. For all the trouble he took in helping me retrieve my scooter beyond nice words the only way to express my gratitude that came to mind was offering him some cash. His response humbled me and I will remember the lesson I learnt that day from Krishnamurthy for my life. He said:
“I appreciate your nice gesture. You are our guest from another State. I do not claim that we people in khaki do not accept any gifts offered by someone who is happy with our work. But not from you. If you strongly believe that I have done my duty well please do convey your feelings to my bosses whose details I will give. If you still want to part with some cash do support this constable to buy some sweets or gifts for his child when he returns from Trivandrum after completing the work there.” In compliance with Krishnamurthy's suggestion I wrote to his bosses appreciating his work and the constable returned to Pollachi a happy man with some sweets and gifts for his child.
mgwarrier@rediffmail.com- Article published in The Hindu.

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01.03.12 Chennai police on Tuesday averted major theft of bank card data of customers by unearthing a skimmer device planted inside an ATM kiosk in the city. Initially suspected to be a bomb the equipment recovered for the first time in the city was identified to be an amateurish skimmer used to illegally copy bankcard details of ATM users including the PIN.
Sources with the Madipakkam police circle said the device was detected inside the ATM kiosk of Punjab National Bank at Medavakkam Koot Road on Monday evening. A sweeper who came to the kiosk could not open the door to the ATM and informed a bank technician..
“The technician managed to open the door with much effort and was shocked to find a soap box attached to a mobile phone planted inside the circuit board behind the door. He thought it was a bomb and alerted the bank authorities who immediately called the police” said R. Vedharathinam Assistant Commissioner of Police Madipakkam..
“We opened the soap box to find a circuit and a wire from it was attached to a skimmer that was concealed near the door inside the kiosk which could be opened only using a valid ATM/debit/credit card. The culprit is suspected to have placed the skimmer in such a way that the data of any card used to open the door would be copied on to the cell phone pasted atop the soapbox” the officer added..
“The cell phone could be paired via Bluetooth with another handset in possession of the culprit who would be standing a few metres away from the ATM kiosk and receiving the card details on it” Mr. Vedharathinam added. Police recovered the skimmer device and the mobile phone. An examination of the CCTV footages obtained from the ATM kiosk revealed a man wearing a cap working on the circuit near the door on Saturday.

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Cuddalore: A mother and daughter duo managed to overpower a robber who attempted to assault them and rob their house after a stiff fight in the wee hours of Wednesday.
D Rajalakshmi 41 her two daughters D Jayapriya 20 and D Sivaranjini 18 were asleep in their house at B Udaiyur near Bhuvanagiri in Cuddalore district when the incident took place. Rajalakshmi’s husband Damodharan who runs a grocery shop had left for Chennai the previous night for some medical tests. Their son Velmurugan a school student stays in a hostel in Swamimalai.
Around 1am on Wednesday two robbers managed to enter the house. One of them entered their grocery shop adjoining the house while the other tried to steal valuables from the house. Rajalakshmi woke up when the robber snatched out her seven-sovereign gold chain. As she raised an alarm the robber attempted to assault her. Her daughter also woke up on hearing their mother scream. As Sivaranjani turned on the lights the robber tried to attack her with a kitchen knife. Sivaranjani acting swiftly threw a blanket on his face blinding the robber. Rajalakshmi hit him on his head with a spade inflicting bleeding injuries.
In the melee the other robber escaped with the gold chain leaving behind his accomplice. Alerted neighbours rushed to the house and secured the robber.
They alerted Bhuvanagiri police who came to the village and arrested the robber M Murugan 41 from Manalmedu in Nagapattinam district. Inquiries revealed that Murugan was wanted in several robbery cases across the state. Police have launched a hunt for his accomplice.

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29.02.12 The Chennai Metro Rail Limited will be executing Underground station construction work in front of LIC and Thousand Light on Mount Road. In order to ease the traffic congestion due to the CMRL construction work the following traffic modifications will be effected from 03.03.2012.
The following roads will be made one-way:-
1. The stretch on Anna Salai from Thiru Vee Kaa Road junction upto Wellington junction will be made as one way with entry from Whites road junction towards LIC and No entry from Wellington Junction towards Anna Flyover.
2. The existing one way on General Patters (G.P.) road will be reversed and vehicles will be allowed from Wellington road junction towards Royapettah tower clock and no-entry from Royapettah tower clock towards wellington
3. White’s road will be made one-way with entry from Royapettah tower clock and no-entry from Anna Salai.
4. The stretch of Pattulos road will be made one-way with entry from Spencer’s Junction and No entry from Whites Road.
5. The stretch of Smith road will be made one way with entry from White’s road Junction and No entry from Anna Salai.
The following diversions will be effected.
6. The traffic flow from Anna flyover towards Anna Statue will continue.
7. Vehicles coming from Anna Statue intending to go towards Gemini or Teynampet will be diverted at Wellington Junction towards G.P. Road via. Whites road and reach Anna Salai.
8. Vehicles coming from Anna Statue intending to go towards Binny Road will be diverted at Wellington Junction to take route via. G.P. Road -Whites road-Smith road-Anna Salai to reach Binny road.
9. Vehicles coming from Bharathi salai (Zam Bazaar) intending to go towards Anna Salai will take route via Whites road smith road to reach Anna Salai.
10. Vehicles coming from GRH (Westcott road) intending to go towards Anna Salai will take compulsory left and take route via Whites road – Smith road to reach Anna Salai.
11. Vehicles coming from Binny road intending to go towards Sathyam Theatre or Teynampet will take route via Pattulas road -Whites road – Anna Salai to reach Teynampet.
12. Vehicles coming from Binny road intending to go towards Royapettah clock tower Bharathi Salai and Royapettah High Road will take route via Woods road - Tower clock to reach their destination.
13. Vehicles coming from Greams road intending to go towards Gemini bridge will take route via Thiru. Vee. Kaa Salai – Whites road and reach their destination.
Motorists are requested to offer suggestions after few days of experience so that any modification if required can be implemented.

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28.02.12 The bodies of two of the deceased at Velacherry have been identified at Bihar. The voter identity card found at Velacherry had the following address:
Harish Kumar sb Panchi Ray Purushothampur Village Vaishal District Bihar. The original name of Harish Kumar is Rajiv Kumar sb Bijendar Yadav Milkhipur Village Hilsa Police Station limits Nalanda Bihar. Rajiv Kumar is involved in the murder of a Head of a Mutt. Rameshwar Das was the Head of Kabir Mutt Fatwah Village. The Mutt had owned 250 acres of land and huge properties. Rajiv Kumar was working as an assistant in the Mutt. Accused Paramanandha Das engaged the said Rajiv Kumar to do away Rameshwar Das to become the Head of Kabir Mutt. on 27.09.2009 Rajiv Kumar shot the Head of Kabir Mutt and escaped. The Police were not able to apprehend him till date. He is also a wanted accused in the armed Bank dacoities at Charkop Police Station and Boriville Police Station which had occurred in Mumbai during 2010.
The body of another deceased at Velacherry has been identified by his relatives at Bihar. The voter identity card found at Velacherry had the following address:
Vinay Prasad sb Jamun Prasad Bahapar Village Nalanda District Bihar. The kin of the deceased have identified the photograph as that of Vinay Prasad-a press release from Chennai Police.

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26.02.12 The police on Sunday nabbed four persons accused in a petrol bunk robbery case near Kadampuliyur and seized from them a genuine German-make pistol and a sharp-edged weapon along with nine live ammunitions.
On Sunday C. Sylendra Babu Inspector General of Police (North Zone) said that the pistol with all taxes would cost about Rs 10 lakh. In the cylinder of the pistol that could hold six bullets three shots were already fired. They were also having another fully loaded cylinder and all the bullets bore the Indian ordnance factory mark.
The IG said that it was at the instance of two locals K. Natarajan (29) of Thoppukollai and P. Ramarajan (27) of Pavaikulam Kadampuliyur two offenders G. Prakash (23) and P. Dinesh operating from Mumbai were hired for committing the offence. On their way to Cuddalore the Mumbai-based hirelings purchased the pistol from Bihar and it was financed by Natarajan. Actually they conspired to loot the house of a lorry owner at Panruti but could not succeed because the house was well guarded by security personnel and dogs. However not to be left empty handed they targeted the petrol bunk on the Chennai-Kumbakonam highways at Kollukarankuttai on February 19 tied up the two employees G. Shanmugam and K. Karthikeyan and took away Rs 55000 in cash at gun-point. On information a special team immediately chased the culprits but of them only Selvathirumal was caught and from him Rs 14000 in cash was seized. Others ran into the cashew groves. While fleeing the culprits fired at the police personnel and in the instance one Gopalakrishnan a local person who had come to assist the police sustained a bullet injury on the right knee.
The IG further said that personal enmity or the lure of easy money would have prompted the local persons to collude with the rowdy elements from Mumbai. Their antecedents are now being probed. In fact the special police team comprised efficient personnel from the six districts including that of Villupuram Cuddalore Thiruvannamalai and Vellore. The police came to know about their whereabouts when the four-member gang waylaid M. Jaisankar (28) at Thoppukollai in the early hours on Sunday (February 26) and at gun point took away the moped a gold chain weighing one-and-half sovereigns and Rs 2000 in cash from him.
On the complaint of the victim at Panruti police alerted the special team that swiftly swung into action and rounded up the gang near a graveyard at the Gedilam bridge in Panruti.
The team took the gang members by surprise and overpowered them before they could access their pistol thus averting a major show-down. The IG and Superintendent of Police (Cuddalore) P. Pakalavan lauded the special team and presented them with cash rewards. The IG also said that the police were on the lookout for some more accomplices who helped the offenders with logistics.

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26.02.12 Director-General of Police K. Ramanujam on Saturday transferred the police encounter case to the Crime Branch CID for further investigation.
The move follows a proposal sent by Commissioner of Police J.K. Tripathy. Based on a complaint lodged by Deputy Commissioner of Police R. Sudhakar the Velachery police registered a case pertaining to the death of five suspected bank robbers who were shot in an encounter by the police on February 23.
Sujay Kumar Rai alias Vinod Kumar suspected kingpin in the bank robbery cases is alleged to be one among the most wanted criminals by the Maharashtra police.
He was involved in several major offences at least in three States including three bank dacoities in Mumbai (Maharashtra) highly placed police sources said. A native of Patna district in Bihar Sujay was wanted by the police in connection with his alleged involvement in the bank dacoities that took place in 2010 in areas under the jurisdiction of Malad police station (June 21) Borivili police station (October 17) and Charkop police station (November10). Though others involved in the dacoity were arrested Sujay absconded. A total of Rs. 81 lakh was robbed at gun-point in the three banks a Joint Commissioner of Police here said. “We also have information about his involvement in bank robbery cases in Chhattisgarh and Bihar. Requisitions seeking the antecedents of the suspects have been sent to the DGPs of different States” the official said. According to a senior police official Sujay was also an expert in making bombs. While making explosives in a clandestine factory near Patna a bomb accidentally exploded resulting in his losing all fingers on the left hand. “We have been informed that he is involved in an Explosives Act case in Bihar. After identifying the bodies of other suspects in the case we might get to know more about the activities of the gang” he told. The official said bank officials had seen him holding a gun firmly while keeping the other hand in his trouser pocket most of the time. “The witnesses remember him well. Of the three portraits developed based on the inputs given by the bank officials and customers the portrait of Sujay matched to a large extent. He did most of the talking during the robbery. While one suspect spoke little Tamil and Telugu the other three spoke only in Hindi.”
Family members of Sujay received his body after post-mortem at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. With no clue emerging two days after the encounter on the network of the suspects and the booty they made in the Bank of Baroda branch in Perungudi here on January 23 special teams have rushed to Bihar Maharashtra Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to check the antecedents of the gang police sources said

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25.02.12 Coimbatore City Police special teams on crime prevention and detection of old cases arrested an accused in the city on 24.02.12. His arrest helped the police solve four cases and also recover an ‘invaluable' panchaloha idol.
To solve pending cases and prevent Crime City Police Commissioner Tr. T.P. Sundaramoorthy IPS and Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Tr. P. Sundaravadivel ordered a special drive. Assistant Commissioner of Police Tr. L. Balaji Saravanan and Inspector Tr. Periasamy led the drive.
The teams probed a complaint by Murugan who had stated that an ‘identifiable accused' whose name was not known had looted 1.5 kg silver from him during a bus journey. Following leads and Murugan's inputs the teams arrested S. Balasunder (24) son of Sankara Pandian of Thoothukudi district. On interrogation the police said Balasunder confessed to the crime and handed over 1.5 kg of silver. He also confessed to his involvement in robbing Mary Shaleeja of jewellery weighing three sovereigns a couple of days ago. The police recovered the jewellery as well. The police said that further interrogation revealed that the accused had burgled two houses in Singanallur a year ago.
Based on the information they recovered one kg silver and ten silk saris burgled from the first house and one sovereign jewellery that he had looted from the second house. Further investigations led the police to recover a two-foot-high 20-kg panchaloha idol of Kaliamman burgled from Veeramanohari temple in Kulasekarapattinam in Thoothukudi district. The police said that they are on the lookout for his accomplice Dharmaraj alias Periasamy.

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Chennai: Two daring daylight bank robberies were reported in Chennai this year relating to this five persons were today shot dead in an encounter for their alleged involvement in a bank robbery case in Chennai police said. Five persons were shot dead around 1 am in connection with the bank robbery case Commissioner of Police J K Tripathy said.
Acting on a tip-off a police team surrounded a house in Vandikaran Street in Velachery around 1 am and asked the suspects to come out another police officer said. The accused opened fire at the police injuring two inspectors. According to the police pistols and weapons have been recovered they have also recovered cash worth Rs. 14 lakh. The picture of one of the suspects had been obtained from the CCTV footage of another bank said Chennai Police Commissioner JK Tripathy.
On February 20 four armed men looted Rs. 14 lakh from a branch of public sector Indian Overseas Bank at Keelkattalai on city outskirts. In a similar incident on January 23 four armed men stormed the Bank of Baroda branch near Perungudi and escaped with Rs. 19 lakh. Both the branches had no CCTV facility. Of the 1300 odd bank branches in the city around 420 lacked security features such as CCTV and guards and police have instructed banks to comply with all mandated safety requirements Mr Tripathy said.

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Chennai: A probationary subinspector who overpowered an armed robberwho was partof a gang involved in a fuel outlet robberyhas been rewarded.
Rajkumar is a member of the batch of 1061 SI trainees who took the oath of allegiance four days ago.Hejoined as an officer at Kadampuliyur police station. C Sylendra Babu inspector generalof police(North zone) commended the young inducteefor his actions and presented him with a cash award on Monday. Theincident relates to a robbery by three men who forced open the shutter of a petrol bunk at Kollukkarankuttai near Panruti around 4 am on Sunday morning tied up employees Karthikeyan and Shanmugam and fled with Rs 55000. Lorry driver Gopalakrishnan who came to the bunk after the incident said he saw three persons walking away and suspected them to be the robbers. He alerted the police.
A team comprising SI Gunaseelan probationary SI Rajkumar and two constablessetouttothe nabthe gang. While Gopalakrishnan managed to get an iron rod and chasethe robbers when they approached him he was shot in the leg. SI Rajkumar however managed to overpower robber R Selvam but sustained an injury on his arm. Police managed to trace two other robbersthrough Selvam.

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20.02.12 On 19.02.2012 at about 04.30 hrs. on the Chennai-Trichy National Highways near Iruvelpattu Village four unknown accused came in a car bearing registration AP-07-F-4356 waylaid a lorry TN-07-AV-6363 and threatened the lorry driver and cleaner after throwing chilly powder on their face. Further they damaged the head light by using a rod and tied the hands and legs of the crew by brandishing a knife and pushed them into wayside ditch and robbed of Rs. 240000/- from one Raghu S/o. Narayanasamy Naidu Devanampettai Tk. Kampalapalla Village Andhra Pradesh and escaped. On hearing the information from the passer-by lorry driver that some offence was taking place in a off-loaded lorry and some persons were shifting one parcel bundle from the lorry to the car the Highway patrol team -3 Special Sub-Inspector Tr.S.Natarajan and three Police Constables Tr.Syed Jaffar Tr. Senthamizh Azhagan and Tr.Velkumaran chased the car to a stretch of 12 kms. from toll plaza Ulundurpet secured the car and the culprits 1) Ramesh (28) S/o. Panneerselvam Pudhalapattu Zone Chithoor Tk. Andhra Pradesh 2) Chandran (28) S/o. Krishna Reddy Pudhalapattu Zone Chithoor Tk. Andhra Pradesh 3) Periyasamy (23) S/o. Ponnusamy Kavarapatti Pudukottai District and 4) Kandasamy (25) S/o. Kannaiah Kavarapatti Pudukottai District near Vellaiyur and seized the robbed amount cash Rs. 240000/- from them. Apart from that one knife and one iron rod were also seized from them. In this connection the case was registered in Thiruvinainallur Police Station and is being under investigation.
Tr.K.Ramanujam IPS. Director General of Police Tamilnadu and Tr.S.George IPS. Additional Director General of Police Law and Order appreciated the Highway Patrol team in person and rewarded them with cash rewards.

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16.02.12 The seventh standard student who was kidnapped by a gang while he was on his way to the school near Padi yesterday morning has been rescued late last night. Police sources said the gang had dropped the boy near Neelangarai on the ECR on the outskirts of the city at around 2300 hrs last night after holding him hostage for almost the whole day. The gang sensing that police had zeroed in on them dropped him at the ECR road. Two members of the gang who had come to drop him were secured by the police for interrogation. The seventh standard Yogeswaran a student of Matriculation Higher Secondary school near Tirumangalam was on his way to his school along with his brother Jayasuriya when he was abducted by the gang in the car. The gang had dropped the boy at a time when special teams formed by the police on a complaint from his father Rajnikanth.

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CHENNAI: For the first time in the annals of police training the largest ever batch of 1061 sub-inspector (SI) trainees were presented to take the oath of allegiance in a colourful passing out parade held at the Tamil Nadu Police Academy in Oonamanchery on Wednesday.
DGP (Training) Letika Saran said the batch consisted of 773 Taluk SIs (549 men and 224 women) 164 Armed Reserve (118 men and 48 women) and 122 TN Special Police SIs (87 men and 35 women). It included 256 post-graduates and 26 computer science graduates.
Saran said the indoor training spread over 52 weeks aimed at imparting attitudes skills and knowledge to prepare the trainees to be effective young leaders. In addition to core subjects such as law and scientific aids to investigation several innovations in training design and content had been incorporated in the training curriculam.
. She said the trainees had been given adequate exposure to a diverse range of inputs like computers cyber crime internal security maintenance of peace and order personality development communication skills behavioural skills police station management and disaster and crisis management community policing anger management equilibrium thinking among others. New activities were also incorporated in the outdoor training schedule she added. The trainees spent 15 days in Manimuthar and Palani where the TN Special Task Force imparted skills in jungle survival and commando apart from weaponry and marksmanship tactics.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa who witnessed the passing out parade presented medals for indoor outdoor firing and overall best trainees awards and the ‘Sword of Honour’ to Armed Reserve and TN Special Police.

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15.02.12 On specific information that Tr.Thangam Thenarasu while serving as the Minister for School Education in the Government of Tamil Nadu from 2006 to 2011 acquired properties in his name and in the name of his family members to the tune of several lakhs. In this connection a preliminary enquiry was conducted by the DVAC.
In the preliminary enquiry a prima facie case has been made out that Tr.Thangam Thenarasu while serving as Minister has accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income to the tune of Rs.8297535/- in his name and in the name of his family members during the check period 15.05.2006 to 31.03.2010. Hence in this regard a case in Virudhunagar detachment V&AC in Crime Number: 03/2012 under section 13(2) r/w 13(1) (e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was registered on 14.02.2012 after adhering due legal formalities and taken up for investigation.
During the course of investigation since search is an essential part of investigation today (15.02.2012) searches are being conducted in six places (three in Virudhunagar District one each in Madurai Dindigul District and in Chennai) including residences of Tr.Thangam Thenarasu his relatives and suspected benamies.

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11.02.12 The city police have decided to slap on traffic violators spot fine which starts from Rs.300 onwards. The new system will come into effect from Saturday (February 11 onwards).
Offences such as rash driving bike riders not wearing helmet crossing the stop line entering the ‘no entry' roads in vehicles not carrying driving licence registration certificate of the vehicle drunken driving using air-horns halting the vehicles right on the highway halting buses at unscheduled stops etc. will be considered fineable and separate fine will have to be paid for each offence.
Police officers from rank of a sub-inspector can collect the fine and give the receipt immediately. “Though the receipt will be initially handwritten the police officers will use hand-held electronic gadgets for collecting spot fine and we're awaiting the arrival of these equipment” Commissioner of Police Tirunelveli City Karuna Sagar told on Friday.
The Police Commissioner said that the recently effected traffic diversion from Murugankurichi Signal to Centenary Hall via Langarkhana Street had ensured the free flow of vehicular traffic in this ever-congested junction and the new system had received widespread welcome from the public.

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10.02.12 On specific information that Tr. KR. Periakaruppan s/o. Karuthan former Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Govt. of Tamil Nadu have accumulated assets in his name and in the name of his family members disproportionate to his known sources of income a discreet enquiry was conducted by the DVAC. Based on the outcome of the discreet enquiry a case in Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Sivagangai Detachment Cr. No. 1/2012 u/s 13(1)(e) r/w (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was registered against Tr.KR.Periakaruppan former Minister for HR&CE for the allegation that he has accumulated movable and immovable assets in his name and in the name of his family members disproportionate to his known sources of income during the period from 13.05.2006 to 31.03.2010 to the tune of Rs.11060546/- while he was holding the post of Minister for HR &CE. During the investigation since search is essential part of investigation search is being conducted in the following 11 places today (10.02.2012).
1. Residences of Tr. KR. Periakaruppan at Aralikottai Village Sivagangai District.
2. Farm Houses of Tr.KR. Periakaruppan at Aralikottai Village Sivagangai District.
3. Residence of Father-in- Law of Tr. KR.Periakaruppan.
4. His building in Thiruppathur.
5. Blue Metals at Minnalkodi Village in Sivagangai District.
6. Two houses of his aides in Karaikudi and Pallathur.
7. Pawnbroker Shop at Natham in Dindigul District.
8. His own house and his residing place in Chennai.

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09.02.12 Mrs. Parabhavathi(54) and Sethalakshmj (52) employees of a Nationalized Bank are residing at No. 17 Scheme Road Nungambakkam Chennai-34. On 01.01.2012 night some unknown culprit gained entry into their house and intimidated Mrs. Seethalakshmi at knife point to part with her jewels. She refused and struggled with the culprit. In the melee he murdered Mrs. Seethalakshmi by strangulation and escaped with the gold jewels weighing around 20 sovereigns. In this connection a case in F3 Nungambakkam P.S. Cr.No. 7/2012 u/s 302 & 380 IPC was registered.
2) In a similar modus operandi the culprit had sneaked into a house at No. 9/17 School View Road I Lane Ramakrishna Nagar( E4. Abiramapuram P.S. limits) on 25.1.2012 night and robbed gold jewels weighing about 16 sovereigns and cash Rs. 5000/- from one Mrs. Ananda Rajagopal at knife point.
3) Several special teams were formed on the direction of the Commissioner of Police Tr. J. K. Tripathy l.P.S. under the direct supervision of the AddI. CoP(L&O) Tr. P. Thamarai Kannan IPS. and JC0P(EZ) Tr. S.N.Seshasai IPS. the team headed by Tr. T.K.Puhalenthi DC Mylapore Tr. B. sivasankaran ACP/ Kotturpuram Inspectors Tvl. Govindarajan Ramalingarn Anbarasu Ramesh and SSI Tr. Ranganathan had arrested one Arokkiyasamy @ Mani @ Joeseph @ Solomon (35) sb Santhiyagu Main Road Thiruvekampathur Village Devakottal Sivagangai District and recovered the properties looted by him.
4) It reveals that the accused was involved in several other cases in T.Nagar & Adyar areas in the same modus operandi. He used to have surveillance over the houses where elderly women are living alone. He would sneak into the house early in the night stay put there and commit the offence in the wee hours of the night. Further investigation is on.
Press release from Chennai Police.

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06.02.12 The highways authorities are expected to commence road laying works from February 9 onwards.To facilitate the work without any interruption traffic police have proposed to divert the vehicular movement in the following manner for a temporary period.
Vehicles coming from Kalavasal to Arasaradi side will not be permitted from February 9 while traffic from Arasaradi to Kalavasal will continue to resume in the existing arrangement.
Vehicles proceeding to Periyar bus stand from Kalavasal junction can take the Palanganatham-by pass road and reach Ellis Nagar Bridge and to go to Periyar bus stand.Vehicles coming into the city from Dindigul side shall take the left side at the Guru Theatre intersection and through A.A. Road they can reach New Jail Road.
The road users are requested to cooperate with the police.

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The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Tirunelveli Range) Varadaraju inaugurated the fifth traffic police station at Thuckalay in Kanyakumari district on Monday.
He told that after inaugurating the station that four traffic police stations — Nagercoil Colachel Marthandam and Kanyakumari are functioning in the district and this was the fifth one. The traffic police could register cases on traffic violation from Kaliyakkavilai to Kumarakovil near Thuckalay.
The strength of the police was 13 persons including one inspector of police two sub-inspectors of police and 10 other police personnel in Thuckalay traffic police station. Moreover steps would be taken to open an all women police station in Thuckalay at the earliest.
The Superintendent of Police Pravesh Kumar and others attended the function.

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05.02.12 No training can be complete without a segment relating to first aid said Superintendent of Police S. Nizamuddin here on Sunday. He was presiding over a training programme on first aid organised by the Indian Red Cross Society the Nilgiris chapter for the benefit of the members of the Quick Reaction Team (QRT) of the Nilgiris police.
Pointing out that knowledge of first aid can save lives he said that if injuries occur in places where there were no medical facilities first aid will be of considerable help in making those affected comfortable and relieving pain. Stating that QRT members were expected to be on their toes round-the-clock and be prepared to deal with exigencies in any place Mr. Nizamuddin added that such training programmes would be of immense use to them.
Chairman IRCS K.R. Mani in his inaugural address said that the organisation accorded high priority to conducting such programmes.
Former Director of Medical Services M.N. Raman showed how to handle people affected in natural calamities and victims of road accidents fire etc. Among those present were Additional Superintendent of Police Kasi Viswanathan and Managing Trustee of Kalpana Chawla Memorial Trust N.J. Ramesh.

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06.02.12 The Madurai City Police have listed out many useful tips to be followed by public especially when they carried huge cash or when they (women) went out alone wearing jewelleries.
In a bid to educate and create awareness among the public COP P. Kannappan has appealed to the public not to get distracted by strangers who indulged in diverting attention. Knowing pretty well that the person was carrying cash the tricksters would attempt all tactics. Sometimes they may sprinkle a few currencies on the road and ask innocently whether the money belonged to the public. “Don't get distracted” he has urged. Similarly whenever a person carried cash from a bank he or she should be accompanied by another person. “Please do not keep the cash in the front pouch of the two-wheeler or on the side box of your vehicle and stop for a tea…When you are carrying cash kindly go to the intended destination first” Mr. Kannappan suggested.
Womenfolk wearing expensive jewelleries during any occasions should always remain on guard. For instance they may cover the jewels with the sari while walking on the road. Whenever some stranger came nearby on a two-wheeler they should note down the vehicle registration and remember some identity of the stranger. Passengers travelling on auto rickshaws and buses should not be careless especially when they had valuables.
Long distance travellers should not alight after leaving their bags on the seat. There are bag lifters around to commit such crimes the police cautioned. Kindly do not leave expensive articles at your home especially when leaving for any outstation.
Instead they could be safely kept in lockers. Ensure the locks are intact inside and outside the premises.

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01.02.12 Twelve persons — all from Bihar — were arrested on charges of cheating gullible public among other offences by the city police. Following complaints from many residents that they lost their gold jewels to persons who came to their dwellings under the guise of polishing their ornaments and vanished Madurai COP P. Kannappan formed special teams.
Preliminary probe suggested that the gang had cheated public residing in S.S. Colony Karimedu South Gate in the city limits and in Vadipatti Nagamalai Pudukottai and Samayanallur areas in the rural pockets for over a year. The special team comprised Inspectors of Police Sugumaran Pushparaj Malaichamy Sub-Inspectors of Police Srinivasan Murugan Ganesan and Poongodi.
The modus operandi of the gang would be to step into houses where aged persons particularly women alone lived and managed to take out the valuables for polishing. Though the gang hailed from Bihar they spoke Tamil well. This convinced the locals to a great extent police said. Mr. Sugumaran said that the gang sat in the house and used the utensils given by the women victims. By mixing some liquid chemicals with water as part of cleaning (or removing the dirt in the jewelleries) the gang handed them over to the inmates to check for themselves. During this period in a swift move the gang would give a slip and flee with some other jewels by deceiving the victims.
The gang hopped from one locality to another with ease and were aware of the geography of the city and its suburban locations investigations revealed.
A search on the gang members led to seizure of 23 sovereigns of gold worth about Rs.five lakh. The names of the 12 persons were given as: Mohammed Samsad (23) Ram Lakhan Kumar (22) Tharan Kumar (24) Mohammed Imtiaz (21) Rajkumar (23) Mohammed Jahangir (26) Ramesh Kumar alias Raja (35) Anil Kumar (28) Sirajudeen (24) Mohammed Ismath Vijaykumar (24) and Dinesh Kumar (26). It is suspected that one or two accused may have involved in similar crimes in Woraiyur Tiruchi city the officers said.
The accused gang had taken a very small portion on a monthly rent of Rs 2000 and Rs 10000 as advance in Yagappa Nagar some three years ago by claiming themselves as workers engaged by big civil contractors for mosaic polishing jobs in the city. Further one of the accused had managed to obtain a driving licence and even a voter ID card officers added.
Mr. Kannappan has appealed to the public to be aware of such gangs and not to be misled by sugar-coated assurances. The public are welcome to inform the police control room about such groups whenever they spotted them in their locality

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01.02.12 The Coimbatore Rural District Police have resolved 40 petitions received in January relating to land/property grab in Karumathampatty Vadavalli Perur Chettipalayam Pollachi and Sulur and have restored Rs 3.25 crore worth of land to rightful owners.
Coimbatore SP E.S. Uma said that the properties were sold to third parties using forged documents.Police said that in 2011 the police received 526 petitions. In complaints of land grab police normally seek legal opinion to ascertain whether a cognisable criminal offence was made out.This was done to avoid false complaints born out of vindictive or vengeful attitude and to prevent civil disputes being turned into land grab cases.
Of the 526 petitions relating to land/property grab measuring 1747 acres nearly 80 per cent relating to disputes in monetary settlement measurements civil disputes and problems in co-sharing of the property among family members were resolved.

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01.02.12 To improve policing at the micro level City Police Commissioner K. C. Mahali has revived 21 Police Assistant Booths (PAB) in the city.
Declaring open a booth at Four Roads here on Wednesday Mr. Mahali said that these PABs were part of the concept of ‘community policing' and had been made operational to bolster local policing in the localities in which they were erected.
These PABs would serve as micro police units at various points in the city facilitating the people and as well the public to have interactions on various issues.
From petty quarrels and accidents to thefts and law and order the people in the areas could approach the men in PABs who would rush to the spots and alert the nearest police stations.
“Complaints could be received and would be entered in records as in Police Stations. Action would be initiated based on them. On a whole it will serve as a mini police station” he said.
Mr. Mahali further pointed out that the PABs would also strengthen the morale of public and also generate goodwill between the law enforcers and the public.

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31.01.12 A gap of nearly three feet between the existing bridge and new bridge constructed across the Cooum river to widen the EVR Periyar Salai at Aminjikarai almost turned into a death trap for a construction worker early on Tuesday morning.
Prabhu 63 fell into the river through the gap but was rescued by a traffic policeman who heard his cries for help at 5.45 am on his way to duty.
“I saw two persons standing and looking through the gap between the two bridges and I stopped the bike to enquire. Then we heard the cries from the river but could not see the person clearly as it was dark there” traffic police head constable K. Ravi 38 told .
“Then I went around to the side of the river and spotted the head of a man in the slush under the bridge. He was crying for help because he was sinking” Ravi said. The policeman then extended a 3-metre long stick to the man struggling in the slush. “One of his hands was broken because of the fall. He grabbed the stick with one hand and I standing in knee-deep slush dragged him to a safe place” the policeman said..
“By that time some women from the nearby hutment area also reached there. Together we brought him up and called the ambulance” he said. According to the policeman the victim was unaware of the gap between the bridges and mistook the ledges to be part of a road median. He was trying to cross the road when he fell into the river Ravi added. The ambulance staff initially refused to take the victim to hospital saying that there was too much slush on his body. Only after the onlookers put some newspaper sheets inside ambulance did the staff agree to take Prabhu to hospital.

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Chennai:With the new ‘spot fine' slabs announced by the Chennai City Traffic Police coming into effect repeat offenders would be specifically targetted.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sanjay Arora said that the State government has increased the ‘compounding fee' attached to each offence as per the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act.
For example those violating the mandatory use of helmet provision would have to pay a fine of Rs.100 from Monday as against Rs.50. In case the person violates the same provision again a fine of Rs.300 could be charged.
The existing fine structure came into effect in 2007. The government made a decision to hike the fine amounts for 34 different types of traffic offences after a proposal was made by CCTP to bring in greater deterrence.
Essentially all offences that attracted a fine of Rs.50 have been modified such that the minimum fine amount from Monday would become Rs.100. .select provisions have also been identified for more stringent penalty. A motorist riding a vehicle without registration plate would henceforth be liable to pay Rs.2500 as against Rs.500.
Mr.Arora said that for many years Chennai's traffic ‘spot fine' structure had been kept much lower than cities such as Bangalore and Delhi. “Even these present rates were prescribed in 1988 when the MV Act was passed” he said.

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List of Awardees for Gallentry & Distinguished Medal on the occasion of Rebulic Day 2012

25.01.12 President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service on the occasion of Rebulic Day 2012

1. Srilakshmi Prasaad IPS Addl. Director General of Police Social Justice and Human Rights Chennai.
2. Mithilesh Kumar Jha IPS Addl. Director General of Police Tamil Nadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board Chennai.
3. T.P. Sundaramurthy IPS Inspector General of Police Establishment O/o the DGP Chennai.

Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion of Rebulic Day 2012
1. I. Raja IPS Addl. Director General of Police Economic Offence Wing Chennai.
2. R. Arumugam IPS Inspector General of Police Technical Service Chennai.
3. Sanjay Mathur IPS Deputy Inspector General of Police Dindigul Range.
4. M. Panneerselvam Superintendent of Police Sivagangai District.
5. T.N.Venkateswaran Superintendent of Police Special Investigation Cell V&AC Chennai.
6. P.C. Thangaraj Addl. Superintendent of Police Prohibition Enforcement Wing Madurai District.
7. V.P. Raja Deputy Commandant TSP VI Battalion Madurai.
8. M. Kajamohideen Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Police Traffic Planning Coimbatore City.
9. S.K. Sundararajan Deputy Superintendent of Police Gobichettipalayam Sub-Division Erode District.
10. K.S. Murali Deputy Superintendent of Police Tamil nadu Police Academy Chennai.
11. R. Raveendran Asst. Commissioner of Police Central Crime Branch Greater Chennai.
12.S. Rajendran Asst. Commissioner of Police Traffic Investigation – Anna Nagar (West) Greater Chennai.
13. P. Uma Deputy Superintendent of Police Periyakulam Sub-Division Theni District.
14. V. Ashok Kumar Deputy Superintendent of Police Ooty Town Sub-Division The Nilgiris District.
15. K.R. Vijayabhaskaran Deputy Superintendent of Police Aundipatti Sub-Division Theni District.
16. S. Seetharam Deputy Superintendent of Police Arakkonam Vellore District.
17. R. Ganesan Deputy Superintendent of Police Paramakudi Sub-Division Ramanathapuram District.
18. V. Chandramohan DSP/ Vice Principal Police Recruit School Coimbatore.
19. S. Chandramouli Deputy Superintendent of Police V&AC Salem.
20. K. Esakki Ananthan Deputy Superintendent of Police V&AC Madurai.
21.V.P. Balasubramanian Inspector of Police Armed Reserve Tiruppur District.
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14.01.12 Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today ordered for the award of Chief Minister's Constabulary Medals to 1500 Police personnel in the rank of Constables Head Constables and equivalent grades.
According to an official release here the Tamilnadu Chief Minister's Fire Service Medals are being presented to 120 Fire and Rescue Service Personnel in the rank of Leading Firemen Driver Mechanic Firemen Drivers Upgraded Leading Fireman Firemen and equivalent ranks. The recipients of these medals are eligible to draw a monthly allowance of Rs 100 with effect from 1 February 2012.
The Chief Minister's Prison Medal for Good Service will be awarded to 60 Prison Service Personnel in the rank of Grade-I and Upgrade Grade-I Warders. The recipients of this medal are eligible to draw a monthly allowance of Rs 40 and Rs 50 as the case may be with effect from 1 February 2012 depending upon their ranks the release said.
According to the release these medals will be presented to the recipients at District Headquarters in a ceremonial parade on a convenient date to be fixed by Director General of Police / Director Fire and Rescue Services and Additional Director General of Police and Inspector General of Prisons.
In addition to the above awards CM has ordered for the award of Tamilnadu Chief Minister's Police Medal for Excellence in Technical and Specialised Services to six personnel two each from Technical Staff of Police Radio Branch Police Photographers and Dog Squad. The recipients of this medal are eligible for a 'lump sum' grants of Rs 3000 and Rs 2000 depending upon their ranks the release said.
The medal will be presented to the recipients by the Chief Minister at a function to be held later added the release.

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13.01.12 The CMRL is constructing a pier in front of spic building providing 7.5 mts. Carriageway resulting slow movement of vehicles from Guindy towards Saidapet. The completion of pier construction will take 20 days from 11.01.2012. In this connection the following traffic regulations is recommended for the convenience and safety of the public.
1. Motorist coming from Mennambakkam and from Butt Road intend to go to Nandanam or Teynampet are advised to take the alternate route viz. Guindy Int. Estate Abraham Bridge Bazaar Road to join Anna Salai near Tadhander Nagar.
2. The following vehicles coming from Katipara flyover will be restricted to enter Guindy over bridge.
a) Private company busses. b) Water Lorries. c) Sewage lorries (Govt. & Private) d) All goods vehicles. The above vehicles will be diverted towards Kathipara road Abraham bridge Bazaar Road to join Anna Salai near Todhander Nagar.
3. All Private busses Water lorries Govt. and private sewage lorries coming from Taluk office road towards Guindy over bridge will be diverted at Concord junction and take route via Velachery main road Guindy race course interior road – Guindy race course service road – left turn towards MRC road - Maduvankarai flyover x MKN road and reach Anna salai.
Motorists are requested to co-operate.

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12.01.12 The Chennai Metro Rail Limited will be executing underground station construction work in front of KMC and Nehru Park Stations.Due to the construction work there is constraint in carriage way which resultsin traffic congestion.
To ease the traffic congestion following traffic modifications will be effected from 14.01.2012 andwill be in place every day from 0700 Hrs to 2300 Hrs.
i. The stretch on EVR Salai from Ega junction to Gengureddy subway junction will be one way.
ii. The stretchfrom Gengureddy subway to East Spurtank roadJunction will be made oneway with entry from EVR Salai towards Gengureddysubway.
iii. The stretch from East Spurtank road to Chetpet pointwill be made one-way with entry from East Spurtankroad x Casa Major road Jn. and no-entry from Chetpet point.
iv. Dr. GurusamyBridge will be made one-way with entry from chetpet point and no entry from EVRSalai.
v. Harrington road will be made one-way from EVR Salaijunction upto Subway x Vaidhyanathan street jn with entry from EVR Salai from0830 Hrs to 1130 Hrs only.
The following diversions will be effected.
1. Vehicles comingfrom Central intended towards Koyambedu on EVR Salai should turn Left towardsGengu Reddy Sub-way Mayor Ramanathan Salai Dr Gurusamy Bridge to reach EVRPeriyar Salai.
2. Vehicles coming from Koyambedu on EVRSalai intended to go to Chetpet via Dr Gurusamy Bridge at Ega Junction will berestricted and will be directed to go straight on EVR Salai and take Right turnat Gengu Reddy Sub-way towards Mayor Ramanathan Salai or Casa Major Road.
3. Vehicles coming from Co-optex Pointintended towards Gengu Reddy Subway should take Right turn at Casa Major Road xHalls Road Junction towards Halls Road - Udipi point – Left turn – Dr.Nair Bridge – EVR Salai.
4. Vehicles coming on ValluvarkottamHigh Road towards Spur tank road will be restricted to take right turn atChetpet point and will be divertedstraight towards Dr. Gurusamy bridge.
5. Vehicles coming from Chetpet via Dr.Gurusamy bridge towards EVR Salai should take right or left turn at Egajunction and will not be allowed straight to Vasu street.
6. Vehicles coming from Harrington Roadstraight towards Spurtank road will take left turn towards Dr. Gurusamy bridgeRight turn – EVR Salai - Right turn –Gengu Reddy Subway –Spur tank Road.
Motorists arerequested to co-operate a press release from Chennai traffic.

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05.01.11 Sanjeev Kumar ADGP Headquarters Chennai has been transferred as ADGP Administration in the existing vacancy. Srilakshmi Prasaad ADGP Social Justice and Human Rights was posted as Additional Director General of Police Headquarters Chennai.
S. Lakshmi Superintendent of Police Kanyakumari District was transferred as Deputy Commissioner of Police Madhavaram Greater Chennai Police in the place of S. Rajendran who was posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic East Greater Chennai Police in the existing vacancy.
K.N. Sathiyamurthy Deputy Inspector General of Police Madurai Range has been posted as Joint Commissioner of Police Headquarters Greater Chennai Police in the existing vacancy.
B. Balanagadevi Deputy Inspector General of Police Social Justice and Human Rights Chennai was transferred as Deputy Inspector General of Police Madurai Range replacing K.N. Sathiyamurthy. V.A. Ravikumar Deputy Inspector General of Police Armed Police Chennai was posted as Joint Commissioner of Police Traffic South Greater Chennai Police in the existing vacancy.
M. Ramasubraman Deputy Inspector General of Police Armed Police Tiruchi was transferred as Deputy Inspector General of Police Ramanathapuram Range in the place of Sandeep Mittal who was transferred as Deputy Inspector General of Police Armed Police Chennai replacing V.A. Ravikumar.
Pravesh Kumar Superintendent of Police Namakkal District was transferred as Superintendent of Police Kanyakumari DistrictviceS. Lakshmi. M. Sathiya Priya Deputy Commissioner of Police Law and Order Salem City was posted as Superintendent of Police Namakkal DistrictvicePravesh Kumar.
A.G. Babu Superintendnent of Police Railways was transferred as Deputy Commissioner of Police Law and Order Salem CityviceM. Sathiya Priya. P. Nagarajan Superintendent of Police Karur district was transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police Tamil Nadu Police Academy ChennaiviceS. Xavier Dhanraj. Santhoshkumar Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic West Greater Chennai Police was transferred as Superintendent of Police Karur districtviceP. Nagarajan.

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04.01.12 Padamsandh finance is a defaulted financial Institution functioned at No.8 Veerapan street Sowcarpet Chennai-79 collected money from public as deposit and defaulted on repayments. 2 complainants get back their money.
PK Vadaivambal finance limited Novel finance india limited is a defaulted financial Institution functioned at No.14 Pakavandam street T.Nagar Chennai-14collected money from public as deposit and defaulted on repayments. Economic Offences Wing II registered a case and he returned 14 depositers money.
Economic Offences Wing II invites complaints from depositors of Padamsandh finance and PK Vadaivambal finance limited Novel finance india limited who have not received their amount may lodge their complaint to Tr.Ramu Inspector of Police (9444155395)Economic Offences Wing II C-48 2” Avenue TNI-IB Complex 3rd Floor Anna Nagar Chennai-40 to claim their deposit amount- a Press release from EOW II.

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01.01.12 Distribution of pamphlets carrying messages about road rules and road safety besides affixing road safety awareness stickers on vehicles marked the inauguration of observance of Road Safety Week in the city on Sunday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) T. Senthilkumar distributed pamphlets to motorists in Gandhipuram. He said that the objective of the Road Safety Week observed from January 1 to 7 is to create awareness about road rules and safety measures that can help reduce the number of accidents that occur on the roads. Police personnel officials from transport department and members from drivers training institute participated. The week is also being observed at transport department offices at Mettupalayam and Pollachi.

Madurai:The 23{+r}{+d}annual Road Safety Week celebrations began here on Sunday. Officials from the Transport Department and the traffic police jointly distributed pamphlets on educating road users. From saving fuel the motorists' were told to obey traffic rules and among others. Catchy slogans like “accidents bring tears…safety brings cheers” in English and Tamil were also distributed to motorists at different locations in the city.
The RTO (North) T. Ravichandran Kalyankumar (Central) ACP (traffic) Yellapparaj and among other Motor Vehicles Inspectors participated. The officials would organise similar programmes till January 7 in different locations. On Monday the students of Thiagarajar College near Teppakulam would be involved in the road safety programme at 4 p.m.

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