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 Traffic Diversion at Tiruvanmiyur-Chennai
03.02.02
There is heavy flow of traffic at Thiruvanmiyur Junction leading to traffic congestion during peak hours. In order to ease the congestion and ensure smooth flow of traffic the following modifications in the movement of traffic are effected temporarily for a period of 5 days on experimental basis from 04.02.2012 F.N. in the interest of public convenience. The continuation of the system would depend on success in reducing the traffic congestion.
1. The stretch on L.B. road from Thiruvanmiyur Jn. upto 3rd main road will be made one way with entry from 3rd main rd. x L.B. junction and No entry from Thiruvanmiyur jn.
The vehicles coming from Adayar intend to go towards SRP tools will take compulsory left at Tiruvanmiyur junction and take route via Thiruvalluvar salai – South Avenue – Turn right towards 3rd main road or 4th main road – L.B. road and reach their destination.
2. 4th Main road will be made one way with entry from South Avenue and No-entry from L.B. Road.
3. The stretch of road on South Avenue from 22nd Cross St. up to Thiruvalluvar Salai will be made one way with entry from Thiruvalluvar Salai and No-entry from 22nd Cross St.
The vehicles coming from ECR into 22nd Cross Street intend will take left turn at South Avenue and take route via 4th main road – Right turn in to L.B. Road - Thiruvanmiyur signal and reach their destination.
4. MTC busses from Thiruvanmiyur Depot proceeding straight towards Thiruvanmiyur signal will be restricted. These busses will take left turn at South Avenue and take route via 4th main road – Right turn in to L.B. Road – Thiruvanmiyur Signal and reach their destination.
Motorists are requested to co-operate.
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Awareness meeting at the Nandanam College-Chennai 02.02.12 Chennai city police conducted an awareness meeting at the Nandanam College presided by the college principal (incharge) S Venkataraman.
Joint Commissioner of Police (South) K.P. Shanmuga Rajeswaran held a meeting with the students of the Government Art College Nandanam on Thursday morning on the issue of bus day celebrations. He advised the students not to indulge in such practices which are a big hindrance for vehicular traffic on busy city roads and general public. Students present on the occasion pledged that they would not take part in Bus Day celebrations in future. Professors of the college and police officials DCP (Adyar) Prabhakaran ACP (Saidapet) P Deivasigamani attached to the Saidapet police district were also present. | | 
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Beware of gold polishing gangs police tell women-Madurai 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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Properties restored to rightful owners in Land grabbing cases-Coimbatore 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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Police assistance booths-Salem City 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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Cop rescues man from Cooum 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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Solatium granted | 31.01.12 Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has granted a solatium of Rs.2 lakh to the family of a head constable who collapsed and died on Monday when he was engaged in sprint training.
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Traffic violators to be fined more 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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Computer-generated portraits of three robbers released | Chennai: The police have released computer-aided portraits of three of the four bank robbers who fled with more than Rs. 18 lakh from the Bank of Baroda branch in Perungudi on Monday after holding bank staff and customers at gunpoint.
The three portraits were drawn based on the accounts of those held hostage by the robbers. However the victims failed to give a suitable description about the fourth accused who is said to have threatened and made them face the wall before bundling them into the safe room
The police helpline 98842 03821 to which people can provide information on the armed robbers
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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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CM orders medals for 1500 cops 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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Traffic Diversion near Guindy Over Bridge 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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Traffic Diversion -oneway on EVR salai -Chennai 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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Five IPS officers transferred 11.01.12: The state government on Wednesday transferred five IPS officers in the rank of IGP with immediate effect.
An official release said E Masanamuthu commisioner of Trichy was transferred and posted as IG training Chennai in the existing vacancy. Sailesh Kumar Yadav who was IG modernisation Chennai was posted in place of Masanamuthu.
K Sokkalingam IG central zone was transferred and posted as IG coastal security group Chennai in the existing vacancy.
IG economic offences wing-II (financial institutions) Chennai A Alexander Mohan was transferred and posted as IG central zone. Sunil Kumar IG railways Chennai has been transferred as IG modernization Chennai.
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Transfer and Posting of Police Officers 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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EOW invites complaints from PK Vadivambal Novel & Padamsandh finance
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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The 23 rd annual Road Safety Week 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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