Bustling T. Nagar to get face-detection cameras
The police are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the bustling streets of the city’s major shopping hub remain crime free in the following weeks. In the run-up to Deepavali when pickpockets make the...
View ArticleCops nab notorious chain-snatcher, seize 6 kg gold
HYDERABAD: Unlike most chain-snatchers, who work in twos or threes, Sayeed Hussain operates alone. He also uses international SIM cards to avoid police detection and takes the help of middlemen to...
View ArticleHouse break-ins rattle Trichy
TRICHY: People in Trichy city have lost their sleep fearing burglars after back-to-back house break-ins at two locked houses in the same locality a few days back. Police admitted that the lack of...
View ArticleTo escape cops, chain snatcher jumps off flyover, breaks leg
CHENNAI: A chain snatcher ran out of luck and fractured his leg after he jumped off a 15-feet high flyover to escape from police on Sunday in Padi. Police said Ramani,...
View ArticleCCTVs prove crucial in crime investigation
The decisive factor that aided investigations in the case of Ambur MLA Aslam Basha’s claims of a murderous attack on him, and the killing of Subbiah, a doctor, in R.A. Puram, last year, was the footage...
View ArticlePatrol vehicles get security cameras
CHENNAI: Buoyed by the success of high-definition CCTV cameras installed at the airport recently, the city police have fitted 200 patrol vehicles with these sophisticated cameras for better...
View ArticleVehicle fumes, construction dust cause drop in Adyar air quality
CHENNAI: It's south Chennai's pride with its beaches and large institutional spaces that are considered green lungs. But air pollution levels in Adyar have been rising rapidly in the last seven years...
View ArticleVelachery residents protest change in traffic arrangement
CHENNAI: Tension prevailed in Nehru Nagar off Velachery Main Road for more than three hours on Saturday as residents threatened to block the busy stretch after traffic police closed a gap in the...
View ArticleIs Chennai an invisible gas chamber?
Staring at the blanket of smog from smouldering garbage at Pallikaranai, where a dumping ground is located, Harikumar, a resident of neighbouring Balaji Nagar, recalls a time when the air was cleaner...
View ArticleThe police: now you see them, now you don’t
In a city that hardly sleeps, night-time is when, taking advantage of thin traffic, youngsters zoom through the roads on their flashy vehicles. And when these young riders have consumed alcohol, the...
View ArticlePolice stations and patrol vehicles to get CCTV cameras
The Chennai city police will be able to monitor sensitive areas in a more efficient manner as Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has announced that 2,700 CCTV cameras will be installed across Chennai. The...
View ArticlePollution up, checking system dated
CHENNAI: Pollution levels in the city are rising like smoke from an inferno but the state pollution control board continues to cling to an outdated monitoring system, not carrying out checks on...
View ArticleChain snatching spree continues in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Though the police have increased patrolling in the city following 10 chain snatching incidents in the city, three more such incidents were reported even on Friday. In the first incident...
View ArticleSignals command scant respect from motorists
Vehicle users taking the Besant Avenue Road are amused at the installation of pedestrian signals on the stretch near the back gate of The Theosophical Society (International Headquarters). The signals...
View ArticlePolice jeeps to have cameras, keep an eye on city
Police patrol vehicles in the city will soon do more than just transport personnel from point A to B. They will now become part of a surveillance network that will monitor and record all activity...
View ArticleCops to monitor protests realtime on cellphone
CHENNAI: The city police are getting up to speed. If things pan out as planned, officers of the squad could be the first in country to be able to monitor protests and any public fracas realtime, with...
View ArticleResidents lose crucial link
Vidya Venkat As the bridge connecting Indira Nagar with Rajiv Gandhi Salai (IT Corridor) collapsed They also pointed out that the bridge was poorly maintained and the iron has rusted completely...
View ArticleFive youths held for racing
Special Correspondent CHENNAI: Five youths, who allegedly raced on their motorcycles endangering the safety of others on the road where arrested on Monday. They were produced in a city court and...
View ArticleCrucial link lost
Vidya Venkat CHENNAI: Chennai Corporation will decide on what must be done to restore the narrow iron bridge over the Buckingham Canal in Indira Nagar by the end of this month. "We will raise the...
View ArticleChain snatching cases in city unabated
Marri Ramu Morning walkers, women taking children to schools targeted Many cases reported from areas close to Home Minister's residence...
View ArticlePolice to keep hawk's eye on revellers
PATNA: Miscreants, drunken drivers and 'lahariya cut bikers' beware. Patna police have adopted 'zero tolerance' plan throughout the week with a clearcut message for revellers, "Do celebrate the New...
View ArticleHow traffic congestion affects school students
Meera Srinivasan Schools are trying out different strategies to address the issue...
View ArticleOne-way violations an everyday reality
City Bureau On many of the stretches, road signs are absent or not visible...
View ArticleBag-snatcher escapes after aides point gun at policemen
By Our Crime Reporter MUMBAI: Two persons pointed revolvers at traffic policemen in the busy Kalanagar junction at Bandra (East) on Saturday morning and succeeded in rescuing their accomplice who had...
View ArticleCop among 5 killed as car rams parked lorry on ECR
CHENNAI: Five friends, including a police sub-inspector, were killed when their car rammed a stationary lorry near Kanathur on the East Coast Road in the wee hours of Saturday. Police said the five,...
View ArticleCops fail to curb cellphone driving
Visakhapatnam: City traffic cops are finding it difficult to deal with mobile offenders due to shortage of staff. Using mobile phones, while driving, has turned a major headache for the traffic police....
View ArticlePolice introducing e-challan system
Ajai Sreevatsan FOOLPROOF: Traffic policemen using a hand-held device to issue an e-challan near Spencer Plaza on Saturday....
View ArticleTraffic police plan e-challan system
Ajai Sreevatsan 200 hand-held devices will be used to record offences...
View ArticleCaught on camera: Tamil Nadu cops on stolen bike
CHENNAI: Satheesh Kumar, who lost his motorbike near Marina Beach last March, was shocked by a photograph in a Tamil daily on Tuesday. In the picture, two policemen were seen riding down the wrong side...
View ArticleCaught on cam: Tamil Nadu cops on stolen bike
CHENNAI: Satheesh Kumar, who lost his motorbike near Marina Beach last March, was shocked by a photograph in a Tamil daily on Tuesday. In the picture, two policemen were seen riding down the wrong side...
View ArticleFive killed as car rams lorry on East Coast Road
CHENNAI: Five people including a police sub-inspector were killed in a road accident on East Coast Road near Kanathur in the wee hours of Saturday. They were in a Maruthi Swift car that rammed into a...
View ArticleChennai cops snapped riding stolen mobike
CHENNAI: Satheesh Kumar, who lost his motorbike near Marina Beach last March, was shocked by a photograph in a Tamil daily on Tuesday. In the picture, two policemen were seen riding down the wrong side...
View ArticleElaborate security in T. Nagar
Staff Reporter Surveillance cameras, bomb detection equipment at malls installed...
View ArticleRange-wise special teams to keep tabs on criminals
Each team has been provided with logistical support to carry out its operation discreetly writes R.Rajaram The City Police have formed special teams range-wise to pursue criminals, especially those...
View ArticleChennai: Thieves target Diwali shoppers in busy areas
CHENNAI: As Diwali approaches and crowds throng T Nagar, Purasaiwalkam and Flower Bazaar, thieves move stealthily among shoppers as they mill around in shops and on the streets of these busy...
View ArticleThieves target Diwali shoppers in busy areas
CHENNAI: As Diwali approaches and crowds throng T Nagar, Purasaiwalkam and Flower Bazaar, thieves move stealthily among shoppers as they mill around in shops and on the streets of these busy...
View Article6 policemen injured as vehicle rams roadside tree
CHENNAI: Six policemen, including a sub-inspector sustained minor injuries when the patrol car in which they were traveling rammed into a neem tree on Kasturba Nagar in Adyar in the...
View ArticleTraffic cops crack the whip, seize 15 licences
Jagadish Angadi, Bangalore, Nov 8, DHNS: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 --> Three days after strictly implementing some norms of the Motor Vehicle Act, the traffic police have seized the driving...
View ArticleGreen booths for city cops
The Chennai city police are going eco-friendly and hi-tech. They will soon have globe-shaped booths, powered by solar power and equipped with wide range cameras, public address system and other...
View Article21,000 cops to ensure smooth immersion
MUMBAI: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and 21,000 policemen will keep an eye on crowds during Ganpati visarjan on Saturday. Last month, the police used Netra, a UAV, to acquire real-time video inputs...
View ArticleDeterring crimes via CCTV
FOR years now, law enforcement agencies in the country have observed the notable increase in the number of crimes committed when Christmas season nears. Bank robberies, kidnappings, carnappings or even...
View ArticleRobbery case solved, two held
Special Correspondent CHENNAI: A water can delivery boy and one of his associates were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the robbery of 25 sovereigns of jewellery from a senior citizen at Besant...
View ArticleMarg Chennai Marathon to be a star-studded event
Staff Reporter Traffic police have announced modifications in movement of vehicular traffic Registrations can also be done online at www.chennaimarathon.in Around 8,000 registered participants are...
View ArticleShopping areas set to burst at the seams
Meera Srinivasan, K. Lakshmi and Petlee Peter Owing to swelling crowds of festival shoppers, traffic congestion, and parking problems...
View ArticleElliots Beach comes under electronic surveillance
S. Vijay Kumar VIGIL ENHANCED:Surveillance cameras installed on Elliots Beach will help deter eve-teasing and chain-snatching....
View ArticleCCTV to monitor Mumbai traffic
Mumbai: Mumbai has become the first city in India to have a computerised video surveillance system to monitor traffic at 100 major traffic junctions. Traffic snarls and violations, increasing road...
View ArticleTight security on New Year eve
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Adyar), R. S. Sudhakar, has said that Adyar Police will beef up security in Adyar and its neighbouring areas to prevent any untoward incident...
View ArticleAll Terrain Vehicle for patrolling
Special Correspondent The imported vehicle capable of traversing at a speed of 60 kmph on sand to be used...
View ArticleAll Terrain Vehicle for beach patrolling
Special Correspondent ON ROUNDS: Police personnel on the All Terrain Vehicle at the Elliots beach on Monday....
View ArticleMore surveillance, this time outside companies
In an effort to bust crime, apprehend law-breakers easily and make Rajiv Gandhi Salai or Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) safer, the Chennai City Police has asked IT companies along the road to install...
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