The new Chennai city police commissionerate in Vepery, being constructed at a cost of . 21 crore, will be inaugurated by Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa in the first week of October.

With members of the DMK's first family divided in the aftermath of the 2G scam and the party's defeat in the assembly polls, pressure is mounting on M Karunanidhi to bring about changes.

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday paid floral tributes to former Chief Minister K. Kamaraj at the leader's statue on the Marina. Other Ministers including O. Paneerselvam were present.

A group of advocates submitted a representation to the registrar general of Madras high court on Friday, objecting to chief minister J Jayalalithaa sharing the dais with judges at a function today. The CM is to visit the premises to lay the foundation stone for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre.

Dilson's killer Ramraj, who is now cooling his heels behind the bars, is repenting for his crime, prison officials said. The retired Lieutenant Colonel K Ramraj shot Dilson when the boy was collecting almonds inside the army officers' enclave near Secretariat on July 3. CBCID sleuths arrested Ramraj on July 10.

A day after a city court granted bail to Sun Pictures chief operating officer W Hansraj Saxena, the police on Friday arrested Saxena and his associate Ayyappan on a new complaint from film producer TD Raja.