Tension prevailed at Paakkam village, near Periyapalayam, in Tiruvallur, as more than 50 residents protested after the electrocution of a man on Saturday night.

Police identified the victim as Veerammal, 47, a homemaker, who lived in Vaniyan Chatram, near Periyapalayam. On Thursday, when she opened the refrigerator at her home, she was electrocuted.

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 82 °F (27.8 °C). Cloudy with a high of 95 °F (35 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 15 mph (9.7 to 24.1 kph). Mostly cloudy ...

Status: cleared Chennai: A woman died while her son and sister were injured after the scooter they were riding collided head-on with a speeding truck near Periyapalayam on Sunday. The deceased was ...

CHENNAI: Notorious gangster ‘Gate’ Rajendran, 54, was murdered by a five-member gang near his house at Periyapalayam on Tuesday morning. When Rajendran stepped out of his house for a walk ...

Following this, around 250 persons from Punnapakkam staged a road roko at Periyapalayam. However, they were dispersed by the police. Later, some persons indulged in violence and damaged two ...

At Periyapalayam, however, business thrives. S Radhika owns a beauty parlour here, but every year, for 10 weekends, starting from the first Saturday of Aadi, she and her husband set up a small ...

Status: clearedChennai: A woman died while her son and sister were injured after the scooter they were riding collided head-on with a speeding truck near Periyapalayam on Sunday. The deceased was ...

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