Two passengers, who arrived from Singapore, were arrested at Chennai airport on Wednesday for carrying gold weighing 6.8 kg valued at Rs 3.32 crores, Chennai customs said.
A CISF officer deployed at the Chennai International Airport recovered about 624gm of gold worth Rs 31 lakh concealed inside a small pouch from a member of the Spicejet security staff on Monday.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday demanded legal action against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya who allegedly opened the emergency exit door of an aircraft at the Chennai airport during the boarding process in December.
The Chennai Airport Authority along with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) plans to introduce check-in for airports at select metro stations to facilitate hassle-free check-in.
It is alleged that Tejasvi Surya accidentally opened the emergency exit of a flight from Chennai to Tiruchirapalli at the Chennai airport during the boarding process in December last year.
The Tamil Nadu Health Department said that two passengers coming from Dubai have been tested positive for the Coronavirus infection at Chennai airport on Wednesday.
Surveying the scene of the collapse of buildings due to Cyclone 'Mandous' at Tirupati Bandaru Nagar on Monday night, local MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy on Tuesday spoke to the affected families and promised adequate assistance from the government.