Tamil Nadu Ministers C, Siva Shankar, and Anbil Mahesh reached Chennai Airport as they were leaving for Odisha's Balasore for a detailed enquire following the rail accident.
In two separate operations conducted this week, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 23.34 kg of smuggled foreign gold valued at Rs. 14.43 crore through Chennai International Airport and foiled an attempt to smuggle foreign gold into the country.
A female passenger, who arrived from Kuala Lumpur, was intercepted at Chennai airport on Friday for carrying 22 snakes of various species in her checked-in baggage, Chennai customs said.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the new integrated terminal building of the Chennai International Airport on Saturday, Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman Sanjeev Kumar described the initiative as a momentous occasion for the Tamil Nadu capital.
The splendour and glory of the ancient Tamil culture will be on full display and the latest advanced technology will come together to welcome visitors at the New Integrated terminal building, T-2, of the Chennai International Airport on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the new Integrated Terminal Building at Chennai Airport will be an important addition to the city's infrastructure.
A passenger, who arrived from Colombo, was intercepted at Chennai airport on Monday for carrying gold weighing 697 grams valued at Rs 35.81 lakh, Chennai customs said.
Prime Minister is likely to visit Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai where he will inaugurate the new terminal of Chennai Airport, flag off the Vande Bharat Train and attend an event of the Ramakrishna Mission, sources said.
Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department seized foreign currency valued at Rs 55.83 lakh at Chennai airport on Thursday and nabbed two passengers carrying the foreign currency, said the official Twitter handle of Chennai customs.