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| Medical seat racket busted; 14 arrested IBNLive.com CHENNAI: The suburban police nabbed 14 persons for cheating and extracting money from students and parents on the promise of getting medical seats at a popular college in Porur. The men, most of them being graduates, belonged to two groups and were ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| State-wide DMK stir over arrests today Express Buzz CHENNAI: The DMK is all set to go ahead with its proposed state-wide protests on Monday. This is in response to the arrest of Ex-minister and DMK strongman Veerapandi Arumugam and sitting MLA J Anbazhagan. It is to condemn what the DMK calls 'foisting ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ambattur Estates woes tabled IBNLive.com CHENNAI: Armed with a long list of requests and grievances, the unit holders of Ambattur Industrial Estate held an interaction with Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO) Limited Chairman, Mohan Pyare. The meeting was organised ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| DMK rallies cadre to take on govt today Times of India CHENNAI: With the AIADMK government keeping up the tempo of its crackdown on land grabbers and making preventive arrests on the eve of the DMK agitation, the party leadership made elaborate plans on Sunday to mobilise cadres in every district to ensure ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| There's plenty for thirsty Chennai Times of India The two areas together account for over half of all consumption in Chennai. The lowest water consumption is in Ekattuthangal with a requirement of just 7 MLD. Experts conclude that density of population could be one reason for high consumption. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 14 touts arrested for hawking medical seats Times of India CHENNAI: The suburban police have arrested 14 persons who promised parents medical seats in Sri Ramachandra Medical College (SRMC) for a commission but did not deliver on the promise. The brokers, many of whom are MBA and MCA graduates, are now lodged ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TN moms to get cash for vaccines Times of India CHENNAI: The state government will soon pay mothers who get their newborns vaccinated as per the immunization schedule. This will help the health department track the health of mothers and their children in the below poverty line ( BPL)) category and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fancy number plates get the boot, to go off roads by Aug 31 Times of India CHENNAI: Following complaints from across the state, the transport department told all vehicle owners to replace fancy registration number plates with regular ones. If number plates are notchanged by August 31 within the 30-day deadline, the vehicle's ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Asian road racing to resume third round in Chennai Malaysia Star PETALING JAYA: The Petronas Asia Road Racing Championships (ARRC) will resume with the third round at the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai, India this weekend. It will mark the third year the championships have set foot in Chennai after first hosting ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Renault Koleos Crossover SUV caught testing at Chennai! Indian Cars Bikes The Renault Koleos Crossover was caught testing near the Kasi theater in Chennai by one of our regular readers, Anand Kumar, who sent us these images yesterday. From the images we're seeing, it is quite difficult to make out whether the Renault Koleos ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| World junior chess starts in Chennai on Sunday Times of India CHENNAI: Times have changed and with that the focus too. The world junior chess championships used to be a stage that helped young talents acquire GM norms two decades ago and a straight GM title in the last 10 years. But today, if you go by the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| DMK feeling heat of crackdown on land grabs IBNLive.com CHENNAI: Already at a cross roads after the electoral rout and the 2G scam taint, the DMK is feeling the heat of the AIADMK Government's crackdown on land grabbing with an increasing number of its functionaries and senior leaders coming under the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rana shoot from Oct Times of India The Superstar, who returned to Chennai from Singapore early this month, is all set to begin shooting for his film Rana with KS Ravikumar soon. The actor is currently back in the city, recuperating from his illness, but well-informed sources say that he ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lankan refugees sent back to Chennai Times of India KAKINADA: As many as 151 Sri Lankan refugees who were caught by the Tuni police for four days ago were sent to Chennai by the Kakinada-Chennai Circar Express on Saturday evening. The refugees were brought to Kakinada from Tuni with a police escort. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nissan to export 20 percent of mini-vans made in India TwoCircles.net By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS, Chennai : As part of its strategy to make India a global hub for a range of automobiles, Japan's Nissan Motor will export 20 percent of its proposed mini-vans to be produced by its Indian joint venture with Ashok ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| DMK MLA arrested in Chennai IBNLive.com CHENNAI: DMK MLA J Anbazhagan was arrested in the city by the Tirupur district police early on Saturday in connection with a property grab case. Police said the arrest was made following a complaint that he threatened a man to part with his paper mill ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Agitation against Dhokapal Bill on August 16 IBNLive.com CHENNAI: A day after the Police denied permission to veteran social activist Anna Hazare to hold an indefinite hunger strike on the Lokpal Bill at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on August 16, his colleague Arvind Kejriwal was unfazed. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Officials to oversee merger of 42 local bodies IBNLive.com CHENNAI: The jurisdiction of the Chennai Corporation will encompass 42 local bodies - 19 in Kancheepuram district and 23 in Tiruvallur district. Although a government order to that effect had been issued in December 2009, the merger of the 42 local ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Nandanam does a 'Chipko' to save trees Times of India CHENNAI: Residents of Nandanam Extension 1st Street re-enacted the 'Chipko movement' on Saturday, when the Chennai Corporation authorities came to chop down trees in the neighbourhood to make way for stormwater drains. In the 1970s and 80s, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| After foreign languages, Tamils take to Malayalam Times of India CHENNAI: After queuing up to learn Japanese, Chinese and German, some Chennaiites are now trying to catch up with a language closer home-Malayalam. The Kerala government's Malayalam Mission-an avenue for children of Malayalees outside Kerala to learn ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Rare little primate found on Sastri Nagar terrace Times of India CHENNAI: Forest department officials rescued a slender loris, a rare primate normally found in dense tropical rainforests of south India and parts of Sri Lanka, from a house in Sastri Nagar, Adyar. The rare one-year-old animal is now at the forest ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Worker buried alive at project site Times of India CHENNAI: A 28-year-old contract employee of Metrowater was buried alive on Friday night when sand caved in on him at the site of a pipeline project in Maduravoyal. Adding to the horror of the incident, the body of the deceased, identified as V ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Stalin detained briefly, DMK leaders face the heat in land-grab cases Times of India CHENNAI: The standoff between the government and the opposition DMK on issues such as land grabbing and the uniform school syllabus took an unpleasant turn on Saturday with the police arresting the party's Salem strongman Veerapandi S Arumugam and some ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chennai gears up for world junior chess News Today PTI | Sat, 30 Jul, 2011,12:26 PM The stage is set for World Junior Chess Championship as a total of 127 players, including 19 Grand Masters from 44 countries will battle it out for top honours in the boys section and 69 from 33 nations will vie for the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Referendum on Lokpal Bill launched at IIT-Madras The Hindu India Against Corruption, Chennai chapter, will conduct a referendum over the next 10 days covering one lakh people to find out the pulse of the city on the Lokpal Bill. Launching the referendum at IIT-Madras, RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal told ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Land grabbing drama: Chaos erupts as police arrest DMK leaders in Tamil Nadu Daily News & Analysis By Kumar Chellappan | Place: Chennai | Agency: DNA Various cities in Tamil Nadu saw stand-offs between the DMK workers and police on Saturday following the arrests of party leaders on charges of land grabbing. Veerapandi Arumugam, the Salem satrap and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pankaj Advani pockets fifth national billiards crown Hindustan Times Pankaj Advani (PSPB) raced to his fifth title in the senior National billiards championship with a 5-1 drubbing of Balachandra Bhaskar of Karnataka who was playing in his maiden final, in Chennai on Saturday. After a sluggish start when he conceded the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| DMK leader Stalin detained, released indiablooms Chennai, July 30 (IBNS) Senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and party patriarch M Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin was on Saturday taken into custody by police and later released after a few hours, with the incident occurring on a day when two ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 2 DMK leaders arrested for land grab Hindustan Times Former minister and senior leader Veerapandi S Arumugam was arrested in Salem, 350 km from in Chennai, while he had gone there to mark his attendance as he was out on bail since July 27 in another land grabbing case, a police officer said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chennai Advocate - Corporate/commercial/M&A (10-15 years) Legally India Presently, we are looking to fill positions at our Chennai office with people who are driven to build interesting, productive and entrepreneurial careers as lawyers. Candidates must possess academic excellence, communication and inter-personal skills, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Corporation Council flays government, minister IBNLive.com CHENNAI: Sounding a bugle for an impending war of words between the Dravidian parties, the DMK-led Chennai Corporation Council on Friday condemned the AIADMK-led government and its Municipal Administration Minister in two special resolutions, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Chennai hosts rowing contest IBNLive.com CHENNAI: Bonhomie ruled the roost on the first day of the third edition of UNIFI Capital ASRA Regatta 2011, which saw participation of about 180 rowers from various schools in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India. With few races scheduled on the first day, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lukewarm response to DMKs strike call IBNLive.com CHENNAI: The DMK's call to boycott classes on Friday seeking immediate implementation of Samacheer Kalvi or Uniform System of Education (USE) evoked lukewarm response from students in the city.Though around 9000 students boycotted classes in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| No more lost baggage in trains IBNLive.com CHENNAI: An integrated security system to enhance surveillance in railway stations is coming up in seven major suburban railway stations in Chennai and neighbouring Tiruvallur. As part of the network, control rooms are being set up at Egmore and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Just how crazy can an advertising professional IBNLive.com CHENNAI: Whenever the Madras Book Club launches a book in the city, the hall is usually packed, owing to its enthused members. And last Wednesday, was exactly the case with the release of Indu Balachandran’s new book, Don’t Go Away We will be ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Are we heading into knee-deep trouble? Times of India CHENNAI: Monsoon days are fast approaching and Chennaiites are gearing up for flood days. The corporation, which failed to speed up drain works taken up under the Centre's flagship programme, JNNURM, is equally unsuccessful in wooing contractors to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cop poked u poke him back Times of India Having revived its Facebook account, the Chennai City Traffic Police is flooded with public response, some of it bordering on activism. People logging on to the social network pages of the police find the site is no longer a listening post of official ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Burglar on the run for 33 yrs lands in net Times of India CHENNAI: This burglar gave the city and suburban police the slip for nearly 33 years and wreaked havoc all over the state. Luck ran out for 54-year-old serial offender Kumar alias Gangadhar when he was picked up by the suburban police on suspicion. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Spell out action on illegal sand sale: HC Times of India CHENNAI: Madras high court has directed authorities to state what steps have been taken against persons responsible for the illegal sale of sand at high prices. A petition filed by the Aminjikarai Lorry Owners' Welfare Association sought to enforce a ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Indian Bank to decide on overseas bonds issue next week Business Standard PTI / Chennai July 29, 2011, 19:08 IST Indian Bank would decide next week on its plan to raise $one billion (about Rs 4500 crore) through the issue of overseas bonds for augmenting its business growth, a top bank official said today. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Railways to introduce high-speed corridors IBNLive.com "Survey work has started for these lines between Chennai-Bangalore, Chennai-Coimbatore and Coimbatore-Ernakulam," he told reporters at Thanjavur Railway station. Dedicated Freight Corridors would also be introduced in the Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Kolkata, ... See all stories on this topic » |
