| ||
| Thiruvananthapuram gets a 'Duronto' Express Buzz The Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram AC Duronto is one among the nine Durontos announced in the budget. This will run twice a week. The budget has also proposed a MEMU service connecting Kollam and Nagercoil. Giving a boost to the railway hopes of ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ||
| Didi's poll gift to city Times of India CHENNAI: The city's suburban network is poised for a big growth with the railway budget, presented by minister Mamata Bannerjee on Friday, talking about setting up a single integrated system to help people switch among suburban trains, Metro rail and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Congress-DMK talks deadlocked Times of India CHENNAI: The Congress-DMK seat negotiations continued to be deadlocked after talks resumed on Friday amid expectations that the alliance partners would finalise the numbers in the light of the main opposition AIADMK sealing a poll pact with actor ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ||
| Red tape derails trains to the north Times of India CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu may have got nine new trains but many expectations of long distance travellers remain unfulfilled. Bureaucratic red tape and revenue consideration often come in the way of introduction of long distance trains through different zones ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Thin flow on inauspicious day as DMK opens counter for ticket seekers Times of India CHENNAI: Day one of the eleven days allotted for DMK cadres to file applications for a nomination ticket was not nearly as bustling as expected. Only a little over 200 applications were filed in the morning by cadres from both Chennai as well as other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Infrastructural needs near Metro stAtions to be studied Times of India CHENNAI: Chennai Metro Rail Limited has initiated a study on the requirement of infrastructure around the yet-to-come rail stations for the benefit of commuters, CMRL managing director K Rajaraman said on Friday. At a seminar on 'sustainable urban ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| HC allows DMK event on college ground Times of India CHENNAI: Refusing to interfere with a DMK party function to be held in Sir Theagaraya College premises in North Chennai on February 26, the Madras high court on Friday cautioned that the organisers would be responsible for the safety and security of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 45 stray dogs killed and buried in Tambaram village Times of India CHENNAI: A large number of stray dogs were culled and buried at Perumbakkam village near Tambaram on Friday. Animal activists said around 45 dogs were suspected to be culled after being administered lethal injections and buried at Jaya Nagar in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Be a rockstar at work,' says celebrity-author Robin Sharma Times of India CHENNAI: The hall was full of successful people who had paid about Rs 2000 a head to hear celebrity leadership expert and author Robin Sharma speak. And among the first things the author of books such as The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' told them was, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Plea for SC cover for converted christians Times of India CHENNAI : Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to bring Scheduled Castes(SC) converted Christians in the list of SCs through parliamentary legislation, thereby meeting the requirements of Article 341(2) ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 7 cops among 20 hurt as police lathicharge protesters Times of India CHENNAI: Nearly 20 persons, including seven police personnel, were injured on Friday when the police resorted to a lathicharge against Tamil Nadu Government Employees Association (TNGEA) members marching towards the new Secretariat. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ||
| Mamata gives NCR commuters little relief Times of India The local rail networks in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai were the focus of the minister as she decided to let the trains in NCR chug along with the existing infrastructure and facilities, at least for one more year. In the budget, Mumbai got 47 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TR Baalu clarifies on trawlers Express Buzz CHENNAI: Senior DMK leader TR Baalu has claimed that he does not own any fishing trawler and the two trawlers owned by M/s Meenan Fisheries Limited, the company in which his two sons are directors, are "lying idle for nearly one year at Kasimedu ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| I-T department to monitor cash movement The Hindu CHENNAI: To curb attempts to bribe voters in the run-up to the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, income tax officials plan to keep a close watch on the movement of cash and possible gifts. Following a request from the Election Commission ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ||
| Rail budget gets thumbs down from TN parties Hindustan Times Railway minister Mamataa Banerjee on Friday announced three express and two duronto (non-stop) trains for Tamil Nadu and extended the length that some current trains cover, apart from nine new suburban services for the Chennai city train service. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vestas opens Chennai wind turbine testing facility EcoSeed Vestas opened a new research and development test center on Rajiv Gandhi Salai, in Chennai city, India, adjacent to the company's existing technology office. The new facility, apart from testing wind turbine components, is expected to generate green ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ||
| More local trains on track Express Buzz CHENNAI: The Southern Railway has announced the introduction of new suburban train services from Thursday. This comes after a report that appeared in these columns on Monday regarding the delay in introduction of Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) in the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ||
| Several new trains proposed in Rail Budget Times of India The Duronto trains are Allahabad-Mumbai AC (bi-weekly), Pune-Ahmedabad AC (tri-weekly), Sealdah-Puri non-AC (tri- weekly), Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam AC (tri-weekly), Madurai- Chennai AC (bi-weekly), Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram AC (bi- weekly), ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ||
| Tamil Nadu gets new trains, integrated suburban network Sify Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Introduction of new trains, beefing up of the suburban train services and setting up of integrated suburban train network are among the major announcements relating to Tamil Nadu in the new railway budget. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ladies' night at a Chennai pub Times of India The men couldn't help but turn a deep shade of green at this party. After all, the women were getting royal treatment — what with all the free drinks and goodies. But well, eat your hearts out guys! Girls just wanna have fun and loads of fun they did ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ||
| MARG ProperTies launches "MARG ProperTies Shoppe" at Chennai India Infoline.com MARG ProperTies, the residential arm of MARG Ltd has introduced a new concept in the industry by launching its "MARG ProperTies Shoppe" at Ashok Nagar, Chennai. The objective of launching this new initiative is to bring about a unique experience to ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ||
| 300 college students booked for clash with cops Express Buzz CHENNAI: The Kilpauk police on Thursday booked 300 students of the Pachaiyappa's College, who were allegedly involved in the violent clash with police a day earlier, under various charges, including non-bailable sections 353 and 506/2 of Indian Penal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Highlights of Railway Budget 2011 Times of India Integrated suburban network to be set up in Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad and other cities; suburban system of Hyderabad to be strengthened. * Mumbai suburban system's EMU coaches to be increased from nine to 12. * Pradhan Mantri Rail Vikas Yojna to be ... See all stories on this topic » |
