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| One more DMK heavyweight in prison, MP arrested on land grab charges Times of India CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu police early Wednesday arrested DMK Lok Sabha MP and Tamil actor JK Ritheesh on charges of grabbing land. He was picked up from his residence in Mylapore in Chennai by police of the land grab cell in Kancheepuram district, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| For cleaner Chennai The Hindu The city has been witnessing ad-hoc and haphazard urban planning in the last few years, said G.Dattatri, former Chief Urban Planner of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) here on Tuesday. Speaking at a workshop on 'Namma Chennai ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tree planting, a disasterfor birds, environment IBNLive.com CHENNAI: "Let's plant more trees; let's save the environment" has been the buzzword for scores of city-based non profit organisations, the municipal corporation and other government departments. Ministers, Mayors, NGO leaders and cine actors planting ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Airport contract staff in the line of fire Times of India CHENNAI: About 23 contract employees at the Chennai airport have been suspended since January on various charges, including theft and helping smugglers. The list includes ground staff, security personnel, support staff and drivers of private airlines . ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Illegal buildings near airport razed for Metro Rail Times of India CHENNAI: Illegally constructed buildings at Pazhavanthangal on Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road were demolished on Tuesday by officials of the Kancheepuram district revenue department and Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) to acquire land for the ongoing Rs ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| States add to price of petrol with taxes Times of India CHENNAI: Fuel companies may have decided to knock a couple of rupees off prices to ease the burden on the common man, but states continue to charge high local taxes that push up prices further . Though state governments usually take a belligerent stand ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Illegal buildings: Panel mulls legal action Times of India CHENNAI: The Madras high court-appointed monitoring committee on unauthorized constructions will meet on Friday to discuss the possibilities of taking legal action against illegal buildings in the city. "Earlier, the committee had identified 154 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MBBS result fiasco puts colleges in a fix Times of India CHENNAI: The state medical university is revising the first year MBBS results for the second time to suit the Medical Council of India guidelines. As data analysis - which may take at least a couple of days - is likely to increase pass percentage from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| District forum's order on defective internet service set aside Times of India CHENNAI: A district consumer forum order on a complaint alleging deficiency of service by an internet service provider has been rendered invalid due to legal developments that followed. In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling in 2009, the State Consumer ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Domestic Violence Act being misused' Times of India CHENNAI: Most cases under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 are granted respite but the act can be easily manipulated to delay proceedings, said lawyers and activists at a consultation to discuss the act on Tuesday. "The act is meant to aid persons who ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Traffic cops forsee a jump in revenue Times of India CHENNAI: The new Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) is expected to bring in more revenue for the traffic police. They expect the collection from fines to go up five-fold from the current Rs 12 crore a year. Trafic police registered 4200 cases ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Builder threatens techie with pistol, arrested Times of India CHENNAI: A 35-year-old builder was arrested on Tuesday for threatening a man with his licensed pistol in MGR Nagar on Monday night . Police recovered from the accused , Rajesh Kannan (35) of Om Sakthi Nagar in Valasaravakkam , a 0.25 mm calibre ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chennaiites look to car pooling Times of India CHENNAI: The concept of car pooling , where office-goers travelling by car or motorcyclecan chooseto gowithcolleaguesor neighbours on the same route to limit the use of vehicles , is set to gain momentum here . Commute Easy , which successfully ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Child playing on road run over by school van Times of India CHENNAI: A one-and-halfyear-old child playing on a street was run over by a school van in Guduvanchery on Tuesday. Police said the van driver did not see the child and ran the vehicle over her. The police identified the child as S Divya, daughter of M ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Three arrested for burning woman alive Times of India CHENNAI: Three persons, including a woman, were arrested on Tuesday on charges of burning a woman alive at Kodungaiyur on Monday. The accused , police said, set woman afire after an altercation over the administration of a lorry transport business. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Flight makes emergency landing in Madurai Times of India MADURAI: A Trivandrum-bound Jet Airways flight from Chennai made an emergency landing at the Madurai airport on Tuesday evening due to a technical glitch. The passengers had a safe landing and were sent to Trivandrum by bus. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Two killed, six injured in road accident near Oragadam Times of India CHENNAI: Two persons were killed and six injured when a sand-laden truck hit a tractor near Oragadam on Old Mahabalipuram Road during the early hours of Tuesday . Around 3:45am, the truck travelling towards Oragadam lost control, hit the median and ... See all stories on this topic » |
