Waves Of Chennai: 07/01/2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

chennai news

Corporation seeks to reclaim 10-acre plot from school
Road project threatens Saidapet’s 76-year-old leprosy, skin clinic
State asked to act for Pulicat residents
Corporation teachers in fake certificate scam
Talwalkars Sells Punishment and Gets India In Shape
In search of a capital yet again
Come what may, we’ll kill Bill, say Seemandhra MPs
Government to dilute FDI retail norms
Ford eNews -- July 24, 2013
Srinivasan set to preside over working committee meeting
No point of competition with Chennai Express: Imran Khan - Daily News & Analysis
Corporation seeks to reclaim 10-acre plot from school - The Hindu
Road project threatens Saidapet's 76-year-old leprosy, skin clinic - The Hindu
Corporation teachers in fake certificate scam - The Hindu
Shah Rukh Khan to Perform at Australian Festival - India West
MNS threat looms over Shah Rukh Khan's new film - Daily Mail
Shahrukh Khan Deepika Padukone's 'Chennai Express': Maharashtra ... - Fashion & Style
Decks cleared for Srinivasan return as BCCI president - Hindustan Times
Conditions apply - Mumbai Mirror
Srinivasan defiant: 'I'm not an accused' - Indian Express

Corporation seeks to reclaim 10-acre plot from school

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:23 PM PDT

The plot, worth about Rs. 1,100 crore, was allegedly encroached on; land in revenue records is classified as 'government poromboke'

Road project threatens Saidapet’s 76-year-old leprosy, skin clinic

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:22 PM PDT

The 76-year-old Silver Jubilee Leprosy and Skin Clinic at Saidapet is facing threat of demolition with Chennai Corporation proposing to lay a road to reach the Saidapet market. If the propos...

State asked to act for Pulicat residents

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:22 PM PDT

Taking suo motu cognisance of a report in The Hindu highlighting the plight of residents of five fishing hamlets in the Pulicat area, the Madras High Court has granted time till August 19 for the...

Corporation teachers in fake certificate scam

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:22 PM PDT

Some teachers landed jobs with certificates from non-existent teacher training institutes

Talwalkars Sells Punishment and Gets India In Shape

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:51 PM PDT

When yours is the first name in Indian "gymming."

In search of a capital yet again

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:22 PM PDT

For Andhra and Rayalaseema, what next after Madras, Kurnool and Hyderabad?

Come what may, we’ll kill Bill, say Seemandhra MPs

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:22 PM PDT

Though Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is likely to formally announce the government decision to go ahead with the process of Telangana State creation on Thursday, Seemandhra Congress leaders, now here, have vowed to defeat the relevant Bill in Parliament.

Government to dilute FDI retail norms

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:52 PM PDT

Definition of investment in backend infrastructure and 30 per cent sourcing clause may be changed

Ford eNews -- July 24, 2013

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Still time to submit your app idea Today is the deadline for all makers, hackers and developers interested in helping drivers improve their fuel economy to enter Ford's Personalized Fuel-Efficiency App Challenge.

Srinivasan set to preside over working committee meeting

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:39 PM PDT

N Srinivasan is set to preside over the BCCI's working committee meeting, two months to the day he said he would step aside as board president for the duration of the probe into the IPL fixing mess

No point of competition with Chennai Express: Imran Khan - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:23 PM PDT

Daily News & Analysis

No point of competition with Chennai Express: Imran Khan
Daily News & Analysis
"They (Chennai Express team) are releasing a week apart, so I don't see any cause for stress. The fact is that nowadays films do a majority of their business on their first weekend (of release)," Imran told reporters here Tuesday at the cover launch of the ...

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Corporation seeks to reclaim 10-acre plot from school - The Hindu

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:21 PM PDT

Corporation seeks to reclaim 10-acre plot from school
The Hindu
The Chennai Corporation's attempt to retrieve a 10-acre plot of land on the banks of the Adyar received a shot in the arm after a recent order of the commissioner of land administration. The land, worth nearly Rs. 1,100 crore, was allegedly encroached upon by ...

Road project threatens Saidapet's 76-year-old leprosy, skin clinic - The Hindu

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:15 PM PDT

The Hindu

Road project threatens Saidapet's 76-year-old leprosy, skin clinic
The Hindu
The 76-year-old Silver Jubilee Leprosy and Skin Clinic at Saidapet is facing threat of demolition with Chennai Corporation proposing to lay a road to reach the Saidapet market. If the proposal materialises, it will affect several leprosy patients who depend on ...

Corporation teachers in fake certificate scam - The Hindu

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:09 PM PDT

Corporation teachers in fake certificate scam
The Hindu
A secondary grade teacher who works at a Chennai School said certificates are periodically verified, especially at the time of promotions. Her certificates, she said, were verified a week ago. "Teachers without requisite training cannot handle primary classes.

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Shah Rukh Khan to Perform at Australian Festival - India West

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:06 PM PDT

India West

Shah Rukh Khan to Perform at Australian Festival
India West
Shah Rukh Khan is seen with co-star Deepika Padukone on the sets of television show "Madhubala" to promote their forthcoming film "Chennai Express" in Mumbai July 29. (Manav Manglani photo). MELBOURNE,Australia. New South Wales is all set to rock ...

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MNS threat looms over Shah Rukh Khan's new film - Daily Mail

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:28 PM PDT

MNS threat looms over Shah Rukh Khan's new film
Daily Mail
... within the next 24 hours that they would not stop screening Dunyadari in their theatres. "If the producers of Chennai Express dislodge any of the running or forthcoming Marathi movies, we will not tolerate it and deal with it in MNS style," Khopkar said.

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Shahrukh Khan Deepika Padukone's 'Chennai Express': Maharashtra ... - Fashion & Style

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:26 PM PDT

Fashion & Style

Shahrukh Khan Deepika Padukone's 'Chennai Express': Maharashtra ...
Fashion & Style
Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone have out and about promoting their new film, Chennai Express. After their press release in London, it has been said that the film is expected to get the biggest release for any Indian Bollywood film industry in the UK.

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Decks cleared for Srinivasan return as BCCI president - Hindustan Times

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:24 PM PDT

Decks cleared for Srinivasan return as BCCI president
Hindustan Times
Times has learnt that Srinivasan has already assumed the responsibilities of the president of BCCI from which he had stepped aside after his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings official, Gurunath Meiyappan, was arrested by the Mumbai police for alleged ...

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Conditions apply - Mumbai Mirror

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:23 PM PDT

Conditions apply
Mumbai Mirror
While the satellite rights of SRK-starrer Chennai Express have gone for Rs 48 crore, the producers stand to benefit even further if their movie makes more than Rs 100 crore at the box-office. Seems there's a lot riding on whether a film makes it to the Rs 100 ...

Srinivasan defiant: 'I'm not an accused' - Indian Express

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:48 PM PDT

Srinivasan defiant: 'I'm not an accused'
Indian Express
Srinivasan's return had become imminent after the internal probe had given a clean chit to Chennai Super Kings official and Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra. This was before a division bench of the ...

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

chennai news

Otteri residents protest contaminated water
47-year-old man suffocates to death in temple sump
DMK ward secretary hacked to death by 8-member gang
One SMS, and lecture was called off
Smith sits out training, Warner may take his place
IDFC sees gross NPAs rising to 1-1.5% over next 1-2 yrs
Court asks BCCI to re-investigate spot-fixing
Sreesanth, 38 others charged over IPL fixing
Letters reveal panel appointment process flawed
WikiLeaks source Manning guilty of espionage but not 'aiding enemy'
Drunken driving cases pour in - The Hindu
City shopping hubs are tinderboxes - The Hindu
City dance team on a dream run - The Hindu
Otteri residents protest contaminated water - The Hindu
47-year-old man suffocates to death in temple sump - The Hindu
T20 spot-fixing scam: Cops relying on phone intercepts to nail Meiyappan - Hindustan Times
T20 spot-fixing scam: Mumbai police gets ready to tighten noose - Hindustan Times
T20 spot-fixing scam: BCCI probe panel under scrutiny ever since it was ... - Hindustan Times
DMK ward secretary hacked to death by 8-member gang - The Hindu
IPL spot-fixing: BCCI in embarrassing situation, says Jagmohan Dalmiya on ... - Daily News & Analysis

Otteri residents protest contaminated water

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:53 PM PDT

Traffic on Konnur High Road was disrupted for nearly half an hour on Tuesday morning as residents of Otteri staged a road roko, protesting contamination of drinking water.Residents of sever...

47-year-old man suffocates to death in temple sump

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:53 PM PDT

A 47-year-old man suffocated to death after he inhaled toxic fumes while cleaning a six-feet-deep sump inside the Anagalaamman temple in Choolai on Tuesday. The victim is said to have been...

DMK ward secretary hacked to death by 8-member gang

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:52 PM PDT

Suspects, now held, are residents of the same neighbourhood as victim

One SMS, and lecture was called off

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:38 PM PDT

Dr. Amina Wadud's programme at Madras Univ was cancelled based on vague threats

Smith sits out training, Warner may take his place

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:19 PM PDT

Australia has little doubt England is again looking to exploit its weakness against spin.

IDFC sees gross NPAs rising to 1-1.5% over next 1-2 yrs

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Chennai: Indian infrastructure finance company IDFC Ltd expects its gross non-performing assets to increase to 1-1.5% of its advances over the next one to two years from 0.32% as on June 30, Executive ...

Court asks BCCI to re-investigate spot-fixing

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:10 PM PDT

An Indian court said the spot-fixing allegations from this year's Indian Premier League should be reinvestigated after declaring that a panel set up by the Board of Control for Cricket in India was "illegal and unconstitutional." The panel had cleared two teams and its officials of the charges.

Sreesanth, 38 others charged over IPL fixing

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:41 AM PDT

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and 38 others were charged Tuesday over a spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League that has rocked the sport, a prosecutor said.

Letters reveal panel appointment process flawed

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:39 AM PDT

Letters written by two senior former BCCI officials have revealed that the appointment of the two-man inquiry commission followed a flawed process

WikiLeaks source Manning guilty of espionage but not 'aiding enemy'

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Fort Meade, July 31 -- A US military court on Tuesday found Bradley Manning, the intelligence officer who leaked 700,000 classified documents, not guilty of aiding the enemy.But he was found guilty on multiple counts of theft and for violating the Espionage Act, which could together get him 100 years, according to legal experts and WikiLeaks.Sentencing arguments will begin on Wednesday.Manning ...

Drunken driving cases pour in - The Hindu

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:59 PM PDT

Drunken driving cases pour in
The Hindu
Six months after the police began to clamp down on those driving cars after consuming alcohol, a raft of cases has been booked. "From the beginning of this year till July 15, a total of 32,000 drunken driving cases have been booked. In the last two months, ...

City shopping hubs are tinderboxes - The Hindu

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:56 PM PDT

The Hindu

City shopping hubs are tinderboxes
The Hindu
The three shopping districts in the city accounted for over 100 fire emergency calls in 2012. According to statistics obtained from the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS), the T. Nagar fire station reported around 200 calls of which 44 were ...

City dance team on a dream run - The Hindu

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:52 PM PDT

City dance team on a dream run
The Hindu
Loyola Dream Team, a college dance troupe from the city, is preparing for the summit clash of India's Dancing Superstar, a national reality talent hunt. In their final performance on August 3, the team will battle four finalists for the IDS trophy and a cash prize of ...

Otteri residents protest contaminated water - The Hindu

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:50 PM PDT

The Hindu

Otteri residents protest contaminated water
The Hindu
M. Kumari, a resident of Otteri, said many residents like her depended on water supplied by Chennai Metrowater. The residents draw water from the hand pumps in the area. Of late, according to residents, the water supply had also become erratic. "We have to ...

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47-year-old man suffocates to death in temple sump - The Hindu