Wednesday, July 31, 2013

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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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