Tuesday, August 13, 2013

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All accused in stage collapse case acquitted

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:49 PM PDT

Nearly six years after a New Year party turned into a tragedy, when a wooden stage installed above a swimming pool in a city hotel collapsed, leading to the death of three young revellers, a magis...

Water district defers action on NRW

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:36 PM PDT

THE Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) management and the board of directors have agreed to defer all actions involving the Miya-Maynilad's proposal to address the water district's non-revenue water (NRW) and expansion project. This was declared by Baciwa general manager Juliana Carbon at a press conference on Tuesday saying that this decision is backed by a per curiam resolution passed by the ...

Chinese model for BRTS

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT

OMR is being considered for implementation of bus rapid transit system

Gutka-carrying lorry held

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT

3 tonnes of contraband may have been headed to A&N islands via Port

The Seeping poison

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT

Studies map the extent of groundwater pollution by leachate from dumping yards in Kodungaiyur and Perungudi

Hyundai recalls 239,000 Sonata, Azera models

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:02 PM PDT

Hyundai recalls 239,000 Sonata, Azera models

Fire in two naval ships

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 01:56 PM PDT

Fire in two naval ships

Watch out, hallmark logo on your gold jewellery could be spurious

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 01:55 PM PDT

The 22 carat gold ornaments available in the market may not be of the promised caratage. And, if you consider the hallmark logo affixed on the ornament as the ultimate proof of purity, you are mist...

US sues to block AMR-US Airways merger; stocks fall

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 01:54 PM PDT

US sues to block AMR-US Airways merger; stocks fall

VRS package being prepared for HPF staff

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 01:21 PM PDT

Any proposal other than one to revive the company unacceptable, say employees of the Public Sector Unit

Chennai Express slammed by critics, loved by audiences - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 03:08 PM PDT


Daily News & Analysis
Chennai Express slammed by critics, loved by audiences
Daily News & Analysis
However, Rohit Shetty seems to have bailed out Shah Rukh by giving him a makeover in Chennai Express, which also marks coming of age of Deepika, who has hit the bull's eye with her performance as a Tamil speaking girl. Chennai Express hit over 3,500 ...

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Film Review: Chennai Express - Film Journal

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:15 PM PDT


Film Review: Chennai Express
Film Journal
Chennai Express is also the latest Indian film to try to bridge the gap between culturally traditional South India—which has its own Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam-language cinema—and more worldly Mumbai, the seat of Bollywood. One early comic sequence ...

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Chinese model for BRTS - The Hindu

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:13 PM PDT


Chinese model for BRTS
The Hindu
The Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority are likely to adopt the model used in Guangzhou, China, for implementing a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the city. "Simple structures on the median in Guangzhou have been ...

Gutka-carrying lorry held - The Hindu

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:11 PM PDT


Gutka-carrying lorry held
The Hindu
Investigations revealed the consignment might have been heading to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where there is no ban in place, via Chennai port. Police personnel said that as part of security checks conducted before Independence Day celebrations, ...

The Seeping poison - The Hindu

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:09 PM PDT


The Seeping poison
The Hindu
It may be a paradox that the promise of clean air and fresh water encouraged people to move to Perungudi and Kodungaiyur decades ago. But groundwater here has been contaminated by leachate percolating from the garbage dump yards. Two studies ...

Baby Suffering from Spontaneous Human Combustion? - Descrier

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 01:45 PM PDT


Baby Suffering from Spontaneous Human Combustion?
Descrier
Reports from India are claiming that a 3-month-old baby boy in Chennai is suffering from "spontaneous human combustion", bursting into flames when he sweats. Rahul, from Tamil Nadu, was admitted to Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital for burns on ...

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Photos of the Day: Aug. 13 - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 01:24 PM PDT


Wall Street Journal (blog)
Photos of the Day: Aug. 13
Wall Street Journal (blog)
PASSED OUT: A policewoman helped her comrade who fainted during the full-dress rehearsal for India's Independence Day celebrations in Chennai, India, Tuesday. India commemorates its Independence Day on August 15. (Babu/Reuters). COMING ...

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Coal berths making way for container terminal at port - The Hindu

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:57 PM PDT


The Hindu
Coal berths making way for container terminal at port
The Hindu
It might be the end of the road for coal handling in Chennai Port, if the port management has its way. Chennai Port Trust will soon convert its existing coal handling berths in Jawahar Dock (East) into a container terminal. ChPT used to handle large quantities ...

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Live chat with SRK - Himalayan Times

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:55 PM PDT


Live chat with SRK
Himalayan Times
NEW DELHI: Fans of Shah Rukh Khan can chat with Bollywood superstar on Facebook on August 14 about his recent blockbuster movie Chennai Express. Khan and the director of Chennai Express, Rohit Shetty, will come live on Facebook at 9:00 pm on ...

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'Chennai Express' breaking records in US and India alike - India New England (subscription)

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:51 PM PDT


India New England (subscription)
'Chennai Express' breaking records in US and India alike
India New England (subscription)
According to reports, Chennai Express has been steamrolling the competition since pulling in a record $24.5 million during the film's opening weekend in India. Additionally, the film posted the best debut ever for a Bollywood film in the U.S. and also had one ...

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