Thursday, September 5, 2013

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2G case: Chennai CMM to examine Dayalu Ammal as CBI witness - Hindustan Times

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:59 PM PDT


2G case: Chennai CMM to examine Dayalu Ammal as CBI witness
Hindustan Times
A special CBI court on Thursday appointed Chennai's chief metropolitan magistrate (CMM) as commissioner to record the testimony of DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal as a prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum case. The order came ...

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339 unauthorised bunk shops removed: Corpn. - The Hindu

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:48 PM PDT


The Hindu

339 unauthorised bunk shops removed: Corpn.
The Hindu
The Chennai Corporation has so far removed 339 unauthorised bunk shops across the city. The civic body made this submission before the First Bench of the Madras High Court comprising acting Chief Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice M. Sathyanarayanan, ...

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Rejuvenate our tanks: study - The Hindu

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:46 PM PDT


The Hindu

Rejuvenate our tanks: study
The Hindu
If the thousands of water bodies around the city are rejuvenated, substantial sources could be tapped to meet the city's growing drinking water requirements. To determine the feasibility of this, the Madras Institute of Development Studies conducted a study on ...

A giant step towards preserving Pallikaranai marshland - The Hindu

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:41 PM PDT


A giant step towards preserving Pallikaranai marshland
The Hindu
The fate of the marsh area in the immediate vicinity of the dumping yard in Pallikaranai was for long shrouded in uncertainty. Campaigns by conservationists to get this area protected elicited little response. Activists were worried that the area would be ...

Residents up in arms over Kuthambakkam project - The Hindu

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:39 PM PDT


The Hindu

Residents up in arms over Kuthambakkam project
The Hindu
This frail man can barely get up from his bed. Visitors need to use a hand sanitizer so they don't give him an infection. He had a bypass operation last year, he explains, and since then, has had post-operative complications. Until 10 days ago, he was unable to ...

The Garbage wars - The Hindu

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:36 PM PDT


The Garbage wars
The Hindu
In recent times, key projects related to solid waste management have become subjects of controversy with residents either challenging local bodies or seeking quicker action over the facilities. Matters came to a head on August 14 when the National Green ...

BCCI report says Modi rigged IPL bids, wanted rebel league - The Island.lk (subscription)

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:31 PM PDT


BCCI report says Modi rigged IPL bids, wanted rebel league
The Island.lk (subscription)
According to sources, a 133-page report submitted by the committee was circulated among BCCI members on Tuesday. The report will come up for discussion at the BCCI's special general meeting in Chennai on September 25. Modi may be banned for life.

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Woman, daughter found murdered in Chennai - Times of India

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:23 PM PDT


Woman, daughter found murdered in Chennai
Times of India
CHENNAI: A woman and her daughter were found murdered at their home in Nagendran Street under Maduravoyal police station limits on Wednesday morning, police said. A Devi, 47, and her daughter A Pavithra, 22, were found murdered with their throats ...

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Modern aquatic quarantine centre expansion finished - FIS

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 12:49 PM PDT


Modern aquatic quarantine centre expansion finished
FIS
With the end of the final phase of the expansion of the Aquatic Quarantine Facility (AQF) in Chennai, the centre has a capacity for 237,600 broodstock a year. The state-of-the-art facility, commissioned in 2009, is one of its kind in the world and has received ...

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Chennai CMM to examine Dayalu - The Hindu

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 12:43 PM PDT


The Hindu

Chennai CMM to examine Dayalu
The Hindu
A special CBI court on Thursday appointed Chennai's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) as commissioner to record the testimony of DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal as a prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum case. The order came ...

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339 unauthorised bunk shops removed: Corpn.

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:13 PM PDT

The Chennai Corporation has so far removed 339 unauthorised bunk shops across the city. The civic body made this submission before the First Bench of the Madras High Court comprising acting...

Rejuvenate our tanks: study

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:13 PM PDT

'Existing water bodies, if improved, could easily meet city's growing needs'

C.V. Gopalakrishnan passes away

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:11 PM PDT

C.V. Gopalakrishnan, former Deputy Editor of The Hindu, passed away in Bangalore on Thursday at the age of 85. He worked with the daily for 39 years and retired from its Thiruvananth...

A giant step towards preserving Pallikaranai marshland

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:11 PM PDT

The fate of the marsh area in the immediate vicinity of the dumping yard in Pallikaranai was for long shrouded in uncertainty. Campaigns by conservationists to get this area protected elicited lit...

The Garbage wars

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:09 PM PDT

In recent times, key projects related to solid waste management have become subjects of controversy with residents either challenging local bodies or seeking quicker action over the facilities. Ma...

Students raise Hyderabad issue with Naidu

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:08 PM PDT

Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu faced probing questions from a couple of students of Chalapathi Institute of Technology, Mothadaka during a brief interaction with them here on Thursday...

More Calcutta News

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:48 PM PDT

Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) has signed a partnership agreement in education, training and research in healthcare with Healthcare UK. In a statement here Thursday, the British deputy high commission in Chennai said: "The scope of collaboration includes development of the JIPMER School of Public Health (JISPH) organisation of co-operative ...

Chennai CMM to examine Dayalu

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:22 PM PDT

A special CBI court on Thursday appointed Chennai's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) as commissioner to record the testimony of DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal as a prosecution wi...

India Inc, beware of Ides of September

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 12:45 PM PDT

With corporate India in the throes of economic slowdown with various agencies busy downgrading growth projections, tax planners across companies are assessing the impact of the slowdown on corporate profitability, which in turn could impact the first installment of advance tax payments that is due on September 15.

Banks offer luxury car loans below base rate

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 12:30 PM PDT

As the slugfest in the passenger vehicle market gets bloody, banks are now offering loans at below the RBI-mandated base rate.