Monday, October 7, 2013

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Soon, apply for passport from your phone - Times of India

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 03:29 PM PDT


Times of India

Soon, apply for passport from your phone
Times of India
CHENNAI: Soon there will be a smart way to apply for passports. The ministry of external affairs is in the final stages of launching an app that will allow people to apply and pay the fees for passports on their mobile phones. The new app will be an upgraded ...

3 terror suspects to be brought to Bangalore: DGP - Hindustan Times

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:51 PM PDT


3 terror suspects to be brought to Bangalore: DGP
Hindustan Times
The trio -- Bilal Malik, Panna Ismail and 'Police' Fakhruddin -- were already questioned by Karnataka Police in Chennai in connection with the April 17 bomb blast near the BJP's city office in Malleswaram that left 16 persons injured. Police had earlier arrested ...

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32 kg of gold bars seized - The Hindu

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT


The Hindu

32 kg of gold bars seized
The Hindu
According to DRI sources, following specific information that gold is being smuggled from Dubai to New Delhi via Chennai, they kept a vigil on the movement of passengers. On Monday, the officials intercepted two Sri Lankan nationals who arrived from Dubai.

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Court nod for Deepavali fair on Islands grounds - The Hindu

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT


Court nod for Deepavali fair on Islands grounds
The Hindu
This year, Chennai's Island Grounds will be a one-stop solution for all things Deepavali – fire crackers, food items and clothes. The Mega Deepavali Fair that will be open October 12 to November 3 will also have an amusement park and space for car parking.

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AAI employees stand firm against airport privatisation - The Hindu

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:46 PM PDT


AAI employees stand firm against airport privatisation
The Hindu
From black ribbons to black flags, employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) are continuing to offer stiff resistance to the privatisation of Chennai airport. On Monday, AAI officials from Delhi who visited the airport were welcomed with a black flag ...

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City dentists turn to laser technology - The Hindu

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:46 PM PDT


City dentists turn to laser technology
The Hindu
The mere thought of a visit to the dentist's induces terror in most people. Dental care experts in the city are now experimenting with pain-free, no-blood options that make root-canal treatment and filling of dental cavities bearable. A small group of dentists in the ...

Illegal sewers pollute waterways - The Hindu

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:39 PM PDT


Illegal sewers pollute waterways
The Hindu
As many as 1,323 illegal sewer connections that pollute waterways have been reported from the seven zones within the old city limits. This is roughly one per cent of the total number of such connections, which the Chennai Corporation expects to have on ...

Lorry overladen with cattle seized - The Hindu

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:35 PM PDT


The Hindu

Lorry overladen with cattle seized
The Hindu
Volunteers of People for Cattle in India (PFCI) seized 28 cattle, which were being transported to abattoirs in Kerala, near Tambaram on Monday. The cattle procured from Andhra Pradesh were being transported in a lorry. G. Arun of PFCI said after specific ...

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Series against India chance to be No.1, says Rixon - Zee News

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:10 PM PDT


Series against India chance to be No.1, says Rixon
Zee News
Australia captain George Bailey, who has played for Chennai Super Kings in the Champions League, said the exposure of quite a few squad members in the Champions League Twenty20 will be an advantage. "Yes, we do know a few players that certainly I ...

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Misbah the leading six-hitter - ESPNcricinfo.com

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:02 PM PDT


ESPNcricinfo.com

Misbah the leading six-hitter
ESPNcricinfo.com
34 - Runs Thisara Perera conceded off one over in the match against Chennai Super Kings, the most expensive over in the Champions League. Thisara's three overs went for 60 runs, the most expensive bowling figures of the series. MS Dhoni hit five sixes off ...

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Four Men Were Busted For Trying To Smuggle $1.4 Million Worth Of Gold Bars Via An Air India Lavatory

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:26 PM PDT

Four men have been arrested for stashing 32 kgs of gold biscuits in the lavatory of an Air India flight, according to the Press Trust of India.

Soon, visa on arrival for 40 more nations, senior tourists

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:51 PM PDT

India is set to roll out the red carpet for foreign tourists. The government on Monday cleared a slew of measures including extending visa on arrival to 40 countries.        

South stares at blackout as Telangana protests shut power plants

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT

Protesters in the Seemandhra region blocked highways and crippled movement of goods in the eastern-southern corridor across Odisha, West Bengal, TN and Karnataka.        

ATP World Tour Schedule

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT

Dec. 30-Jan. 6 Brisbane International, HO (Andy Murray)Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, HO (Richard Gasquet)Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Aircel Chennai Open, HO (Janko Tipsarevic)Jan. 7-12 Heineken Open, HO (David Ferrer)Jan. 7-12...

Court nod for Deepavali fair on Islands grounds

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT

This year, Chennai's Island Grounds will be a one-stop solution for all things Deepavali – fire crackers, food items and clothes. The Mega Deepavali Fair that will be open October 12 to November 3...

32 kg of gold bars seized

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT

Major seizure at Chennai airport after 2000

Rs.8,583-cr. World Bank funds likely for upgrading roads

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT

State government has also stepped up funding, says Highways Secretary

AAI employees stand firm against airport privatisation

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT

From black ribbons to black flags, employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) are continuing to offer stiff resistance to the privatisation of Chennai airport. On Monday, AAI offici...

City dentists turn to laser technology

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT

The mere thought of a visit to the dentist's induces terror in most people. Dental care experts in the city are now experimenting with pain-free, no-blood options that make root-canal tr...

Illegal sewers pollute waterways

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT

Thousands of such connections identified; offenders will be fined and their premises sealed