Saturday, October 19, 2013

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Tonga, Victoria rides as 'tourist attraction' - Times of India

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:03 PM PDT


Tonga, Victoria rides as 'tourist attraction'
Times of India
Human-pulled tongas carrying passengers were first banned long ago in Chennai and just a couple of years ago in Kolkata. Tongas were banned in Old Delhi and recently the Victorias were banned in Mumbai to make way for modern and fast cars. "All the ...

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Chennai cab operator pays Rs 34 lakh for fancy BSNL landline number - Times of India

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT


Chennai cab operator pays Rs 34 lakh for fancy BSNL landline number
Times of India
CHENNAI: In the age of 3G, WiMAX and zero-cost mobile number portability, who wants a fancy BSNL landline number? Many, apparently. The first public auction of BSNL landline numbers in the city saw some nail-biting moments and the end of it, a cab ...

TN govt orders fresh probe into murders of BJP leaders - Times of India

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT


TN govt orders fresh probe into murders of BJP leaders
Times of India
CHENNAI: In what could turn out to be a relief for 10 people, who were allegedly wrongly implicated in the murders of BJP state medical wing secretary V Arvind Reddy of Vellore on October 23, 2012 and former BJP councillor P Murugan of Paramakudi on ...

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UAV to keep an eye on Thevar puja - Times of India

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT


UAV to keep an eye on Thevar puja
Times of India
CHENNAI: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be pressed into service for regulating traffic and maintaining law and order during the coming birth anniversary celebrations of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar at Paramakudi on October 30, which is ...

National art gallery in Egmore to get a Rs 11cr makeover - Times of India

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT


National art gallery in Egmore to get a Rs 11cr makeover
Times of India
CHENNAI: The National Art Gallery — the historic pink building at the government museum in Egmore — will soon present itself to the public in a restored avatar, more than a decade after it was shut down due to its deteriorating state. Armed with experts' ...

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Cancellation of trains for maintenance hits shoppers - Times of India

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT


Cancellation of trains for maintenance hits shoppers
Times of India
CHENNAI: The railways appears to have selected the wrong time of the year to spruce up tracks, repair overhead cables and other engineering work on the Beach-Tambaram route. Regulation of trains from 12.30pm to 3.30pm on weekends has hit hundreds ...

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Woman complains of theft, but CCTV shows nothing - Times of India

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT


Woman complains of theft, but CCTV shows nothing
Times of India
CHENNAI: A 52-year-old woman lodged a police complaint saying a bag containing 120 sovereigns of gold jewellery worth 35 lakh was snatched from her outside a bank in West Mambalam on Thursday. However, closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera ...

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H1N1 victim may have got infected in Salem - Times of India

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT


H1N1 victim may have got infected in Salem
Times of India
CHENNAI: It is that time of the year when doctors should begin testing patients with symptoms of H1N1 virus. This wasn't done in the case of Tiruvottiyur High Road resident K Kathirvel, which resulted in the first recorded death due to the virus in Chennai this ...

CMRL: trying to stay on track - The Hindu

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:35 PM PDT


The Hindu
CMRL: trying to stay on track
The Hindu
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials had earlier told The Hindu they were planning to carry out a trial run before the commissioning of corridor I from Koyambedu to St. Thomas Mount in mid 2014. With CMRL grappling with delays, they have been ...

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Chennai Metro Rail fares to be fixed next month - The Hindu

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:28 PM PDT


Chennai Metro Rail fares to be fixed next month
The Hindu
The fares for Chennai Metro Rail may be finalised sometime next month after final consultations with the State and Central governments. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) had suggested that the fares be in the Rs. 8-Rs. 23 range and subsequently, ...

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India arrests 35 from U.S. security firm AdvanFort's well-armed anti-piracy "mother ship"

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 03:05 PM PDT

NEW DELHI - Police in southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu arrested 35 people from an American-owned ship on Friday, a week after they were detained for entering Indian national waters without permission and carrying a huge cache of "illegal" arms and ammunition.

Cab operator pays Rs 34L for fancy landline number

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:42 PM PDT

In the age of 3G, WiMAX and zero-cost mobile number portability, who wants a fancy BSNL landline number? Many, apparently. The first public auction of BSNL landline numbers in the city saw some nail-biting moments and the end of it, a cab operator walked away with the number '20002000' after paying 33.93 lakh when the auction ended at 5pm on Thursday.        

CMRL: trying to stay on track

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:36 PM PDT

The collective efforts of thousands of labourers have seen the elevated Metro Rail tracks emerge between Koyambedu and St. Thomas Mount. However, with CMRL grappling with delays, there have been setbacks with the trial run and commissioning of the stretch

Chennai Metro Rail fares to be fixed next month

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:36 PM PDT

The fares for Chennai Metro Rail may be finalised sometime next month after final consultations with the State and Central governments. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) had suggested that...

Police yet to crack Chennai doctor's murder

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT

A month after attack on neurosurgeon, assailants not yet identified, no leads obtained from suspects

Chennai medicos live shabbily

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT

Most hostels of govt. medical colleges are cramped, lack basic amenities

Precise radiation therapy soon at Chennai GH

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT

In a boost to cancer care in the city, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (GH) will soon commission a Linear Accelerator for precise radiation therapy and set up a 15-bed special Intensi...

Engagements - Chennai, October 20

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT

Religion Bhagavatam: Damodara Deekshithar, 12,Sree Bharathi Flats, Postal Colony, 3rd St., West Mambalam, 6.30 p.m. Gita: Rukmini Ramamurthy, P.S. HSS.,...

Chennai heritage building gets Rs. 11 cr

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT

The State government on Saturday constituted an expert committee to preserve and restore the National Art Gallery in the museum complex at Egmore. The committee will play a key role in the...

Chargesheet filed against 14 in Malleswaram blast case

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:21 PM PDT

The city police on Saturday filed a chargesheet in the April 17 Malleswaram bomb blast case naming 14 people as the accused. Among the 14 accused are three — Panna Ismail, Bilal Malik and P...
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