Saturday, November 16, 2013

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Challenger Takes Lead Over World Chess Champion

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 02:48 PM PST

Magnus Carlsen won his second straight game over Viswanathan Anand. He now leads 4 points to 2, with 6.5 points needed to clinch the title.

The Rising Star of the Year

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 02:16 PM PST

CARLSON Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, honored its top performing employees and hotels, in celebration of their extraordinary contributions and creation of bright spots for customers and guests.

Six killed in wall collapse

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 01:56 PM PST

Met office says city will receive more rain today

Causeway on Chembarambakkam course to be replaced with bridge

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:27 PM PST

Proposal for thehigh-level bridge over the surplus course meets long-standing demand of residents

Will speak for speeding up pending projects: Baalu

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:27 PM PST

Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways led team of MPs who met commuters in Tambaram on Saturday

Waves of protest over location of Tasmac shops

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:26 PM PST

As of September this financial year, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) has relocated 21 of its outlets from residential areas of Chennai and its neighbouring districts due to objecti...

Disabled-friendly footpaths on the anvil

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:26 PM PST

Facilities along Police Commissioner Road, Pantheon Road to be opened soon

150 dogs shot, buried in TN village

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PST

Close to 150 dogs were found buried at Thamaraipakkam village in Tiruvallur district on Saturday.        

Rs. 2 crore for tennis tournament

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:42 AM PST

Chief Minister has also sanctioned Rs. 2 crore for the tournament in 2014, 2015 and 2016

4 die in rain-related incidents

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:27 AM PST

Three electrocuted; 18-year-old grazing cattle comes under uprooted tree

Challenger Takes Lead Over World Chess Champion - New York Times

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 02:46 PM PST


Challenger Takes Lead Over World Chess Champion
New York Times
The match for the title began last weekend in Chennai, India, Mr. Anand's hometown. It is a best-of-12 series, with wins counting as one point and draws a half-point. On Saturday, Mr. Carlsen won his second straight game. He now leads 4 points to 2, with 6.5 ...

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Six killed in wall collapse - The Hindu

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 01:47 PM PST


The Hindu

Six killed in wall collapse
The Hindu
Six men, all construction workers, were killed and six others injured when a portion of a compound wall collapsed on a row of thatched huts following heavy rain on Saturday at Chinnapuliyur village near Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district. The victims were ...

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Heartbreak for Anand - Mumbai Mirror

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 01:26 PM PST


Heartbreak for Anand
Mumbai Mirror
Heartbreak for Anand. Magnus Carlsen looks delighted after beating Viswanathan Anand in the sixth game of the World Chess Championship in Chennai on Saturday. He leads the match 4-2. RELATED. R S Raghavan World champion loses again as ...

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Causeway on Chembarambakkam course to be replaced with bridge - The Hindu

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:22 PM PST


The Hindu

Causeway on Chembarambakkam course to be replaced with bridge
The Hindu
Residents of some areas near the Chembarambakkam reservoir — one of the water bodies that cater to the city's drinking water needs — face hardship in travelling whenever the lake's sluice gates are opened during rains. The long-pending demand for a ...

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Mysterious fever sweeps through Chennai, India - Big News Network.com

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:21 PM PST


Mysterious fever sweeps through Chennai, India
Big News Network.com
CHENNAI, India -- A mysterious fever that has popped up in Chennai, India, has left doctors puzzled as they try to figure out how to treat it. Doctors say tests for various infectious diseases come up negative for patients with the fever, so it has been difficult to ...

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6 labourers die as wall crashes amid rain in Ponneri - Times of India

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:20 PM PST


6 labourers die as wall crashes amid rain in Ponneri
Times of India
Six migrant labourers were killed when the compound wall of a plastic manufacturing company in Kavarapet, 55km from Chennai, came crashing on their tents. Police said the wall became weak in the rain and collapsed at 9.15pm. Tiruvallur superintendent of ...

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Trucks to cart away impounded autos in Chennai - Times of India

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:20 PM PST


Trucks to cart away impounded autos in Chennai
Times of India
CHENNAI: Desperate times call for desperate measures. With a considerable number of autorickshaw drivers in the city refusing to recalibrate the meters and follow the revised fares, officials of the state transport authority (STA) are planning to hire pick-up ...

Will speak for speeding up pending projects: Baalu - The Hindu

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:18 PM PST


Will speak for speeding up pending projects: Baalu
The Hindu
Safety for women commuters and additional services in the morning and evening rush hours were the main demands made during an interaction between commuters and a delegation of Members of Parliament (MPs) that visited Tambaram on Saturday ...

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Disabled-friendly footpaths on the anvil - The Hindu

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:15 PM PST


The Hindu

Disabled-friendly footpaths on the anvil
The Hindu
Chennai Corporation will soon inaugurate redesigned footpaths that are disabled-friendly along Police Commissioner Road and Pantheon Road, in Egmore. This is part of the civic body's efforts to make footpaths along at least 75 roads in the city ...

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Waves of protest over location of Tasmac shops - The Hindu

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:15 PM PST


Waves of protest over location of Tasmac shops
The Hindu
As of September this financial year, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) has relocated 21 of its outlets from residential areas of Chennai and its neighbouring districts due to objections from the public. Yet, protests continue across the city as ...

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