Monday, December 9, 2013

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Four years on, road overbridge in Chennai still unfinished - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:04 PM PST


The Hindu

Four years on, road overbridge in Chennai still unfinished
The Hindu
For the past four years, residents of Korukkupet have been anxiously waiting for the completion of a road overbridge (ROB) on Cochrane Basin Road . A ROB has been under construction on this road, primarily a freight movement corridor, to replace a level ...

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Four suburban rail services extended to Kancheepuram - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:04 PM PST


Four suburban rail services extended to Kancheepuram
The Hindu
The Southern railway has augmented its suburban train services to Kancheepuram by extending four EMU services on the Chennai Beach-Tambaram-Chengalpattu section. Flagging off the newly-extended service at Kancheepuram New Railway Station ...

Enforcement of seat belt rule begins in Chennai - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:01 PM PST


Enforcement of seat belt rule begins in Chennai
The Hindu
The Chennai traffic police began enforcing the seat belt rule in the city from Monday. A total of 331 cases were booked and a fine amount of Rs. 33,000 was collected from motorists. However, fines were initially imposed only on those who violated the rule on ...

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National Disaster Response Force team in city soon - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:59 PM PST


National Disaster Response Force team in city soon
The Hindu
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), a disaster management force under the Ministry of Home Affairs, is planning to have a team stationed in Chennai to respond to disasters in the city. It also has plans to set up a simulation centre that will provide ...

Soon, a farewell to Ambassadors at Chennai airport - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:58 PM PST


The Hindu

Soon, a farewell to Ambassadors at Chennai airport
The Hindu
For several decades now, black Ambassador cars have been synonymous with taxis at the Chennai Airport. However, now the cars that were once deemed reliable are making way for newer and more swanky sedans, specifically the Swift Dzire from Maruti ...

Bad roads, no water or toilets at TALCO estate - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:55 PM PST


The Hindu

Bad roads, no water or toilets at TALCO estate
The Hindu
"We have approached the Chennai Corporation to take up maintenance of the estate. The formalities are being worked out," an official said. Keywords: Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation, TALCO, infrastructure. Post Comment. More In: Chennai...

16-year-old run over by bus in Chennai - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:53 PM PST


16-year-old run over by bus in Chennai
The Hindu
A class XI student was run over by a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus when he attempted to disembark from the moving vehicle in Perambur on Monday morning. The victim, K. Karthik (16), was travelling on the footboard of the bus (7-G ...

Nokia to resolve tax row - Calcutta Telegraph

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:43 PM PST


Nokia to resolve tax row
Calcutta Telegraph
9: Finnish handset maker Nokia today said it had offered to pay about Rs 3,000 crore to the government to resolve the tax row so that its Chennai manufacturing plant could be de-frozen for sale to Microsoft Corporation. US-based software giant Microsoft had ...

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Chennai residents stage protest - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:43 PM PST


Chennai residents stage protest
The Hindu
Residents of Maduma Nagar in Sembium on Monday staged a protest demanding that authorities shift back their family cards to the fair price shop in their locality. Blocking traffic on Madhavaram High Road, they said that from last month, their cards had been ...

Nokia offers government Rs 2250 crore to save Microsoft deal; keep Chennai ... - Economic Times

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:35 PM PST


Economic Times

Nokia offers government Rs 2250 crore to save Microsoft deal; keep Chennai ...
Economic Times
The government has frozen the Chennai unit as a result of the tax issue and the lifting of the freeze will allow the company to transfer its India assets to Microsoft by the December 12 deadline. The Delhi High Court which had to hear the matter on Monday has ...

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Ripples of Aam Aadmi Party's stunning show felt across India

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:21 PM PST

Speaking to a cross-section across class, region, gender and age, one realises that the anti-graft party has touched a latent chord and sparked off the possibility of a new imagination in national politics.        

Four suburban rail services extended to Kancheepuram

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:08 PM PST

'Carrying capacity of EMUs to also be enhanced by 25%'

Enforcement of seat belt rule begins in Chennai

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:08 PM PST

The Chennai traffic police began enforcing the seat belt rule in the city from Monday. A total of 331 cases were booked and a fine amount of Rs. 33,000 was collected from motorists.However,...

National Disaster Response Force team in city soon

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:07 PM PST

A simulation centre to provide training will also be set up

Soon, a farewell to Ambassadors at Chennai airport

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:07 PM PST

For several decades now, black Ambassador cars have been synonymous with taxis at the Chennai Airport. However, now the cars that were once deemed reliable are making way for newer and more swanky...

Bad roads, no water or toilets at TALCO estate

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:07 PM PST

Industrial units at the Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation (TALCO) Leather Industrial Estate in Madhavaram, have a difficult time functioning, thanks to poor infrastructure – bad roads, no...

16-year-old run over by bus in Chennai

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:06 PM PST

Student travelling on footboard fell under back wheels of the bus and died on the spot

Four years on, road overbridge in Chennai still unfinished

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:06 PM PST

Delay has led to severe difficulties, say residents of Korukkupet; road in shambles

Chennai residents stage protest

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:51 PM PST

Residents of Maduma Nagar in Sembium on Monday staged a protest demanding that authorities shift back their family cards to the fair price shop in their locality. Blocking traffic on Madhavaram Hi...

Etihad starts to ramp up Indian connections

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:34 PM PST

Less than a month after clearing the final regulatory hurdle in its bid for a 24% stake in Jet Airways, Etihad has announced the first stage of a major expansion in its Indian operations. read more