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Times of India
April 16, 2018
CHENNAI: Water supply to parts of South Chennai will be disrupted on Wednesday and Thursday as the desalination plant in Nemmeli undergoes maintenance work. Areas like Adyar, Velachery, Besant Nagar, Sholinganallur, East Coast Road., Neelankarai, Kottivakkam, Perungudi, Palavakkam andÃâà...
Times of India
April 16, 2018
The Cauvery issue cannot be resolved through posts on social media,'' he said in Coimbatore on Sunday, playing down the GoBackModi hashtag which trended on Twitter when Modi visited Chennai. When questioned as to why he did not insist on forming Cauvery Management Board when he shared theÃâà...
Times of India
April 16, 2018
CHENNAI: He cleaned the camera's lens, blinked repeatedly, then rubbed his eyes — but whatever he did, it would not go; the green screen through which his mind seemed to be filtering his vision ... It became a serious concern when it started to affect his work as a Chennai-based wildlife shutterbug.
Business Standard
April 16, 2018
Anupama Shivaraman has been associated with FICCI FLO Chennai for last 10 years and earlier served as its Vice-Chairperson, a press release said. She had also served the trade body as member of National Governing Body, it added. (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and isÃâà...
Moneycontrol.com
April 16, 2018
23:58 Dhoni's IPL best is not enough as Punjab sneak to four run win. MS Dhoni was at the centre of a stunning batting display as Chennai's bid to overhaul Punjab's 197 fell short by four runs. Chennai needed a stiff 68 runs in the last four overs but Dhoni displayed his finishing skills once again, smashingÃâà...
Times of India
April 16, 2018
CHENNAI: More than 70,000 visitors thronged the five indigenous naval warships docked at Chennai port from Friday to Sunday when they were opened to the public as part of the DefExpo 2018. On Sunday alone, nearly 33,500 people braved the summer heat to visit the warships Kamorta, Sumitra,Ãâà...
Times of India
April 16, 2018
Passengers travelling to Chennai Airport on Monday and Tuesday will have to follow the new traffic route to reach the airport. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is carrying out a trial to open the central arm (which lies unused for years) of a vehicular bridge on the airport premises. This initiative will bringÃâà...
Times of India
April 16, 2018
Chennai boy, 10, dies after 25ft fall as bag snags in railing of mall escalator ... CHENNAI: A 10-year-old boy died on Saturday of severe head injuries sustained four days earlier, when his school bag snagged in the moving handrail of an escalator in Express Avenue mall on Tuesday evening, throwing himÃâà...
The Hindu
April 16, 2018
Chennai can boast of being in close proximity to quite a few landmark forts. Cycling to these heritage structures is a good way to have some fun and exercise while enriching your understanding of their glorious past. The weather is usually ideal for cycling between July and February — barring the heavyÃâà...
Times of India
April 15, 2018
CHENNAI: Passengers will now be able to use walkalators to access international and domestic terminals and the airport metro rail station as Airports Authority of India (AAI) commissioned the facilities on Saturday. Though the domestic section of walkalator was inaugurated by chief secretary GirijaÃâà...
Times of India
March 21, 2018
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is tying up with a corporate company to paint murals on metro station walls and viaducts that will reflect the history and culture of the city and the state. They will start with Vadapalani metro station, which is close to Kodambakkam that is the heart of the Tamil film industryÃâà...
Moneycontrol.com
March 21, 2018
An estimated 15 million sq ft of office space is expected to get absorbed in the next five years in Chennai creating a close to 2 lakh new white collar jobs in the city, says a report by JLL India. The Chennai residential market stands to take a leap in demand from end users on account of expected job creation to the tune of 2Ãâà...
The New Indian Express
March 21, 2018
CHENNAI: Ever since the 9-to-5 job became an exception and not the norm, there has been a debate about whether shops in the city should be allowed to operate round-the -clock to cater for a sub-society that has started sleeping and waking up at odd hours. On Monday, a public interest litigation petitionÃâà...
Business Standard
March 21, 2018
The CBI on Wednesday registered a case against Chennai-based jeweller Kanishk Gold Pvt Ltd (KGPL) for defrauding a consortium of 14 banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) to the tune of Rs 824.15 crore in the form of loans now been declared a non-performing asset (NPA). The agency alsoÃâà...
Firstpost
March 21, 2018
After a heady few years for Chennai in terms of weather and water, 2018 has some good news in store. Chennai city is said to have reached satisfactory levels of storage in its reservoirs, ranking the second best after the 2015 flooding. Close to 5 TMC of water has been recorded in Chembarambakkam'sÃâà...
The Hindu
March 21, 2018
In a few weeks, commuters in the city will have access to Metro Rail trains every five minutes when the Chennai Central Metro Rail station becomes operational. They can travel a distance of 25 km from Chennai Central to the airport in 45 minutes and the fare is likely to be ₹70. Officials of Chennai MetroÃâà...
Times of India
March 21, 2018
CHENNAI: Two policemen from Theni district attempted self-immolation in front of the Tamil Nadu police headquarters at Mylapore here on Wednesday evening to protest against what they called bias by their seniors. The policemen, identified as Raghu and Ganesh, came to the police headquarters inÃâà...
Times of India
March 20, 2018
The services of K Arul, registrar (special) at the Madras high court, and D Leelavathi, additional principal judge of family court in Chennai are being ended at the age of 58, without being extended up to 60 years. Whereas R Naraja, who is at present chief judicial magistrate of Tiruvannamalai, is just 50 andÃâà...
Times of India
March 20, 2018
The concept offers a crucial time benefit (truckers now wait around 15 hours outside the port gates), could reduce vehicular emission and improve road safety in the area, Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) chairman P Raveendran said. Container Corporation of India (Concor) has created a similar facility at itsÃâà...
JOC.com
March 20, 2018
Shippers and ocean carriers using India's Port of Chennai are expressing relief after truck owners — who had threatened an indefinite strike — withdrew their action plan, after staying off the road for only one day on Monday. The Chennai Trailer Owners Association had issued a strike notice to press forÃâà...
