Mosquitoes problem? Call 1913 now.
If you think that mosquitoes are plaguing your area and the issue needs immediate attention, call 1913 – Chennai Corporation’s helpline number. With dengue affecting many people across the city …
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Security readiness drill on Marina
The shore of the Marina along the Nochikuppam and Srinivasapuram belt was the scene of a mock security-check operation called ‘Sagar Kavach’ on Wednesday morning. State and city police, Coast …
Read MoreMada streets at festival time; contrasts
Streets of contrast – is what the mada streets around Sri Kapali Temple are at this time of the year when the festival season is on. While North Mada Street …
Read MorePolice sweat it out to maintain order on busy North Mada Street, market for kolu dolls
North Mada Street is chaotic and maddening this weekend as shoppers descend here to shop for kolu dolls from hawkers who have set up stalls from one the Indian bank …
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Dividers erected near Sri Kapali Temple to restrict vehicles movement
Access to Ponnambala Vadyar Street, the street that links the mada streets to the eastern gate of Sri Kapali Temple has been curtailed for vehicles. A private NGO called Mylapore …
Read MoreBig rush at local RTO to get driving license
Close to 200 people crowded at the office of the Regional Transport Commissioner off St Mary’s Road to get original driving licenses on Friday. With the computer servers ‘dead’ for …
Read MoreSri Vinayaka processions; keep off San Thome High Road and its environs from 2 p.m. onwards today
Avoid San Thome High Road and its environs from 2 p.m. today. For, the second round of processions that transport the images of Sri Vinayaka to be immersed in the …
Read MoreNocchikuppam residents stage protest to get Corporation staff to clear wild vegetation on Marina
Residents of Nocchikuppam had to resort to an agitation to get the Chennai Corporation staff of the area to clear the vegetation on the sands of the Marina which they …
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MLA plans to spend funds allotted to him to create soak pits to draw in stagnant water during rains
Mylapore’s MLA R. Nataraj has made public a plan he has for this area which he must fund with the funds allotted to every MLA. To spend about one crore rupees …
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V. C. Garden Street residents stage road roko to highlight civic problems
Fed up with promises, meetings and petitions residents of the V C Garden Street zone in Mandaveli where streets have been dug up and left unattended for months on end …
Read MoreIndependence Day; traffic advisory for those who may use Marina beach road early
If you are travelling to the north side of the city along the Marina beach road on August 15 morning it is advisable to avoid this road and take the …
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V. C. Garden Street mess: contractor asked to clear street of mud but work has not begun yet
Civic agencies Metrowater and Chennai Corporation held a meeting with residents in the V C Garden Street area on Sunday to brief them on the ongoing pipe laying work in …
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