Chennai Metro: Marina beach skyline is full of tall cranes
The skyline of the Marina opposite the Tamil Nadu Police headquarters is changing. And starkly. When you stand and look north from the light house end, all you now see …
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Monsoon: civic workers clear drains all over again in key areas
Chennai Corporation civic workers have been busy when the sun is out, clearing storm water drains on major arterial roads and streets, clearing the muck that may have accumulated over …
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Second councillor creates monsoon time useful contacts and shares with people
One more councillor has collated all the useful contacts needed during the monsoon and shared it on WhatsApp groups in her ward. Geetha Murali who represents Ward 171 has made …
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Civic body’s health units move into colonies to offer services during monsoon
Local units of Chennai Corporation’s health department have been a busy lot since the civic body raised its field actions after the monsoon broke out. Teams moved into areas which …
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Tribute: S. A. Govindaraju. Rare books collector, seller in R. A. Puram
R. A. Puram’s senior resident, S. A. Govindaraju, well known for being a collector and seller of choice old books, documents and clippings, passed away in late October, after a …
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Muted birthday celebrations at Kamal Haasan’s office
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan celebrates his birthday today, November 7 but the annual celebrations by his fans at the door of his office on Eldams Road, Alwarpet were very very muted. …
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Chennai Metro; new traffic diversions do not affect flow of cars, bikes
Traffic diversions on TTK Road and on C P Ramaswamy Road have, on Day One of a working week, not be unduly worrying motorists. The bottleneck though was seen this …
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Staff at restaurant in Foreshore Estate electrocuted
A kitchen staff at Palmshore restaurant died after he was electrocuted late Sunday. Police at Foreshore Estate station said that the young man died inside while washing vessels and investigation …
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Fans of M. S. Viswanathan enjoy his music and stories on his life at this book release event e
Fans of celebrated music director M S Viswanathan ( MSV) are a huge community and a keen one at that. Some 1000 plus of then were at Kumari Raja Muthiah …
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Alwarpet resident whose cycle was stolen says police are not too keen chasing such cases
Do local police bother much when a person comes by to report the theft of a cycle? Well, a resident of Gokul Towers , near Mookambika Complex in Alwarpet says …
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Chennai Metro: with two major traffic diversions effected, expect traffic crawls, jams in Alwarpet, Abiramapuram, R. A. Puram
When the full work week starts on Monday, November 7, what could be the situation in the Mandaveli – Abiramapuram – Alwarpet zone where two major roads have been marked …
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Chettinad Vidyashram school hosts Youth Parliament
This year, Chettinad Vidyashram school’s 10th Youth Parliament went off well. Conducted on October 28, the Youth Parliament is an innovative way to encourage students to study parliamentary practices. School …
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