Alarm bells on silent mode
A day after the National Green Tribunal passed orders on Union ministries of telecom, environment and health, seeking details about the health hazards likely to be caused by cellphone towers and on th
Alarm bells on silent mode
A day after the National Green Tribunal passed orders on Union ministries of telecom, environment and health, seeking details about the health hazards likely to be caused by cellphone towers and on th
Waste problem piles up in city
In the last 12 years, Chennai has seen three popular mayors and one mayor in-charge belonging to the Dravidian majors. All the four, including DMK leader M.K. Stalin, his trusted confidant Ma.Subraman
Rs 366 cr for road works in Chennai
Chennai mega city project, a brainchild of chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, is gaining momentum and the city corporation has finalised projects that would be taken up for Rs 420 crore. The state govern
Anna Salai: Hub of tax evasion
Arterial Anna Salai, which serves as the nerve centre of Chennai, has the maximum number of high-value property tax evaders. Most of the large properties along the road figure in the city corporation’
SMS lands corrupt assessor in vigilance net
Here’s the power of a single SMS, especially if it lands in the right inbox. Irked by a bribe-mongering corporation staffer, an RTI activist shot off a text message complaint to chief secretary Debend
Park Town has memories of good living
Park Town, once a calm residential area and a prime part of the erstwhile ‘Nalla Madras’, is losing its charm as most of the residential plots are converted into commercial establishments.
With the
Bin shortage puts civic body in spot
The garbage piles continue to haunt the Chennai corporation and the latest headache to the civic body is acute shortage of bins to collect and translocate the solid waste.
Most of the wards in the c
Rich & famous turn property tax defaulters
Chennai corporation’s property tax defaulters list reads like the who’s who of the metropolis.
There are not just multi-millionaires, corporate hospitals and five-star hotels, even prestigious clubs
Chennai councillors play name game
While cases of dengue and cholera are being reported due to unhygienic conditions and garbage mounds in the city, elected representatives of the city corporation are busy playing petty politics.
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