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Water bodies at low ebb in Chennai

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Even as the water bodies in Kancheepuram district are reeling under deficit rainfall over the past few months, they are being further depleted with private water tankers in the southern suburbs taking

Residents upset over Chennai Metro Water

Poor planning and the callous attitude of Chennai Metro Water in executing a drinking water project for Madipakkam has upset locals.

Several houses in interior Madipakkam will not benefit from the p

Don’t burn garbage: Court

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The Madras high court on Friday directed the state government, Chennai corporation and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to immediately stop burning garbage at Pallikaranai yard.

The first b

Kannagi Nagar can’t save lives in an emergency

The absence of a well-equipped hospital in Kannagi Nagar led to the death of 22-year-old Gayathri — who was to be married in a week’s time — one of the passengers of the share auto that collided head-

Korattur bus terminus yet to get facelift

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The Korattur bus terminus is in dire need of a facelift.

Hundreds of commuters are forced to wait under the scorching sun or take refuge in nearby shops owing to the absence of basic amenities such

Pallikaranai fire dims visibility, hurts motorist

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A massive fire broke out at Pallikaranai dumpyard early Saturday morning, affecting vehicular traffic for several hours.

The billowing smoke engulfed the entire locality and the thick haze reduced v

‘Cinema hub’ left without footpath

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Kodambakkam, situated in the heart of the city is otherwise known as the hub of Tamil cinema, which attracts hundreds of cinema aspirants from nook and corner of the state.

Infact, several yester ye

Encroachments on Wall Tax Road leave pedestrians in lurch

Pavements on either side of Wall Tax Road have been encroached upon by hawkers and cycle-rickshaws, leaving no space for pedestrians.

Moreover, the subway on the stretch has failed to serve any purp

2 more from Tamil Nadu die in Nepal crash

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Two more Tamils — Udhayagiri Gopi, 60, and his wife G. Swarnalakshmi, 52, from Chennai — were among the 15 Indians killed in the plane crash at Pokhara, Nepal, on Monday, bringing to four the number o

Porur lake contaminated by garbage, sewage inflow

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Porur lake, one of the large water bodies in suburban Chennai, is muddied with garbage strewn along the bund and sewage being discharged into it through illicit connections.

Residents of areas near t

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