Runway opening awaits DGCA nod
The much-awaited opening of the secondary runway at the city airport could materialise this month if the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gives clearance for the extended portion, the brid
Teen set to conquer 64 squares
Sai Krishna lost out on an opportunity to compete in the ongoing Chess Olympiad for the blind and visually impaired in the city as he finished 12th at the National 'A' chess championship for the visua
CPT shows peace flag to fishermen
With the fishermen community keen on recovery of land being taken away from them for expanding the 1.6 km road from the port gate as part of Ennore Manali Road Improvement Project, the Chennai Port T
Rapid exit taxiway on fast track
In a bid to reduce congestion on the runway and help aircraft take off/land fast, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has begun building a rapid exit way from the airstrip for flights to move to the
Several officials of AAI may get multiple promotions soon
Several assistant general managers and officers in the unified Airports Authority of India (AAI) may get multiple promotions as the recommendations given by a three-member committee constituted by the
IGCAR scouts for more local manufacturers
The successful handing over of a component to Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) by a city-based company is considered the first step towards achieving the target of producing one-fourth
Why Aug. 5 is important in history
Forty-seven years ago, on this day (August 5) the local Kashmiris spotted the infiltration of Pakistanis into India, when about 30,000 of them, dressed as locals, crossed the border and entered Indian
‘Sun’s castle’ dazzles Kovai
A visual treat awaited people of Coimbatore, Nilgiris and other parts of western Tamil Nadu up in the skies as a giant halo formed around the sun on Friday morning.
The beautiful celestial halo, col
Winning laurels remains his goal always
He may have been a forward on the hockey field, but it is to be seen whether the sport will take him forward in life. P. Damu, 21 from a slum in Sathyamurthi Nagar, in Vyasarpadi, has been working har
More 24/7 CFS counters to be opened
The customs department has come out with a plan to reduce congestion on port user roads.
The department has given in-principle approval to open round-the-clock counters in a few more container freig