Chennaito get more rain this month
Just as in May, the month of June was warmer in the city this year. While Meenambakkam recorded two degrees Celsius more than the normal mean temperature, Nungambakkam registered 0.5 C higher mean tem
A voyage to promote sailing as a sport
The local sailing community is excited at the prospect of a couple of civilian sailors travelling to Chennai from Kochi in training ship INS Sudarshini.
The ship, built at the Goa shipyard and commi
Airlines say no to departure trials
Airline companies have decided not to undertake departure trial runs at the new domestic terminal at the city airport until all facilities are made available.
This has prompted the Airports Authorit
Srinath back with a bang
Chess ace N. Srinath is back in news. The Chennai lad, who stole the limelight by winning the world under-12 boys title in 2005, caught the attention of pundits when he bagged the International Master
Waiting time before take-off set to reduce
The waiting time inside an aircraft before take-off will soon come down thanks to proposed implementation of data link communication for pre-departure clearance of aircraft at the Chennai airport.
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Call to improve facilities at CPT ground
Residents of North Chennai have requested the Chennai Port Trust (CPT) to augment facilities at the Shri Babu Jagjivan Ram Sports Stadium, the only big ground at Tiruvottiyur.
The stadium located ne
A CPT Marina soon for pleasure boats
The city’s long wait to have a separate docking facility for pleasure boats might happen soon.
The Chennai port trust (CPT) is currently exploring possibilities of building a temporary marina, which
Runway repair works to commence soon
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will be refurbishing the runway at the city airport. “We have decided to carry out milling (rubber removal) for a minimum of six hours every day for 10 days from
AAI not likely to open new terminal by Sept.
With Airports Authority of India (AAI) waiting for security clearance from the civil aviation ministry to open new terminals in the city airport, sources said the new buildings might not be opened unt
Venus transit casts wide spell
Waking up groggily, little Sivasankaran went straight to his grandmother Shyamala, asking her to take him to Birla Planetarium. “He saw the Venus transit on television and immediately wanted me to bri