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Festive rush too much for trains

Southern Railways has failed to meet the passenger demand this Diwali despite operating additional special trains.

The waiting lists in some late night trains connecting Chennai to other major towns

Students take new path

A large number of Indian students join engineering and management progr­ammes in US un­i­versities and colleges, but varsity administrators say that students from the country have started to lo­ok at

PM’s adviser, Jaya hold infra talks

Prime Minister’s adviser T.K.A. Nair and director in the PMO, Pallavi Jain, met chief minister Jayal­a­lithaa at her office on Fr­iday and di­scussed infrastructure issues including the Che­n­nai-Bang

Chennai roads, special buses jam-packed

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The special fleet launched by the state transport corporation (STC) left Koya­m­bedu bus terminus fully crowded on Friday.

The STC has made arr­a­nge­m­ents with the CMDA to park special buses at i

Red tape cut to help mom feed baby

Bureaucrats are often accused of tying themselves up in red tape. But, in this case, the state child welfare committee and the Royapuram police deserve kudos for allowing Kalaia­r­asi, the young mothe

Settop box deadline extended to Nov. 19

The Madras high court on Friday extended till November 19 the deadline for the implementation of the digital access system (DAS) that mandates compulsory installation of settop boxes (STBs) in cable

Councillor comes in way of civic contracts

At a meeting nearly five months ago, chief minister J. Jayalalithaa warned err­a­nt councillors against corrupt practices and nexus with contractors.

With complaints regarding councillors assaulting

Court seeks info on caste violence

The Madras high court on Friday directed the state government to furnish the entire details of the caste violence that unfol­ded in Dharmapuri distr­ict on November 7 and action taken by the admi­n­is

‘Tug’ of war over grounded ship fails

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The Directorate-General of Shipping and a Sin­gapore-based shipping firm Smit International only managed to face their worst drubbing on Thur­sday as shoddy planning marred their first joint attempt t

10% discount on crackers in state-run shops

State-owned cooperative stores will sell crackers worth Rs 5 crore this year. Over 300 varieties of crackers and 15 different gift boxes will be available in 14 outlets in the city.

Happy over last

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