Don’t dismantle meter gauge: HC
The Madras HC on Tuesday directed Southern Railway not to dismantle the exiting meter gauge track between Pattukottai and Thiruthuraipoondi.
A division bench of Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice T
Red sanders fished out of private lake
For the first time Chennai police have fished out red sanders logs hidden in a lake in Red Hills on Monday.
The logs, weighing around 3.5 tons, were to be smuggled out of India to south east asian c
Plea to desist from using force
Prominent citizens of Chennai on Tuesday have appealed to chief minister Jayalalithaa to desist from using force and strength to push the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant project down the throats of un
DVAC stall inspires visitors to take stand against corruption
More than 10,000 people who visited the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) stall at the 38th trade fair at Island Ground took an oath against corruption.
The stall for DVAC, the firs
Tension simmers in Koodankulam
Even as engineers and other workers drove in to resume work following the government’s green signal for the Koodankulam nuclear power project, the situation at Idinthakarai, which is less than 10 minu
P. Orr & Sons in row over heritage status
The state government on Tuesday informed the Madras high court that the portion of the P.Orr & Sons building that is to be demolished for the Chennai Metro Rail project is not a heritage structure.
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Security loopholes plague CPT
Operations resumed to full capacity at the containers terminals in Chennai Port Trust (CPT) after trailer drivers called off the strike on Monday evening, but the export-import industry is burdened wi
Cho’s satirical play back after 40 yrs
It is re-release time not just for films like Karnan or Kudiyiruntha Koil. Forty years after it was first staged, Cho Ramaswamy’s play, Endru Thaniyum Intha Suthanthira Thaagam, will be staged in the
Export of spices touches a new high
It literally spices up the cuisine and not a day passes by without using them. And the increase in consumption, compared to previous year, has brought cheers to growers and officials. For the first t
Metal detectors to check medicos at exam halls
Entering a medical college examination hall will be akin to visiting a high security prison with the new technology-busting regulations imposed to prevent TN medicos from cheating in their exams.
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