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Paramedics spread awareness on ‘108’

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Paramedics at GVK EMRI emergency services are on a mission to create more awareness about the 108 ambulance services and save as many lives as they can.

A group of medicos gathered in front of the K

Garbage fails to keep migratory birds away

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Bird watchers and wildlife enthusiasts are excited about the recent sightings of Collared Pranticoles and flamingos at the Pallikaranai marsh despite less water this season.

Even as Pallikaranai has

Home reunites 165 kids with families

Health camps, birthday parties and Sunday cinemas are regular occurrences at the 57-year-old government home for boys in Royapuram.

Many orphaned and disadvantaged children are housed here with basi

OpIndia hacks govt servers

It has come to light that a group called “OpIndia” had hacked government servers and posted large files of complaints received online by the Tamil Nadu police and its responses on Anonymous India’s Fa

Lopsided matches disappoint fans

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There have been goals galore in the IOB-Syed Ahmed memorial all-India hockey tournament but the on-field action has been anything but absorbing.

Too many one-sided contests have taken the gloss off

Lankan Tamils perish in sea

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Over 600 Sri Lankan Tamils have perished in the Indian Ocean sailing from the south Indian coast in sea-unworthy boats for greener pastures in Australia and Canada, says S.C. Chandrahasan, who heads t

Builders to get nod in jiffy

As part of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority’s (CMDA’s) e-governance initiative, the planning body has decided to implement the software-based application scrutiny system (Appas) from Septemb

Ficci seeks state push for power

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Industry body Ficci on Monday sought a big push to power sector in the state government along with rapid computerization of processes across various government departments to help Tamil Nadu become th

Traffickers lure refugee camp inmates with package deals

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Human trafficking in Sri Lankan Tamils came to notice in India first with the arrival of Arumainayagam Soundarajan aka Rajan aka Italy Rajan, in Tamil Nadu in June 2009.

He had been sending asylum s

New ports threaten to eat into CPT’s share of trade

The Chennai Port Trust (CPT) is worried about the lack of growth in container handling, especially when nearby ports are wooing local traders. While Kattupalli port is on the verge of commissioning it

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