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Puzhal prison to get bazaar, bakery

In a bid to take prison reforms forward and make prisoners renounce their criminal background by becoming socially enterprising, the state government on Thursday announced setting up of a bakery uni

Complaint filed against councillor

A man was allegedly assaulted by an AIADMK councillor in Velachery for refusing to execute a sale deed before the stipulated time.

According to the complainant, his sister Karpagam had agreed to sel

40 evening courts to clear backlog

The state government has proposed to establish 40 evening courts soon to clear the cases pending before the judicial magistrate courts, according to C. Ve. Shanmugam, minister for commercial taxes, re

HC orders status quo on Aadheenam property

The Madras high court on Thursday ordered maintenance of status quo in respect of protection of property of the Madurai Aadheenam mutt.

A division bench comprising Justices C.S. Karnan and K. Ravicha

Kollywood dreams make girl land in chennai

A 20-year-old girl hailing from Tirupur district who had come to Chennai with dreams of making it big in Tamil film industry was reunited with her parents by the police.

Police said Nandini, 20, of A

Partners thank DC for campaign

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“We sincerely thank Deccan Chronicle for the e-waste campaign launched in a first of its kind initiative at the Madras University on April 1.

The main aim of this initiative, which is to step up aw

Free summer camp to enlighten kids

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Though many summer camps for children are run almost like extra curricular activities in school and not many run for free, two service organisations seem to be an exception.

They have launched a fre

Stroke prevails among children

Even as stroke is perceived as an illness of the elderly, especially those with lifestyle diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular disorders, more children are now diagnosed with the condition.

But

Railway tourist packages big hit

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) has received never like before patronage for its special RTP (rail tourist packages) this summer.

According to senior IRCTC officials, nearly

State puts safety mechanism in place to avert mishaps

The Hindu religious and charitable endowments department has proposed to put in place a strict safety mechanism to avert mishaps during the conduct of car festivals at the temples in future.

“While r

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