Flats set to cost at least Rs 15,000 more
Planning to buy a house? Prepare to pay an additional Rs15,000-Rs 30,000. The state government has increased the infrastructure and basic amenities charge by 50 per cent, which builders may pass on to
Call to protect Meghamalai
The Meghamalai hills have been declared as wildlife sanctuary under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. But the requisite administrative machinery and men are not in place.
The forming of wildlife div
HC fines Intach Rs 5 lakh for vexatious plea
Holding that the rear portion of P. Orr & Sons was not a heritage building, Madras High Court dismissed Wednesday with a cost of Rs 5 lakh a petition by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heri
50 pc hike in basic amenities charge
In what will come as an extra burden on developers and homebuyers in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, the state government has increased the infrastructure and basic amenities charge by 50 per c
Court sets record straight, disallows dance at temple fest
Record dances, also known as cabarets, during temple festivals are a strict no-no, Madras High Court has ruled. Reason: They portray women in an indecent manner.
Justice K. Chandru recently dismissed
‘Revoke elevated project stop-work notice’
The secretary of the Union ministry for road transport and highways, A.K. Upadhyay, has urged chief secretary Debendranath Sarangi to revoke the water resource department’s (WRD) direction to the Nati
Wasn't sure of the wicket: Harbhajan
Relieved that his decision to bowl first had turned out to be correct in final analysis, Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh said that unpredictability of the pitch made it a difficult choice at th
Call for focus on moral studies
The Madras high court has directed the school education department to take a decision on a representation seeking introduction of moral studies as a separate subject in primary education and review th
Lovers from Andamans get married on ship
A couple from the Andaman Islands eloped and reached Chennai harbour by ship on Tuesday only to find the girl’s father waiting with police.
The businessman father of the girl who had eloped with the
Cops intensify hunt for Lalit Mod
Chennai city police on Tuesday said they have intensified the hunt for Lalit Modi, the former chairman of IPL, who had allegedly swindled Rs 468 crore while conducting first three seasons of IPL.
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