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Gold traders seek rollback of hike
Over three lakh jewellery merchants across the country are fighting tooth and nail with the Centre for rollback of the recent excise duty hike proposals which they fear “will kill the legal business”.
Will not allow Karnataka dam, thunders CM Jayalalithaa
Accusing Karnataka of trying to deny Tamil Nadu Cauvery water by building a reservoir at Mekedatu, chief minister J. Jayalalithaa said Friday her government would not allow the dam “under any circumst
Three kilo of gold seized at Chennai Airport
With finance minister Pranab Mukherjee refusing to roll back increase in gold import duty – it has been doubled to 4 per cent — lovers of the yellow metal and smugglers are resorting to innovative way
Jayalalithaa revokes Sasikala’s expulsion
Signalling a patch up with her estranged aide Sasikala who was expelled last year from the AIADMK, party supremo Jayalalithaa on Saturday revoked the action, accepting an explanation issued by her.
Jaya wants entire power from Koodankulam for TN
After giving green signal to the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday demanded that the entire 2000 MW power to be generated by its two units be given to the state in view of the "severe power shortage".
New tabs on building deviation
Concerned over the mushrooming illegal structures and buildings with violations in Chennai, the city corporation has embarked on a new module under which the failure by field-level engineers to curb
Deccan Chronicle fights against e-waste
As you are all aware, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has unveiled an ambitious Vision-2023 to elevate Tamil Nadu as numero uno State in the country by infusing investments amounting to Rs.15 lakh crore
Councillors hit tender process
Chennai corporation councillors are back in action affecting the tender process and demanding a kickback in contracts, alleged a group of contractors who lodged a complaint with the corporation commis
Taking loans, inability to afford healthcare reason for suicides: Union min
Taking loans from private moneylenders and inability to afford healthcare expenses are two major reasons behind suicides in rural areas of the country, Union Minister D. Purandeswari said on Saturday.
Consumers cry foul over tariff hike
The proposed hike in power tariff has not gone down well with either the domestic or industrial consumers, who are demanding an immediate rollback.
The low-tension domestic consumers such as househol
