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VVIP route to be automated first

Work on the much-awaited integrated traffic management system for the city has begun. “The work has started on 12 junctions from Anna flyover to the War Memorial.

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Sandalwood gift to Nagore dargah

Reaching out to the Muslims, chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Sunday ordered providing 40 kg of sandalwood for free to the famous Nagore Dargah for the annual santhanakoodu festival (Urs).

The Nagor

Fresh launch for bus terminus

A senior citizen, R. Hamsa, who alighted at the Omni bus terminus in Koyambedu after nearly a 10 -hour journey rec­e­ntly, had to hire an autorickshaw to rush to the nearby K­o­y­­a­mbedu terminus (C

AI passengers protest onboard

Passengers of an Air India flight, bound for Tiruchy, staged a sit-in on board at the Chennai airport on Saturday afternoon after the officials refused to operate the aircraft to their destination.

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Min dumps Kolar decision

Denying any plans to dump the nuclear waste generated from the Kud­ankulam reactor, once it becomes operational, in the defunct gold mines at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka, minister of state in

Murder convict attacks cop

A criminal wanted in several cases was shot at by a police inspector for trying to flee after attacking the cop with a sickle in Ch­en­galpattu. Both have been ho­spitalised with grievous injuries.

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DMK leader Arumugam dead

Senior DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam died in Chennai on Friday after a brief illness.

Arumugam, 75, was admitted to a hospital two days ago. His condition turned cr

Dengue bite gets sharper

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With dengue cases going out of control in districts and the threat looming large in Chennai, the ci­v­ic body on Monday for­med committees, whi­ch in coordination with se­v­eral other departme­nts wil

Manual signal for better traffic flow

Next time you see the automatic traffic signal switched off during peak hours, do not panic. The city traffic police are experimenting with manual signaling at busy junctions for better flow of vehicl

Prototype of lift, escalator tested

Like tunnel boring, CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited) has now offered the much-needed fillip to mobility inside the 32 metro stations. Prototype of the lifts to be used in CMRL project was installed a

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