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Tibet campaign gains momentum

Several Tibetan students in Chennai are actively in­volved in a signature campaign that began on July 6.

For the last four months, over 160 students associated with the Tibe­tan Stud­ents Association

Blood donations dip this monsoon

Chennai has always been the leader in voluntary blood donation. However, there is a trend that is noticeable in donor patterns, say officials of key blood banks in the city.

“Every monsoon, we see a

Two die as wall collapses in city

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Two construction labourers were killed when a portion of a wall of a 10-year-old building in R.K. Nagar collapsed on Saturday.

According to the police, one Jamal Mohammed, 56, a resident of Netaji Na

Festive rush too much for trains

Southern Railways has failed to meet the passenger demand this Diwali despite operating additional special trains.

The waiting lists in some late night trains connecting Chennai to other major towns

Students take new path

A large number of Indian students join engineering and management progr­ammes in US un­i­versities and colleges, but varsity administrators say that students from the country have started to lo­ok at

Settop box deadline extended to Nov. 19

The Madras high court on Friday extended till November 19 the deadline for the implementation of the digital access system (DAS) that mandates compulsory installation of settop boxes (STBs) in cable

Councillor comes in way of civic contracts

At a meeting nearly five months ago, chief minister J. Jayalalithaa warned err­a­nt councillors against corrupt practices and nexus with contractors.

With complaints regarding councillors assaulting

Court seeks info on caste violence

The Madras high court on Friday directed the state government to furnish the entire details of the caste violence that unfol­ded in Dharmapuri distr­ict on November 7 and action taken by the admi­n­is

PM’s adviser, Jaya hold infra talks

Prime Minister’s adviser T.K.A. Nair and director in the PMO, Pallavi Jain, met chief minister Jayal­a­lithaa at her office on Fr­iday and di­scussed infrastructure issues including the Che­n­nai-Bang

Chennai roads, special buses jam-packed

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The special fleet launched by the state transport corporation (STC) left Koya­m­bedu bus terminus fully crowded on Friday.

The STC has made arr­a­nge­m­ents with the CMDA to park special buses at i

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