Rs4.8 cr for Marina facelift
The city corporation council on Wednesday gave its nod for regularising shops along the Marina beach and announced Rs4.8 crore for the beautification of the beach. Under the project, the civic body wo
Bridge work delay irks North Chennai residents
While South Chennai witnesses infrastructure development, the situation in congested North Chennai remains grim. The interior roads and bottlenecks continue to be neglected as is evident from the work
District to receive a power boost
The district will soon have a power boost with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) getting ready to complete the 220 KV transmission lines to Brahmapuram and Kalamassery by September and thereby
4,000 jobs to help clean up Chennai
In a major fillip to the city corporation facing acute shortage of staff, the state government is all set to give the concurrence to recruit 4,000 staff for filling the existing vacancies. Confidentia
Weak rains drain city corporation
It is a huge drain on a weak corporation exchequer with the rain gods not being benevolent to the state.
The cash-strapped civic body is finding it difficult to meet the additional expense it had to
Board to be set up for fast nod to energy, infra projects
In a major move to boost investor confidence, the government has decided to set up a high-powered board to ensure speedy 'one-time' clearances to projects in energy and infrastructure sectors and a
Generators to help clear sewage mess
Residents of areas vulnerable to frequent sewer overflow in the city can heave a sigh of relief soon. Chennai Metro Water would soon equip its pumping stations with generators to avoid frequent power
New domestic terminal opening by August
The new domestic terminal at Chennai airport will open by August-end, Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman V.P. Agrawal said here on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters after inspecting various fa
Rain, slush keep people indoors
Residents of Ullagaram, Puzhuthivakkam, St Thomas Mount and several parts of Madipakkam hesitate to even step out of their homes these days due to waterlogged roads.
The Puzhuthivakkam Main Road was
School kids slip, fall into slush
Two school children slipped and fell on the slushy Kannagi street in Madipakkam on Monday, exhibiting once again, the sorry condition of the city’s roads.
The bruised students had to return home as t