Vendors offer safety, say pedestrians
For IT professional K. Selvi, 26, the Guindy subway is safe at night only because of the petty traders there. “I take the last train to my house in Kodambakkam. I find the petty traders in the subway
Vasan wants infrastructure boost to logistics
Massive investment to build better logistical infrastructure and additional capacity is the need of the hour, said Union shipping minister G.K. Vasan here on Tuesday.
Speaking at the inaugural funct
Mambalam needs pavements
Arya Gowda Road, which bifurcates the West Mambalam area, is in desperate need for pavements.
Residents here complain that even the school zones are not spared from encroachments and students are pron
Korattur bus terminus yet to get facelift
The Korattur bus terminus is in dire need of a facelift.
Hundreds of commuters are forced to wait under the scorching sun or take refuge in nearby shops owing to the absence of basic amenities such
Urbanisation the key villain
Rapid urbanisation adds fuel to the issue of solid waste management in Kerala, according to experts who attended the two day national seminar on municipal waste management - way forward for Kerala her
TN students seek better toilets, amenities in schools
All schools should have proper toilets and child-friendly classrooms. Lush playgrounds and spotless noon-meal centres are a must.
These were some of the suggestions put forth by a group of child rep
Officials blame land handover delay
Delay in handing over the land in the Kasimedu fishing harbour for widening the 1.6 km stretch from the zero gate to S.N. Chetty Street is hampering the progress of the Rs 600 crore Ennore Manali Road
Govt targets transport and power to revive economy
The government on Wednesday vowed to push ahead with major transport and power projects in the current financial year, buoying stocks in infrastructure companies with an attempt to inject some life in
Green signal for bullet train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad
Two ambitious rail projects - proposed elevated rail corridor in Mumbai and a bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai - got a boost on Wednesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh finalised the target
Corporation slips on JNNURM
The Kochi Corporation has failed to implement several projects envisaged under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Phase-I.
The local body will now have to either abandon or