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Koodankulam: Jaya wants all 1,000 MW

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With the first reactor at Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tirunelveli set to be commissioned soon, CM J. Jayalalithaa has renewed her demand for allotting the entire 1,000 MW power to TN and sought Prime

Northeast exodus takes Chennai by surprise

The sudden exodus of panic-stricken North East people from Tamil Nadu has come as a surprise to the state which has a long standing reputation of being a haven of peace and home to non-natives.

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Ashok Leyland to roll out Neptune engine soon

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Hinduja Group's flagship company Ashok Leyland will roll out in 2012 its much-awaited completely electronically governed Neptune engine, globally benchmarked for lower operating costs.

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Laxman’s batting was full of aesthetic values

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VVS Laxman’s languid presence will not grace the Test batting crease again, which is a pity because modern cricket needs a counterpoint to sport that has become big business. In an era of instant grat

TN supports ban on tobacco products

PMK leader and former Union Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss is thrilled as the Jayalalithaa government has responded positively to his long-standing demand that gutka and other chewing tobacco pr

Battered roads, sewage overflow mar Tiruvottiyur

Tiruvottiyur, which was annexed to Madras in 1707 with great difficulty by Joseph Collet, the then governor of Madras Presidency, now lies neglected. Battered roads, sewage overflow, dfective streetli

Men better than women in designing floral carpets

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Men are far better than women in designing floral carpets. This was proved when a men’s team won not two, but consecutively for the last four years in the pookalam competition held as a part of Thiru

Coastal road widening project on

Bringing an end to a long standoff, the Chennai Port Trust and fishermen of Kasimedu reached an agreement on widening the 1.6-km road in the fishing harbour as part of the Ennore Manali Road Improveme

Chennaiites ready to pay for parking

A recent study by a private consultant on parking woes in the city has found that 90 per cent of the people were ready to pay for parking provided they were given a better place to park their vehicles

Plan to add coaches called off

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Gripped by rumours, people from the northeast continued to flee the city for the third consecutive day.
On Saturday, 150 people of the northeast arrived from the southern districts to board Howrah-bou

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