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
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
VVS Laxman never got his due, says Srikkanth
V.V.S. Laxman was a rare cricketer in many ways.
Sincere, god fearing and humble, the Hyderabadi kept reminding the dressing room of true cricketing value at a time when fancy sunglasses, zinc cream
Fillip to small, micro industries
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has sanctioned funds and projects including establishing an entrepreneur training centre, as part of an initiative aimed at providing more impetus to small and micro ind
Revenue dept creates tax database to spot defaulters
Revenue officials of the Chennai corporation are working on a module wherein about 50,000 tax evaders will be pulled up and monitored.
After the recent merger, the city corporation is now compiling a
Gold traders fret over 30% dip in demand
Gold traders in Chennai are an upset lot with retail demand for jewellery diving to a record low. For the first time in the last two years, gold jewellery demand has dipped by over 30 per this quarter
Mother, girl die in suicide attempt
A young woman and her two children reportedly took poison in an attempt to commit suicide at their home in Kancheepuram district on Friday night.
The mother and her daughter died at a private hospit
Chennai to celebrate Eid on monday
Eid-ul-Fitr, culminating month-long Ramzan, will be celebrated on Monday as the new moon has not yet been sighted, according to Chief Qazi Salahudin Mohammed Ayub.
“The Id moon was not sighted today
Chennai girl Dipika to get arjuna award
On a day when she narrowly missed a spot in the final of the Australian Open, Dipika had something else to cheer about.
The 20-year-old’s name was selected by the Arjuna Award committee chaired by O
Laxman never got his due, says Srikkanth
V.V.S. Laxman was a rare cricketer in many ways. Sincere, God fearing and humble, the Hyderabadi kept reminding the dressing room of true cricketing value at a time when fancy sunglasses, zinc cream and louder music were on the ascendant. Laxman proved that no amount of drama was a match for performance in the middle.