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Drains, sewer lines not ready to cope with rain

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The woes of Chennaiites are unlikely to end this northeast monsoon. Water stagnation and sewage overflows witnessed on some city roads after brief showers indicate that the drains and sewer lines are

Majority of school vans resume service

The majority of private van operators resumed operations on Wednesday after a one-day strike but a few operators stuck to their stand causing hardship to parents and students.

Parents in the suburbs

TN tabs on MGNREGA disbursals

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced the establishment of Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu to monitor the disbursal of wages to workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rura

Deshmukh still under observation; Maha CM visits ailing leader

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Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, admitted to a private hospital here for liver-related illness, remained under observation on Wednesday.

The condition of the 67-year-old D

School vans back on road today

Tension gripped parents of several thousand school students across the state when the vans operated by private operators did not turn up Tuesday morning to pick up their kids.

Concerned parents rush

Hat-trick of foul jumps

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In August 2004, Amritpal Singh who had just a few months ago broken T.C. Yohannan’s 30-year-old national record in long jump was omitted from the Indian team for the Athens Olympics citing poor form.

Rapid exit taxiway on fast track

In a bid to reduce congestion on the runway and help aircraft take off/land fast, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has begun building a rapid exit way from the airstrip for flights to move to the

Unhygenic conditions plague Maduvankarai

In the midst of Cholera outbreaks hogging the headlines, residents of Maduvankarai have to live in extremely unhygienic conditions thanks to overflowing sewers.

Not just residents, motorists too hav

Cholera scare back in Chennai

The death of a five-year-old boy from Korukkupet has created a fresh cholera scare in the city.

While the outbreak of Acute Diarrheal Disease had let up over the past week, three patients with sever

Chengalpet municipality faces wrath of public

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The Chengalpet municipality has earned the wrath of the people and elected public representatives following choked drains and poor amenities.

Advocate N. Selvaraj, a resident of the area, said that

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