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Information panel order on court Pio stayed

The Madras high court on Tuesday stayed the order of the Tamil Nadu Information Commission (TNIC) directing the public information officer (PIO) of the high court to furnish information sought by two

Rains plague Velachery residents

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With less than a couple of months left for the monsoon, many areas in Velachery that come under Ward 177 are still unprepared to tackle the floods.

Storm water drain and road re-laying works are pro

Rare surgery sets right teen boy’s battered heart

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When doctors at MIOT hospitals saw the CT- scans of 14 year old Ratan's heart, they were taken aback.

It seemed as if the child’s heart had every conceivable complication -- there was a large hole

Call to maintain grid discipline

In the wake of the Northern, Eastern and North Eastern grids collapsing on Tuesday, resulting in power failure in 22 states including the capital New Delhi, southern states have been asked to reduce l

Anakaputhur weaver bags international recognition

C. Sekar, a weaver from Anakaputhur, has earned yet another international recognition for his work.

With the help of his friend an IIT alumnus Rajashekhar, Sekar came to know about B.I.D (Business I

Arasu TV to air Sun channels

In a sudden turn of events, state Arasu Cable TV corporation (ACTV) has signed a pact with media giant Sun TV to air all its channels across the state from Monday.

Since the inception of Arasu Cable

Kanchi weavers’ future not smooth as silk

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For 66-year-old T.S. Subramaniam of Kancheepuram weaving silk sarees is a matter of pride and prestige.

“We have original handloom weavers and our speciality is weaving twisted yarn. Silk sarees man

TN woos youngsters to folk arts

The mention of folk arts invariably conjures up the image of villages and rustic dance forms. And urban areas with fast expanding boundaries hardly bestow thoughts to this art glorifying our culture a

Woman techie fends off car driver’s sickle

A woman software professional thwarted a man’s attempt to rob her on Pallavaram–Thuraipakkam Radial Road on Tuesday afternoon.

The man had approached her in a car stating that he had been sent from h

Silent civic body earns ire over cholera deaths

From an era of easy access for the media, the Ripon Buildings (city civic headquarters) have now become an “out of bounds” zone for Chennai scribes thanks to Mr Managara Thanthai Saidai S. Duraisamy,

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