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In a first, Velachery will get ‘white topping’ concrete road

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The Chennai corporation has proposed to lay concrete on prominent city roads using a “white topping” technology which will extend the lifespan of these roads by up to two decades.

Problems of pothole

MTC fetches Rs 165 crore this summer

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The searing summer has been a cool ride for the city’s public transport provider MTC, which has had ticket earnings of more than Rs 165 crore in the last two months.

On May 31, the collections, for t

Sanitary inspectors check hotel kitchens

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Unhygienic restaurants may cause food-borne diseases and so regular inspections at kitchens of hotels and eateries should be conducted, said Dr Krishnaraj, deputy director of health services, who is a

Court heat on IAS officers

The Madras high court on Wednesday ordered notice to the state government on a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against IAS officers, a district revenue officer and a tah

CB-CID to probe student’s death

The state DGP has transferred to the CB-CID the investigation of the mysterious death of an engineering student who was found dead inside a toilet in a private engineering college near here.

Justice

Elderly woman robbed of Rs 6.40Lakh

Unidentified people broke into a farmhouse near Pallikaranai and allegedly tied up an elderly woman before robbing her of her valuables and cash worth Rs 6,40,000 early on Wednesday morning.
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Ilayangudi 2009 bypolls declared illegal

The Madras high court on Wednesday declared as ‘improper’ and ‘illegal’ the bypoll for the Ilayangudi Assembly constituency in 2009 and rapped the then state chief electoral officer and a few other el

English textbooks get an Indian makeover

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Now that summer vacations have been done and dusted, kids are back to school. However, they can rejoice, for their English textbooks have just had a makeover.

The English language curriculum across

Jaya demands removal of cartoon on anti-Hindi agitation

Criticising the cartoon on anti-Hindi agitation in NCERT textbook for ‘hurting’ the sentiments of Tamils, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday joined the chorus demanding its removal.

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Karthik, Prathiban top the charts

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As expected bat dominated ball in the recently concluded TNCA first division league with two batsmen breaching the 1000-run mark and many others crossing 500 runs for the season.

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