India to launch 16 new nuclear reactors
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) will launch 16 reactors at an outlay of Rs 2.3 trillion ($40 billion) during the 12th Plan period (2012-17), a top official of the atomic power operator said.
No dengue death in city: Civic body
Even as the state recorded alarming number of dengue related deaths in Tirunelveli and other southern districts, Chennai corporation on Thursday denied any dengue death in Chennai and maintained that
Counters run short of booking clerks
For bank cashier Amalraj (30) of Tambaram waiting in serpentine queues is as much a routine as dispensing cash to his customers daily.
For, he spends not less than half an hour at the ticket counter
Pay property tax at nationalised banks
Property tax payers in Chennai can now pay your taxes at eight nationalised banks.
Chennai corporation on Thursday signed MoUs with nationalised banks and the bankers will accept the property tax am
’50s SSLC batch loves reunion
It was a normal school girls’ reunion, but what made the difference was the ‘girls’ were 75 years of age and had travelled from far off places like New Delhi to Chennai to catch up with her schoolmat
Automakers seek hike in diesel prices
Auto companies have approached the government to consider hiking diesel prices to bring parity with petrol to offset the huge imbalance that has set in the car demand pattern. However, they have tak
Chennai corporation canteen closed
Concerned over poor quality control and unhealthy kitchen conditions, Chennai Mayor Saidai Duraisamy, has instructed the corporation authorities to close the canteen being operated inside the Ripon Bu
Four students top CBSE class 12 exams in state
Four students have topped the state with a score of 490 marks in CBSE Class 12 examinations, the results of which was declared Monday morning.
Sanjay Ganapathy of Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram, Kilpauk
DMK’s U-turn: Won’t create a crisis at Centre
After issuing a veiled threat to pull out of the Congress-led UPA-2 government at the Centre over the hike in petrol prices, DMK president M.
AIADMK holds demonstrations
The ruling AIADMK held demonstrations across Tamil Nadu protesting against the Centre for the 'unprecedented' hike in petrol price and also demanding its immediate rollback.
The nation-wide protest w