Suburbs to soon turn trade hub
The much-neglected suburbs of northern and western Chennai are likely to see a spurt in commercial activity with a new logistics park coming up at Sholavaram town, bordering Tiruvallur district.
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Stray dogs, speeding vehicles pose threat to deer in IIT-M
The lush green IIT-Madras campus has long been a sprawling habitat for spotted deer and black bucks. But they are no more safe here as stray dogs on campus are proving a huge threat to them.
Since Ja
50 colleges close down B.Sc courses
About 50 arts and science colleges affiliated to the University of Madras in the city and its suburbs have closed down courses such as B.Sc (microbiology), B.Sc (biochemistry), B.Sc (electronics) and
Water work to divert traffic
Vehicular movement, including MTC services, would be diverted at the junction of Manali Road and Patel Nagar Main Road on the western side and Tiruvottiyur High Road on the east with Chennai Metro Wat
Jayalalithaa praises role of banks
The state government plans to disburse social security pensions through banks to ensure hassle-free and leakage-proof delivery.
Welcoming the participation of banks in the crucial payment mechanism,
Restore rural infra fund interest rate to 6.5 %: CM
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has opposed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) enhancing the interest rate on rural infrastructure development fund (RIDF) to 8 per cent per annum, and urged Prime Minister Man
Animal husbandry schemes to get Rs50 cr
Animal husbandry minister T.K.M. Chinnaiyya announced a series of schemes for his department at an estimated Rs50 crore which includes Rs25 crore for developing infrastructure and veterinary facilitie
Bid to make bomb injures two
Police arrested two men who sustained injuries after a bomb they were trying to make went off accidentally in the room where they were staying on New Avadi Road in Kilpauk early on Friday morning.
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Chennai Super Kings-size clash
Two teams with different pasts will lock horns at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday.
While the resurgent Chennai Super Kings, after an indifferent start to the tournament, have done well t
Kudankulam plant fuelling may get nod soon
Atomic power reactor operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) hopes to get the regulatory nod to fuel the first unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant shortly, a top official said here