4 per cent dip in US travellers from Chennai
The number of persons applying for a visa for the US at the consulate in Chennai has come down by 4 per cent compared to the same period last year, said Nicholas Manring, chief of consular services at
TN to get 58 auto weather stations
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) will setup 58 automatic weather stations (AWS) and 75 automatic rain gauge (ARG) stations in Tamil Nadu.
The department had planned to set up 2,000 AWS acro
Jaya promises K-power in two months
CM J. Jayalalithaa told the TN Assembly Thursday Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was expected to start electricity generation in two months.
With the much-awaited commissioning of the plant,
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission hikes 37pc in power tariff
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) on Friday announced a 37 per cent hike in the power tariff, covering both domestic and industry sectors, a move that will fetch an additional Rs 7,
Private parking lots turn money spinners
Parking lots have turned out be a lucrative business on General Patters road and Pycrofts Road in Royapettah, ever since changes were made to the traffic flow on arterial Mount Road to facilitate metr
‘Shady’ journalism at Ripon’s
The mushrooming of small-time weeklies, monthlies and dailies after regime changes are not new to Tamil Nadu and there is nothing wrong in it.
However, a few of these magazines and journals, mostly
Relief for motorists at Perambur subway
Nearly after a decade, railway authorities have finally decided to put an end to the plight of two-wheeler riders and pedestrians crossing the Perambur railway underpass by initiating works to provide
India to set up panel to keep tab on air accidents
India has now joined an elite group of nations that have a dedicated bureau for investigations into air accidents and incidents involving aircraft in the country.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation
Buoy to measure weather data
In a first of its kind initiative, the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has installed a moored data buoy at Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in Andaman to measure weather and marine pa
Head injuries under scanner
When German national Reimund Dieter was brought to hospital on March 9, he was a grotesque sight.
His face was mangled pulp — every bone in his head was either crushed or broken and there was a gapi