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Waning wind season to hurt tn’s power scene

A waning wind season has had a drastic impact on power generation in Tamil Nadu, which depends on wind power from May to September.

TN is facing a serious power shortage with wind generation slippin

Court revokes DSP suspension

Holding that keeping an official under suspension for a long time and allowing him to draw his subsistence allowance or salary without extracting any work will be a loss to the public exchequer, the M

Minister calls to augment state revenues

Enthused over the increase in revenue collections during the second quarter of this fiscal, the state government has set a target to mop up tax revenue to the tune of Rs 51,332 crore during 2012 –13 f

Bowlers help North seize initiative

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North Zone have all but secured the Duleep Trophy semi-final berth after West Zone’s competent-looking batting line-up crumbled against Ishant Sharma’s accuracy and speed in their first innings on the

Monsoon fear haunts Chennai

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People of Perambur, the gateway to North Chennai, who have had to put up with bad roads since the last monsoon, which left them severely damaged, are now worried the coming northeast monsoon could wo

Kumaresan, football inseparable

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Very few sportspersons get louder applause and more satisfaction in work after retirement than during their playing days. Former Tamil Nadu and Indian Bank footballer J. Kumaresan belongs to the elite

Faults in 143 N-reactors in Europe: EU report

The European Union’s energy chief may have declared that the bloc’s 143 nuclear power stations are “satisfactory” but a report on the state of each of those nuclear reactors has pointed to hundreds of

Thousands join protest in sea at Kudankulam

Opposing the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), people belonging to various walks of life - fishermen, traders, activists, cadres of political parties - began a protest at the sea near the atomi

Ooty boy Pradeep on a high

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Football player M. Pradeep might be the hottest man in Ooty at the moment. In a major breakthrough, the 23-year-old has made it to India’s 31-player list for a friendly against Singapore on October 16

Poor infra bugs suburbs

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Medavakkam has witnessed a real-estate boom in recent years with residential apartment blocks and individual houses mushrooming in the locality.

However, residents of the fast-growing Chennai suburb

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