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Top cops to keep track of complaints

The police top brass plans to get feedback from people who visit the office of the commissioner of police in the city with their complaints to see if they get the help they are promised.

A non- pol

TFA Shield kept fans on feet

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The Aima-TFA Shield all-India knockout tournament which concluded at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai last weekend saw football lovers turn up in droves.

The organisers were caught completely unawares b

Delta farmers in dire straits

With Karnataka rejecting the Prime Minister’s directive to release 9,000 cusecs per second (0.75 tmc ft) of Cauvery water, Tamil Nadu is in a quandary on how to irrigate the Samba crop in the delta di

Corporation yet to tackle waste management issue

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The Chennai Corporation remains a sleeping giant with regard to solid waste management, even as more than two crore tonnes of waste is piled up at its major garbage dumping yards.

It all started in

Motilal Street is store’s dumpyard

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Residents of Motilal Street in T. Nagar, opposite bustling Ranganathan Street, have been complaining about dumping of debris/textile waste by a renowned textile store, located close to the street, for

House ready for diamond jubilee

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The historic Fort St George, where the Tamil Nadu Assembly is situated, will be witness to a rare event of the state Assembly celebrating its diamond jubilee on October 29.

A function to mark the occ

Schools reschedule practical classes to combat outages

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Educational institutions and their students are having a hard time due to the prolonged unscheduled power cuts the state is experiencing once again.

Schools and colleges that now need to depend mo

Ganesha immersion without glitches

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Except for an incident of stone pelting at police by members of a Hindu outfit and subsequent police lathi charge at Tondiarpet, it was another peaceful Vinayaka immersion day in the city on Sunday.

Want a driver’s licence? Travel at least 80 km

It may sound unreal but these villagers travel 80 kilometres just to get their driving licences.

Thousands of aspiring drivers and vehicle-owners from far-flung villages bordering Andhra Pradesh, str

Chennai suburbs seek better amenities

Despite the expansion of the corporation boundaries, many residential areas in Chennai’s southern suburbs still lack basic amenities.

Roads not re-laid for several years in Adambakkam, Medavakkam, N

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