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Gang rivalry blamed for clashes

Presidency College in the city, which produced two Nobel laureates — Sir C.V. Raman and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, has now made news for the wrong reasons and students and faculty point to gang rival

City kids vow to boycott crackers

Several students in Chennai have said that they will not buy crackers this Deepavali and instead use the money to purchase clothes, sweets and gifts for the less privileged.

Students running volunta

Age does not wither the Kirk’s beauty

Originally established to serve Scottish soldiers stationed in erstwhile Madras about 200 years ago, the towering and magnificent edifice of the St. Andrew’s church is still a sight to behold.

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Country ‘wastes’ potential power sources

Barely 73 MW of power is being generated from waste material against a potential of 3000 MW annually in the country.

This is just about 2.4 per cent of the total potential, point out industry expert

PIL against K-plant nod quashed

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The Madras high court has dismissed a petition, which sought to declare as null and void, the clearance granted by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India L

Cops camp at Paramakudi

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Till September 11 last year, Imanuel Sekaran was just another dalit leader for the police top brass sitting in Chennai.

But after last year’s violence and resultant death of six men in police firing

Security drill before Prez visit

Just two days before President Pranab Mukherjee is to attend his first function in the city on Saturday, the Chennai police on Wednesday night conducted a security drill, where armed decoys were sent

Man held with Rs 7.8 lakh hawala cash

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A 49-year-old man from Mannadi in the city was arrested by police in suburban Tambaram on charges of carrying Rs 7.8 lakh hawala money to Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram on Wednesday night.

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2 students stabbed in Presidency scuffle

Tension prevailed at the Presidency College campus on Kamarajar Salai after two students suffered stab injuries in a clash over the college election and bus route rivalry on Thursday.

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Sri Lankan envoy pleads for talks

Even as the trade and business captains are increasingly worried over the fallout of the recent travel advisory issued by the Sri Lankan government telling its citizens to avoid visiting Tamil Nadu, S

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