CM condoles deaths in cracker unit fire; announces cash relief
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday condoled the deaths of persons in a fire mishap at Sivakasi and announced a cash relief of Rs two lakh each to next of kin of those killed.
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Express trains to Jaipur, Delhi rescheduled due to heavy rain
Southern Railway has rescheduled two Express trains from Chennai Central bound to New Delhi and Jaipur owing to heavy rains and breaches on Vijayawada-Kazipet section’s track.
According to an offici
Train waits as gatekeeper sleeps
An express train on the Egmore-Chengalpet route was halted midway for about 20 minutes after the gatekeeper reportedly dozed off without clearing the signal.
Several commuters were stranded at the le
1,000 vehicles to join STC fleet
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa will flag off 1000 new buses to significantly augment the fleet strength of the State Transport Corporation and improve the availability of seats for the travelling publ
Wall falls to civic body hammer
Residents of Ragamalika Apartments in Adyar are in a fix as the Chennai corporation has demolished the compound wall of their apartment claiming it to be an encroachment.
While the residents assert
Just 1 consumer at power meet
A public grievance meeting held by TANGEDCO at Valluvar Kottam seems to be a failure as only one consumer turned up for it. Many consumers were not aware of the meeting as the corporation failed to ad
Collectors get transfer orders
The state government on Monday effected a transfer of IAS officers.
The Kancheepuram district collector Hanish Chhabra was replaced with L. Sitherasenan, additional director of Agriculture. Mr Chabbr
Tanker runs over Plus-2 girl
A plus-two girl student on her way to school on a bicycle was fatally knocked down by a water tanker in Ayapakkam near Avadi on Monday morning.
Following the death of Periyanayaki, 17, under the wh
Polyandra was money spinner for Shahanaz
With more than half a dozen complaints lodged against the much-married woman Shahanaz Ismail, the city police are thinking of taking her into their custody for a detailed inquiry.
“Every complainant
MTC drivers go on strike over pairing
MTC’s recent decision to allow the same driver and conductor team to work together for more days, as against the system of changing the teams every day, has not gone down well with the bus crews.
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