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Garbage penalty receipts lack details

The authenticity of penalty receipts issued by Chennai corporation against those who dump debris and garbage on the city roads has come under the scanner.

A receipt copy available with this newspape

Mother caught throwing baby out of train

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Passengers of a train caught a 38-year-old woman on Tuesday trying to throw out her newborn girl wrapped in a plastic bag.

Summer forces people to harvest rainwater

The reluctance of the public to abide by the Rainwater Harvesting Act, despite many revised deadlines, has changed. A waterless summer and rainless July did what the BWSSB could not achieve with its c

Common fee to hit students

With the state government starting the process of fixing “common fees” for MBBS and BDS seats along the lines of engineering, MBA and MCA courses, the cost of medical education for merit quota stude

Rs 750cr allotted for urban development

The state government has allocated Rs 750 crore for taking up various developmental works in Tamil Nadu under the Integrated Urban Development Mission this year, chief minister J. Jayalalithaa informe

Yuvraj Singh likely to figure in World T20 squad

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Seasoned top-order batsman Yuvraj Singh is likely to be named in the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in September.

BWSSB to get 38 jetting machines

The BWSSB is procuring 38 new jetting machines in August and September to keep the underground drainage clean. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has sprung into action after the Karnataka

T-MPs told not to protest in House

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UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday publicly snubbed Telangana Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha for the first time. She told the MPs, who had tried to stall House proceedings, to protest outside

Rs 450 cr tourism projects take off

In a move aimed at improving infrastructure in a big way with generous funding by Asian Development Bank, the state government on Wednesday gave its nod for establishing a Project Management Unit here

Have to buy another medal for my sons, says Mary Kom

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Right from the day boxer M.C. Mary Kom set foot in London, the international media has been chasing her for interviews.

Talking to reporters has always been a difficult task for the mother of two, w

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