NEWS AT A GLANCE
‘104’ Helpline Service – Nearly 1000 Calls Per Day
The ‘104’ helpline service, commenced by TamilNadu government is getting nearly 1000 calls Per Day, declared by People Welfare department Minister Doctor C. Vijaya Baskar.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 12:58:00 PM
Gold Import Policy will Assess by Government – Anand Sharma
On Friday, the Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, said that the government will curtail the gold import in order to hit a balance among the demands.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 12:46:53 PM
Elaborate arrangements made in Sabarimala
Elaborate arrangements to facilitate a smooth ‘darshan’ for all devotees visiting the Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala during the Makaravilakku festival has been made by the Travancore Devaswom Board.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 12:07:01 PM
Free dhotis and saris for Pongal to be distributed from today
The government will start distributing free dhotis and saris to the poor in the State from today.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 11:56:35 AM
Mylapore Festival to be celebrated from January 9 to 12
The four-day Mylapore Festival which is to be celebrated from January 9 to 12, will have open kutcheris, kolam contests, street food stalls, heritage walks, chess competitions and arts and handicrafts exhibitions.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 11:52:43 AM
CBSE Exam Time Table for 2014 Declared
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the schedule for the examination of SSCE and HSCE to be held in 2014.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 11:45:03 AM
Intensive Cancer Care unit inaugurated at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital
Health minister C. Vijaya Baskar inaugurated a 15-bed Intensive Cancer Care unit which has been set up at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 11:42:19 AM
Chennai Corporation to replace expansion joints on flyovers
Chennai Corporation is set to replace strip seal expansion joints on two flyovers -- Dr RK Salai-Royapettah Rd junction flyover and Dr RK Salai-TTK Rd junction flyover.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 11:39:55 AM
Bus services from Tamil Nadu to Andhra Pradesh stopped due to Telangana Bandh
Bus services from Tamil Nadu to Andhra Pradesh were suspended due to bandh called by the Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers Association (APNGOs) against bifurcation of the State.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 11:34:05 AM
Raindropss to celebrate A.R.Rahmans birthday with Isai Thamizha Awards
Raindropss is all set to organize the grand celebration and Music Director A.R.Raihanah will be presiding over these celebrations held in appreciation of the ARRs birthday.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 11:22:01 AM
Anna University norms for revaluation
Candidates who wish to apply for revaluation should first apply for photocopy of his/her answer script by paying Rs. 300 per script on or before the last date for applying photocopy.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 11:13:00 AM
South Chennai will not get metro water on 4th and 5th January
Chennai Metro Water in a statement has mentioned that there will be no metro water supply in South Chennai due to maintenance work from 11 A M on 4th January to 11 P M on 5th January.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 11:05:47 AM
Indian Bank revised FCNR deposit rates
Indian Bank has revised interest rates on FCNR (B) term deposits with effect from January 1, 2014.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 10:27:21 AM
Indian Overseas Bank launched Connect Card
Indian Overseas Bank on Friday have launched ‘Connect Card’ a new ATM-cum-debit card in association with VISA that can be used for e-commerce across five lakh merchant outlets.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 10:19:33 AM
Petrol and Diesel prices hiked
Petrol price was on Friday hiked by 75 paise and diesel by 50 paise a litre as a rise in global oil rates and fall in the rupee value increased the cost of production.
Posted On :04/Jan/2014 9:57:09 AM
Charges to Acquire Money from ATM
Every bank has decided to collect charges from the customers at each time, when they acquire money from the ATM centers.
Posted On :03/Jan/2014 3:24:33 PM
Chennai – City water sources augmented by Mettur water?
The Public Works Department (PWD) has some good news for the drinking water starved Chennai public.
Posted On :03/Jan/2014 2:19:47 PM
Advancement in Electric Train Service – Separate Track
In order to progress the electric train, a separate track was getting build for long train, declared by the North Railway Chief Manager, Hemanth Kumar.
Posted On :03/Jan/2014 2:13:47 PM
Jet Airways to launch direct flights from Chennai to Abu Dhabi
Jet Airways will launch direct daily flights from Chennai to Abu Dhabi on January 16.
Posted On :03/Jan/2014 2:10:24 PM
Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to visit Coonoor
Coonoor is getting ready to receive the Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday.
Posted On :03/Jan/2014 1:04:52 PM
