NEWS AT A GLANCE
Chennai Pink Marathon on 10th March
Chennai’s Pink Marathon has seen a horde of applications. The bi-annual event will kick off on 10th March to commemorate International Women’s Day this year.
Posted On :04/Mar/2013 11:37:39 AM
Gas connection cut off, residents protest
The confederation of oil companies have decided to subside LPG supply to those families living in the same house. Unaware of this initiative, residents in Perumbur protested outside the LPG outlet.
Posted On :04/Mar/2013 11:30:06 AM
Monorail bids to come up in March
The Tamil Nadu government will float bids for technical and financial aspects of the monorail in March 2013.
Posted On :04/Mar/2013 11:27:16 AM
Fire at Central Railway Station
A sudden fire, that broke out on Sunday, on the third-floor of the ten-storey building at the Central Railway station’s Moore Market Complex,
Posted On :04/Mar/2013 11:04:30 AM
India must vote against Lanka, says Karunanidhi
In the wake of the Centre’s hesitation to go against Sri Lanka in the UN, its UPA ally DMK once again urged it to go ahead and do so.
Posted On :04/Mar/2013 10:33:31 AM
Human-chain in support of sasi perumal near merina
About thousands of people from different walks of life, including some members of various political parties,
Posted On :04/Mar/2013 10:14:43 AM
Indian fishermen arrested by SL Navy
Closely following the attack on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, the former arrested 22 Indian fishermen off the coast of Kalpattiya in Sri Lanka’s north.
Posted On :04/Mar/2013 10:01:38 AM
Power Shutdown Areas In Chennai - Tuesday(05.03.2013)
Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on the following dates in the following areas between 9.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. for maintenance work. Supply will be resumed before 5.00 P.M. if the works are completed.
Posted On :04/Mar/2013 9:56:04 AM
Police admits Sasi Perumal GH ICU
Sasi Perumal who had been fasting for the last 33 days was forcibly taken to Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital on Sunday evening and was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit, as his health condition deteriorated and there is a fear that his kidney may be affected.
Posted On :04/Mar/2013 9:52:17 AM
Power Shutdown Areas in Chennai - Monday (04.03.2013)
Power Shutdown Areas in Chennai - Monday (04.03.2013)
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 3:32:49 PM
Salman Rushdie on Al-Qaeda’s most wanted list
Inspire’ magazine has published an article that has a list of the Al-Qaeda’s most-wanted people. Topping the list is Indian-born author Salman Rushdie. The article claims that the terrorist outfit wants to kill Mr. Rushdie for being a critic of Islam.
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 3:25:58 PM
Facebook, Fans, Flim artistes and Fake contacts
It is a well-known fact that a lot of bogus facebook accounts in the name of film actors and actresses have been doing the rounds and creating a lot of problems for them.
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 3:15:33 PM
Chennai hospital receives bomb threat
Following two bomb scare hoaxes in Vellore and Ambur, a private hospital in Chennai received a letter with a bomb threat on Friday.
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 3:06:44 PM
Adithya Raghavan wins French Squash Championship
Chennai boy Adithya Raghavan has won the Under-15 French Junior Open Boy’s Squash Championship. This is Adithya’s second win after he won the Iran Junior Open last year.
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 3:02:24 PM
Students caught indulging in malpractices during Board Exam
The first day of the Board exams went off with a hitch yesterday. Unfortunately, 6 students who were writing their Plus 2 papers were caught copying. There have been no reports about the action that will be taken against them.
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 2:57:45 PM
Woman lights her own pyre
The Pallavaram police have registered a case under Section 174 (unnatural death) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) have they found a charred body at the crematorium on Thursday.
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 2:53:46 PM
Jaya unhappy with fuel price hike
Following the rise in petrol prices by Rs. 1.40 per litre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said that the UPA was creating yet another crisis and untold miseries for the people.
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 2:51:19 PM
Girls and boys made to kneel down in station, HC notices issued
The Cuttack High Court has issued notices to the Odisha Government asking it to file replying within a week at a PIL that was filed by Civil Rights activist and advocate Prabir Kumar Das.
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 2:48:58 PM
ILS in Chennai airport runaways not functioning
The Airports Authority of India has issued `Notice to Airmen" following that the Instrument Landing System ( ILS) fixed on the two runways at the Chennai airport
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 11:30:35 AM
Kudankalam Development Fund provision allocated
Following the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s announcement that Rs. 500 crores
Posted On :02/Mar/2013 11:17:43 AM
