NEWS AT A GLANCE
Fire destroys medicines worth Rs 5 crore in Chennai
A fire broke out at the manufacturing unit of a pharmaceutical company on the Vandalur-Kelambakkam road here on Thursday morning. Medicines worth Rs 5 crore were destroyed.
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 2:49:47 PM
Southern Railway to run Chennai�Tirunelveli special trains
Southern Railway will operate special trains between Chennai and Tirunelveli to clear extra rush of passengers.
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 1:03:44 PM
The cost of gold has reduced Rs.168 per sovereign
The cost of gold has reduced Rs.168 per sovereign on Friday morning (Oct 31, 2014).
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 12:26:25 PM
All Souls Day: Archbishop to bless graves on Nov.2
Archbishop Dr. George Antonysamy will be the chief celebrant at Holy Mass to be said at the Quibble Island Cemetery, R. A. Puram on November 2, which is observed as All Souls Day by the Catholic community.
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 11:41:31 AM
Shatabdi express train coaches re-allotted
The composition of train No.12243/12244 Coimbatore � Chennai Central � Coimbatore Shatabdi express trains will be revised with effect from November 1, as the train will have modern state-of-the art and higher seating capacity LHB coaches in place of the conventional AC chair cars.
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 11:35:00 AM
Chennaites get ready for rains this week end
The Met department is expecting monsoon activity to intensify in the coastal areas from Saturday. The persisting upper air cyclonic circulation over Sri Lanka and the adjoining Comorin area will bring rainfall to the southern parts of the State on Friday.
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 11:28:30 AM
IRCTC to set up food plazas at three MRTS stations
IRCTC will set up food plazas at three MRTS stations by March 2015.
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 11:24:08 AM
Elocution contest
The Tamil Chamber of Commerce and Chozha Naachiar Foundation will organise an elocution contest
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 11:19:14 AM
Kamal to clean lake on his birthday
As part of the �Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,� actor Kamal Haasan will lead volunteers of a social group `Narpani Iyakkam on his birthday on November 7 in cleaning up the Madambakkam lake on Tambaram-Velachery Main Road.
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 11:08:08 AM
Writing workshop from today
The PSBB Millennium School in Gergambakkam is hosting Katha, a two-day regional writers workshop
Posted On :31/Oct/2014 10:59:10 AM
