News at a Glance
Vitamin D deficiency growing concern among city women
According to a study by Soundarapandian Bone and Joint Hospital, 90% of women between the ages of 20 and 60 who came to the hospital were suffering from Vitamin D deficiency.
Posted On :18/May/2013 3:39:29 PM
Eat well, reduce chance of sunburn
It is common knowledge that the first step to skin care is to have a healthy balanced diet.
Posted On :18/May/2013 3:33:25 PM
New BP testing apparatus in GH
The Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital tested a new apparatus SphygmoCor to test blood pressure on Friday.
Posted On :18/May/2013 3:20:01 PM
Panasonic to compete with Samsung and Apple
Panasonic will launch 9 smart phones in a quarter in India.
Posted On :18/May/2013 3:15:18 PM
No multiple gas connections from June 1st
Consumers who have multiple LPG connections and have not submitted the KYC (Know Your Customer) forms will not receive cylinders from June 1st.
Posted On :18/May/2013 3:10:01 PM
Free blood pressure check up camp
To commemorate World Hypertension Day, a free blood pressure check up camp is being organized by Tata Salt Lite on May 18th and 19th.
Posted On :18/May/2013 3:01:55 PM
Private publishers to apply for textbook publishing
The State Common Board of School Education has called for application from private publishers for textbooks for schools for the coming year.
Posted On :18/May/2013 2:55:19 PM
Textbooks for State Board schools from June
The Tamil Nadu Government will introduce the tri semester pattern for Class IX from this academic year.
Posted On :18/May/2013 2:48:15 PM
International terminal inspected
Minister of State for Civil Aviation K.C. Venugopal and Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) V.P. Agrawal inspected the new international terminal at the Chennai International Airport on Friday.
Posted On :18/May/2013 2:37:30 PM
Proposed airport near Sriperumbudur to be decided upon
A meeting to decide on an airport for near Sriperumbudur will be held on Saturday between officials of the Civil Aviation Ministry.
Posted On :18/May/2013 2:30:51 PM
JB Soft System