Summer workshop on compering
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A summer workshop on compering in English and Tamil for Bharatanatyam programmes will be organised by Natyarangam, dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha, from May 18.
Omnibus travel to cost more from today
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Omnibus operators announced a 20 to 30 per cent hike in bus fare, citing low occupancy ratio and an “ever increasing” operational cost with effect from Thursday.
By this time TamilNadu government will be usually one step ahead in announcing the Special Summer Tourists Travel Plans, but it has been delayed due to the Lok Sabha Poll.
Two bombs exploded in Train No.12509 Bangalore – Guwahati tri-weekly express when the train was at Chennai Central station around 07.15 hrs. on 01.05.2014, Thursday.
A double bomb blast occurred on the 9th platform at the Chennai Central Railway Station yesterday (1st May) morning. Following the very loud blast, there was commotion in the area.
Summer has already started scorching even before start of ‘Agni Nakshatram’ (the most severe part of summer). This has led to severe drinking water shortage at several places.
The Light House in Marina was opened to the public some five months back. Now the lighthouse went out of bounds for people following the twin bomb blasts at Chennai Central.
Asthma Awareness programme on 6th May
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Cipla Pharmaceuticals will organize an awareness programme on asthma ‘Breathfree’ at GRT Grand, T Nagar at 3pm on Friday.
Cohort for burning days, as pike summer term famously known as ‘Agni Natchathiram’ is all set to start on Sunday (May 4) and will continue till 28 May.
Chennai Central bomb blast: One arrested
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One person was arrested by the police in connection with the twin blasts which occurred in Chennai Central yesterday morning.
Continuous bomb threats in Chennai
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There is a great commotion in T Nagar because a private college got a bomb threat call.
A day after double bomb blasts gashed through a train by the Chennai Central railway station, the nervy city catches a panic jolt because of the bomb threat at the Express Avenue multi-storyed mall.
Even though loads of roads on the Chennai city seems to be bare on May Day, the shopping center point T.Nagar was very active as people horded jewelry showrooms to procure gold on the Akshaya Tritiya occasion.
Metro Rail Work to Hit Water Supply
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Chennai Metro Rail Limited will divert the existing water transmission line and interconnect it with the pipeline at GST Road near Meenambakkam domestic terminal.The work will be on from 8am on Saturday to 8am on Sunday and there will be no piped supply.