Namma Mylapore to conduct heritage tour
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Namma Mylapore conducts a heritage tour of Mylapore. To be held from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on August 10, the tour will be led by historian Chithra Madhavan.
During the assembly meet on Thursday, Chief Minister J Jayalalitha has informed that the Tamil Nadu government will expend Rs 5,284 Crores on intensification of power distribution and transmission infrastructure.
10 hostels to be built
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Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa made a slew of announcements in the assembly for the welfare of SC/ST students, including two technical colleges in Cuddalore and Tiruvallur, and a technical institute in Sevvapet.
Prepaid auto counter at Egmore
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The Government Railway Police has opened a prepaid autorickshaw counter at the rear entrance of Egmore railway station.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa told the state assembly on Friday that cooperative employees would be bought under the Tamil Nadu governments health insurance scheme.
Valvil Ori festival on August 2 and 3
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The annual Valvil Ori festival, flower expo and tourist vizha will be held atop Kolli Hills on August 2 and 3.
Over 17crore idlis sold at Amma Canteen
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At least 17.61 crore idlis have been sold in Amma canteens till date, municipal administration minister SP Velumani told assembly on Friday.
Following the announcement on roll out of 100 additional small buses by Chief Minister J Jayalalitha, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation Limited (MTC) has been on track for identifying new routes.
4 cities including Chennai recorded a temperature of 100 degrees on Friday, 1st August. At the same time, it also rained in some places like Coimbatore.
Chennaites to get Krishna Water soon
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Soon, Chennaites can pull a sigh of relief from water shortage as the expected Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh is decisively on its track to Chennai.
Senior officials said that, the authorities have intended to replace the standard black and white color of the voter identity cards with trendy multi-colors and planned to issue them during the end of this month.
Bharatanatyam festival from today
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Natyarangam, the dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha Trust, will conduct its 18th annual Bharatanatyam festival at Sathguru Gnanananda Hall from Monday to Saturday.
NGO invites volunteers for new project
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NGO Fifth Pillar has invited volunteers for Action Ground for New India, a project to create model wards in Chennai.
‘Race Against Cancer’ run was held
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As part of Cancer Institute’s Diamond Jubilee celebration, the ‘Race Against Cancer’ run was held at Island Grounds. Actor Suriya flagged off the run.
