More number of vehicles is found stagnant on road due to jam-packed traffic in and around Chennai Central railway station and Government General Hospital on EVR Periyar Salai (Poonamallee high road).
De-addiction centre to be opened soon
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The city corporation will soon start an alcohol de-addiction centre at the Communicable Diseases Hospital in Tondiarpet.
Generators in corporation schools
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The corporation is planning to set up generators in its schools.
St Johns Public School, Medavakkam, will conduct a seminar, `Career Guidance Aptitude and Focus, for students of Classes 9 and 10 on Saturday from 9am to 5pm.
World Vegetarian Day
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The Indian Vegetarian Congress, engaged in promoting vegetarianism among the people celebrated World Vegetarian Day, at AVM Rajeswari Kalyana Mandapam, Mylapore, on October 6.
The US Consulate General, Chennai and The Aseema Trust are organising an international film festival “Behind the lines/between the lines” celebrating journalistic courage under fire.
Vegetables sales on the rise!
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With the scheduled closure of all shops in the Koyambedu wholesale market on Tuesday, 7th October, traders informed that there was an increase in the sales of vegetables.
Conditions to get tagged as ‘Smart City’
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Cities lying along the cost or hills, and the ones with huge population of about one to four million can get themselves climbing to list of 100 Smart Cities.
Following the verdict in the recent assets accumulation case, Karnataka High Court has rejected the convicted Jayalalithaa’s bail appeal. It had also rejected the bail appeals from Sasikala, Ilavarasi,a nd Sudhakarn.
Emergency power shutdown in Velachery
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Velachery and nearby areas will be without power between 9am and 5pm on Wednesday.
The former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, V.K. Sasikala, V.N. Sudhakaran and J. Elavarasi are likely to approach the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging the Karnataka High Court order.
