Vaikunta Ekadasi at city temples
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Three temples in the Mylapore area that are celebrating Vaikunta Ekadasi.
Transport Employees strike withdrawn!
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Tamil Nadu Transport employees have withdrawn their strike.
Traffic diversions for the New Year
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Traffic police have announced diversions keeping in mind the thousands of people who throng beaches for the New Year.
Traffic arrangements at Santhome Church
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Devotees proceeding to Santhome Church for midnight prayers from R.K. Salai are requested to proceed via Karaneeswarar Koil Street – Santhome High Road and park their vehicles at St. Bede’s School playground adjoining Santhome Church.
Traffic arrangements at T Nagar
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Devotees proceeding to the temple from Nandanam signal and Madley Road junction will be diverted at the junction of Burkit Road and Venkat Narayana Road and will be directed to park their vehicles near Hindi Prachar Sabha.
Police security on New Year Day eve
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Police have beefed up the security in Chennai on occasion of New Year’s Eve. They have also imposed several restrictions.
Devotees proceeding to Parthasarathy Temple are requested to reach Besant Road and Triplicane High Road junction, proceed on Triplicane High Road and enter the temple area through Singarachari Street.
Collector Ms. Sundaravalli has announced that all liquor shops in Chennai district will remain closed on 4th January as Nabigal Nayagam’s birth anniversary falls on this day.
According to the meteorological department Chennai is likely to remain cloudy for the next couple of days with chances of showers at a few places across the city,
The Managing Director of the State Tourism Development Corporation had applied to the Tamil Nadu State Government requesting for permission to conduct the Tourism Trade Fair for the year 2014-15 at Islands Grounds.
Fog delays flights in Chennai
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Fog cover enveloped the Chennai airport’s runway today morning and hung in the air till 8 am causing at least 12 flights to be delayed by 45 minutes to an hour.
Bonanza for government employees
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As a New Year gift to its employees, the state government on Friday issued orders to grant an annual increment to people who retire a day before their annual increment is due.
Due to maintenance work being taken up at Alandur water distribution System on Monday, there will be no piped water from Monday (9 am) to Wednesday (9 am) in Alandur,