Live Chennai wishes Muslim brethren on the occasion of Bakrid Muslim brethren throughout the word celebrate Bakrid which is also known as the Festival of Sacrifice. Bakrid (Eid-ul-Zuha).
Post offices to install advertisements
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The postal department will be very soon installing advertisements hoardings to display various products.
The two prominent groups-- Income Tax Employees Federation (ITEF) and Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association (ITGOA)-- claim to represent about 97% of the departments workforce declared they have slowed down the work of revenue collection.
At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say.
Dandiya for a cause
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Dandiya Garba Raas, the hugely popular and most awaited program of the year, organized by Rotary Club of Madras in association with Nippon Paint is scheduled for Thursday, 1st October 2015
World Bridge Championship in Chennai
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Chennai will host the 42nd World Bridge Teams Championships under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF) and the Bridge Federation of India (BFI) at the Hotel ITC Grand Chola.
Madras Round Table 1 (MRT1) and Actor Arvind Swamy made a joint contribution of Rs. 5 lakhs to Vidya Sagar Foundation to support to help children with special needs.
There is an avid focus on passenger safety in the route as there have been several complaints on gang robbery on the western suburban railway line on the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) route.
Acute water shortage in Chennai
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There is a water shortage in the city .The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is taking various steps to overcome this.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. Jayalalithaa announced in the Legislative Assembly that there are plans to distributed cell-phones at the cost of Rs. 15 Crores to all Womens self-help group trainers in the first phase of the plan.
Chennai District Collector A Sundaravalli has mentioned that all the state government owned TASMAC liquor shops in Tamil Nadu will remain closed on October 2 which is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanthi Day all over the country.
World Rabies Day held
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On the occasion of World Rabies Day in an awareness rally conducted at Madras Medical College in which over 500 professors, medical and paramedical students participated.
