Arrangements are being made for Ketu transit poojas in the Naganatha Swamy Temple or Kethu Sthalam in the village of Kizhaperumpallam, 2 kilometres from Poompuhar.
Reports stating that the maternity leave for women employed in the private sector in the city have been welcomed by doctors, child care and pregnancy experts in the city.
On Sunday Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced bonus and special bonus to government employees and teachers and a Pongal gift to pensioners and those getting family pension.
Especially from December following the rains, there has been increasing instances of roads caving in Chennai Metro City. The major point is supposed to be the faulty sewer pipes running underneath.
Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) has made the announcement for sales of 2200 houses/flats at 7 different locations in Chennai Metro City including Velachery, Ambattur, and Villivakkam.
Tamil Nadu is the leading state in energy production using biomass fuel. The state is now proud to houses a unique 400kw plant on a quarter-acre spread at Mahindra World City that runs on food waste.
As a move to bring a solution to the parking woes of Chennai people, the Chennai corporation has come up with plans to allow street parking for a fee. Along all the 471 bus routes, the government officials will be making demarcation of parking spaces, say officials.
Chennai might experience cooler nights for the next few days. S. R. Ramanan, director of Area Cyclone Warning Center has mentioned that and there might be a slight drop to 21 or 20 degree Celsius.
Traffic police and the State Transport Authority have said the they will launch a drive to ensure that auto rickshaws use the meter. This will follow a series of unsuccessful initiatives to correct the auto tariffs in the city.
The second runway of the Chennai Airport is not fully functional despite spending up to Rs. 2,200 crore on a modernization drive. Work on installing lights and an instrument landing system (ILS) has not been completed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Infrastructural problems have delayed the Airports Authority of Indias (AAI) plans to expand the Chennai Airport. When airlines applied for schedules this year, officials were forced to deny airlines no less than 10 slots for flights, which were divided into 5 for landing and 5 for take off.
Income Tax Officials have been conducting IT Raids in all Apollo Hospitals throughout India. The officials refused to divulge any information regarding the raid.
Railway Protection Force in action to prevent unlawful incidents in the railway signal area near Basin Bridge Station 24 Policemen deployed in 3 shifts throughout the day & night.
In order to prevent the frequent incidents of crime happening in the areas like Kottivakkam, Palavakkam, Neelankarai, Vettuvankeni, Injambakkam, and Akkarai falling under the jurisdiction of Neelankarai Police Station, 530 CCTV surveillance monitoring cameras have been installed so far in important public spots like canal area, coast roads, and others.
Polio immunization on January 17
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The annual polio immunization drive will take place in Chennai on Sunday (January 17). Children aged less than five years will be administered polio drops free of cost.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. Jayalalithaa has announced a special pongal festival gift pack for the Tamil people on the occasion of their most important festival.
