Jagannath Rath Yatra on 14th January
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The Annual Jagannath Rath Yatra will be held on 14th January, 2016 (Thursday) under the auspices of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Chennai.
Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Limited in association with an event management company Spellbound is every year organizing India Tourism and Trade Fair at island Grounds.
4,682 Special Buses from CMBT for Pongal
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4,682 special bus services will be operated by the Tamil Nadu transport corporations to meet the huge rush during the time of Pongal.
Chennai MWSSB (Metro Water Supply & Sewerage Board has been monitoring the 145 wells chosen for the records of groundwater level, check on the water salinity, etc.
The regional Passport Officer, Chennai has informed that the deadline for exchanging the old hand-written passports with new ones has been extended till 8th February.
As maintenance works are to be held at the Nemmeli desalination plant near Chennai, the public are announced about the mobile phone numbers of water lorries in order to get drinking water.
Chennai High Court, on Wednesday, 6th January, ordered the Tamil Nadu Government to reply the petition regarding the additional charges on film theatre tickets.
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa announced that transport corporations will operate special bus services across the state between January 9 and 14 in view of the Pongal festival.