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Power shutdown areas in Chennai on 13-02-17
Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on 13-02-17 between 9.00 A.M. to 2.00 P.M. for maintenance work.Supply will be resumed before 2.00 P.M. if the works are completed.
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 4:35:30 PM
Facebook Lite is gaining popularity
While the Facebook app is unanimously used by smartphone users, the lighter version of the same app called the Facebook Lite is also broadly in use. This is a data friendly version and has got more than 200 million users.
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 4:21:31 PM
Sabarimala temple corridors to be opened 12th Feb
The temple corridors of the famous Sri Ayyappa Swami in Sabarimala are scheduled to be opened at 5.00 PM on 12th February for the occasion of conducting the special Poojas during the Tamil/Malayalam calendar month of Masi.
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 4:15:04 PM
Third Indian woman to travel to the space
Shawna Pandya is the third Indian woman to travel to the space, according to NASA�s latest report.
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 3:44:34 PM
Gold rate decreased Rs.288 per sovereign
The cost of gold has decreased Rs.288 per sovereign on Friday evening (Feb 10, 2017).A sovereign was worth Rs.22392.00 and a gram was Rs.2799.00. The cost of 1 gram of pure gold (24K) is now Rs.2946.00.
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 3:15:08 PM
Applications for writing SET exam can be made between 12th Feb & 12th Mar
Applications may be sent for writing the SET exam to qualify for the job as Professor between 12th February and 12th March.
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 2:47:42 PM
M. Phil. Course removed from the colleges under Sundaranar University
The Vice-chancellor of the Tirunelveli Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Mr. Bhaskar, informed that the M.Phil. Courses in the University and all the colleges affiliated to it is being removed.
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 12:59:35 PM
Music, drugs stimulate same part of brain, says study
Researchers have found that the same brain-chemical system that is stimulated by listening to our favourite music also mediates the feelings of pleasure from sex, recreational drugs and tasty food.
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 12:33:35 PM
Corporation school students to visit Germany
Eight students from various Corporation schools in the city will visit Germany in July. The educational tour is part of the prize they have won in an elocution competition conducted by the Rotary Club of Madras East (RCME).
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 12:20:27 PM
Gnanadesikan and Atul Anand reappointed by the Tamil Nadu government
The former Chief secretary of Tamil Nadu state government K. Gnanadesikan and the former Director of Minerals and ores Atul Anand have been reappointed by the state government.
Posted On :10/Feb/2017 11:31:15 AM
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