News at a Glance
Chennai in black smog due to Bhogi effect
Marking the occasion of Bhogi festival, the city dwellers in and around Chennai carried out their ritualistic practice of burning the old materials in their places.
Posted On :13/Jan/2017 11:25:48 AM
Gold rate decreased Rs.96 per sovereign
The cost of gold has decreased Rs.96 per sovereign on Friday morning (Jan 13, 2017).A sovereign was worth Rs.22336.00 and a gram was Rs.2792.00. The cost of 1 gram of pure gold (24K) is now Rs.2922.00.
Posted On :13/Jan/2017 11:10:43 AM
Significance of Bhogi festival
Bhogi is the first day of Pongal and is celebrated in honor of Lord Indra, the God of Clouds and Rains. Lord Indra is worshiped for the abundance of harvest, thereby bringing plenty and prosperity to the land.
Posted On :13/Jan/2017 11:02:56 AM
Pension Hike for Central Government staffs announced
Official news was affirmed that the minimum level of pension for retired Central Government would be 9K INR. The news was heard straight from the shoulders of Central Minister Jithendra Singh, which happened.
Posted On :13/Jan/2017 10:45:01 AM
AP CM promises and distributes Krishna River to Tamil Nadu
This is really big news on the harvest festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu. The state chief minister O.Panneer Selvam happened to hold talks with Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu pertaining to the distribution of Krishna River.
Posted On :13/Jan/2017 10:35:13 AM
Now, pay bills with missed call: HDFC
In order to encourage the electronic transactions by its customers, HDFC Bank has started a new service called missed call banking service. In this scheme, HDFC bank customers must register their cell phone numbers.
Posted On :12/Jan/2017 6:08:54 PM
LHB coaches for Chennai Central - Thiruvananthapuram - Chennai Central Mail
LHB (Linke-Hofmann-Busch) coaches have been allotted for Train No.12623/12624 Chennai Central - Thiruvananthapuram - Chennai Central Mail trains. Consequently, the two rakes of Train No.12623/12624.
Posted On :12/Jan/2017 5:55:34 PM
The safest cities for women in India: Chennai & Coimbatore
In an exclusive list recently released about the cities which are the safest for women, Chennai and Coimbatore have secured the first 2 places.
Posted On :12/Jan/2017 5:27:13 PM
Ahead of Pongal, sugarcane begins arriving in Chennai
While larger quantities of turmeric and sugarcane have arrived in Chennai on the occasion of Pongal festival season, the traders inform that the sales is rather down due to the demonetization effect.
Posted On :12/Jan/2017 4:03:37 PM
Gold rate increased Rs.152 per sovereign
The cost of gold has increased Rs.152 per sovereign on Thursday evening (Jan 12, 2017).A sovereign was worth Rs.22432.00 and a gram was Rs.2804.00. The cost of 1 gram of pure gold (24K) is now Rs.2935.00.
Posted On :12/Jan/2017 3:23:32 PM
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