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Makaravilakku festival-Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala to open today
Mandala Pooja was performed to Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala on 26th. After this the temple was closed that evening. Now the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will be opened for the Makaravilakku festival on Friday afternoon.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 12:27:42 PM
Rains expected today in southern coastal areas
A trough of low at mean sea level lies over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Sri Lanka & equatorial Indian Ocean. In view of this, rains are expected along the coastal southern regions in the next 24 hours.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 12:24:35 PM
Waste water treatment plant to come up in Koyambedu
The Managing Director of VA Tech Wabag Rajiv Mittal said that a wastewater treatment plant that will recycle 45 million litres of domestic water for industry usage will be built in two years, said Rajiv Mittal.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 12:00:40 PM
Vaikunta Ekadasi and Dwadasi celebrations at Tirumala
New Year on January 1 and the twin important occasions of Vaikunta Ekadasi and Dwadasi on January 8 and 9 respectively will be celebrated at the Tirupathi Lord Venkateswara Temple.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 11:55:04 AM
Banks to cut interest rates
Banks will slash interest rates in the next few days as the 50 days of demonetisation sought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi come to an end.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 11:35:03 AM
POS machines at 70 suburban stations in Chennai
With effect from 1st January 2017, Ministry of Railways has provided a discount of 0.5% for season tickets being purchased through POS machines over suburban sections. This will be beneficial to the passengers.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 11:27:08 AM
Chennai airport bans visitor entry for security reasons
Visitors entry at the airport here was banned from yesterday till the last date of January, airport sources said.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 10:48:40 AM
Gold rate increased Rs.152 per sovereign
The cost of gold has increased Rs.152 per sovereign on Friday morning (Dec 30, 2016).A sovereign was worth Rs.21680.00 and a gram was Rs.2710.00.The cost of 1 gram of pure gold (24K) is now Rs.2834.00.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 10:42:36 AM
Special fare special train from Chennai Central to Kollam
Train No.06073 Chennai Central - Kollamspecial fare special train will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on 29th December, 2016 and reach Kollam at 14.10 hrs. the next day.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 10:02:03 AM
Cool 1 to be available from next month
The Cool 1, Coolpad�s flagship phone, will soon be out for sale. The smartphone will be available for purchase from January 5th onwards exclusively on Amazon.in via open sales.
Posted On :30/Dec/2016 9:59:25 AM
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