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Chennai gets cleaner on paper but remains a mess on the ground
The Times of India 24 Jun 2018
CHENNAI. The Greater Chennai Corporation’s 100th position in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 rankings may be nothing to crow about but officials are relieved at the rise from last year’s 235th ... As per the ranking list released by the ministry of housing and urban affairs, Chennai was placed fourth in the state after Trichy, Coimbatore and Erode in sanitation and solid waste management, scoring 2586 out of 4000....
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Chennai to celebrate 10 years of Pride
Deccan Chronicle 24 Jun 2018
Chennai. Chennai will celebrate 10 years of Pride today with over 1,000 expected attendees, organised by the Tamil Nadu Rainbow Collective (TNRC) aiming to raise awareness on the discrimination faced by the LGBTQIA+ community in the country. ... . “We need to work on how it is not a condition we can cure,” said one of the organisers ... ....
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Chennai breaks into top 100 Swachh cities; Trichy & Erode slip
The Times of India 24 Jun 2018
CHENNAI. Tamil Nadu, which copped flak for its poor performance in the smart city rankings, hasn’t done well even in the Swachh Bharat list, which were released by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs on Saturday ... Chennai has climbed to 100 from last year’s 235, while Coimbatore remains at 16, the same it achieved last year ... Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh have scored above 1100 in all three categories ... RELATED ... HDFC LTD ... KETTO....
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Land for Salem road: Tamil Nadu to rope in opposition
The Times of India 24 Jun 2018
CHENNAI. Concerned about the opposition to the proposed Chennai-Salem greenfield expressway project, the state government is planning to take opposition leaders on board to speed up land acquisition ... The expressway between Chennai and Salem is the first phase of the project ... The road, once completed, will connect Chennai and Cochin,” said the official ... Once the expressway is ready, one can travel from Chennai to Coimbatore in five hours....
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Chennai: Interim stay on transfer of govt official’s transfer
One India 24 Jun 2018
The Madras High Court has temporarily stayed an order, transferring a government official within 21 days of assuming office for reportedly refusing to pay heed to an MLA's recommendation to allot government subsidised two-wheelers for working women to ineligible beneficiaries. {image-madras-high-court-30-1480499646.jpg ... ....
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Three youths kill friend in drunken brawl, held
The Times of India 24 Jun 2018
CHENNAI. A youth from Velachery was killed by his friends in a drunken brawl on Thursday ... The injured man was taken to the nearby government hospital by the 108 ambulance service ... ....
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Class V girl run over by jeep on East Coast Road
The Times of India 24 Jun 2018
CHENNAI. A class V student died after being knocked down by a speeding jeep when she tried to cross a stretch on East Coast Road (ECR) with her mother on Friday ... ....
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Chronic stress can cause loss of vision, says study
Deccan Chronicle 24 Jun 2018
Chennai. Chronic stress not only affects mental health of an individual but can impact vision also, reveals a recent study conducted at the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg in Germany. The study findings state that constant level of stress can cause disruptions in the bodily functions that are consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes ... ... ....
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Man stabs wife to death, injures in-law
The Times of India 24 Jun 2018
Rajkot. A man allegedly attacked his wife and mother-in-law with a sharp-edged weapon due to some family dispute at Naval Nagar area of the city on Saturday. The accused’s wife died on the spot, while his mother-in-law has been admitted to civil hospital and her condition is reported to be critical ... The couple had a love marriage recently ... Malvianagar police have detained Prakash. tnn ... RELATED ... KETTO ... Miniatures make her Chennai beautiful....
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Swachh:Madurai fares badly in overall waste management
The Times of India 24 Jun 2018
MADURAI. Madurai city has nothing to rejoice about the Swachh Survekshan rankings 2018 released on Saturday for the clean cities across the country as it has plummeted to 123rd spot. Trichy (13), Coimbatore (16), Erode (51) and Chennai (100) are the four cities from Tamil Nadu to have secured places within 100 in the list. Madurai came 26th in 2016 and 57th position in the 2017 ... Open defecation costed dearly for the civic body ... ....
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GST, demonetisation needed to usher in new era: Ahir
The Times of India 24 Jun 2018
Nagpur. Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced to usher in a new era and generate more revenue for the government to fund various developmental projects, said Hansraj Ahir, union minister of state for home affairs, on Saturday ... In the technical session, P Rajendra Kumar, a chartered accountant from Chennai, spoke on the recent amendments to GST. The session was also addressed by CAs Uttamprakash and S Sudhakar ... RELATED ... HDFC LTD ... or....
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Racing biker crashes into median off Anna Salai, dies
The Times of India 24 Jun 2018
CHENNAI. A 19-year-old college student died during a ‘bike race’ on Saturday evening after his two-wheeler smashed into the median near Spencer Plaza, off Anna Salai. His friend, who was riding pillion, escaped with injuries. The nine other racers escaped ... Neither of them was wearing a helmet, he added ... Traffic police and personnel from the Anna Salai station rushed to the spot ... “They were doing it for fun.” ... RELATED. From around the web ... or....
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You will have to wait till July to use Mumbra bypass in Thane
Hindustan Times 24 Jun 2018
Only the first phase of the work will be completed by July. The second phase will start after July. mumbai Updated. Jun 24, 2018 01.08 IST. Megha Pol. Hindustan Times. Follow Story. Follow Story. -->. The Mumbra bypass repair work, which started on May 8, was supposed to be completed by mid-June. The public works department (PWD) said the work will be over by July ... Vehicles going towards Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad and Chennai also use this bypass....
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