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Tighter norms for student tenants
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If you are an outstation student in search of a house for rent in the city, make sure you have a letter from your college to prove your identity and endorse your conduct.
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Scheme to promote energy efficiency from April 2011
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The first phase of Perform, Achieve & Trade (PAT), a scheme promoted under the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE), will start in April 2011 and end in March 2014.
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Chennai airport moots outsourcing of paramedical support
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The Chennai airport is working on a proposal to outsource paramedical support. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting held recently.
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Implementation of welfare schemes tops Chief Minister's priority list: Union Minister
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Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi accords priority for effectively implementing various welfare schemes including the distribution of free colour television sets, CM's health insurance scheme for life saving treatments
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No room for expansion in Chennai's s northern areas
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A maze of streets named after dubashes and merchants cut across the bustling Broadway Road leading to Chennai's north. Every square inch of land here has been used for construction
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Barring stray incidents, bandh passes off peacefully
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Barring some stray incidents, the Bharat bandh called by the opposition parties opposing the hike in petroleum, LPG and kerosene prices went off peacefully in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts
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State organ registry marks 100th transplant in two years
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When the doctors at KG Hospital in Coimbatore declared a 38-year-old road traffic victim brain dead on Saturday,
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Notice to three matric schools on excessive fees
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The director of matriculation schools (DMS) has received complaints from parents of students studying in about 13 matriculation schools in the state for collecting more fees.
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Ryots keep fingers crossed over opening of Mettur dam
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Pinning his hopes on the onset of the southwest monsoon, state agriculture minister Veerapandi Arumugam on Monday expressed confidence that the Mettur dam
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PMK in dilemma over tie-up with DMK
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Deeply disappointed over the DMK's decision of stubbornly turning down its plea for a Rajya Sabha seat for former Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss, the PMK has sought an honourable arrangement with the ruling party
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Stage set for mass sapling planting
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The stage is set for a mass sapling planting in Virudhunagar district on Saturday planned on the occasion of World Environment Day.
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Science and technology are driven by society: M.S. Ananth
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It is important for aspiring scientists to understand that science and technology and society are inter-related
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Congress re-nominates Nachiappan to RS
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With the Congress high command on Friday re-nominating E.M. Sudarsana Nachiappan for the lone Congress seat for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election
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Low utilisation of ‘Handloom Mark' labels a cause for concern
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Though the usage of ‘Handloom Mark' labels introduced by the Government of India has picked up well in the cooperative sector, its continued low utilisation among the individual weavers in the State remains a concern despite the scheme primarily targeted at them.
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Petition seeks transparency in JIPMER entrance examination
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The father of an applicant for MBBS course in JIPMER, Puducherry, has filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the institute authorities to follow a transparent process in conducting the entrance examination
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Local body opposes move to privatise tourist facilities at Pichavaram
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The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) has proposed to privatise the tourism facilities at Pichavaram, a scenic tourist spot renowned for the mangrove forests, near here
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4,250 saplings to be planted along highways
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A total of 4,250 saplings will be planted along the State Highways in Karur district on the occasion of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's 87th birthday on Thursday.
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Docs prescribe buttermilk as diarrhoea cases increase
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With several pockets of the city reeling under an outbreak of diarrhoea, doctors are stressing on the need to consume only disinfected drinking water and clean, home-cooked food.
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Crackdown on domestic gas cylinder misuse
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Hotels, street-side food stalls in the state have come under the scanner of the civil supplies CID, which has launched a statewide investigation into the misuse of domestic gas cylinders in eateries.
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City wears festive look, CM birthday gala affair
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The 87th birthday celebrations of chief minister M. Karunanidhi began with a sapling starting its journey at his CIT Colony residence.
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DMK accepts PMK as ally but refuses RS seat for now
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The ruling DMK on Sunday accepted the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) back into its alliance, but refused to fulfil PMK founder S Ramadoss’s immediate demand for a Rajya Sabha seat for his son and former Union minister Anbumani Ramadoss.
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SSA focuses on bringing migrant children back to school
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In an effort to get out-of-school children back to the classroom, the school education department"s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan wing is now focussing on migrants.
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Ramadoss: Levy higher tax on cigarettes
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Member of Parliament, Dr.Anbumani Ramadoss, on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, recommended that the government increase the taxed levied on tobacco products.
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Farmers in Tamil Nadu find Arabian date palms a major charm
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In a shift from traditional crops, an increasing number of farmers in Tamil Nadu are taking to cultivating Arabian date palms.
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Priority for jatropha cultivation in Tirupur
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Promotion of methods to develop wasteland and subsequently take up large scale cultivation of jatropha on it will be on the top of the priority list for the Department of Agriculture in Tirupur district during the current financial year (2010-11).
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