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Chennai: Man receives threat calls, told to take back plaint

CHENNAI: A man has lodged a complaint with the Madhavaram police alleging that he received threat calls from an unidentified caller asking him to withdraw a bribery complaint which he lodged against an assistant engineer four years ago.

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Sacking spree in Tamil Nadu: Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam expel more functionaries

CHENNAI: The sacking spree continued on Friday with factional leaders of the AIADMK Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam issuing press releases expelling rival leaders. OPS expelled 44 more functionaries, including 14 former ministers and district secretaries from the primary membership of the party. In the evening, AIADMK interim general…

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Sri Lankan flight makes emergency landing in Chennai airport

CHENNAI: A Sri Lankan Airlines flight made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport on Friday morning after the pilot detected a snag in the aircraft’s hydraulic system. The aircraft landed safely at 9.10am.

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Chennai: Traffic on Periyar EVR Salai diverted for pipeline work

CHENNAI: The city traffic police have diverted vehicle traffic on one side of Periyar EVR Salai from Gandhi Irwin Bridge to Dr Nair Bridge in Egmore to facilitate the TWAD board officials who are installing a water pipeline.

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CSIR-UGC NET applications open; apply before August 10

CHENNAI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has invited applications for the Joint CSIR-UGC NET examination 2022.

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Chennai: CGST commissioner suspended over sexual harassment charges

CHENNAI: The Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), Chennai Zone, S Ravi Selvan, has been placed under suspension based on a complaint of sexual harassment filed by a fellow woman IRS officer.

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IIT Madras tops NIRF ranking; Presidency College ranked third

Four women’s colleges in Chennai are among the best in country

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Tamil Nadu: 2 held as cops solve July 7 Arakkonam robbery

CHENNAI: The railway police personnel have solved the July 7 robbery at Arakonam railway station with the arrest of two people from a hideout outside the station. The two have been sent to jail on Thursday.

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Chennai: Veteran actor and filmmaker Pratap Pothen dies aged 70

CHENNAI: Pratap Pothen, an actor with inimitable dialogue-delivery skills and demure looks, was found dead in his Kilpauk flat here on Friday morning. Aged 70, Pothen made his film debut in Aarvam (Malayalam) in 1978 after completing economics from Madras Christian College and a stint with theatre groups in Chennai.

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NIRF ranking: 4th year in a row, IIT-Madras best institution

CHENNAI: For the fourth year in a row, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) has topped the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings in the overall category. It also retained its position as the country’s best engineering institution, which it has held ever since the rankings began in 2016.…

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Madras high court junks contempt plea against DGP C Sylendra Babu; cop imposed cost

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Friday binned a contempt plea filed by a Grade-II constable against Tamil Nadu DGP C Sylendra Babu and imposed ₹2,000 cost for approaching the court without clean hands.

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‘Pattali Makkal Katchi governing Tamil Nadu will benefit people’

CHENNAI: The PMK has proved to be a responsible opposition and it crusaded for the rights and problems of the people whenever opportunity arose.

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Luxury cars case: HC upholds Tamil Nadu govt’s power to impose entry tax

CHENNAI: Madras high court on Friday reiterated the right of the state government in imposing entry tax for luxury cars imported from other countries.

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Chennai: Skywalks to come up under phase-2 elevated metro line

CHENNAI: Four years from now, pedestrians could walk right under the elevated metro rail corridors to cross busy roads and junctions, as Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is planning to build skywalks that will give commuters easy access to phase-2 stations and also double as elevated footpaths.

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A comeback at 35-plus was a real challenge: Dinesh Karthik

CHENNAI: Dinesh Karthik’s career graph has been on the upswing ever since he moved to the Royal Challengers Bangalore earlier this year. A superb performance with the bat --- 330 runs from 16 outings --- for the franchise was instrumental in Karthik making a comeback into the Indian T20 side.…

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TNPL-6: Murali Vijay ton in vain as Trichy Warriors lose to Nellai Royal Kings

CHENNAI: Former India opener Murali Vijay’s (121, 7x4, 12x6) heroic innings wasn’t enough as Trichy Warriors lost to Nellai Royal Kings by 66 runs in their TNPL-6 clash in Coimbatore on Friday.

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Role of accountants crucial in nation building, says Tamil Nadu Governor

Governor R.N. Ravi attends 90th anniversary function of The Society of Auditors in Chennai

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Eco park should not shrink capacity of Villivakkam lake, NGT tells Chennai Corporation

The National Green Tribunal has asked the Greater Chennai Corporation to create a new lake spanning 22 acres or deepen two existing lakes in the Kosasthalaiyar River Basin lieu of the establishment of eco amusement park in the Villivakkam-Konnur lake area

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Prathap Pothen, an actor who made his characters believable

Prathap Pothen, who died in Chennai on Friday, made his presence felt as a talented actor in several landmark films in Malayalam and Tamil.

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Chess: England target first Olympiad medal this century in Chennai

Russia are banned, China are absent, the US favourites hope to hold off India, while Ukraine could spring a surprise

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Watch | All about Chennai’s mounted police branch

A video on Chennai’s mounted police branch

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Actor Prathap Pothen no more

Confirming the death of the actor in his flat located on Kilpauk Garden Road, a police officer said as per initial reports he had died of natural health causes

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From backstage to centre-stage: House of T makes Chennai’s open mic producers showcase their art

Open mic producers, musicians, comedians and a host of other talents will be performing across three different venues this weekend, as a celebration of House of T’s anniversary

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Letters to the Editor — July 14, 2022

Notes from Colombo

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CREDAI predicts sharp rise in property prices

Escalating cost of construction material a serious concern, says association

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