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After taking over a mall in Chennai, giant puppets by France-based Les Grandes Personnes will now perform in Puducherry

As part of Bonjour India 2022, life-sized puppets put up shows across the country

The Hindu

Wowed by govt school and mohalla clinics, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin keen on replicating them in his state

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin visited a Delhi government school and mohalla clinic on Friday and expressed his willingness to develop a world-class model school in Chennai on the same lines and invite CM Arvind Kejriwal to see it once it was built.

The Times of India

ED seizes Rs 194 crore assets from Chennai firm under FEMA

CHENNAI: The enforcement directorate has seized assets worth Rs194 crore from a Chennai-based private company under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.

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Chennai: 65% of Tondiarpet has no footpaths

CHENNAI: About 65 % of the corporation’s Tondiarpet zone in North Chennai has no walking space, while 35% has poor natural surveillance, an audit report by an organisation working on women safety studies has found.

The Times of India

Air fares from Chennai to major metros cross 10,000 mark

CHENNAI: Air fares from Chennai to other metros, especially to Mumbai and Delhi, have shot up and are close to 10,000 for travel till the middle of April as domestic and international travel volume picks up pace for summer holidays.

The Times of India

Yung Raja to join leading indie rappers and DJs at Chennai’s Block Party

Singapore-based global rap name Yung Raja will be performing along with a mix of leading and budding indie talent

The Hindu

Pannur, Parandur shortlisted for second airport for Chennai

The two sites have been shortlisted based on cost and availability of land

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U.S. extends help to State’s health sector

U.S. Consul General, Chennai, Judith Ravin met Health Minister Veena George here on Wednesday to follow up on the discussions regarding the setting up of an institution on the lines of the U.S. Centres for Disease Control (CDC) in Kerala.

The Hindu

Chennai: 12,000 Olive Ridleys hatch, sent back to sea

CHENNAI: Wildlife officials in Chennai have collected more than 52,000 Olive Ridley turtle eggs in the last three months from four locations — Besant Nagar, Injambakkam, Neelankarai and Pulicat. The forest department had set up hatcheries at these locations, where the eggs were safely housed.

The Times of India

Chennai: Police fine traffic offenders, but none’s checking if they pay up

CHENNAI: The law mandates punishment for repeat traffic offenders, but government data shows this is not being done in Chennai. Police book violators, but transport department red tapism allows them to go scot-free.

The Times of India

Annamalai university distance degree from 2014-15 invalid, says University Grants Commission

CHENNAI/COIMBATORE: Thousands of students who had graduated from the distance mode programmes of Annamalai University were in for a shock as the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday declared that the degrees awarded by the university after 2014-15 were invalid.

The Times of India

AICTE: No nod for new engineering colleges till 2024

CHENNAI: Based on the recommendations of the committee set up to overhaul engineering education, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on Tuesday extended the moratorium for setting up new engineering colleges till 2024 with some exceptions.

The Times of India

Chennai: 4 women trapped on 3rd floor rescued as blaze guts salon

CHENNAI: A fire broke out at a salon in Mylapore in the wee hours of Tuesday, leaving four women employees trapped in their room. They were rescued by fire and rescue services personnel and taken to a private hospital where they were treated as out-patients.

The Times of India

Three killed in separate road accidents

CHENNAI: Three people were killed in road accidents at Red Hills, Tiruttani and RK Pet on Monday.

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4 held for racing

CHENNAI: In a continued crackdown on bike racing, police arrested four more men in Nungambakkam and Rajaji Salai. They arrested three people for racing on Rajaji Salai in the wee hours of Monday.

The Times of India

To put brakes on bike racing, Chennai police to warn mechanics

CHENNAI: As part of a crackdown against bike racers, the Greater Chennai Traffic Police have decided to warn mechanics against modifying bikes.

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Chennai: Pool at Marina to make splash again

CHENNAI: The swimming pool at Marina will be thrown open to the public on April 1 after a two-year pandemic-driven shutdown.

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Omandurar study: Nearly 1 in 5 cured of Covid got diabetes

CHENNAI: More than 18% of people discharged from the Government Medical College and Hospital in Omandurar have now developed diabetes, a hospital-based study has shown. Apart from pneumonia, blood clots, and other serious health concerns caused by moderate or severe infection of Sars-CoV-2, is triggering chronic diseases much earlier.

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Tamil Nadu reports 37 new cases, Chennai adds 20

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu added 37 new cases to its Covid-19 registry on Tuesday. Chennai, the only district to report cases in two digits, added 20 cases as compared to 16 cases it reported on Monday. There were no deaths recorded; 64 patients were discharged, and 339 patients were on the…

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Day two of strike in Tamil Nadu: Most govt buses pressed into service

CHENNAI: Most government buses were functional in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, day two of the Bharat bandh.

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Chennai Corporation's budget in April second week

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation’s budget will be presented only in the second week of April, after the standing committees are elected.

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Tamil Nadu bags third prize in national water awards

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu secured third prize in the best state category of the National Water Awards instituted by the Union Jal Shakti ministry. Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat presented the award to Tamil Nadu additional chief secretary (water resources department) Sandeep Saxena in New Delhi.

The Times of India

AICTE: One-third of engineering courses do not need maths in Class XII

CHENNAI: Maths in Class XII is no longer mandatory to apply for one-third of engineering courses, including architecture, biotechnology and fashion technology, the All India Council for Technical Education announced on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Taxing issue in buying over ₹2 lakh bike by paying coins

CHENNAI/SALEM While a video of Salem-based YouTuber V. Boopathi buying his dream bike by paying the

The Times of India

Watch: Glenn Maxwell's wedding video in Chennai goes viral

CHENNAI: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell had tied the knot with his Indian origin fiancee Vini Raman, a week ago in Australia. However, the couple conducted the Indian wedding rituals in Chennai, the visuals of which have gone viral.

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