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‘Will crack down on illegal occupation of govt. lands’

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28 persons test positive for COVID-19 in State

The active caseload stands at 229, Chennai having the highest number at 95

The Hindu

Apple starts production of flagship iPhone 13 at Foxconn plant near Chennai

It will have ‘beautiful design, advanced camera systems’, says the company

The Hindu

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Chennai: Jilted by medico, man steals hospital laptops

CHENNAI: A 25-year-old economics graduate, who set himself the target of stealing laptops from medical colleges across the country as 'revenge' after his girlfriend, a medico, broke up with him, was nabbed in Chennai on Saturday.

The Times of India

30 test positive for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu, 16 from Chennai

CHENNAI: There has been a marginal increase in the number of new Covid-19 infections in Tamil Nadu as 30 people tested positive for the virus on Sunday. Among them, 16 were from Chennai. This included two clusters -- six from a family in Thiruvanmiyur and a Korean family, which had…

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QS rankings: Vellore Institute of Technology ninth best in engineering, technology

CHENNAI: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) bagged ninth rank in engineering and technology in the country as per latest QS World University Ranking by Subject 2022.

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Central Asia, Russia new hubs for Tamil Nadu medical students

CHENNAI: The war and Covid-19 has kept Ukraine and China off-limits for foreign students, while making Russia and other central Asian countries like Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan as the likely destinations for medical aspirants from Tamil Nadu for 2022-23. Poland and Baltic countries like Lithuania and Latvia could also generate interest,…

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Chennai: Metro takes park sans green nod

CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Corporation on Saturday handed over 323 sq m of Panagal Park to metro rail for construction work, but the council resolution for this is silent on whether the green committee was consulted or whether the committee will supervise the fate of the 87 trees that have to…

The Times of India

No Metrowater for 5 days, Mogappair residents struggle

CHENNAI: Residents of Mogappair East have been left without Metrowater supply for the last five days. Residents of Venugopal Street, EB Road, and Church Road rued that Metrowater was not flowing into their houses for the past five days. “Complaints to the Metrowater authorities have fallen on deaf ears. Every…

The Times of India

50kg sandalwood worth Rs 1.5 lakh seized in Chennai

CHENNAI: Kavarapettai police on Sunday arrested a three-member gang, which was smuggling 50kg of sandalwood worth ₹1.5 lakh from Andhra Pradesh. Police seized 96 pieces of sandalwood from the gang.

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Chennai: Expired medicines dumped in Korattur lake

CHENNAI: Walkers at the Korattur lake were in for a shock when they saw a man dumping what turned out to be expired medicines and syrup bottles in a weir of the water body on Saturday morning. When some of them raised an alarm, the person immediately ran away from…

The Times of India

Chennai: Man attacks DSP during row over parking vehicle, arrested

CHENNAI: A man attacked a DSP over an argument over parking at Mylapore on Saturday night.

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu men beat Punjab to regain National Basketball Championships title

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu men registered a comprehensive 87-69 win over Punjab to regain the senior National basketball crown at the Nehru Indoor Stadium on Sunday evening. This was Tamil Nadu’s 10th National title. The chief architects of the Muin Bek-led side’s win were A Aravind (25 points) and M Arvind…

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State reports 30 new COVID-19 infections

Two new clusters identified in Chennai

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Chennai Corporation removes defacement on 'Namma Chennai' structure, files police complaint

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation on Sunday removed the defacements on the ‘Namma Chennai’ structure at the Marina Beach.

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Congress to take out rally from Coimbatore to Chennai against fuel price hike

TNCC president K.S. Alagiri to flag off the rally tomorrow

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Property tax payments made easy with QR codes

CHENNAI: The corporation’s budget presented on Saturday focused on tech-based governance. Mayor R Priya announced the launch of QR codes to ease up payment of property tax. She also said residents will now be able to get building approvals on the Namma Chennai app.

The Times of India

Spoken English classes in all Chennai corporation schools

CHENNAI: Spoken English classes will be extended to all schools of Greater Chennai Corporation which has, after a decade, allocated more than ₹100 crore to its education department to implement various schemes and improve the quality of education. Currently, only 20 schools have classes for spoken English.

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Broke, with a backpack

CHENNAI: In 2021, during the second wave of the pandemic, when Mutchintala Sairaj Vamsheekar lost his job as a physical education teacher, he decided to take a long walk to clear his head.

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu school Headmaster held for sexually assaulting girls

CHENNAI: The Kovilpatti all-woman police in Tamil Nadu on Saturday arrested the headmaster of a government aided primary school for sexually harassing nine girl students for the last three months. The incident came to light when a parent of a girl lodged a police complaint on Friday.

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16 central infra projects in Tamil Nadu suffer cost overrun

CHENNAI: Blame it on underestimation of original cost, spiralling land acquisition costs, shortage of manpower, changes in project scope, monopolistic pricing by vendors of equipment services, general price rise/inflation and time overrun, the Union government has listed 16 infrastructure projects suffering cost overruns in Tamil Nadu.

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11 Iranians on boat detained off Chennai

CHENNAI: Coast Guard officials nabbed 11 Iran nationals mid-sea on Saturday. Since the men are suspected to be drug smugglers, they have been handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau.

The Times of India

Fresh Covid cases in Tamil Nadu down to 21

CHENNAI: Fresh cases in Tamil Nadu dropped to 21 on Saturday, one less than its tally on Friday. The state discharged 29 patients from the registry and reported no new deaths from the viral infection. There were 229 patients on the state’s active registry, of which 25 patients were in…

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu: Disabled students allowed to use computers for boards

CHENNAI: In a relief to more than 16,000 disabled candidates set to appear for Class X, XI and XII state board exams this year, the school education department has allowed these candidates to use assistive devices such as video magnifier, talking calculator, braille map, tailor frame, abacus, and computers to…

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Chennai Corporation budget allocates Rs 1,800 crore for infrastructure boost

CHENNAI: A Rs 789 crore deficit notwithstanding, the Greater Chennai Corporation’s first open budget in more than six years earmarked about Rs 1,800 crore to rebuild basic infrastructure such as storm water drains, roads, school and hospital buildings.

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