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UK visa application centres to shut for five days in April
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The British Deputy High Commission on Friday said UK visa application centres across the southern region would be closed for five days in April as part of IT system upgradation.
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Madras University to start affiliation process shortly
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The University of Madras will start the inspection process for affiliating new colleges and courses for the coming year and will complete it by the middle of April, said Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam on Tuesday.
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Work on new Assembly complex dome by May
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Work on the permanent dome on the upcoming Assembly complex is expected to begin by early May once authorities complete their study on wind force and corrosion.
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IVRS for property tax enquiry launched
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An integrated voice response system (IVRS) for property tax enquiry and payment was launched by Chennai Corporation on Tuesday. The assessees can now dial 1913 and using credit cards pay their property tax.
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Technical and soft skills training for SC/ST engineering students
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Free training will be provided in technical and soft skill development courses for third and fourth year SC/ST students of 34 engineering colleges by the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO) in association with the ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu (ICTACT).
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Electricity bill payment service at post offices launched
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Electricity bills can now be paid at select post offices too in the city. On Monday, the service was launched at the Anna Nagar post office.
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Stalin inaugurates development schemes
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Deputy Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Monday inaugurated Rs.6.23 crore worth development schemes in the city, including a new building of the school for children with hearing disability on the premises of the Little Flower School.
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Post offices to showcase and sell Maruti cars
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Post offices in the Chennai city region are all set to showcase and sell Maruti cars.
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108 ambulance services to add 160 vehicles by March 2011
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The 108 ambulance service will add 160 more vehicles to its fleet in the State by March 2011 to provide emergency medical care to more people.
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Revised load-shedding schedule announced for Karur district
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Following is the revised load shedding schedule announced by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board for Karur district which will be effective from Tuesday.
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City green cover keeps growing
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Chennai Corporation will continue ts efforts to beautify the city and is likely to come out with more parks in the ensuing budget.
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Cops confiscate 2 kg gunpowder, fake rifles
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The city police have confiscated 2 kg of gunpowder, dummy bombs, fake rifles and eight LPG cylinders from Bomb Ravi’s house, where dummy bombs used for film shootings exploded on Monday evening, sending shockwaves in the thickly-populated West Mambalam area.
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Cops confiscate 2 kg gunpowder, fake rifles
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The city police have confiscated 2 kg of gunpowder, dummy bombs, fake rifles and eight LPG cylinders from Bomb Ravi’s house, where dummy bombs used for film shootings exploded on Monday evening
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Power tariff hike on cards
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The proposed power tariff hike is likely to be anywhere between 10 per cent and 12 per cent for domestic consumers.
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Budget session from March 19
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The budget session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly for the year 2010 - 11 will be held from March 19 at the new Assembly complex, scheduled for inauguration next week. It is likely to last till April end, according to sources.
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Jaya flays Madurai civic body for delaying projects
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AIADMK general secretary Ms Jayalalithaa on Tuesday condemned the Madurai city corporation for not expediting projects such as Vaigai second drinking water scheme.
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WRD to execute flood management project
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The Water Resources Department is planning to implement a flood management project to prevent inundation of areas in the northern fringes of the city during monsoon.
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300 per cent rise in vehicle population in 15 years
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The city has transformed beyond recognition in the past decade due to a boom in the personal motorised vehicle market. The congested streets are only reminders of the challenges and hazards that development can pose.
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Growth-oriented, balanced budget: Narayanasamy
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The Union budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is a growth-oriented and balanced one, and Opposition criticism is borne out of vested interest, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy said on Monday.
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Petrol price hike: AIMTC to meet in New Delhi
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The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) would chalk out its next course of action at a meeting of its managing committee in New Delhi on March 5 to discuss the hike in petroleum price, its president G. R.Shanmugappa said here in a statement on Sunday.
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Vans to spread awareness about HIV test centres
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Chief Secretary K.S. Sripathi on Monday launched the third phase of a new media campaign to spread awareness about ‘Nambikkai Maiyam’ or counselling and testing centres for HIV in the State.
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Petition challenging suspension of government servant dismissed
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When a government servant is arrested and being tried in a criminal case he cannot be allowed to discharge his duties as it may not inspire public confidence in the government, the Madras High Court has said.
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Over 900 Vivasayigal Sangam members arrested
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As many as 911 members, including 295 women, of Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam were arrested in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts on Monday when they resorted to picketing in front of the taluk offices demanding free house site pattas
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Varsity shuts dept after students go on rampage
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Annamalai University has indefinitely closed the faculty of engineering and technology after more than 350 students, hailing from north India, went on a midnight rampage on the campus
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MU misplaces answer sheets of 15 students
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Officials of the Institute of Distance Education (IDE), attached to the 152-year-old University of Madras, are now in deep trouble as they misplaced a bundle of answer sheets of 15 students eight months ago.
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