Chennai News

Chennai, Sep 8: The SRM University at Kattankulathur, Chennai awarded India's first individual Olympic Gold Medal winner Abhinav Bindra with doctorate. He got his first honorary doctorate at the University's fourth annual convocation occasion. He was accompanied by father Apjit Bindra and mother Babli. Abhinav looked composed as ever in his red ceremonial robe as he took his marked seat next

Chennai, Sep 8: Airport Police yesterday arrested a Polish national who carried foreign currency bundles worth nearly 45 lakh in his suitcase. Police said here today Beoderrick (41) came to the Anna International Airport to board an Indian Airlines flight to Singapore at 1425 hrs. On suspicion he could be a smuggler, the Customs checked his baggage to find US Dollar

Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, Sep 8: The Union Government proposed to construct bypass and ring roads, grade separators and flyovers in different parts of Tamil Nadu under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-VII, Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T R Baalu said. Declaring open a bypass road at Viralimalai, near here, yesterday as part of the four-lane project on

Chennai, Sept 7 : Union Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister Thiru T.R Baalu today inaugurated the Viralimalai bypass on NH-45B in Tamil Nadu. Expressing satisfaction over the pace of various phases of National Highways Development Projects (NHDP), he said the Central Government has given push to all the areas of infrastructure in the country. The Government is

Chennai, Sep 7: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today hailed the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) waiver, which marked end of India's 34-year-long isolation from nuclear trade with the world. ''I join Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi in hailing the NSG waiver and congratulate India'', the Chief Minister said. ''On issues like this, political parties should sink

Perambalur, Sep 7: The new underground sewer system at an estimated cost of Rs 23.38 crore for Perambalur municipality was expected to be ready in the next three years, according to official sources. The sources said while the Tamil Nadu Government had sanctioned Rs 6.73 crore, the Perambalur Municipality would raise a loan of Rs.11.28 crore and the remaining Rs 5.37

Jayankondam, Sep 7: Thirtysix persons were arrested following a clash between two groups of villagers over a tank water at Kasangkottai village near here yesterday. Police said the trouble started when the villagers of Kasangkottai alleged that the villagers at Pudhupalayam were poisoning the tank. Meanwhile, based on the representation of the villagers of Pudhupalayam, the Ariyalur district administration had initiated

Chennai, Sep 6: Chief Justice of Madras High Court A K Ganguly appealed to medical practitioners to erase the impression that doctors had given up ethics and are interested only in monetary gains. Addressing the first international pre-conference workshop on Obstetric Anaesthesia, here on Friday, Sep 5 Chief Justice Ganguly said that unlike lawyers, doctors had a personal and unique relationship

New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has identified two consortiums for construction of runway and terminal building of the Chennai airport to be modernised at a cost of Rs 1,800 crore. B Seenaiah & Co (Projects) Ltd- KGLC Consortium was the lowest bidder for runway work and Herve Pomerleau International (Canada)-CCC

Chennai, Aug 22: Aptech Limited, the leading global learning solutions provider, has tied up with Italy's Seven Rings International to train graduates in Soft Skills and Corporate Computing Skill Development. Under this agreement, Aptech would be the exclusive training delivery partner for participants of Seven Rings International in India, an international training company offering structured, tried and tested pathway to self-development

Bangalore, Aug 23: Golden Gate Properties, one of the leading realtors in the South, launched a unique residential real estate project near the city offering low-cost dwelling flats with all the facilities including mini-stadium, swimming pool and other facilities. Speaking after launching 'The Commune' here last night, Golden Gate Properties Managing Director K Pratap said the project which was designed by

Chennai, Aug 22, 2008: Fishes have now emerged as new age beauty experts at an Indian salon and spa. After gaining popularity in China, Japan, Singapore, fish spa or fish pedicure has now been introduced in the country by Naturals Unisex Salon and Spa in Chennai. Moving around in a tub of warm water, numerous small fish nibble at dead skin,