Chennai: Several Tasmac elite shops across the city continue to overcharge customers demanding an extra ₹10 per bottle of liquor despite govt warning against such practices.Bills shared by customers show that an outlet in Kasturba Nagar in Adyar charged ₹10 extra for two imported beer bottles which cost ₹480 each. While the total cost must…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu is set to outsource solid waste collection and transportation services in 12 municipal corporations across the state by roping in private companies. The cities include Avadi, Tambaram, Vellore, Hosur, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Tiruppur, Trichy, Madurai, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli. Tenders to appoint consultancy firms for preparing detailed feasibility reports and transaction advisory plans…
Chennai: Just as Chennai residents were beginning to recover from weeks of heat-related power disruptions, strong winds and evening rain on Thursday triggered fresh outages across the city and suburbs. Many areas were left without electricity and this triggered protests in some neighbourhoods.Falling of trees, hoardings on live cables interrupted power supply to several areas…
The reclaimed water from the STP will be used for watering saplings to be planted along the Adyar and maintaining plants on medians on Rajiv Gandhi Salai. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The Water Resources Department has recently partnered with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to curb sewage pollution on stretches of the Adyar. Various measures…
Mangaluru: Even as hiring remains sluggish in the IT sector, computer science-related engineering programmes — especially those focused on artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and machine learning (ML)— have emerged as the most sought-after choices among students in Dakshina Kannada this year.Placement outcomes this season were stronger for students from core engineering branches than for many…
Filling the Gaps: GCC commissioner G S Sameeran inspects SWD works in Anna Nagar Chennai: In the wake of key arterial stretches either having dug up roads or abandoned storm water drain pits, Greater Chennai Corporation has identified about 70km long storm water drain missing links across the city. GCC commissioner G S Sameeran has…
Chennai: Barely 200m from Madhya Kailash temple and Calvary community church, a Tasmac shop has been in the crosshairs of Adyar’s Kasturba Nagar residents for many years. Last week, the govt claimed that 717 such shops near educational institutions and places of worship had been closed. However, this outlet (no. 953) has slipped through the…
Chennai: Days after facing technical hassle in applying for scanned copies of their class 12 answer sheets, CBSE students have started to face snags in applying for revaluation too.While several students said the website was not loading, some of them were unable to access the revaluation section. A few students who successfully applied said they…
