Chennai

Unclog all the drains

Sir, For people of Ram Nagar, Madipakkam, using boats during monsoons has become a regular exercise over the years because rainwater inundates the roads.
To avoid waterlogging on roads during monsoons desilting of primary and secondary drains should be done. The officials should clear debris and silt from shoulder drains. Faulty drains are believed to [...]

Jaya to fight for villagers in greenfield airport case

Chennai, Aug. 13: AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa on Friday condemned the police lathicharge of villagers opposing acquisition of agricultural land for setting up a greenfield airport in Sriperumbudur. She warned of an agitation by her party if people were evicted for the project.
In a statement here, Ms Jayalalithaa said in order to set [...]

Engineering top choice, leaves few seats vacant

Chennai, Aug. 13: Engineering courses have been the hot draw this year, with several students opting for various streams in the professional course and leaving only 9,443 seats vacant on Friday, the final day of the government’s single window counselling for self-financing engineering colleges in the state. There were no takers for 30,591 seats [...]