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Lufthansa Airlines To Pay Rs 50,000 To Elderly Couple For 'Deficiency Of Service'
A consumer forum here directed an airline operator to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to an elderly couple from Adyar here for alleged deficiency of service during their round trip to Frankfurt.
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Video: SUV Falls Into Storm Water Pit In Chennai, Driver Escapes Unhurt
A car fell into an under-construction storm water pit in Chennai's Adyar area today. A doctor, who was driving the SUV, escaped unhurt.
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Chennai Hoteliers' Motor Bike Expedition To Promote Tourism
Held on Madras Day, the bikers stopped at a few landmarks, including the Marina and the River Adyar Bridge, as they travelled upto the scenic Kovalam area along the East Coast Road.
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Dr V Shanta, A Pioneer In Cancer Care, Dies. PM Modi Pays Tribute
Cancer Institute founder Dr V Shanta dies: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Dr V Shanta, senior oncologist and chairperson of the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai. Dr V Shanta died on Tuesday morning. She was 93. "Dr V Shanta will be remembered for her outstanding efforts to ensure top quality cancer care.
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Tamil Nadu's Plea Challenging Green Court's Rs 100 Crore Penalty Rejected
The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government, challenging the Rs 100 crore penalty imposed on the state by the National Green Tribunal for not cleaning the Buckingham Canal, Adyar and Cooum rivers.
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Road Caves In At Busy Chennai Intersection, Traffic Affected
A road caved in at Chennai's Madhya Kailash junction near Adyar today, causing traffic to slow down in the Tamil Nadu capital.
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Tamil Nadu Fined 2 Crores For Delay In Removing Encroachments In Chennai
The National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore on the Tamil Nadu government over the inordinate delay in removal of the encroachments along and prevention of pollution of Adyar and Cooum rivers in Chennai.
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Wigs Distributed To Cancer Patients In Chennai
The Cherian Foundation and the Rotaract Club of Women's Christian College came together to manufacture natural hair wigs and distribute them to cancer survivors.
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A Year After Devastating Floods, Chennai Worries About Another One
Almost a year after massive floods devastated Chennai, many are complaining that the Tamil Nadu government has not desilted River Adyar to avert a similar tragedy. Floods on this river had killed over 300 and left more than 17 lakh without homes last December. The clean-up, they say is important to let the river carry more water into the sea withou...
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Jayalalithaa Congratulates Dr Shanta On Being Conferred Padma Vibushan
Congratulating eminent cancer specialist Dr V Shanta for being chosen for the prestigious Padma Vibushan, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said it recognised her "dedicated and selfless service."
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DMK Demands Judicial Probe Into Chennai Flooding
DMK activists held a protest demonstration in Chennai on Tuesday and demanded a judicial inquiry into the release of surplus water from Chembarambakkam lake in Chennai and subsequent flooding in the city.
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Jayalalithaa Allots Houses For People Who Lost Homes In Chennai Floods
Setting in motion the process of resettling people who had lost their hutments in areas, including the banks of River Adyar in Chennai in recent floods, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today issued orders allotting houses for them.
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Saving Drinking Water for Chennai Might Have Led To Floods, Claims Expert
Chennai may not have had to face the floods had the authorities not tried to save water in Chembarambakkam Lake for drinking purposes, an expert has claimed.
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Blog: Danger Lurks in Chennai's Relief Camps and Flood-Hit Homes
The onset of another tragedy in the form of an epidemic needs to be avoided at any cost, and preventive measures need to be taken on a war footing.
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Scant Relief For Those With Homes Destroyed In Chennai Floods
Seventy-year-old Govindasamy, a former milk vendor, is back home, six days after floods struck his hut along the Saidapet Bridge across the Adyar River in Chennai.
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Lufthansa Airlines To Pay Rs 50,000 To Elderly Couple For 'Deficiency Of Service'
A consumer forum here directed an airline operator to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to an elderly couple from Adyar here for alleged deficiency of service during their round trip to Frankfurt.
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Video: SUV Falls Into Storm Water Pit In Chennai, Driver Escapes Unhurt
A car fell into an under-construction storm water pit in Chennai's Adyar area today. A doctor, who was driving the SUV, escaped unhurt.
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Chennai Hoteliers' Motor Bike Expedition To Promote Tourism
Held on Madras Day, the bikers stopped at a few landmarks, including the Marina and the River Adyar Bridge, as they travelled upto the scenic Kovalam area along the East Coast Road.
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Dr V Shanta, A Pioneer In Cancer Care, Dies. PM Modi Pays Tribute
Cancer Institute founder Dr V Shanta dies: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Dr V Shanta, senior oncologist and chairperson of the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai. Dr V Shanta died on Tuesday morning. She was 93. "Dr V Shanta will be remembered for her outstanding efforts to ensure top quality cancer care.
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Tamil Nadu's Plea Challenging Green Court's Rs 100 Crore Penalty Rejected
The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government, challenging the Rs 100 crore penalty imposed on the state by the National Green Tribunal for not cleaning the Buckingham Canal, Adyar and Cooum rivers.
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Road Caves In At Busy Chennai Intersection, Traffic Affected
A road caved in at Chennai's Madhya Kailash junction near Adyar today, causing traffic to slow down in the Tamil Nadu capital.
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Tamil Nadu Fined 2 Crores For Delay In Removing Encroachments In Chennai
The National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore on the Tamil Nadu government over the inordinate delay in removal of the encroachments along and prevention of pollution of Adyar and Cooum rivers in Chennai.
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Wigs Distributed To Cancer Patients In Chennai
The Cherian Foundation and the Rotaract Club of Women's Christian College came together to manufacture natural hair wigs and distribute them to cancer survivors.
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A Year After Devastating Floods, Chennai Worries About Another One
Almost a year after massive floods devastated Chennai, many are complaining that the Tamil Nadu government has not desilted River Adyar to avert a similar tragedy. Floods on this river had killed over 300 and left more than 17 lakh without homes last December. The clean-up, they say is important to let the river carry more water into the sea withou...
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Jayalalithaa Congratulates Dr Shanta On Being Conferred Padma Vibushan
Congratulating eminent cancer specialist Dr V Shanta for being chosen for the prestigious Padma Vibushan, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said it recognised her "dedicated and selfless service."
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DMK Demands Judicial Probe Into Chennai Flooding
DMK activists held a protest demonstration in Chennai on Tuesday and demanded a judicial inquiry into the release of surplus water from Chembarambakkam lake in Chennai and subsequent flooding in the city.
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Jayalalithaa Allots Houses For People Who Lost Homes In Chennai Floods
Setting in motion the process of resettling people who had lost their hutments in areas, including the banks of River Adyar in Chennai in recent floods, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today issued orders allotting houses for them.
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Saving Drinking Water for Chennai Might Have Led To Floods, Claims Expert
Chennai may not have had to face the floods had the authorities not tried to save water in Chembarambakkam Lake for drinking purposes, an expert has claimed.
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Blog: Danger Lurks in Chennai's Relief Camps and Flood-Hit Homes
The onset of another tragedy in the form of an epidemic needs to be avoided at any cost, and preventive measures need to be taken on a war footing.
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Scant Relief For Those With Homes Destroyed In Chennai Floods
Seventy-year-old Govindasamy, a former milk vendor, is back home, six days after floods struck his hut along the Saidapet Bridge across the Adyar River in Chennai.
