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Argument In Chennai Bar Escalates Into Road Rage, Car Rams 2-Wheeler, Kills Woman
An altercation between two groups in a bar led to a road rage, killing an 18-year-old woman in Chennai
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DMK MP's Chennai Road Repair Pic Roasted On Internet. Clarification Follows
A picture of bricks laid on Chennai road shared by DMK MP as "action taken" sparked a debate only, pushing the MP to clarify that the road work has "commenced" and not completed.
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2 Women Techies In Chennai Run Over By Speeding Driver
Two women software professionals were killed when a car, which went berserk, knocked them on OMR in Chennai, police said on Thursday.
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Want to explore more? Here are the 9 best Road trips from Chennai.
Many of the great stories start while some friends randomly decide to get on the wheel and drive somewhere. Indeed, there is nothing better than good old road trips.
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Cracks Appear On Chennai's Arterial Road; Inspection Clears Patch Safe
Fresh fissures appeared on Tuesday on the arterial Anna Salai road in Chennai close to the spot where a stretch caved in suddenly two days ago and trapped a bus and a car.
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Cracks On Chennai Road Stop Traffic Again 2 Days After Cave-In
Cracks on a major road in Chennai caused alarm just two days after a stretch caved in, trapping a bus and a car. Traffic resumed after experts confirmed that the soil underneath had not loosened.
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Chennai Road Caves In, Takes Down Bus, Car
A stretch of road in Chennai's Anna Salai caved in on Sunday, trapping a city bus and a car. Passengers however managed to escape and there were no injuries, authorities said. Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D Jayakumar blamed the construction of an underground metro line for the incident.
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Car Racer Ashwin Sundar, Wife Die As BMW Hits Tree, Goes Up In Flames In Chennai Road Accident
Car racing champion Ashwin Sundar and his wife were killed in an accident on Saturday after their car crashed into a tree in Chennai after midnight. The accident happened at the Pattinapakkam area, on the Santhome High Road.
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Heavy Rains Lash Parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry: Normal Life Hit
Heavy rains today lashed parts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, and neighbouring Puducherry, disrupting flight movement and leaving several areas inundated.
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Chennai Roads Riddled With Potholes After 4 Days of Heavy Rain
After just four days of heavy rain, the bulk of interior roads in Chennai are battered and dotted with potholes. Arterial roads, which are used by VIPs, however, are in good shape.
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Orphaned by Drunk Driving, Chennai Baby has None to Claim Him
In Tamil, Anbu means love. But there are no takers yet for one-year-old Anbu, whose parents, both rag-pickers, were run over on Sunday night by a taxi.
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Family gets Rs 91.78 lakh compensation for Chennai accident
A Motor Vehicle Claims Tribunal has awarded a total compensation of Rs 91.78 lakh to be shared by the daughter and parents of a young couple killed in a road accident in Chennai in 2009. Pratap Kumar and his wife Priyanka alias Elizabeth Mary were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a tipper lorry on November 20, 2009.
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With Rs 500, Chennai hopes to bridge the gap with Singapore
How often have we all strictly adhered to the 'no littering garbage in public' rule in countries like Singapore during our travel on holidays; and then on landing back in Chennai, not batting an eyelid before letting go of that toffee wrapper on the road?
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Report on six laning of Tambaram-Tindivanam road being finalised
The National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) is finalising the Detailed Project Report(DPR) for six laning of its road between Tambaram and Tindivanam, two important towns on NH 45 sector.
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Over 4,700 lost lives in road accidents in TN during Jan-Nov
Tamil Nadu continued to be a notorious state for road accidents in the country, with 18,188 accidents reported claiming 4,735 lives between January and November last year. This is higher by 231, as in the corresponding period in 2010, 4,504 lives were lost, according to a data obtained from State Traffic Planning Cell.
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Argument In Chennai Bar Escalates Into Road Rage, Car Rams 2-Wheeler, Kills Woman
An altercation between two groups in a bar led to a road rage, killing an 18-year-old woman in Chennai
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DMK MP's Chennai Road Repair Pic Roasted On Internet. Clarification Follows
A picture of bricks laid on Chennai road shared by DMK MP as "action taken" sparked a debate only, pushing the MP to clarify that the road work has "commenced" and not completed.
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2 Women Techies In Chennai Run Over By Speeding Driver
Two women software professionals were killed when a car, which went berserk, knocked them on OMR in Chennai, police said on Thursday.
-
Want to explore more? Here are the 9 best Road trips from Chennai.
Many of the great stories start while some friends randomly decide to get on the wheel and drive somewhere. Indeed, there is nothing better than good old road trips.
-
Cracks Appear On Chennai's Arterial Road; Inspection Clears Patch Safe
Fresh fissures appeared on Tuesday on the arterial Anna Salai road in Chennai close to the spot where a stretch caved in suddenly two days ago and trapped a bus and a car.
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Cracks On Chennai Road Stop Traffic Again 2 Days After Cave-In
Cracks on a major road in Chennai caused alarm just two days after a stretch caved in, trapping a bus and a car. Traffic resumed after experts confirmed that the soil underneath had not loosened.
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Chennai Road Caves In, Takes Down Bus, Car
A stretch of road in Chennai's Anna Salai caved in on Sunday, trapping a city bus and a car. Passengers however managed to escape and there were no injuries, authorities said. Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D Jayakumar blamed the construction of an underground metro line for the incident.
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Car Racer Ashwin Sundar, Wife Die As BMW Hits Tree, Goes Up In Flames In Chennai Road Accident
Car racing champion Ashwin Sundar and his wife were killed in an accident on Saturday after their car crashed into a tree in Chennai after midnight. The accident happened at the Pattinapakkam area, on the Santhome High Road.
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Heavy Rains Lash Parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry: Normal Life Hit
Heavy rains today lashed parts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, and neighbouring Puducherry, disrupting flight movement and leaving several areas inundated.
-
Chennai Roads Riddled With Potholes After 4 Days of Heavy Rain
After just four days of heavy rain, the bulk of interior roads in Chennai are battered and dotted with potholes. Arterial roads, which are used by VIPs, however, are in good shape.
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Orphaned by Drunk Driving, Chennai Baby has None to Claim Him
In Tamil, Anbu means love. But there are no takers yet for one-year-old Anbu, whose parents, both rag-pickers, were run over on Sunday night by a taxi.
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Family gets Rs 91.78 lakh compensation for Chennai accident
A Motor Vehicle Claims Tribunal has awarded a total compensation of Rs 91.78 lakh to be shared by the daughter and parents of a young couple killed in a road accident in Chennai in 2009. Pratap Kumar and his wife Priyanka alias Elizabeth Mary were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a tipper lorry on November 20, 2009.
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With Rs 500, Chennai hopes to bridge the gap with Singapore
How often have we all strictly adhered to the 'no littering garbage in public' rule in countries like Singapore during our travel on holidays; and then on landing back in Chennai, not batting an eyelid before letting go of that toffee wrapper on the road?
-
Report on six laning of Tambaram-Tindivanam road being finalised
The National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) is finalising the Detailed Project Report(DPR) for six laning of its road between Tambaram and Tindivanam, two important towns on NH 45 sector.
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Over 4,700 lost lives in road accidents in TN during Jan-Nov
Tamil Nadu continued to be a notorious state for road accidents in the country, with 18,188 accidents reported claiming 4,735 lives between January and November last year. This is higher by 231, as in the corresponding period in 2010, 4,504 lives were lost, according to a data obtained from State Traffic Planning Cell.
