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After Rs 28 Crore-Project, Chennai Lake Offers Parched City Hope

Cities | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday June 27, 2019

The Paruthapattu Lake in northern Chennai, which was severely encroached on and polluted has been cleaned and converted into an 85-acre reservoir in an extensive Rs 28 crore project that involved the relocation of 500 people

Chennai Metro Services Disrupted Between Airport and Nanganallur

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday June 25, 2019

Chennai metro rail services were suspended between the airport and Nanganallur on Tuesday night because of a technical snag.

In Chennai, A Community Harvests 25,000 Litres Of Rain Water In An Hour

Cities | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday June 25, 2019

As Chennai struggles with unprecedented levels of water scarcity and the city on a list of those likely to run out of ground water by 2020, residents are graduating from harvesting rain water to recharge the water table to using rain water directly

Email Us Issues To Be Raised In Assembly: DMK Chief MK Stalin

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 24, 2019

DMK President MK Stalin on Monday asked the people of Tamil Nadu to e-mail them the issues that need to be raised in the ensuing Assembly session beginning on June 28.

"Water Famine In Tamil Nadu": MK Stalin Leads Protest Against Government

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday June 24, 2019

MK Stalin, chief of Tamil Nadu's main opposition party, the DMK, today joined protests held by his party against the state government's handling of the water crisis in the state

"Will Hack Those Who Question": Tamil Politician's Rant On Journalists

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 23, 2019

The chief of BJP ally PMK has taken on journalists, calling them "dogs" and making remarks seen as threats. In a cellphone video that's being widely circulated, PMK chief S Ramadoss is seen recalling an earlier response to the question of tree cutting.

Rajinikanth Says He Can't Vote In Polls For Top Tamil Film Artistes' Body

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday June 23, 2019

Election for the South Indian Film Artistes Association is being held in Chennai today. In one of the most fiercely fought contests, nearly 3,000 actors and artistes are voting in the polls for the ''Nadigar Sangam'', the association of film, television and stage actors from the Tamil film and entertainment industry.

Amid Water Crisis, How Chennai Residents And Hotels Are Saving Water

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday June 22, 2019

Chennai, which is reeling under severe water crisis as all four reservoirs around the city have dried up, is making residents and hotels use water responsibly and initiate water conservation drives.

Don't Shut Down Schools, Says Tamil Nadu Government Amid Water Crisis

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday June 22, 2019

The Tamil Nadu government has told schools not to shut down after reports that some schools were turning away students amid a severe water scarcity in Chennnai.

DMK Holds State-Wide Protest Over Water Shortage In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday June 22, 2019

The DMK on Saturday began state-wide protest accusingthe Tamil Nadugovernment's for its "negligence," and "administrative failure" in tackling the acute shortage of water in the state.

2 Children Among 6 Bonded Labourers Rescued From Chennai Plant

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday June 22, 2019

Six bonded labourers including two children were rescued from a water treatment plant in Chennai, the police said.

On Video, Policeman Heckled By Four "Drunk" Men On Road In Chennai

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday June 22, 2019

A policeman was heckled by four men on a road at night in Chennai after he tried to stop them from allegedly drinking in public.

Families of ISIS Accused Deny Charges, Call Coimbatore Arrests "Political"

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday June 22, 2019

The families of five men from Coimbatore arrested in a joint operation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the local police have denied allegations that they are linked with terror group ISIS, and termed the arrests as "politically motivated".

For Parched Chennai, Water To Be Brought In Trains From 200 Km Away

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday June 21, 2019

To quench the thirst of a parched and desperate Chennai, facing severe water scarcity, trains will soon be carrying water from Jolarpet in northern Tamil Nadu, some 200 kilometres from the state capital. Chennai is facing a 40 per cent cut in piped water supply as all four reservoirs outside the city have gone dry.

PM To Form Committee To Study Feasibility Of One Nation, One Poll: Centre

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 20, 2019

The government will form a committee to study the feasibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "One Nation, One Election", Union Minister Rajnath Singh said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's all-party meeting on Wednesday. Most parties, he said, had supported the idea. Five key parties, including the Congress, however skipped the meet. Mamata B...