Category: Chennai
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The darker side of Madras in the 1860s
Prison life today is often spoken of in hushed terms, where those inside manage to get what they want, from narcotics to deadly weapons. It is interesting that it was no different in the 1860s.
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Temperatures drop as dry weather prevails over T.N.
Minimum temperatures were below normal by one degree Celsius to three degrees Celsius at most places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal area
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Stone idols recovered from Cooum river
The age of the idols is unknown and will be ascertained with the help of experts
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City coughs, sputters, as Bhogi fires burn; 4 stations record poor air quality
TNPCB data showed that in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. on Tuesday, four stations out of 15, registered poor air quality
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A plea for Pachaiyappa’s Hall in Chennai
With the trust that owns it mostly in the news for legal squabbles, precious little seems to be done about this historic edifice
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City residents feel the chill as temperature drops
The Regional Meteorological Centre forecast light to moderate rain for Monday at a few places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal
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January weather system to influence heavy rainfall in parts of coastal districts on Sunday
Coastal places like Chennai experienced nippy weather, strong surface winds interspersed with light rainfall on Saturday owing to the wind influence that brought moisture from Bay of Bengal
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Around 120 houses to be removed for construction of steel bridge across Buckingham Canal at Thoraipakkam
Sources say that the department had written to the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board seeking allotment for 58 families who had settled along the Canal on the Thoraipakkam side
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Many participate in pallankuzhi contest in Mylapore
Vincent D’Souza, director of the festival, said that concerts will be held at the Kapaleeswarar Temple from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. from January 8 to 11
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Victoria Public Hall and its missing plaque
What happened to the plaque that must have been placed at VP Hall when it was first inaugurated in 1888?