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Trains to cruise at 130 kmph on select Southern Railway routes

The Ministry of Railways has decided to raise the sectional speed of 53 important routes across the country to 130 kmph. In Southern Railway, the Chennai Egmore-Madurai and Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kozhikode are among a few routes chosen for the speed upgrade by March 2024.

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Backing of MS Dhoni has helped me lot as cricketer: CSK opener Devon Conway

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener Devon Conway said that having CSK captain MS Dhoni as the side’s leader is proving to be fruitful for him and he is happy to receive the support and backing from MSD.

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IPL 2023: CSK vs PBKS | Punjab stuns Chennai by four wickets in last ball thriller

Indian Premier League 2023: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings in Chennai on April 30

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Mayor Priya felicitated

The Rotary Club of Chennai Kilpauk (RCCK) at its annual awards night felicitated Priya Rajan, the youngest woman Mayor of Chennai, with the ‘For the Sake of Honour’ award for contributing towards quality healthcare facilities within Chennai Corporation

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Galwan Valley hero's widow becomes Army officer, posted in eastern Ladakh

Rekha Singh, the widow of Galwan Valley clash hero Naik Deepak Singh, was inducted into the Indian Army on Saturday after the successful completion of training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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First batch of 5 women officers commissioned into Indian Army's Regiment of Artillery

Five Women Officers on Saturday joined the Regiment of Artillery after the successful completion of training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Three States, two national highways, 100 elephants; conflict all around

Read about the ongoing elephant-human conflict across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh, and two national highways in India.

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CSK vs PBKS: Chennai starts favourites against Punjab in battle of ‘Kings’

Indian Premier League 2023: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings in Chennai on April 30

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In historic first, five women cadets commissioned into army’s artillery regiment

Five women officers have joined the Regiment of Artillery in the Indian Army after successfully completing their training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai on April 29.

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Tasmac introduces automatic liquor dispensing machine

The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd. (Tasmac) has introduced an automatic liquor dispensing machine at an Elite shop housed inside a mall in Chennai

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Madras High Court grants interim relief to American International School Chennai

The Madras High Court on Friday, April 28, granted interim relief to American International School Chennai (AISC) on a writ petition filed by it challenging the applicability of the Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Act of 2018 which came into force this year pursuant to the framing of the statutory…

The Hindu

Fleming rules out change in CSK’s batting order after loss to RR

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) might have failed in their run-chase against Rajasthan Royals (RR) but head coach Stephen Fleming said they didn’t feel the need to change the batting order as they “don’t mess with things that are going well”.

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Chennai’s first CBD clinic focussing on medical cannabis and integrative healing opens. We get a first look

Cansaa in Chennai aims at creating integrative treatment plans by bringing together doctors, functional medicine and a slew of Indian CBD oils, tinctures and creams

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Indian Premier League | Rajasthan Royals will target a reversal of fortunes against an in-form Chennai Super Kings

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Madras High Court directs Kalakshetra Foundation to frame policy to prevent sexual harassment, gender discrimination

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed Kalakshetra Foundation to frame a policy against gender discrimination and sexual harassment of staff as well as students of colleges and schools run by it in Chennai, and ordered that the complaints committee related to schools must have parents as well as teachers’…

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Consul General invites more Indians to Japan

More people from India should visit Japan so that the people there know more about this country, Taga Masayuki, Consul General at the Consulate General of Japan, Chennai, has said.

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Defence pensioner outreach programme held

A mass SPARSH outreach programme was held by the Controller for Defence Accounts (CDA), Chennai, for Defence pensioners at Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, Avadi, on Monday

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People can apply for name change at three more places

From April 26, those intending to apply for change of their names could also approach the government presses in Salem, Virudhachalam and Pudukkottai. Presently the facility is available at the Directorate of Stationery and Printing offices in Chennai, Madurai and Tiruchi.

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T.N. government formally renames road in Chennai after former Additional Solicitor General of India, V.P. Raman

Avvai Shanmugam Salai has been renamed to honour the late former ASG, whose residence was on this stretch of road; Raman was an admirer of former CM C.N. Annadurai and was associated with the Dravidian movement, an official release said

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Panchami land row: HC asks National Commission of Scheduled Castes to disclose status of complaint against Murasoli Trust

The Madras High Court on Monday directed National Commission for the Scheduled Castes (NCSC) to disclose by June 13 the status of a complaint lodged with it by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary in 2019 accusing Murasoli Trust, associated with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), of being in possession of…

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Veteran columnist, author and film historian Randor Guy no more

Veteran film historian, columnist and writer Madabhushi Rangadorai, popularly known by his pen name, Randor Guy, died in Chennai on Sunday night, after a prolonged illness. He was 86.

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Tamil Nadu: Building under renovation collapses in Chennai, workers feared trapped

A few workers are feared trapped under debris after an old building undergoing renovation collapsed in Chennai on Wednesda

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'GetoutRavi' posters appear in Chennai after TN Governor's "Bill is dead" remark

Several posters against Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi asking him to 'get out' were spotted across Chennai on Saturday following his "Bill is dead" remark. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Divinity’, power, cliques: Kalakshetra case spotlights all that’s wrong with the ‘classical’ arts world

Chennai’s Kalakshetra Foundation, one of India’s foremost art institutions, is at the centre of serious allegations of long-term, nearly systematised sexual harassment against one of its professors. More allegations later emerged against other professors, leading to some suspensions and an arrest.

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Five children drown in water tank in southern Indian temple - NDTV

Five children drowned on Wednesday in a water tank inside a temple in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state in southern India, broadcaster NDTV reported, in the second deadly incident in a temple this week in the South Asian country.

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