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3 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: Record rainfall inundates Puducherry, Villupuram

PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry recorded an unprecedented rainfall of 49 cm in 24 hours, surpassing the 1978 record of 21 cm. Continuous rainfall since Saturday morning inundated various areas, leading to flooding, power disruption, and the loss of four lives. Power supply was restored in only 20% of the affected areas by Sunday evening, as many rural areas and city neighbourhoods remain …

Puducherry Rainfall Inundates

3 weeks ago

Highways Department starts repairing potholes on roads

The Hindu

A day after cyclone Fengal wreaked havoc in the city and suburbs, the Highways department has taken up work to repair potholes and bad patches on its roads. Repairs were taken up on major roads such as Anna Salai, Poonamallee High Road and Jawaharlal Nehru Salai and roads like Velachery - Tambaram Road, MGR Salai, Mudichur Road, Madhavaram – Redhills …

Repair Water Logging Highways Roads

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Boat Club Road: long-term solution for waterlogging needed

The Hindu

Greater Chennai Corporation seems to be adopting various measures to check flooding in the upscale Boat Club Road that has been flooding-prone. Key areas in the Boat Club region that often face waterlogging include the entrance from Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Salai near the Bharat Petroleum bunk, Sathyanarayana Avenue near the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Turnbulls …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bad roads in Tiruchi

The Hindu

The condition of several roads in Tiruchi has turned from bad to worse after the recent spell of rain. Important stretches, including Karur Bypass, Bishop Road, Bharathidasan Salai, Old Madurai Road, VOC Road, Mela Chinthamani, EVR Road and roads around Central Bus Stand, Thillai Nagar and Srirangam have been damaged. Since the number of vehicles plying through these roads remains …

Roads Road Damaged

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thevar guru puja: Entry of heavy vehicles into Madurai banned for two days

The Hindu

Entry of heavy vehicles, including trucks, into Madurai City has been banned between 6 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday in connection with Thevar guru puja scheduled for Wednesday, according to a statement. Buses and other vehicles coming from Mattuthavani and proceeding towards Natham Road should take diversion from Kakkan Statue Junction towards Lotus Tank Junction. Nagar Arch, …

Vehicles North Road Junction Street North Veli Street Mattuthavani

2 months ago

Giant Cut-Outs of Tamil Leaders Draw Attention at Vijay's Political Conference

Deccan Chronicle

Giant cut-outs of prominent leaders of the new party, Vijay, will be welcoming the participants of the maiden conference of the Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), the new party launched by actor Vijay, at V Salai village near Vikravandi in Villupuram district. The 170-acre venue, sandwiched between a highway and railway track, has become the most searched location on Google maps, …

Entertainment Politics Law Social Justice Chennai

3 months, 1 week ago

Traffic restrictions imposed in Puducherry for Vinayaka idol procession on Wednesday

The Hindu

Traffic Police have imposed restrictions on the movement of vehicles in select routes in the town to facilitate the smooth conduct of the procession carrying Vinayagar idols for immersion in Puducherry Beach on Wednesday. Similarly, vehicles will not be allowed to ply on Anna Salai from 3 p.m. To allow smooth entry of the procession to J. N Street, traffic …

Vehicles Idol Procession Restrictions Imposed Kamaraj Salai Salai Idol Procession

3 months, 3 weeks ago

F4 Races to Start on Saturday

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai:The Chennai Formula 4 races and Indian Racing League events will be held on Saturday and Sunday at the night street circuit, the first of its kind 3.5 km circuit in South Asia with formula race enthusiasts watching it from five grandstands and three lounges on Island Grounds. State Minister for Sports Development, Udhaynidhi Stalin, the person behind the event, …

India South Asia Race Irl Street Circuit Island Grounds

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai gears up for India’s first-ever night street race

The Hindu

Chennai has long been considered the cradle of motorsports in India. This weekend will see the city add another feather to its motorsports hat when it hosts the country’s first-ever night street race. The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, will conduct the second round of the Indian Racing Festival on August 31 and …

India Irl F4

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Life in the day of an autorickshaw driver in Chennai

The Hindu

What is not human and possibly more iconic and connected to Chennai than Rajinikanth? The subject for this piece is the iconic autorickshaw, essentially linked to the city of Madras, currently Chennai, across an emotional range, on screen and in real life. “Though the city has various modes of public transport, including the newest Metro Rail, Chennai and the autorickshaw …

Chennai Autorickshaw Krishnamurthy

5 months ago

Tunnelling for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II Project begins on Royapettah-R.K. Salai stretch

The Hindu

Chennai Metro Rail Limited began tunnelling in Royapettah on Sunday morning, with tunnel boring machine ‘Bhavani’ making its way towards R.K. Salai. Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launched the TBM and also reviewed the Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II and other upcoming projects, including the common ticketing system, Airport-Kilambakkam, Koyambedu-Avadi, and Poonamallee-Parandur stretches, and Coimbatore and Madurai …

Metro Tbm Phase Ii Project Royapettah

5 months ago

Unregulated traffic on Bharathiar Salai put road users at risk

The Hindu

Frequent traffic bottlenecks because of unregulated movement of vehicles near Birds Road on Bharathiar Salai in Tiruchi have raised safety concerns among pedestrians and motorists. Traffic snarls turn acute during peak hours as vehicles heading to Birds Road from Bharathiar Salai and those on the opposite side make a U-turn converge on the junction. Road users face inconvenience because of …

Traffic Vehicles Road Users Regulate Bharathiar Salai Birds Road

5 months, 1 week ago

Work on the construction of a new bridge across the Cauvery begins

The Hindu

Work on constructing a new bridge across the Cauvery between Melachinthamani and Mambazha Salai, connecting Srirangam and Tiruchi city, was inaugurated on Friday. As per the plan, the old bridge will be used to cater to traffic going from Mambazha Salai while the new one will be for vehicles going in the opposite direction. The department had decided to construct …

Cauvery Old Bridge Mambazha Salai

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Alangudi temple consecration on July 12

The Hindu

The consecration of Elavarkuzhali Sametha Sri Aabathsagayeswarar, popularly known as Guru bhagavan temple at Alangudi in Valangaiman taluk of Tiruvarur district will be held on July 12. Rituals in connection with the consecration commenced on July 7 with “Ganapati and Grama Devathai pujas” and the “yaga salai pujas” commenced on July 9 night. After the completion of ‘yaga salai pujas’ …

Yaga Salai

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers want Rani Mangammal Salai to be made an alternative to Tiruchi-Karur highway

The Hindu

With the ever increasing traffic and frequent road accidents on the Tiruchi-Karur national highway, a section of farmers and road safety activists has suggested the development of Ettarai-Mayanur Road as an alternative to the highway. In a recent representation to the district administration, Ayilai Siva Suriyan, district secretary, Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the Communist Party of India, suggested …

Highway Tiruchi Road Stretch Karur Mayanur Siva Suriyan

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch | What is The Vallalar International Centre controversy all about?

The Hindu

The DMK government in Tamil Nadu, as part of its electoral promise, has decided to construct a Vallalar International Centre in Vadalur, at a cost of Rs. 99.99 crore on a land measuring 3.18 acres at a spot close to where St. Vallalar attained siddhi 149 years ago. Born two centuries ago, Ramalinga Adigalar or Ramalinga Swamigal is known as …

Vallalar Vadalur

7 months, 3 weeks ago

At Anna Salai-GP Road junction, Chennai traffic police close their eyes to violations

The Hindu

April 28, 2024 11:04 pm | Updated April 29, 2024 05:29 pm IST Vehicles parked outside popular restaurants on Anna Salai are creating traffic snarls, especially at the GP Road-Anna Salai signal. Likewise, people heading to the Spencer Plaza signal from the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital and Wallajah Road find it difficult to navigate the traffic at …

Traffic Vehicles Road Junction Anna Signal Salai

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | PM Modi to conduct roadshow in Chennai on April 9; strict traffic arrangements in place

The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Chennai on April 9 evening and will participate in a roadshow organised to canvas votes for Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidates in the heart of the capital city. Full package: Lok Sabha polls 2024 in Tamil Nadu | Interviews Police said the Prime Minister will fly in a special aircraft from Maharashtra and arrive at …

Chennai Road Modi Roadshow Gandhi Mandapam Thiyagaraya Road

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Madras High Court takes upon itself the task of reining in reckless motorists

The Hindu

The Madras High Court has taken upon itself the responsibility of finding a solution to youngsters indulging in reckless riding and driving of motorcycles and cars on public roads. Vulnerable stretches The police officer said the GCTP had taken measures to curb motorcycle racing and over-speeding of motor vehicles after conducting an in-depth study to prevent such incidents and developing …

Traffic Cases Racing Vehicles Cameras Youngsters Road

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Road rules go for a toss at the busy Anna Salai-Walajah Road junction in Chennai

The Hindu

The Anna Salai-Walajah Road junction turns chaotic at peak hours. A couple of years ago, to reduce commute time, the traffic police suspended the signal at the junction and pushed the right turn from Anna Salai towards Pallavan Salai by a few metres. The barricades make riding on a two-wheeler difficult, especially when MTC buses take the unwieldy turn into …

Traffic Vehicles Road Anna Turn Salai Walajah Road

10 months, 1 week ago

Formula 4 night street race in Chennai | Madras High Court to pass orders on February 16

The Hindu

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, said that it shall pass orders on Friday, February 16, on a batch of public interest litigation petitions that had questioned the necessity of conducting a Formula 4 night street race around the Island Grounds in the heart of Chennai city. They had entered into a Memorandum of Undertaking for the …

Chennai Race Pil Conduct Island Grounds

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Young man in Chennai killed after crashing his bike into truck parked on roadside

The Hindu

A 28-year-old sound services shop owner was killed, after he crashed into an iron-bar laden truck parked on the side of Rajiv Gandhi Salai near Kandanchavadi, on Sunday night. The death resulted in traffic being blocked on the Information Technology corridor for an hour, after the relatives of the shop owner staged a protest seeking action against the truck driver …

Chennai Truck Vignesh

11 months, 1 week ago

Chennai Police announce traffic diversions on Kamarajar Salai for Kaanum Pongal

The Hindu

The Greater Chennai City Police have announced traffic diversions, particularly in Kamarajar Salai, ahead of Kaanum Pongal, which will be celebrated on January 17. Police said normal traffic will be allowed on Kamarajar Salai on the day, but diversions will be implemented if vehicular movement increases. Vehicles coming from the War Memorial towards the Light House will be allowed on …

War Vehicles Salai Kamarajar Salai

1 year ago

Formula 4 night street race | Madras High Court reserves verdict on three PIL petitions

The Hindu

The Madras High Court on Monday reserved its judgement on a batch of three public interest litigation petitions filed against the conduct of Formula 4 night street race in Chennai by creating a circuit on the four public roads around the Island Grounds in the city. Third Division Bench of Justices R. Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq deferred their verdict after …

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Cyclone Fengal: Record rainfall inundates Puducherry, Villupuram

Highways Department starts repairing potholes on roads

Boat Club Road: long-term solution for waterlogging needed

Bad roads in Tiruchi

Thevar guru puja: Entry of heavy vehicles into Madurai banned for two days

Giant Cut-Outs of Tamil Leaders Draw Attention at Vijay's Political Conference

Traffic restrictions imposed in Puducherry for Vinayaka idol procession on Wednesday

F4 Races to Start on Saturday

Chennai gears up for India’s first-ever night street race

Life in the day of an autorickshaw driver in Chennai

Tunnelling for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II Project begins on Royapettah-R.K. Salai stretch

Unregulated traffic on Bharathiar Salai put road users at risk

Work on the construction of a new bridge across the Cauvery begins

Alangudi temple consecration on July 12

Farmers want Rani Mangammal Salai to be made an alternative to Tiruchi-Karur highway

Watch | What is The Vallalar International Centre controversy all about?

At Anna Salai-GP Road junction, Chennai traffic police close their eyes to violations

Lok Sabha polls | PM Modi to conduct roadshow in Chennai on April 9; strict traffic arrangements in place

Madras High Court takes upon itself the task of reining in reckless motorists

Road rules go for a toss at the busy Anna Salai-Walajah Road junction in Chennai

Formula 4 night street race in Chennai | Madras High Court to pass orders on February 16

Young man in Chennai killed after crashing his bike into truck parked on roadside

Chennai Police announce traffic diversions on Kamarajar Salai for Kaanum Pongal

Formula 4 night street race | Madras High Court reserves verdict on three PIL petitions