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Chennai train crash: 'First we thought it was a bomb blast'

This sleepy village in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district woke up to the sound of a big bang caused by collision of two trains here with locals initially mistaking it to a 'bomb blast'. "We all first......

High-level probe ordered into Orissa mishap

A high-level inquiry has been ordered into the derailment of the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express in Orissa's Jajpur district in which authorities today scaled down the toll from 15 to......

Parliament bomb threat: 5 secured for questioning

Tirunelveli District Police, assisted by cyber crime experts from Chennai, have secured five people for questioning in connection with Friday's e-mail threatening to blow up the Parliament, the......

Water waist deep in some Chennai suburbs

Heavy rains lashed coastal Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu for the second day Wednesday, even as the state government stepped up relief operations.Normal life was thrown out of......

Techies take up relief works in Nagapattinam

Several groups of young software engineers from Bangalore and Chennai have arrived at various parts of Nagapattinam district to carry out relief operations. These groups, comprising professionals,......

Green tribunal stays Anil Ambani-backed KGS project

The National Green Tribunal has stayed the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20 billion) Aranmula private airport project in Kerala, which is being developed by Anil Ambani-backed KGS Group.The Tribunal has......

COLUMN: Can we have waterless agriculture too Mr PM?

We need a master plan to increase our water storage capacity, improve irrigation facilities and create water networks across the country that links the draught prone with those experiencing floods,......

A 'TalentSprint' to put job-seekers on track

For Santanu Paul, being the son-in-law of C Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, is just another facet of his life.More than the access he has to the......

If I were the Finance Minister...

In a developing county like India, the role of the Finance Minister is a crucial one, specially when the country is going through it's worst period in recent times. M R Venkatesh, has a few valid......

Has UPA killed the India growth story?

India growth story has been deeply hurt by a suffocating bureaucracy and a workforce, which is 'unskilled'.Steven Rattner, is popularly known as the Car Czar of Obama Administration. This is......

Tamil Nadu suspends screening of Da Vinci Code

The Tamil Nadu government has asked District Collectors and the Chennai Police Commissioner to suspend the screening of Hollywood film, The Da Vinci Code.A press release issued by the state......

Bala's Paradesi to release in October

Director Bala, who has made critically acclaimed and National Award winning films like Sethu, Nandha, Pithamagan, Naan Kadavul and Avan Ivan, is ready with his new film, Paradesi. The film is......

19 arrested in IPL betting raids

In a crackdown on cricket betting following the IPL spot-fixing scandal, police arrested 19 more people, including some bookies, in West Bengal, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The arrests were made......

Rasool says he can do well in IPL, hopes to play for India

His confidence boosted by the impressive bowling show against Australia in the first warm-up game in Chennai on Tuesday, young Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Parveez Rasool believes that he can do......

BCCI comes clean on tickets row with PCB

The BCCI on Friday sought to clarify reports which stated that the PCB hasn't received the 3,000 tickets promised to them for the upcoming limited overs tour, and said that the board from across......

TN govt allots Rs 22.05 cr towards sports infrastructure

With a view to encourage youngsters to take up sports, the Tamil Nadu government has alloted Rs 25.05 crore to improve basic infrastructure facilities in rural areas of the state. On Saturday,......

BCCI to take final call on Chargers on Saturday

The BCCI's top brass will be engaged in a series of meetings in Chennai on Saturday to take a final call on the future of the cash-strapped IPL team Deccan Chargers and also seek to make a couple......

People speak for chennai district

QNA

Q. You might have heard about Money chain company, Tycoon International Ltd, chennai.Is there any hope of getting back the moneydeposited with them. Kerala Govt. has confiscated their properties in Kannur district. Can we go to the court? Since it is a money chain company, people who invested there are also punishable as per law. Is it so?. Pl. give me a reply. Thanks PSK
Sukumaran Pakideeri: A. more

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Q. How many state in tamilnadu
Raju Siva: A. very difficult to take back the money but the people who invested there are victims and victims are not punished by law authorities their only...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-state--in-tamilnadu/23305193/answers/24439565

Q. Identify Ramanujam and his works ?
Khabardar: A. Tamilnadu is itself a state. If you are asking for the districts in Tamilnadu, the list is given below.Tamil Nadu has 32 districts -Chennai...... more

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Q. i just want to confirm whether maharashtrians eat varieties of vegetable? i may be wrong too? the vegetable being sold in mumbai are actually grown in neighbouring districts of pune, raigad, nashik, thane, satara etc. see the variety of vegetable available. are these vegatable available in bangalore, delhi, chennai, i dont see anybody eating vegetable like shepoo? spring onion, navalcomb, (cabbage category), green thorney fruit like vegetable, ghevada, dodaki, i dont know english names.
Gundu: A. Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar (best known as Srinivasa Ramanujan) was born on December 22, 1887, in Erode about 400 km from Chennai, formerly known...... more

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Web results for Chennai District

Equipment monitoring cell soon

The government will set up a cell in the State to monitor the functioning and repair of all equipment in primary and community health centres, and... ...

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Three Army personnel killed in encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir

Three Army personnel were killed today in an encounter with militants in Tral area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Related Stories BJP's turf... ...

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Five suspected militants arrested in Jammu and Kashmir, plot to kill cops foiled

Five suspected militants have been arrested with heavy arms and ammunition in connection with a botched plot to kill security personnel near... ...

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CSK chief gets summons

A four-member Mumbai Police team probing the IPL spot-fixing case on Thursday pasted summons notice at Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Gurunath... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334312/ipl-spot-fixing-csk-chief.html

'We took a U-turn under Nitish Kumar'

What is Change really like in Bihar? Once denounced as a failed state, what turnaround has Bihar made in recent years? Archana Masih reports from... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/what-change-is-really-like-in-nitish-kumars-bihar/20130523.htm

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