Flight carrying Chidambaram makes emergency landing in ChennaiOctober 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - A Chennai-Coimbatore Jetlite flight with Home Minister P. Chidambaram on board made an emergency landing at Chennai airport.
CBI to visit YSR's helicopter crash site todaySeptember 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will visit on Saturday the site of the helicopter crash, where former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and four others were killed, in order to probe the crash at Pavirallagutta in the dense Nallamalla forests. The CBI multi-disciplinary investigation team (MDIT) would be headed by Deputy Inspector General V V Lakshmi Narayana and comprise officers from the Indian Air Force and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation also.
Singapore-Chennai flight makes emergency landing in ChennaiAugust 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - A Singapore-Chennai flight had to make an emergency landing ay Chennai airport on Saturday after one of its rear tyres burst. According to preliminary reports, all 132 passengers and crew on board Flight IC 556 were safe.
New aviation regulator to decide on development fee: PatelJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new aviation regulator, Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), will settle all contentious issues in the aviation sector, including the airport development fee issue, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here Thursday. Replying to questions in parliament, Patel said: "AERA has been constituted by an act of parliament and has started functioning.
Deemed university status requests put on holdJune 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - HRD Minister Kapil Sibal announced on Monday that the government has decided that it will not accept any further applications of aspiring deemed universities and would conduct a thorough review of the functioning of such universities. "The ministry will set up its own committee, which will visit the deemed universities.
Parents, students fret over college admissions in ChennaiJune 7th, 2009 CHENNAI - Parents and students here have complained about facing a lot of hardships and competition in getting admission to colleges of their choice.ost parents are fretting over the high capitation fees demanded by privately managed professional colleges. Both parents and their wards are also peeved with the attitude of the self-financing professional colleges.
Santosh Trophy football from May 24May 20th, 2009 CHENNAI - Defending champions Punjab will be among the 31 teams competing in the 63rd National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy to be held in Tamil Nadu at four venues from May 24 to June 14. The tournament this year coincides with the Platinum jubilee of the Tamil Nadu Football Association.
US firm sets up $20-mn facility in ChennaiMay 11th, 2009 CHENNAI - The US-based welding consumables product company Lincoln Electric inaugurated its $20-million plant near Chennai Monday. The 100,000 square feet plant in Mahindra World City, a special economic zone (SEZ), has an initial production capacity of 15,000 tonnes per annum.
Elite police team to probe Chennai train collisionApril 30th, 2009 CHENNAI - The elite Crime Branch Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) of the Tamil Nadu police will probe Wednesday's train collision in a Chennai suburb that claimed four lives, officials said Thursday. Additional Director General of Police Archana Ramasundaram said a special team had been formed to investigate the matter.
BJP leaders meet Dikshit, seek relief in school fee hikeApril 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Wednesday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and demanded relief for parents from the recent hike in school fees. The delegation led by senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra explained the issue to Dikshit.
Parents threaten stir against hiked school feesApril 11th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Parents across Uttar Pradesh will launch an agitation against private schools if they do not roll back their fee hikes within seven days, it was announced here Saturdday. 'We are all set to launch a campaign all over the state against the management of private schools on the fee hike issue,' UP Parents' Welfare Association (UPPWA) president P.K.
Sri Lanka Tamils issue: Vijaykanth again offers to boycott pollsApril 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - Actor-turned-politician and DMDK leader Vijaykanth has renewed his offer to boycott the ensuing parliamentary elections to show his solidarity with the Tamils in Sri Lanka, if the bigger Dravidian parties do the same. 'The DMDK would gladly follow suit if the (ruling) DMK and (the main opposition) AIADMK agree to boycott the elections on the Sri Lanka Tamils' issue.
Credit rating firms now target small enterprisesMarch 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - As the economic downturn bites and banks become more reluctant to lend to firms that do not have credit ratings, credit rating agencies are aggressively expanding to provide ratings for at least some of India's 12.8 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It is estimated that only about two percent of SMEs in India get financing from banks.
Americans Butorac, Ram win Chennai Open doubles titleJanuary 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Americans Rajeev Ram and Eric Butorac outplayed Swiss pair Jean-Claude Scherrer and Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4, in the final to annex the doubles title in the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament, here Sunday. The victory was worth $23,000 to the US tandem while the Switzerland combination became richer by $11,900.
Chennai Open tennis matches postponed due to rainsJanuary 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - Wednesday's matches in the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament were called off after persistent showers that began in the afternoon and continued through the evening. The matches have been rescheduled to commence Thursday afternoon, organisers announced.
Loading ...