As the North-East monsoon became vigorous over coastal Tamil Nadu and active over interiors of the State, it has wreaked havoc in many parts and killed 13 people till Friday.

CHENNAI: Encroachments on Keerai Thottam in the Adyar river at Saidapet will be removed on Wednesday.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government will take action if anyone can show that the Centre has issued an order in favour of Kerala on the Mullaperiyar issue.

New Delhi: From now on, all waste paper generated at any Airports Authority of India (AAI) office in Delhi and NCR will be recycled and sold back to the organization as visiting cards, folders, file covers, etc.

Progress: Tourism and Culture Secretary V. Irai Anbu (second from right) inspecting the tourism development works in Kolli Hills in Namakkal district on Tuesday.

NAMAKKAL: Tourism and Culture Secretary V. Irai Anbu reviewed the progress of various tourism development works being carried out in the Kolli Hills here on Tuesday.
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Chennai, Sept. 30 A unified law covering the entire gamut of food processing industries is set to take effect this year-end, Mr Ashok Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, has said.

In a major step towards boosting India's capabilities to study oceanography, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the time-tested workhorse of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is all set to place the 960 kg satellite, Oceansat-2, in a sun-synchronous orbit tomorrow.

New Delhi: On September 9, 2009, get set to switch off extra lights at 9pm for 9 minutes. The 99999 initiative is yet another unique way to encourage citizens to pledge their support to fight climate change. The climate change campaign has found support from an unlikely quarter, a collective of bankers from across the country who have conceptualized this initiative.