Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has said that the shortage of petrol and diesel in the state capital would end by Tuesday evening. After chairing a high-level meeting, Jayalalithaa said three ships carrying 67,000 kilo litres of diesel and petrol from Kochi arrived at Chennai port this afternoon. Efforts were being made to distribute this stock to the bunks of Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum...
04:25 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Model Poonam Pandey, who posted a nude picture of her on twitter to celebrate Kolkata Knight Riders' win against Chennai Super Kings at the IPL season five finale, was soon trending worldwide. The nude photo got Poonam trending on twitter as people tweeted about the pic and KKR's win. "This is called PoonamPandey effect. 1st India lifts WC, and Now KKR wins IPL," wrote on user, while another...
06:41 PM, May 28, 2012
Chennai: Just days after the Rs 7.50 per litre petrol price hike, there now seems to be a shortage of petrol in Chennai. Most of the petrol pumps in the city are running dry and the few that are open are witnessing massive crowds with people queuing up with cans and bottles to get petrol. While the petrol pump associations are blaming oil companies for not supplying enough fuel, oil...
03:21 PM, May 28, 2012
Chennai: Girls outshone boys once again in the Class XII CBSE exam in the Chennai region which took the top slot in the country with an overall pass percentage of 90.59. Girls recorded a pass percentage of 92.67 as against 88.87 by the boys in the exam, results of which were declared on Monday. "Of the 36,923 boys who appeared, 32,813 passed while 28,526 of the total 30,784 girls cleared...
03:04 PM, May 28, 2012
CHENNAI: An initiative by the city police to enhance security and prevent crimes against senior citizens who live alone has received an enthusiastic response. Following a spurt in crimes targeting the elderly, City Police Commissioner J K Tripathy hammered out a special plan. Senior citizens who are 'home alone' were requested to register with the police so that the cops could enhance security measures. In the last four months, 850...
08:10 AM, May 28, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated Kolkata Knight Riders team for winning IPL title for the first time beating two-time champion Chennai Super Kings in final by five wickets. "I'm happy over the victory of KKR. All the teams played well. In a game, there is victory and defeat. I congratulate KKR team specially for winning the title," she said. Shah Rukh, co-owner of KKR, is the brand...
12:48 AM, May 28, 2012
Chennai: Joshna Chinappa won her sixth title on the professional tour when she beat England's Sarah Jane Perry 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10, in the final of the Chennai Open squash tournament in Chennai on Saturday. On a comeback trail following knee injury, 25-year old Joshna displayed touches of her vintage form that had taken her to a high of 28 in World rankings two years ago as she overcame a...
06:05 PM, May 26, 2012
BANGALORE: An engineering student was killed and his three friends sustained minor injuries after their car rammed into a tree on Sarjapur Road in the wee hours of Thursday.The deceased has been identified as Vighnesh S P, a native of Chennai, and his friends Avinash, Arul Modi and B Vighnesh, are being treated at a hospital in the city. Avinash, was a student of New Horizon College of Engineering, while...
08:50 AM, May 25, 2012
CHENNAI : The city was brought under the blanket cover of an intensified anti-dengue fogging drive on Thursday, following a dengue outbreak in the southern districts of the State. Mayor Saidai S Duraisamy launched the drive by the Chennai Corporation at Varadharajapettai in Egmore.According to a health officer with Chennai Corporation, fogging will be done in the 200 wards of the city on two selected days every week.Fogging is planned...
08:27 AM, May 25, 2012
Chennai: After a delay of nearly three months, the much-awaited Krishna water from the Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh will reach the inter-state border in Uthukottai on Saturday. Water Resources Department sources told City Express on Wednesday that 200 cusecs of water was released from Kandaleru on May 20 and another 400 cusecs on Tuesday. Currently, the water has covered 75 km and is expected to reach the inter-state border...
12:12 PM, May 24, 2012
Reacting to the rise in petrol prices by Rs 7.5 per litre, people say they feel let down and betrayed by the government. ...
09:22 AM, May 24, 2012
Oil companies have announced a steep hike in petrol prices. ...
10:54 PM, May 23, 2012
People all the the country expressed unhappiness over the steep fuel price hike. ...
10:01 PM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: Petrol prices have been increased by Rs 7.50 a litre from midnight. Here are the rates of petrol in four major metros: Petrol in Delhi currently costs Rs 65.64 a litre and after Rs 7.54 increase it will be priced at Rs 73.14 per litre. In Mumbai, the petrol now costs Rs 70.66 a litre but after midnight it will go up to Rs 78.16. Kolkata too faces...
06:34 PM, May 23, 2012
Kolkata: Mumbai Indians received the maximum hits, while Kolkata Knight Riders were the least "popular" among the top four IPL teams, a survey by internet search engine giant Google claimed today. In a survey among the four teams for the last seven days, 'Google Insights for search' registered maximum number of 'hits' by Mumbai Indians followed by the two-time defending champions Chennai Super Kings. Delhi Daredevils were the third in...
11:58 AM, May 23, 2012
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