• And finally, a whiff of relief...Amma says No to Anna Arch demolition - http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3863252.ece - you can see the hefty cranes holding the Anna Arch (against falling…
    19 Sep,2012 1 comments
    • muthukrishnan Total budget for removal of Arch was 8 lacs. but so far Crane Rent for 20 days to hold the Arch is 80 lacs. (4…
  • The absolutely, gabsolutely fantastic looking staircase inside ITC Grand Chola...if you had not been alive during the Chola dynasty (as I have not been), this great looking hotel gives you…
    25 Sep,2012 0 comments
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    24 Dec,2012 0 comments
  • Banned plastic bags from Gujarat flood Chennai Manufacturing of plastic bags of less than 40-micron thickness is banned in Tamil Nadu, so where do these tonnes of thin cheap bags…
    03 Oct,2012 0 comments
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  • Chennai Corporation will face an uphill task to keep the city clean, if it terminates the services of the two private waste management agencies, Ramky Enviro Engineering and Neel Metal…
    24 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • Why this Kolveri DI vs Gangnam Style
    24 Sep,2012 1 comments
    • narasimhan is he some kind of a superstar in Ching territory? Has all the looks and the kooks for one, must say
  • Single wife cheated 50 husbands in Chennai - this appears to be the reverse of what we usually hear!
    22 Sep,2012 2 comments
    • narasimhan guess the right answer is somewhere between four and twelve, let's say 8...she must have had a bag full of tricks to get so many…
    • sumukhi Phew!!! Ir's not FIFTY, its only twelve - Shahnaz condemned the blame of getting married to 50 people; and confessed to have married only four.…
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  • The Chennai Corporation has a population of 65 lakhs, but there is only 714 public toilets in the city. This means one toilet for every 9,103 people.
    24 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • Since November last year, city bus rides have become more expensive. Costlier tickets translate into good cash inflows for MTC — officially averaging Rs. 2.89 crore a day. Yet, MTC…
    24 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • Crazy Mohan: Mad about Madras
    22 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • Chennai guy comes up with solar cyclerickshaw
    22 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • Chennai turns city of ‘aging hearts’, says survey - Chennai has become a city of ageing hearts, according to a nationwide survey released on Friday. Grappling with high levels of…
    22 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • Loading of uranium fuel in the first unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant started on Wednesday, the Vinayaka Chaturthi day, as the controversial project took a major step towards…
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  • The United States Consulate General in the city, which had suspended its visa services since Friday following an attack by protesting members of an Islamic organisation, said that it will…
    22 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • A part of chennai once had 6 gardens. What is it called now ?
    21 Sep,2012 3 comments
    • narasimhan Got it! It must be TONDIARPET - at least there is a Six in it
    • manohar namasivayam Good guess. But pretty far off. I wanted to beat Sumukhi, for if I google and put some news she has already done it as…
    • narasimhan Arumbakkam?
  • What a Tamilnadu Police?

    09 Nov,2011 5 comments
    • manohar namasivayam Some hope we live in:-(
    • manohar namasivayam One day they will catch those who steal 35000 crores or for that matter 1.76 lakh crores.
    • Vinayak Bhanu ayyo ayyo....
    • azhagu pandian hai
  • Within minutes of posting my message in Geodig, it says " posted 4 days ago " . Why ?
    21 Sep,2012 2 comments
    • manohar namasivayam That is a good guess:-)
    • narasimhan Azhagu, this is for you
  • Why do people who go to MGR samadhi lie down sashtangama, no they do the sashtangama with one ear to the ground . Not the face down method. Why ?
    21 Sep,2012 1 comments
    • narasimhan Something to do with the "fact" MGR is actually not dead?
  • Now, ride to your office on electric skateboard Now, ride to your office on electric skateboard. Soon, you can skate to work! Researchers are developing a skateboard which they claim…
    21 Sep,2012 1 comments
    • narasimhan See the video of the electric skateboard being used in London - http://www.maniacworld.com/electric-skateboard.html
  • Chennai Super Kings Fans- @ San Francisco
    20 Sep,2012 4 comments
    • azhagu pandian absolutely...
    • narasimhan OK, but cool stuff...the flash mobs are becoming a phenomenon, great fun to watch!
    • azhagu pandian i dont know but i got these links from my friends....:)
    • narasimhan Cool stuff man...how exactly do these flash mobs happen? Are these preplanned? Pl someone enlighten me...I appear to be living in the stone age
  • A video of ITC Grand Chola - Chennai's First Seven Star, Greenest Luxury Hotel that was opened in Guindy few days back. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frbN0JLPhks
    20 Sep,2012 1 comments
    • narasimhan Myself and venu will be there tomorrow for a meeting with a top shot from the ITC...hope he provides us tasty organic food for breakfast…
  • Cennai Runners, a group that has been promoting running in Chennai for the past six years announced The Wipro Chennai Marathon (TWCM) 2012 to be held at IIT Madras on…
    20 Sep,2012 4 comments
    • narasimhan Azhagu, that is for you man...do something so that we can edit our posts!
    • sumukhi Chennai Runners*
    • sumukhi Am unable to edit my posts!
    • narasimhan Will be participating in this for sure, an opportunity to go all over IIT M after 20 years!
  • Chennai's Chennai Silks Weave the World's Most Expensive Saree worth INR 4 million and weighs 8 Kgs. The saree potrays the replica of the famous artwork ‘Lady Musicians by Raja…
    19 Sep,2012 2 comments
    • sumukhi :-P
    • narasimhan Only Raja and Kani can afford to buy these sarees (and of course, now Sumukhi)
  • Chennai to run for a noble cause Ads by Google 0 inShare Share on Tumblr Email Print Chennai Runners, a group that promotes running in Chennai for the past six…
    20 Sep,2012 1 comments
    • narasimhan Sumukhi had already put in the same news item earlier!
  • Chennai Airport

    I feel that these renderings are similar to China's Guangzhou city -Baiyun AP
    19 Jun,2012 3 comments
    • manohar namasivayam He did his post doctoral there.
    • narasimhan Cant believe this is Chennai airport, or are these only artists impressions?
    • narasimhan Have you been to Guangzhou Azhagu???
  • Chennaites can call the Chennai corporation helpline - 1913 (toll free) for any complaints pertaining to water logging or floods in their localities.
    28 Nov,2011 0 comments
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    • narasimhan "the 42-year-old Chennai born champion, who had shifted to Malaga in Spain, was visibly cheerful. "It's flattering. I will have some connection with a hundred…
  • Will Ashwin go on to become India's best spinner of all time? His initial stats are quite impressive - http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/player/26421.html
    19 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • Whoever designed the direction-boards at many locations in Chennai have their brains in you-know-where...the other day, we were travelling near the Kathipara junction...we were coming from the Chennai Trade Centre…
    29 Jul,2012 0 comments
  • Its been more than a decade since Shahrukh Khan and Malaika Arora's dance number 'Chaiya Chaiya', for Maniratnam's movie 'Dil Se', hit the screens. The song sequence was a big…
    08 Jul,2012 0 comments
  • In an attempt to be ready for FDI in retail, 600 farmers in Chennai have set up a state of the art supermarket for fruits and vegetables - did not…
    19 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • More efforts to take off the famous edifice we all living near Anna Nagar know so well
    19 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • The famous Anna Arch (@ Anna Nagar) about to be demolished in the process of Metro-fying Chennai
    19 Sep,2012 0 comments
  • Chennai Olympics: Event of joy for poor, orphans While the world will witness the Olympics in London, more than 900 children from 40 orphanages and homes for under-privileged children in…
    31 Jul,2012 0 comments
  • Emergency window goes unused in TN express - http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/emergency-window-goes-unused-247 I think this is a tragedy...in fact, I was one of the passengers in a bus involved in…
    31 Jul,2012 0 comments
  • What is the next big Tamil movie to be released in Chenai, friends?
    29 Jul,2012 0 comments
  • REaction 2012, India's largest renewable energy conference+training, organized by my company EAI, got over yesterday at the Chennai Trade Centre. Wouldn't say it was a stupendous success, but was quite…
    29 Jul,2012 0 comments
  • Few drops of rain, and Chennai is flooded...what planning, man!
    15 Jul,2012 0 comments