Chennai: The government will hold at least 1,000 free health camps across the state on Sundays starting October 29 to screen people for common ailments during monsoon, said health minister Ma Subramanian on Saturday.The camps will screen people for chikungunya, dengue, malaria, cholera and typhoid seen during the rainy season, he told reporters. “We are told there will be heavy rain on Sunday and...
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NEW DELHI: In 2015, the Public Works Department (PWD) came up with the idea to ease the commute between Sarai Kale Khan and Malviya Nagar in south Delhi with a combination of infrastructure interventions that would include two new flyovers and the construction of a loop.While the second flyover at Sarai Kale Khan ISBT has been opened to the public, the long-term project remains incomplete.Work on the...
THANE: Citizens are likely to be pampered this festive season as keeping in mind the approaching polls, netas and political parties are pulling out all stops to ensure they shower their prospective voters with festive goodies, including free travel to native places, ritual kits and cash prizes for household Ganpati decorations.The Shiv Sena, led by chief minister Eknath Shinde, has hired nearly 1,500...
CHENNAI: Sanatan Dharma includes "a whole set of eternal duties" and "free speech cannot be hate speech", the Madras high court has said on a petition against a college which sought students' views on 'Opposition to Sanatan'. The court was told the circular seeking views has since been withdrawn. Justice N Seshasayee also referred to untouchability, saying it is unconstitutional "within or outside...
NOIDA: Four workers died on Friday after a service lift had a free fall at an under-construction group housing society in Greater Noida West, also known as Noida Extension, police said. Five other workers suffered injuries and were admitted to the district hospital in critical condition, the police said in a statement. The incident took place around 8.30 am at the under-construction site of Amrapali...
CHENNAI: Cricket fans heading to M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk to watch IPL matches could travel in metro trains for free or catch the action live on large screens put up at five metro stations. Chennai Metro Rail Limited has tied up with Chennai Super Kings to provide free metro train ride for IPL and CSK fans on all match days in the city in April and May. Passengers will have to produce their QR...