Daily Chennai - Tamilnadu, India

Tata BlueScope Steel Limited, a Rs 12 billion equal joint venture between Tata Steel and BlueScope Steel Limited, inaugurated its third LYSAGHT Building Components and Systems manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur, Chennai. The plant will manufacture light steel structures and roof and wall cladding solutions under the brand name LYSAGHT. With the addition of the third [...]

Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd said it had earmarked an investment of US$100 million over the next four years for its upcoming manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur near Chennai.
The Chennai complex, which is Samsung India’s second in the country, would manufacture colour televisions and monitors, the company said in a release.
The facility for colour televisions and [...]

 

Vidhyasagar daughter marriage reception
The Chandramukhi music director Vidyasagar’s daughter Pallavi got married to Srikanth recently. Many cine personalities including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and Stalin attended the reception. 
AVM Saravanan, ace singer Bala Murali Krishna, director Dharani, singers S.Janaki, P.Susheela, Swarnalatha, Sudha Ragunathan, Manika Vinayagam, Karthik, Prakashraj, Radha Mohan, lyricist Vaali, SA Chandrasekharan, KRG, [...]

Tamil film `Paruthiveeran’, starring actor Sivakumar’s second son Karthi, has some features to talk about.
The film, directed by Ameer, has been shot only in Madurai and its surroundings. Audiences can hear all the artists’ (including those of Karthi and leading lady Priya Mani) original voice, as no dubbing artists are involved — something rare in [...]

Australia’s trade relationship with India was growing at a rapid pace, top official of a leading finance advisory firm in that country said today Christopher Reid of Bell Potter Securities Ltd, Australia said the 20-member delegation from his country, currently on a 12-day trip to India, was seeking investment opportunities in India.
Bell Potter Securities is [...]

The Tamil Nadu Government has made wearing of helmets compulsory for two-wheeler drivers and pillion riders in the State. Placing a Government Order, dated February 9, to this effect before the Madras High Court on Monday, the Government sought time to frame rules and notify them.
The Division Bench, comprising Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice R. [...]

A women’s college in Chennai has been organising a carnival that gives a taste of entrepreneurship, motivating young girls to turn job providers than being just job seekers.
The college provides the funds but the students have to come up with viable business plans.
The idea is to make them enterprising and help them dream big. Once [...]

Away from his busy schedule visiting Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and his wife offered Sunday mass at a little historic church on St Thomas Mount in Chennai.
The church was built in memory of St Thomas, one of the apostles who it is believed came to India and became a martyr in 72 AD.
“This is [...]

There is no let-up in the hardships faced by motorists and residents at Krishna Nagar and nearby streets (ward-7) falling under Maduravoyal third grade Municipality. After the havoc caused by monsoon last year, most of the streets are yet to relaid, but it seems road works may not be taken up for different reason now.      [...]

Local Administration Minister MK Stalin today said that the allegations of AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa about the suicide of a district official were ‘utter lies and an expression of her imagination.’
In an official release here today, Stalin said Jayalalithaa’s statement on the suicide death of a Dharmapuri district official was motivated by ulterior motives [...]