Marina beach lighthouse may be turned into tourist destination

Chennai: The government is exploring the possibility of venturing into Light House tourism and a report was ready in this regard, Shipping Minister G K Vasan said today. "Accordingly the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) is now exploring the possibility of turning select lighthouses into tourist destinations for which the project is ready," he said speaking at a function in Chennai. He said he had announced a...

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Hygiene out of syllabus in colleges

If you pass by Presidency College and take a close look at its lawns, you would notice, on most days, plastic cups, papers, broken test tubes, rotting food packets and an assortment of rubbish. And the college is not unique in presenting this sight. Dirty lawns, stinking toilets and unclean classrooms have become a prominent feature of city colleges and the reason for this lack of maintenance is the same everywhere. College officials...

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A dream come true

After trying his hand at 50 jobs and investing 10 years in the industry R. Ravi Lallin has finally managed to realise his dream — directing a film. No wonder then the director of Sillunnu Oru Sandhippu (SOS), starring Vimal, Dipa Shah and Oviya in the lead, is gung ho about the project and life. “From manufacturing natural fertilizers to marketing apparel whiteners, I have done different things before coming to the film industry where after...

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Killer lorries run amok in Tambaram

A seven-year-old girl died on the spot when a speeding lorry knocked her down while she was crossing the road, right outside her home in Ettiyapuram near Tambaram on Saturday morning. Furious residents later traced the lorry, brought it back to the accident site and set it on fire.  Latchaya is the oldest among three children of Ramya and Ganesan, living in Ettiyapuram, about six kilometres from Tambaram. A student of class II at...

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