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Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy on Thursday said the Kamaraj memorial, built at a cost of Rs 24 crore, would be thrown open to public soon. After inspecting the progress of construction work of the mammoth structure, he told reporters that the 'manimandapam' dedicated to the former Tamil Nadu CM K Kamaraj would be inaugurated in about two weeks. (PTI)

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) during a recent hearing expressed discontent over government agencies’ inaction pertaining to encroachments along Ramapuram lake area. Till date, the encroachers identified two years ago have not been evicted, show photographs taken by TOI lensman.

In an attempt to tackle oxygen shortage that might occur if Covid-19 third wave sweeps Tamil Nadu, MVS Engineering is installing four medical oxygen plants in three hospitals in the state. The oxygen plants based on pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology are funded by Thirumalai Chemicals, Thirumalai Charity trust and some other companies, said MVS Engineering Pvt Ltd. Last month, hospitals in Tamil Nadu reported oxygen shortage as large number of people affected by the coronavirus got admitted. "With Christian Medical College in Tamil Nadu already running successfully one of our plants since the first wave and two more oxygen plants supplied to them recently," said Siddharth Rastogi, VP Sales & Marketing. The other two oxygen generators are installed at Voluntary Health Services Multi-Specialty Hospital and Research Institute and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital both located here. (IANS)

Valluvar Kottam, the grand monument in the city to poet-saint Tiruvalluvar, is getting a major facelift. In about a year, visitors to one of the city’s major draws can enjoy a range of events including ‘sound and light show’ on the iconic, 106-ft tall chariot.

With online classes continuing for Class XII students due to Covid-19 pandemic, principals of state board schools have sought removal of non-essential portions from the syllabus for the 2021-22 academic year. The current batch of Class XII students will write its first board exams in March 2022. CBSE had announced a special assessment scheme for Class X and XII where students will write two board exams in a year in case schools are unable to hold physical classes.

With worksites of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme reporting multiple Covid-19 positive cases across Trichy district, the health department and the district rural development agency (DRDA) intensified screening of MGNREGA beneficiaries.

Indian Railways statutory body Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is in the process of inviting online bids for leasing seven land parcels for commercial development in Chennai, as the city has emerged as a realty hub with the growth of the IT sector in the past few years. Apart from inviting bids for the land parcels, a request for proposal (RFP) for the redevelopment of the Egmore railway colony will also be invited soon. According to Rail Land Development Authority, out of the seven identified land parcels, three parcels are situated at the Ayanavaram site and the bid opening date for those three is set as August 24, 2021. The fourth land parcel is at the Waltax road site which spans across an area of 1,116.67 square metres and the reserve price of the site is kept at Rs 4.19 crore for a lease period of 45 years. The last date of e-bid submission for the Waltax road site land parcel is set as August 12, 2021. (ANI)

Take steps to evict 403 parties encroaching the Chitlapakkam lake, the Madras high court has told the Tamil Nadu government. “The state should take appropriate action in accordance with law under the Tamil Nadu Protection of Tanks and Eviction of Encroachment Act, 2007, upon due notice to the perceived encroachers,” the first bench of chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said on Wednesday.

Three stone inscriptions and two base sculptures belonging to the 10th Century have been found in waterbodies in and around Thesur village in Tiruvannamalai district. The inscriptions emphasize on water management and the base sculpture depicts the ancient water discharging system.

Chennai Metro Rail Limited has extended its train timings and also increased peak hour services. From Thursday, metro trains will operate from 5.30am to 9pm, and peak hours will be from 8am to 11am and from 5pm to 8pm. Trains will be available every 10 minutes during non-peak hours and every five minutes during peak hours.

The body of a 33-yearold missing man was recovered from a well in Chengalpet on Wednesday. Police said the man was allegedly murdered by a seven-member gang over an illicit affair in the district.