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Chennai Buzz: More sparkles less pollution | Lake restoration | CMRL’s digital plans | Looming water crisis

November 10, 2018 News Desk

For the busy Chennaiite, here’s your chance to catch up on some of the key headlines from your city for the week gone by.

Chennai Buzz: Monsoon vulnerability | Nod to four smart city projects | Chennai Central turns green…and more

September 17, 2018 News Desk

Smart city projects worth Rs 258 crore were sanctioned last week; which are these and which areas will they impact? How are power and water supply set to change in the days to come? Catch all this and more important news from last week in our weekly Chennai buzz.

Government spends Rs 1.5 lakh every month for empty beggar rehabilitation home

August 16, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

For three years now, the beggar rehab centre at Melpakkam near Avadi has had no inmates. Yet it has not been decommissioned and continues to have paid staff on the rolls. Is Chennai really beggar-free? And if it is, why is public money being spent on the home?

Chennai Buzz: Likely property tax hike, plans for MTC terminus and truckers’ strike

July 23, 2018 News Desk

A look back at some of the key headlines from last week which could affect life in the city.

Chennai buzz: Protests over various issues, from Cauvery water to coastal zone management

April 7, 2018 Sandhya Raju

What was the city talking about this week? The Cauvery tribunal or the dilution in coastal zone regulation? Or was it the new drones from GCC? If you’ve missed any of it, never mind. Here’s the weekly news in a nutshell.