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Empowering girls from Corporation schools through partnerships

February 18, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Historically, Corporation schools have hardly been known for encouraging girl students to question social taboos or dream big. But thanks to some collaborative efforts by schools and social organisations, that seems about to change.

A delayed bridge and many missed trains: This part of Chennai needs immediate traffic solutions

February 11, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

The location of Chennai Central Railway station and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital makes it critical to ensure free flow of traffic in this part of Poonamallee High Road. Yet things only seem to be getting worse by the day. What could be the way out?

Source segregation in North Chennai up from 20% to more than 30% in just three months: P Akash, RDC North

January 31, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

North Chennai has its share of pressing problems, which are often more acute than in the southern and central areas of the city. We spoke to the Regional Deputy Commissioner (North) of the Chennai Corporation, P Akash and asked him about the initiatives and plans for the region.

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Empowering girls from Corporation schools through partnerships

A delayed bridge and many missed trains: This part of Chennai needs immediate traffic solutions

Source segregation in North Chennai up from 20% to more than 30% in just three months: P Akash, RDC North

Chennai Buzz: Traffic diversions this week | 15-day stay on public assembly | HC order to children’s hospital… and more

Chennai North: Doctor, farmer, retired IPS officer, fisherwoman among 23 candidates

June 2018 has come and gone; where’s the Pallavaram flyover?

Chennai’s footpaths are not for pedestrians!

A new green revolution in Royapuram

What Manali can teach the rest of Chennai about waste