New mofussil bus stand at Madhavaram City Corner by Evenjeline J - November 3, 20180 Buses plying to Andhra Pradesh and further north have now been moved to the newly opened satellite bus terminus at Madhavaram. Construction of the 8-acres terminus, whose capacity is 90 buses, cost Rs. 95 crore to the exchequer. CM Edappadi Palaniswami declared the terminus open through video-conferencing, While the move would
From Chennai to Kerala, with love City Corner by Evenjeline J - October 1, 2018October 1, 20180 If the 2015 Chennai Floods celebrated the spirit of the city, Kerala Rain brought out its humaneness. Even as Chennai stood up for Kerala, a few stories would remain etched in time. An eight-year-old boy living in Harrington Road collected school kits to reach out to kids in Kerala. “The day
Grandmaster @ 12 years 10 months and 13 days City Corner by Evenjeline J - August 4, 20180 Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu of Chennai, has become the second youngest grandmaster in the history of Chess! Child prodigies in this era are many, but even Anand is surprised at how young the game has gotten. By reaching the final round of the Gredine Open in Italy, this little boy from Padi
City Corner City Corner by Evenjeline J - May 29, 20180 Corporation schools shine through the secondary school exams Gone are the days when corporation schools were deemed below par. When in her sixth standard, Pavitha Preethi’s father advised her to join the Saidapet Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School. Having worked there as a commerce teacher for two years and having witnessed
City Corner City Corner by Evenjeline J - May 2, 2018May 2, 20180 Taking metros to airport made easier The government of Tamil Nadu shelled out Rs 80 crore to good effect by installing walkalators to connect the airport metro station with domestic and international airport terminals. On getting out of the metro, a person wanting to board a flight has two options: to
City Corner City Corner by Evenjeline J - March 1, 2018March 3, 20180 IITM to lead govt’s 5G plans As the world embarks on fifth generation technology, Arun Jaitley, during the budget session 2018, announced that the Department of Telecom will establish an end-to-end testing laboratory in partnership with IIT-Madras, so the country can adopt and master the inevitable technological advances that have already