Jewelers on indefinite strike
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  As many as 35,000 jewellers across the State have downed their shutters to protest the imposition of 1 percent excise duty.

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 11:24:22 AM
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Rate cut of 25 basis points by RBI
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  According to a report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML), ahead of the scheduled policy review meet set for 5th April, the Reserve Bank of India will go for rate cut of 25 basis points.

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 11:11:26 AM
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CMRL successfully conducts trial run between Alandur and Airport
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  The Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) successfully conducted an inspection trial run between Alandur and Airport recently using a self-propelled Overhead Maintenance Vehicle (OME).

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 11:10:09 AM
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IRNSS-1F is all set to be launched today
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  Sixth navigation satellite IRNSS-1F is all set to be launched on board trusted workhorse PSLV C32 today at 4 pm by Indian Space agency ISRO.

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 10:59:46 AM
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Cancer cells can be eradicated by turmeric
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  A team of researchers headed by Dr R Baskaran, an Associate Professor from Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry University in collaboration with Pittsburgh Cancer Institute have taken a significant stride in uncovering the mechanism.

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 10:35:28 AM
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3G mobile data overtakes 2G across the country, says study
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  The MbiT Index study has shown that mobile data usage in the country has grown by 50 percentin 2015.

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 10:24:13 AM
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State Bank of India : Women employees branches in every district
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  State Bank of India, on the occasion of the recent International Womens Day, has decided to open SBI branches with entire women staff in each of the 688 districts in the country in order to encourage the women entrepreneurs.

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 10:12:02 AM
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Changes in the pattern of suburban train services from 11th - 14th March
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  Due to line block / power block to facilitate engineering works between Pattabiram West - Thiruninravur in Chennai - Thiruvallur section, the following changes will be made in the pattern of suburban train services on 11th, 12th, 13th & 14th March, 2016.

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 9:48:10 AM
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Premium of third party insurance for vehicles up from 1st April
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  The premium for the third party insurance for vehicles is up by 30 percent from 1st April.

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 9:43:39 AM
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Superfast Suvidha special train from Ernakulam to Howrah
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  Train No.02854 Ernakulam - Howrah superfast Suvidha special train will leave Ernakulam at 08.50 hrs. on 15.03.2016, 22.03.2016 & 29.03.2016 and reach Howrah at 23.00 hrs. the next day.

Posted On :10/Mar/2016 9:37:28 AM
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Tamil Nadu Election Officer: 350 centres to get new voter IDs
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  Tamil Nadu Election in-charge Mr. Rajesh Lakhani informed during his session with the press reporters that as the election is approaching, there should be no disturbances for the political party members.

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 5:01:04 PM
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Trade gets seriously affected with 35000 jewellery shops remaining closed
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  The gold & diamond Jewellery shops resumed their protest and strike today (9th March, Wednesday).

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 4:30:00 PM
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Launch of Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge announced
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  Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its latest devices in India, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge.

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 4:07:14 PM
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Gold hits 22 month high
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  Gold has reached a 22 month high. The uncertainty in the global economy has been a major reason for the increase in gold prices.

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 3:54:39 PM
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First woman Senior Postmaster of T.Nagar
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  For the first time a woman has been posted as Postmaster in Chennai.

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 2:38:20 PM
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Kashmoro to be released during the summer vacations
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  Kashmoro is a film which has Karthi and Nayanthara in the lead roles.

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 2:31:30 PM
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Tirumala witnesses heavy rush
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  For devotees trekking to the Tirumala hills along the twin pedestrian routes and opting for Divya darshan, the waiting time was taking around 4 hours.

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 12:26:53 PM
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Rs 5000 Crores loss for insurance companies due to Chennai floods
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  Besides loss of lives, according to estimates, some 80,000 vehicles, four and two-wheelers combined, are estimated to have been damaged in the massive flood in Chennai.

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 12:04:13 PM
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Jewellery houses strike continues
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  Most jewellery houses are closed since the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget proposal on February 29 levied 1 per cent excise duty on jewellery.

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 12:00:50 PM
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Solar eclipse invisible to Chennaites due to clouds
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  Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre has mentioned that the first solar eclipse of the year will be visible in Chennai, Kanyakumari and Kolkata only partially.

Posted On :09/Mar/2016 11:38:39 AM
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