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A 20-foot-deep crater opened on Perambur Barracks Road on September 30, damaging a sewer line — the second collapse on the road in weeks. As north Chennai's 50-year-old sewer network gives way, the cave-in sharpens questions about the TVK government's delivery on its infrastructure promises.
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Chennai recorded 1,290 dengue cases in September, more than double the 605 in August, the health department says, as the mosquito-borne disease surges across Tamil Nadu. Over 25,000 workers have been deployed for mosquito control and fever surveillance.
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Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amalraj has ordered the preventive detention of R. Veeramani, 84, and associates Shanthi and Mahendra Simhan, saying they posed a threat to public order. Four cases are under investigation; a WhatsApp tip line is open.
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Oil companies raised 19-kg commercial cylinder prices for a second straight month, lifting Chennai's rate by ₹66.50. Domestic LPG was unchanged. TNCC president Manickam Tagore said small eateries face a festive-season squeeze.
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Gantries with RFID readers, radar and number-plate cameras have replaced manned booths on the Chennai–Tiruchi highway. About 46,500 vehicles a day use the plaza; FASTag vehicles pass without stopping, while others get challans.
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Fisherfolk from 64 villages want the government order for a new Secretariat at Pattinapakkam withdrawn, while Kasimedu's boat owners plan an indefinite strike over vessels held in Andhra Pradesh for more than 100 days.
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The first Phase II stretch will run non-stop from Porur to Vadapalani while six stations are still being built. Separately, the State is preparing to hand the MRTS to Chennai Metro Rail by December.
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A new Secretariat at Pattinapakkam and seven Chennai boats held in Andhra Pradesh are two sides of one question: does the State see its fishers as citizens or as occupants of valuable sand?
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