The State Government has evolved a policy of land acquisition for housing projects, which will enable landowners to become shareholders of schemes with a view to avoiding unnecessary delays and disputes. Replying to the debate on the demand of grants for housing and slum clearance, Housing Minister Suba. Thangavelan said under the proposed policy, lands […]

The centenary celebrations of famous Tamil writer Pudumaipithan and the 117th birth anniversary of poet Bharathidasan would be celebrated in the city from tomorrow. The five day celebration would be organised by Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram (academy for prose, music and drama), the academy’s chairman Rama Narayanan told reporters here today. The festival […]

With popular networking sites as their tool, spurned lovers are closing in on their ‘chosen targets’. With cyber stalkers prowling in the digital world, it is youngsters who fall prey the most. One such is a 20-year-old city college girl who was shocked to find her contact number doing the rounds on a meet-up site. […]

  Dinakaran, a Tamil daily, has published a survey result conducted along with A.C.Neilson yesterday about Rajini’s political entry and his popularity among the masses. According to their survey, only 30 percent of the people welcomed his political entry and 40 percent opined against him. But more than 79 percent of people surveyed said that […]

Powerful brokers are cheating land owners in Chennai and the police are thought to back the rich and the mighty, reports say. Forty-six year old Devi ended up in a police station after she shouted at construction workers who were illegally taking over her family’s lands. The family lands are owned by seven members but […]

Ultimate star alias Motorcyclist alias Ajith, whose Varalaaru was a super hit, celebrated his birthday yesterday with the excitement of the new launch of the remake film Billa 2007. This movie is regarded as Ajith’s most prestigious venture of 2007, and is scheduled for Deepavali release. Chennai365.com wishes his success in all his upcoming projects […]

The city that used to be known as Madras is as hot as the curry powder of that name when it comes to property investment, according to Dubai property company ETA Star. ETA is targeting the Tamil Nadu region, which includes Chennai, for a massive investment project, MENAFN Press reports. The company has hailed Chennai […]

Sarath Kumar, popularly known as the “Supreme Star” among his fans, will launch a political party soon. The name of the party will be announced at the time of launch. The party will aim to bring back the glorious days of Kamaraj rule in the State. It will be floated after consultations with intellectuals and […]

Dr. Khater Massaad, Advisor to the RAK Crown Prince and CEO of RAK Investment Authority The Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Indian State of Tamil Nadu to set up two mega township projects in the State with an investment outlay of AED […]

Desiya Murpoku Dravida Kazhagam chief Vijayakant said today that he was not interested in national politics, and would confine himself to State. But he is keeping the options for alliance with other parties for the Lok Sabha polls wide open. ‘I don’t aspire to become the Prime Minister of India as my interest was only […]

International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has admitted the current World Cup tournament has been too long. The 47-day event is generally considered to have been a lacklustre affair and its length is one of a number of aspects to have been criticised. The tournament has failed to sustain mass interest over its six […]

The exhibition, that has stalls of around 30 developers and housing finance institutions, is expected to have more than 7,000 footfalls. The rush to own homes in Bangalore was evident at the registration counter, as Karnataka Ownership Apartments Promoters Association (KOAPA) kicked off Reality-2007, its two-day real estate exhibition, on Saturday. The exhibition, that has […]