Chennai Headlines - 3 Tiger Cubs Go On Display in Vandalur Zoo - Three-Tier Security At Centers Storing EVMs

- Three tiger cubs go on display in Vandalur Zoo - Two black and one white have been released into the enclosure along with their mother Namrutha

- Three-tier security at centers storing EVMs - Cordon will keep out unauthorised persons says Director General of Police DGP-Elections

- Fire at Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute at Kelambakkam in Chennai - Patients were safely evacuated immediately after the fire broke out

- High Court Justice V Parthiban summons ADGP, IG in contempt case - 'Court directive not complied with in a promotion case'

- Fire breaks out at toy-making company at Kamarajapuram, Lake Area on Friday night - Short circuit suspected to be reason

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Chennai Headlines - Kancheepuram Constituency Records Nearly 70% Polling - Barring Boycott By a Village, a Smooth Affair in Tiruvallur

- Lok Sabha 2019 - Chennai's final turnout likely to be lower than 2014 - Polling delayed in many parts due to glitches in EVMs, VVPATs

- Confusion over booth slips leads to many being turned away from polling centers - Many voters say slips did not reach them on time - Some protest against denial of voting rights

- Kancheepuram constituency records nearly 70% polling - DEO creates 24 exclusive polling booths for women

- Barring boycott by a village, a smooth affair in Tiruvallur - The constituency records over 70% polling despite heat

- Disabled Friendly? Physically challenged persons continue to face problems at booths - Issues such as steep or non existing ramps, lack of railings along ramps and unreachable EVMs, VVPATs dog them

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Chennai Headlines - Fast Local Trains To Begin Plying Again By May-End - Officials Seize Nearly 1,400 kg of Gold

- Officials seize nearly 1,400 kg of Gold - Consignment being transported by Punjab National Bank (PNB) to be handed over to TTD

- Fast local trains to begin plying again by May-end - The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) nod will restart services stopped after accident

- Six crore voters set to exercise franchise in Tamil Nadu - Election commission has made elaborate arrangements for smooth conduct of polls, says CEO

- CCTV cameras soon at Metro parking lots to improve security and to keep an eye on passengers and parking staff - Will help curb incidents of assault

- New retail outlets at domestic terminal - Passengers flying through domestic terminal of Chennai airport will now have new shopping options

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Chennai Headlines - Parties Make Final Pitch As Campaign Ends - 9 Groynes To Check Erosion in Ennore

- Parties make final pitch as campaign ends - Some candidates take out bike rally to meet voters while others canvass door-to-door across city

- Over 1.4 lakh police personnel on bandobust duty for the Lok Sabha election on Thursday - Rs. 72 crore disbursed for their expenses

- 9 groynes to check erosion in Ennore - They are expected to be completed by May end - Comes as a relief for residents in coastal areaa in north-Chennai

- 323 sensitive areas identified to check cash distribution - Action plan prepared to monitor expenditure says District Election Office

- The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) arrests ACP on graft charges - He was caught accepting Rs. 50,000 bribe from a spa owner

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Chennai Headlines - Kancheepuram MLA Booked By Police - Govt. SchoolTeachers Come in For a Stick From Court

- Number of critical, vulnerable polling stations rises to 8,293 - Proceedings at 30,000 centers across the State to be live-streamed

- Kancheepuram MLA booked by police - Cases include assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

- Top leaders set to wrap up campaigns on home turf - EC sets 6 pm deadline for canvassing to end for Thursday's polls

- Election Commission stops telecast of videos put out by Congress, AIADMK - They violated Cable Television Network Rules, 1994

- Government School Teachers come in for stick from court - Verification of their movable, immovable assets ordered

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