Arakkonam-Chengalpet to get extra suburban railway line | Chennai News

Chennai: City’s suburban network between Arakkonam and Chengalpet will soon get an additional line as Indian Railways has approved a 993 crore doubling project. The 68km project under Southern Railway forms part of the Chennai suburban circular rail network connecting Chennai Beach, Tambaram, Chengalpet and Arakkonam.Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the project would ease…

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Tambaram corpn to open new library & study centre by June

Chennai: Tambaram corporation will open a ‘Mudhalvar Padaipagam’ (study centre) at Perungalathur’s ward 56 and knowledge centre at Thiruneermalai’s ward 31 by June, to improve access to education resources for students preparing for competitive examinations. The facilities, built at a total cost of 4.5 crore, are expected to benefit at least 2,000 residents from surrounding…

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Southern Railway OKs multi-level parking at Chennai’s Egmore station | Chennai News

Chennai: Southern Railway’s Chennai division has commissioned a multi-level vehicle parking facility at Egmore railway station on the Gandhi-Irwin Road side as part of the ongoing 842 crore station redevelopment project.The new parking facility can accommodate nearly 200 cars and 100 two-wheelers.Southern Railway said the facility has been equipped with 22 EV-charging stations, automated parking…

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Star Health targets Rs 24,000cr GWP in FY27, shrugs off MTM volatility

Chennai: Star Health and Allied Insurance said it remains focused on long-term growth despite rising medical inflation and periodic mark-to-market volatility in its investment portfolio. The geopolitical tension-induced correction in the equity markets resulted in the standalone health insurer reporting mark-to-market losses of Rs 558 crore in Q4FY26, leading it to report a loss of…

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Textile bodies seek relief to deal with cotton price surge

CHENNAI: The textile industry has raised concerns over a sharp increase in cotton prices in the past two months and tightening domestic supply, along with heightened raw material and logistics costs, could adversely impact the industry, hard-hit by US tariffs last year.Neeraj Jain, managing director of Vardhman Textiles, raised concerns about domestic supply during the…

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