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New Battle Tank Plan: How India plans to dismantle and rebuild aging T72, T90 tanks by decoding decades-old Russian drawings

India's Vehicle Factory Jabalpur is decoding Soviet-era Russian engineering drawings to establish a new T-72 and T-90 tank overhaul facility. Working with the Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi, engineers have deciphered nearly 70% of specialised fixture drawings and are developing indigenous designs where documents are missing. The ₹462-crore project aims…

The Economic Times · Oct 26

Cyclone Michaung | A post-facto analysis of what MLAs think went wrong in their constituencies in and around Chennai.

The Hindu spoke to MLAs of constituencies across the city that witnessed heavy flooding, or where the flood waters drained quickly, in an attempt to understand what exactly went wrong and what the solutions are

The Hindu · Jan 2, 2024

Cyclone Michaung | Southern Railway cancels 69 long-distance train but resumes suburban train services in Chennai

Southern Railway cancels 69 long-distance trains due to Cyclone Michaung, terminates 13, diverts 2, re-schedules 1 & partially cancels 2. 360+ services cancelled from Dec 2-6. Suburban train services resumed from MMC towards Avadi, Tiruvallur & Arakkonam. Chennai Beach-Gummidipoondi services also resumed. Suburban train services on Chennai Beach-Tambaram-Chengalpattu & Chintadripet-Velachery…

The Hindu · Dec 6, 2023

Defence pensioner outreach programme held

A mass SPARSH outreach programme was held by the Controller for Defence Accounts (CDA), Chennai, for Defence pensioners at Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, Avadi, on Monday

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023

OpIndia’s editor, CEO booked in Tamil Nadu for ‘spreading false news’

The Tamil Nadu police yesterday booked rightwing blog OpIndia for “spreading false news” about migrant workers in the state. The case was registered against the blog’s CEO Rahul Roushan and editor Nupur Sharma at the Thiruninravur police station in Avadi.

Newslaundry · Mar 7, 2023

IAF man ends life in Avadi

According to a complaint, the corporal shot himself with a service rifle

The Hindu · Sep 14, 2022

YouTuber Karthik Gopinath moves HC to quash FIR

Avadi police too approach the HC seeking permission for his custodial interrogation

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2022

Law and order well-maintained in Tamil Nadu: DGP

‘No instance of caste or communal clashes or firing or death due to spurious liquor’ 

The Hindu · May 24, 2022

CM interacts with schoolgirls whose video went viral

The students want better amenities in their colony

The Hindu · Mar 16, 2022

Tambaram, Avadi too go the Chennai way

CHENNAI: Reflecting Chennai's voting pattern, the two newly formed corporations of Tambaram and Avadi have given the DMK a comfortable lead.

The Times of India · Feb 22, 2022