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India well positioned to become net provider of security: PM

"We have also sought to assume our responsibility for stability in the Indian Ocean Region. We are well positioned, therefore, to become a net provider of security in our immediate region and beyond," Singh said.

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Best of Cities

After years of trying to stem the flow of road accidents, the Chennai City Traffic Police’s initiative to map out the most accident-prone zones and curb road-rage has worked wonders that the accidents in 2013 have been on the decline.

Seeing the positive response to its pilot Urban Biodiversity Enhancement Programme, under which polluted urban ponds are being given a fresh lease of life through people’s participation, the KSSB will soon expand it to more ponds in the city.

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In what could be bad news for farmers in Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Erode, Karur, Tirupur and Nagapattinam districts, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has predicted below normal rainfall in these areas during South West Monsoon season this year.

Answering a query during the post-Cabinet media briefing, the Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the UDF had entrusted him to decide on filling the vacancy in the Cabinet caused by Ganesh Kumar’s resignation.

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