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VOICE YOUR VIEWS: DO WE LACK CIVIC SENSE?
Work more, talk less

Each of us, as a responsible citizen, needs to develop an attitude towards the welfare of the society. It is not enough just to talk. We should be actively involved and transform our words into action. Just having knowledge of good civic sense ...


Awareness

There is some awareness now and not many people throw garbage on the road outside their homes. Previously, pedestrians found it difficult to walk as streets would be dumped with domestic garbage. Now, at least people are paying and getting ...


Start early

In this hurried world, civic sense is woefully lacking in public. Pollution of Vaigai River is a monumental example, where sewage and domestic waste is regularly drained in the river. Crossing the road haphazardly in violation of traffic rules ...


Disregard

There is no doubt, we lack civic sense. Nowadays, people are more selfish and hardly think about the welfare of the society. People have become so narrow minded that they even choose to get their work done at the cost of others’ comfort ...


Shameful

Most of us bother about civic sense only within our homes. But there is no sense of belonging to the city. It is shameful on the part of those who smoke in public places, spit on the road and the walls and urinate by the roadside. Violation of ...


Educate

In today’s technology savvy era, we have all the modern facility such as mobile phones, internet connection, motor car etc. But what we lack immensely is civic sense. It is shocking to see even educated people throwing litter in public ...


Corruption

No one cares to keep the environment clean. Waste products are thrown into vacant lands. People waste water. Authorities don’t care to repair leakages. Accidents are on the rise due to complete disregard for traffic rules. Government ...


Change for the better

People nowadays do not bother about others. They forget to follow rules and regulations in public places. Each of us should be serious about basic civic sense and try to care for others in whatever way we can. People encroach pavements for ...
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Man of many moods
Actor Suriya on his forthcoming release “Ayan”
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Fiat’s new global route
Eyes key U.S. market through its deal with Chrysler


 MAN AND MACHINE  
His Type of machine
Of his two Jawas and a Yezdi, Ravi is more attached to the 1963 Type 353
Education

Let them be
PARENTING Don’t add to your child’s examination stress
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A check on time
Nera Kovil is up for sale
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The will to help and win
For all her achievements so far Silambarasi feels it is God’s doing


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