
Traffic police collect pending fines worth ₹19 lakh in single day
The Hindu
CHENNAI
The Greater City Traffic Police on Saturday collected a fine amount of over ₹19 lakh from violators who had not paid their fines for already issued e-challans. A call centre system was set up to remind people to pay the fine online or through debit and credit cards. However, a special drive was conducted to collect the pending fine amount from traffic violators by stationing personnel at 155 locations. A total of 5,863 cases were disposed off on Saturday by collecting a total fine amount of ₹19.24 lakh. The traffic police have collected a pending fine amount of ₹1.62 crore from 38,140 cases over the past month.

Over the decades, the Anglo-Indian Grand Christmas Ball in Chennai has stepped into many venues, from Railway enclaves to private halls. It has left an indelible mark on some of these venues, Faiz Mahal and Shiraz Hall, both in Egmore, counted among them. This Christmas Day (December 25), Faiz Mahal is playing host to yet another Grand Christmas Ball. The soiree is organised by Anglo-Indians but by no means restricted to them. In these times of dwindling Anglo-Indian presence even in enclaves with a distinctive Anglo-Indian flavour, this event signifies an effort to preserve a cultural tradition that has enriched Chennai












