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Rats at Ripon Building

CHENNAI, May 18: Couple of months after the drive to banish rats from the Ripon building, the rats are back. Though the problem is not as...

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CHENNAI, May 18: Couple of months after the drive to banish rats from the Ripon building, the rats are back. Though the problem is not as bad as it was last year, when the bandicoots ran between the legs of staff, trap-size rodents are still a menace.

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