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AIADMK to contest forthcoming bypolls
Chennai, Nov 20 : The opposition AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa today announced that her pary would contest the forthcoming bypolls to Vandavasi and Thiruchendur assembly constituencies.
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Extension of police custody of priest rejected
Kancheepuram, Nov 20 : A local court refused to extend the police custody of Devanthan (35), a priest accused of performing lewd acts with women devotees in the sanctom sanctorum of a temple and recording them on his mobile phone.
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Chennai Port Trust detains ship
Chennai, Nov 20 : The Chennai Port Trust (CPT) has detained a Malta-registered ship 'M V Garland' docked at the outer anchorage off the port, following an anonymous call that it was carrying radioactive materials.
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Jaya accuses CM of blaming Prabakaran for plight of Tamils
Chennai, Nov 19 : Opposition AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa today accused Chief Minister M Karunanidhi of blaming LTTE Supremo V Prabakaran for the present plight of Lankan Tamils to cover up his own 'misdeeds' in the issue.
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Fishermen claim 'Tsunami Scam,' want govt intervention
Kancheepuram, Nov 19 : Several fishermen from Kovalam today submitted a memorandum to District Collector Santosh K Misra claiming to have been cheated of Rs 23 lakh by one Naryanan who promised to build houses for those left homeless by the 2004 Tsunami afer collecting Rs 10,000 from each affected family.
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AIADMK demands withdrawal of Prohibitory Order in Pondy
Puducherry, Nov 19 : Strongly criticising the Puducherry Government for clamping of Prohibitory Order under section 144 Crpc here, AIADMK State Secretary A Anbazhagan, MLA, today demanded that it be withdrawan forthwith.
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Kannan takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
Puducherry, Nov 19: Congress leader P Kannan, elected to the Rajya Sabha from the Union Territory of Puducherry, today took oath as the member of the Rajya Sabha.
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Kids have brush with cops, criminals
Chennai, Nov 19 : It was an unique experience for students belonging to more than 150 schools in Chennai City when they were taken on 'tour' of the police stations to get a feel of the law enforcement agency's working.
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Madras High Court seeks action against officials in Nilgiri
Chennai, Nov 19 : The Madras High Court Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government to take action against officials in Nilgiri district who failed to stop the illegal stone quarries in the region, resulting in landslides during the recent rains that killed about 45 people.
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Woman dies of H1N1 in Tamil Nadu
Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, Nov 19 : Swine flu claimed its latest victim in the district when Leela (47), a resident of Mulunguli, died at a hospital last evening.
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TNLA activist, 9 others arrested: vehicles seized
Cuddalore, Nov 19 : An activist of the banned Tamil Nadu Liberation Army(TNLA) and nine other notorious criminals, including two from Kerala, were arrested and several vehicles and lethal weapons seized from their possession in this district of Tamil Nadu today.
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Tension at airport as passenger throws tantrums
Chennai, Nov 18: Tension prevailed at the Chennai Airport here this morning when a passenger scheduled to board a Jet Airways flight to Kochi threw tantrums during a security check and ran towards the runway as securitymen overpowered him.
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Karunanidhi urges Mamata to pay special attention to Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Nov 18 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today urged Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to pay special attention to the State and sanction additional funds to the tune of Rs 461 crore for timely completion of various projects, including gauge conversions, doubling of lines and laying of new tracks.
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South India to be entertainment industry hub: Karunanidhi
Chennai, Nov 18 : South India will emerge as a major hub of the Rs.584-billion (Rs.58,400-crore/$12-billion) Indian entertainment industry that is expected to touch Rs.105,200 billion by 2013, according to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.
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'Cinema Township' to be set up in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Nov 18 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said his vision was to make it the entertainment epicentre of the world and announced setting up of a 'Cinema Township' in the state.
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Minister calls for debate
Chennai, Nov 18 : Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today called for a debate to put in place a mechanism to address the competing priorities of the right of Media and Industry to freedom of speech and expression and right and sensitivities of the civil society.
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Video piracy, bane of Indian film industry: Ambika Soni
Chennai, Nov 18 : Describing film and video piracy as one of the principal banes of the Indian film industry, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today said a conference of State Information Ministers would be held in New Delhi on December 9 to address the issue.
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Hyundai set to roll out small car
Chennai, Nov 17 : Hyundai Motor India Limited is all set to roll out small car, marking its entry into the growing small car segment.
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Security tightened at Kalpakkam nuclear installations
Chennai, Nov 16 : Security has been beefed up at the Atomic Power Stations at Kalapkkam, about 70 km here, following reports that terror plot accused David C Headley, arrested by the FBI, had visited some states in India having nuclear installations.
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Tamil Nadu to develop world class botanical garden
Chennai, Nov 16 : Tamil Nadu Horticulture department today began work to develop a world class botanical garden and a horticulture research centre on 20 acres of land in the city, where Woodlands Drive-in Restaurant, city's landmark once stood.
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Rainfall abates, Low Pressure moves away
Chennai, Nov 16 : Rains abated in Chennai City, suburbs and other parts of Tamil Nadu, as the Low Pressure Area over the Gulf of Mannar in the South West moved Westwards and lay centred between Karnataka and Kerala.
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Temporary houses for landslide victims in Nilgiris: CM
Chennai, Nov 16 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today reviewed the relief operations in Nilgiris district ravaged by landslides and ordered building temporary houses at a cost of Rupees 70,000 each for all those who lost houses in the calamity.
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Police look for temple priest's CDs
Kancheepuram, Nov 16 : Police are on a look out for CDs containing objectionable scenes of a temple priest engaged in sex with women devotees in the sanctum sanctorum of the Sri Macheswarar Temple, near the bus stand.
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Eminent ophthalmologist dead
Chennai, Nov 16 : Eminent Ophthalmologist and Padma Bhushan Awardee Dr J Agarwal died here last night after brief a illness.
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Prakash Raj gets divorce
It looks like number of divorces amid South Indian actors would gradually overtake the number of hit films in 2009.
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Rajnikanth's escapes car blast!
Endhiran is almost there! The much-awaited Rajnikanth film is on the verge of completion of the tiresome long-term filming.
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DMK-Cong ties strong, idealistic: Karunanidhi
Chennai, Nov 15 : Putting at rest all speculation over the reported rift in ties, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said relations between the DMK and Congress were strong and would continue so in the years to come.
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Contact established with more missing Tamil Nadu fishermen
Chennai, Nov 15 : The Tamil Nadu government and fishermen's associations were Sunday able to establish contact with six fishing boats out of the 16 that were untraceable after the Phyan cyclone in the Arabian Sea while the Indian Coast Guard continues its search operations.
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Mullaperiyar issue destined to go to backburner: Jaya
Chennai, Nov 15 : AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa today said the contentious Mullaperiyar dam issue was destined to go to the backburner in the wake of Supreme Court referring the case to a five-member Constitution Bench.
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More rains in the offing, toll in Tamil Nadu mounts to 94
Chennai, Nov 15 : A fresh spell of rains under the influence of a Trough of Low Pressure claimed six more lives taking the toll in Tamil Nadu to 94, even as another trough has formed which is expected to bring more showers for the next 48 hours.
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