Educational aid for poor: BJP to raise issue in parliament
August 18th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would raise in parliament the issue of educational assistance to all poor students regardless of religion, said a leader of ... Read more...
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Northeast India’s first IIIT coming up in Tripura
June 8th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 8 (IANS) Northeast India's first IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology) will be set up in Tripura, a minister said here Friday.Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty told reporters: ... Read more...
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HLL Lifecare floats subsidiary for vaccine complex
April 30th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 30 (IANS) Kerala-based HLL Lifecare, a mini-ratna PSU, has floated wholly-owned subsidiary HLL Biotechltd to execute the Rs.594 crore Integrated Vaccine Complex (IVC) coming up in Tamil Nadu.The ... Read more...
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Cyclone Thane kills 15 in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (Third Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Fifteen people were killed, thousands left homeless, and properties and crops were damaged when cyclone Thane, packing a wind speed of 140 kmph, hit the coast ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa orders Rs.150 crore for cyclone relief
December 30th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday ordered the release of Rs.150 crore towards relief and reconstruction of damaged infrastructure in the state due to cyclone ... Read more...
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Coastal Andhra braces for cyclone ‘Thane’ (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) High tidal waves lashed the coast of Andhra Pradesh Wednesday under the impact of severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' over the Bay of Bengal, the Met Office ... Read more...
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Kerala film fest caught in legal tangle ahead of Dec 9 start
December 4th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 4 (IANS) The 16th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) was caught in a legal tangle in the Kerala High Court which dismissed the plea ... Read more...
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Kanchi Sankaracharya denies deal with judge
August 26th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, a prime accused in a murder case, Friday denied speaking to the judge hearing the case and negotiating for his acquittal."I have ... Read more...
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Madras High Court stays trial in Sankararaman murder case
August 25th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, August 25 (IANS) The Madras High Court Thursday stayed for eight weeks the Sankararaman murder trial being held in a Puducherry court in which two seers of the Kanchi ... Read more...
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Major train accidents in the last six years
July 7th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The train-bus collision that killed 31 people early Thursday at an unmanned crossing in Uttar Pradesh's Kanshiram Nagar is the latest in a series of ... Read more...
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Alert in Andhra as cyclone threatens coast
November 6th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Authorities in Andhra Pradesh were on high alert Saturday as a severe cyclone 'Jal' neared the state's coastline from southwest Bay of Bengal.In south coastal districts, authorities began ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu pollution board to speed up industrial clearances
December 4th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will speed up the process of issuing permission letters to industries once its procedures are computerised in a month's time, state ... Read more...
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Civil servant in Tamil Nadu declares his assets
November 12th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) In what he said was his contribution to the war against corruption, Namakkal District Magistrate U. Sagayam has done what few civil servants would dare: declare his assets.
Much ... Read more...
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Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu lobbying to become ministers
May 25th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Hectic lobbying is on by the Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu to get into the Manmohan Singh government, a party source said Monday.
According to the source, with ... Read more...
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Sankararaman murder: Hearing adjourned till June 11
April 28th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, April 28 (IANS) A Puducherry court Tuesday adjourned til June 11 the hearing of the 2004 Sankararaman murder case involving the Kanchi Shankaracharya.
Only 13 of the 24 accused, including senior seers ... Read more...
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Kanchi seer appeals for peace in Sri Lanka
March 25th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), March 25 (IANS) Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal said here Wednesday he would pray for peace in Sri Lanka and for an end to the loss of innocent lives ... Read more...
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Cholera outbreak in Tamil Nadu town, 400 in hospital
January 10th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Jan 10 (IANS) At least 400 people were taken to hospital after an outbreak of cholera in this Tamil Nadu town, officials said Saturday. The authorities, however, said that ... Read more...
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Trial of Kanchi seers in Shankararaman murder starts Feb 26
January 9th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, Jan 9 (IANS) The trial of the two Kanchi Shankaracharyas (seers) and 24 others in the Shankararaman murder case will begin Feb 26, a local court Friday announced. Special Sessions Judge ... Read more...
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Kanchi seers charged in Shankararaman case (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
December 18th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, Dec 18 (IANS) Charges were framed against the two Kanchi seers, also called Shankaracharyas, and 24 others here Thursday in the Shankararaman murder case. Special Sessions Judge Krishnaraja framed 14 charges ... Read more...
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Fresh prosecutor appointed in Shankaracharyas’ case
September 24th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, Sep 24 (IANS) Following the Supreme Court orders, the Puducherry government Wednesday appointed a fresh prosecutor to conduct the four-year-old murder case against the two Shankaracharyas of Kanchipuram and others.The pontiffs ... Read more...
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Diesel shortage affects Chennai
August 21st, 2008 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) The city was hit by diesel shortage Thursday after local fuel stations as well as those in neighbouring Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts shut shop due to lack of ... Read more...
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‘Kanchipuram’ berates Communists
August 15th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 15 (IANS) Director Priyadarshan's "Kanchipuram", who says the film exposes Communists while depicting the plight of sari weavers here, is to be screened at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival ... Read more...
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Cyclone Nargis triggers fears in Tamil Nadu
April 28th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) The weather bureau Monday predicted rain in Tamil Nadu following the development of cyclonic storm Nargis 700 km southeast of here in the Bay of Bengal, leaving many ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to promote four more SEZs
March 20th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) In an effort at equitable economic growth across the state, the Tamil Nadu government is encouraging industrial and IT investments in areas other than Chennai and its suburbs, ... Read more...
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