12 held for fireworks factory blaze, probe ordered (Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) Twelve people have been arrested for the massive blaze at a fireworks factory in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi town that killed 38 people, police said Thursday. A ... Read more...
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Former DMK minister Ramachandran arrested
April 11th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police Tuesday arrested former DMK minister for health K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran for his alleged involvement in covering up a murder charge against a party member ... Read more...
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Former DMK minister’s home, office raided
December 21st, 2011 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 21 (IANS) The residence and business premises of former DMK minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran were raided Wednesday morning for allegedly having wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, ... Read more...
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Sivakasi cracker business roars to life before Diwali
October 26th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Arun KannanSivakasi (Tamil Nadu), Oct.26 (ANI): The production of firecrackers in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi town is on the rise with the approaching Diwali festival.About 80 percent of the town's population is ... Read more...
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Solatium for families of officials killed in cracker unit fire
August 13th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) A solatium of Rs.5 lakh each will be given to the families of the five officials who died in an explosion in an unlicensed cracker unit in Sivakasi ... Read more...
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Anti-Rajapaksa protests: Hundreds held in Tamil Nadu (Lead)
June 8th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) Hundreds of protesters, including MDMK leader Vaiko and Tamil nationalist leader P. Nedumaran, were arrested in Tamil Nadu Tuesday for demonstrations against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's four-day ... Read more...
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Civil servant in Tamil Nadu declares his assets (Lead)
November 12th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Jagannathan
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Namakkal District Magistrate U. Sagayam has done what few civil servants would dare: declare his assets publicly. Others of his stature are ready to emulate him.Sagayam ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to experience more rains, forecasts weatherman
November 8th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu will see more showers in the next few days, the weatherman said Sunday as incessent rains threw normal life out of gear and claimed 15 lives.
Speaking ... 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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Four assembly by-elections in Tamil Nadu soon
May 20th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 20 (IANS) By-elections to four assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be announced soon, a top election commission official said here Wednesday.
"By-elections for the four vacant assembly seats - Illayankudi, ... Read more...
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Captain’s knock - Vijaykant scores 0/40 but helps Chidambaram
May 17th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 17 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who barely escaped defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, should thank the DMDK of actor Vijaykant - also known as "Captain" after his ... Read more...
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BJP forms new front in Tamil Nadu
April 18th, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday formed a front in Tamil Nadu with the Janata Party, Nadalum Makkal Katchi (NMK) and All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) ... Read more...
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Vijaykant ploughs a lonely furrow
April 14th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Actor turned politician Vijaykant is beating a solo path with his DMDK party in these Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu, saying his only alliances are with god ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu gears to rid agricultural, environmental malaise
June 7th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
By T.S.V. Hari
Chennai, June 7 (IANS) Over 20 private companies that had sold illegal low-yield paddy seeds to farmers mainly in the Cauvery delta region and partly in the entire south ... Read more...
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Tax waiver benefit not reaching Tamil Nadu cable subscribers
April 7th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, April 7 (IANS) The benefit of scrapping the entertainment tax on cable television by the Tamil Nadu government has not been passed on to the subscribers. While the Telecom Regulatory Authority ... Read more...
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Heavy rain lashes Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
March 21st, 2008 - 8:37 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) Many parts of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry witnessed heavy rain Friday due to a low pressure trough over Cape Comorin, Met Office officials said ... Read more...
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