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Villagers fined for cutting down trees

Acting swiftly on a tip-off from locals, the Sirkazhi tahsildar fined a group of villagers who cut down five trees in promoboke lands in Alalasundaram panchayat of Nagapattinam district.

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HC’s new fiat in teacher murder case

The Madras high court has quashed proceedings conducted by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in the case relating to the murder of Uma Maheswari, a teacher, allegedly by a Class IX student in the class

Skeleton tumbles out in missing boy case

The state government on Monday informed Madras HC that police had recovered from Krishnagiri district the skeleton of a class 11 boy who went missing on October 15, 2011, after he allegedly developed

HC gets safety devices worth Rs88 lac

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The state government on Monday provided equipment, including portable explosive vapour detectors and handheld metal detectors, at a cost of Rs88 lakh to enhance security at the Madras high court.

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Wildlife biologists await TN support

Wildlife biologists in the state feel ignored as the state forest department and Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission fail to recognise their degree. Most of the graduates now serving as biologists an

Weak Rupee forces travel rethink

The adverse exchange rates and depreciation of Indian rupee seem to impact the international travellers very much. They switch within the hotel category to offset the adverse exchange rates, as per la

CM nod for 148 student hostels

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has ordered the construction of buildings for 148 hostels for backward, most backward and de-notified tribe students across the state at the cost of Rs61.12 crore and a

Chennai boy is 3rd on MBBS list

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Boys dominated the MBBS/ BDS merit list released by health minister V.S. Vijay on Monday. Seven boys and three girls who scored 200 on 200 marks in Class 12 Science bagged the top 10 ranks and will ma

Anna University launches probe into exam scam

The Anna University has launched a probe into the alleged exam marks racket in the university at a time when a letter, allegedly written by a senior faculty member, is doing the rounds blaming vice-ch

Lillee cherishes MRF connection

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Australian bowling legend Dennis Lillee’s fruitful association with Chennai — precisely the MRF Pace Foundation — will come to an end this year. The owner of 355 Test wickets has called it quits after

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