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MLAs turn heat on absent Captain

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There were heated exchanges between the Treasury Benches and the Opposition DMDK members over the prolonged and conspicuous absence of DMDK founder Vijayakanth in the Assembly during the ongoing budge

Maoists treated Menon badly, says mediator

Though they did not physically harm him, the Maoists caused terrible misery for Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon by holding him at gunpoint and blindfolded throughout the 13 days of his detention in th

State restores 468 acres of temple land

The state government has initiated steps to identify and restore temple lands whose pattas were wrongly issued to private individuals and registered in computer chitta.

“The pattas of 468.87 acres of

Karunanidhi wants PM to resolve NLC contract workers’ row

DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Monday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to bring to an end to the 17-day-long strike by contract workers of Neyveli Lignite Corporation.

“The Centre

Sand, red tape affect roads in city

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Thanks to the nexus between some politicians, corporation staff, police personnel and builders, the unmindful stacking of construction materials encroaching narrow road space has gone unchecked, resul

Porur lake contaminated by garbage, sewage inflow

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Porur lake, one of the large water bodies in suburban Chennai, is muddied with garbage strewn along the bund and sewage being discharged into it through illicit connections.

Residents of areas near t

Girl breaks piggy bank to help cyclone victims

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Pretty Asina Parvin looks like just another Class one child. But in her school at Ambattur, she is known for her generosity.

The seven-year-old donated Rs 3,052 that she had saved in her piggy bank

When Chennaiites turn unconventional

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The patients sit in long rows, eyes closed, hands limp. Pranic healers hover around them, making elaborate motions with their arms and muttering under their breath, invoking the life force, or ‘prana’

Rumours of blast keep KNPP officials on tenterhooks

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Authorities of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant today said there was no incident of any blast at the site and it was only a rumour spread by miscreants.

"There is a rumour spread by some miscreants th

People want govt alerts on mobile apps

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When it comes to government alerts or notifications, most Indians want it at their fingertips, literally. A significant percentage of the population feels that mobile apps and alerts are the easiest a

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