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8 highways cry out for repair

Eight highways in the state are in very poor conditions with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) ignoring the State Highways Department’s (SHD) demand to pay for the road repair works.

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Greens gear up to save Pulicat lake

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A group of environmentalists led by the AARDE (Art & Architecture Research, Development Education) Foundation, Chennai, have come forward to save the country’s second largest brackish water lake – the

Mettur dam shutters to open Monday

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The Mettur reservoir will be opened on Monday to facilitate agricultural operations in the Delta region.

The water, which would irrigate about 4.8 hectares in Tiruchi and Thanjavur districts, will be

Tremors at Shengottai fuel anti-KKNPP protests

The mild tremors experienced twice on Sunday in Shengottai at the foothills of the Western Ghats located around 125 km from Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district further fuelled the anti-KKNPP agitation.

DMDK to join bandh, says captain

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DMDK founder president and Leader of Opposition Vijayakanth on Sunday said that the Centre’s decision to allow the foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail trade would affect the small traders.

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Agitators take to water for fuel price cut

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More than 200 mechanised boat fishermen on Sunday staged jal satyagraha in Rameswaram wearing black headbands and waving black flags protesting against the recent diesel price hike and demanded that i

Will ride in protest bus to Sanchi: Vaiko

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Brushing aside the appeal from Madhya Pradesh chief minister for restraint, MDMK chief Vaiko will board the bus to Sanchi on Monday to carry out his demonstration against Sri Lankan President Mahinda

Traders praise CM opposition to FDI

The protests against the Centre’s decision to implement 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail sector has snowballed in the state.

Trade and industry circles have praised the chief minister J. Jayala

Team to check on corrupt cops

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With a view to check corruption among city traffic police personnel, a 50-plus strong internal vigilance/ intelligence team is working round the clock to ensure that traffic cops don’t fill their pock

Movie strong medium, feels cop

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Movies had fascinated K. Ramesh since his childhood. Now a law and order inspector of Kotturpuram police station in Chennai, Ramesh still see movies as a strong medium and does not hesitate to get inv

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