Chennai
Alliance at ‘breakpoint’: CPI,CPI(M) ’smash’ AIADMK boycott call
By chennaivision at 25 July, 2009, 9:39 am
Chennai, The Left parties’ brief honeymoon with the main Opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu virtually ended today with the CPI(M) and CPI, deciding to ignore AIADMK’s boycott call and contest the August 18 bypolls to five assembly seats.
Predictably, the CPI(M) State Secretary N Varadarajan and CPI State Unit Secretary D Pandian, after chairing [...]
Three arrested for stealing idols worth Rs 30 lakh
By chennaivision at 25 July, 2009, 9:37 am
Chennai, The Idol Wing-CID of the Tamil Nadu Police has arrested three people and seized four Panchaloha idols, valued at over Rs 30 lakh from them.
Talking to newspersons here today, Economic Offences Wing DGP Thilakavathy said the idols of Lord Rama, his consort Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman were stolen from a temple at [...]
UN must ameliorate sufferings of Lankan Tamils:SLTPC
By chennaivision at 25 July, 2009, 9:36 am
Chennai, The Sri Lankan Tamils Protection Committee (SLTPC) today held a demonstration highlighting the pathetic condition of about three lakh Lankan Tamils housed in Mulveli camps and demanded that the United Nations take responsibility for their protection.
Holding the portraits of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakaran, hundreds of men and women joined the protest [...]
TN CM silent on AIADMK boycott
By chennaivision at 25 July, 2009, 9:29 am
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi today declined to comment on AIADMK’s decision to boycott the August 18 by-elections to five Assembly constituencies in the state.
”I have nothing to say…I do not want to say anything,” the Chief Minister said when asked about the decision taken by the [...]
Chennai school Principal wins Best Teacher award
By chennaivision at 25 July, 2009, 9:26 am
Chennai, Ms S Baby Saroja, Principal of the city-based SCS Matriculation School, achieved a rare distinction when she was selected for the National Award for ‘Best Teacher’ by the Union HRD Ministry.
Of the 22 teachers selected from Tamil Nadu for the award for the year 2008, 21 were from Government schools.
Ms [...]
No illegality in appointment of IIT Director: HC
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 7:13 pm
Chennai, The Madras High Court has held that there was no illegality in the appointment of Dr M S Ananth as Director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
In its order yesterday allowing writ appeals challenging a single Judge’s order, a Division Bench, comprising Justices S J Mukhopadhaya and V Dhanapalan, said it found [...]
DPOs should follow Dowry Prohibition Rules strictly: HC
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 7:09 pm
Chennai, The Madras High Court has made it clear that Dowry Prohibition Officers (DPOs) should ensure full compliance with the rule in the Tamil Nadu Dowry Prohibition Rules which makes it mandatory on their part to conduct surprise checks and discreet enquiries and take appropriate action.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and [...]
‘BSNL Sports Quiz’ enters Limca Book of National Records
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 7:06 pm
Chennai, The famous BSNL Sports Quiz aired by National Broadcaster Doordarshan in its Podhigai Channel has entered into the Limca Book of National Records for the longest running weekly quiz show on television in India.
The live quiz being aired on all Saturdays between 2210 hrs and 2300 hrs, has captivated viewers across the globe.
Anchored by [...]
5 killed, 3 injured in fire mishap
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 7:03 pm
Chennai, In a ghastly incident, five people, including a four-year-old boy, were charred to death and three others injured in a fire mishap that swept through a hutment at J J Nagar in suburban Korukkupet area in North Chennai late last night.
Police sources said while three people perished on the spot, two others succumbed to [...]
Don’t praise me sky high: Karuna tells DMK members, allies
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:15 am
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today advised members of the ruling DMK and its allies to avoid sycophancy while placing their requests.
The Chief Minister made this clear in the assembly, when Mr P N Periannan (DMK), representing Pennagaram constituency, hailed Mr Karunanidhi as the hero of ‘Golden rule’ in the [...]
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