Tamilnadu
Breach of privilege cases against CPI, CPI(M) leaders scrapped
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:00 am
Chennai, The Tamil Nadu Assembly today withdrew the breach of privilege cases against the CPI and CPI(M) floor leaders in deference to the wishes of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
Making a statement under Rule 110, Mr Karunanidhi said it was routine for the opposition parties to charge that enough time was not given [...]
Breach of privilege cases against CPI, CPI(M) leaders scrapped
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 6:09 pm
Chennai, The Tamil Nadu Assembly today withdrew the breach of privilege cases against the CPI and CPI(M) floor leaders in deference to the wishes of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
Making a statement under Rule 110, Mr Karunanidhi said it was routine for the opposition parties to charge that enough time was not given [...]
Mettur Dam to be opened for irrigation on Aug 7 : CM
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 12:49 pm
Chennai, Thanks to heavy inflow due to rain in catchment areas of Karnataka and Kerala, the sluice gates of the Mettur Dam will be opened for irrigation on August seven, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi announced in the State Assembly today.
Making a Statement under Rule 110, Mr Karunanidhi said the release of water [...]
8 workers, including 3 women, killed in fire tragedy
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:56 am
Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, In a gruesome tragedy, eight workers, including three women, were killed and forty four others were injured, a few of them seriously, in a devastating fire that broke out at a private firecracker manufacturing factory at Namaskarithanpatti village near Sivakasi here today.
Police sources said the fire engulfed Sri Krishna [...]
AIADMK to boycott bypolls to 5 Assembly constituencies in TN
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:14 am
Chennai, In a surprise development, the main Opposition AIADMK today decided to boycott the August 18 byelections to five Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
A decision to this effect was taken at the emergency executive committee meeting chaired by Party Supremo and former chief minister J Jayalalithaa at Coonoor in Nilgiris district, where she [...]
AIADMK to boycott TN Assembly Bypolls
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:13 am
Chennai, In a surprising development, the main Opposition AIADMK and its allies today decided to boycott the August 18 by-elections to five Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Hours after the AIADMK took the decision at its emergency executive committee meeting chaired by Party Supremo J Jayalalithaa at Coonoor in Nilgiris District, where she [...]
Eleven new H1N1 flu cases take toll to 308
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:10 am
New Delhi, Eleven new laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 were reported today, including four from Delhi, two each from Hyderabad, Pune and Kochi and one from Chennai, taking the toll to 308 in the country.
Out of the four cases in Delhi, one is an 18-year-old male who had travelled from Singapore by Singapore [...]
Two killed in road accident
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:09 am
Chennai, Two youths were crushed to death by a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus at the Adyar overbridge today.
Police said the duo, Meeran (27) and his friend Dinesh, riding a two-wheeler, when they tried to squeak past the Velacherry-bound MTC bus and a sand-laden lorry.
They were sandwiched between the two vehicles and [...]
Union Minister asked to pay in defamation case
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:08 am
Chennai, Madras High Court today dismissed Union Minister A Raja’s plea for extension of stay restraining a Tamil magazine from publishing articles relating to him and his family over allegations of irregularities in allocation of spectrum to telecom players.
Justice K Chandru imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Mr Raja and his [...]
TN govt to recruit cops to fill up vacancies: Stalin
By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:07 am
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Government proposed to recruit 9000 second grade police constables during this year to fill up the vacancies, Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin announced in the State Assembly today.
Replying to the debate on the demand for grants for police, prohibition and excise departments on behalf of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, [...]
