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Youth Cong Committee polls on Jul 27
Puducherry, All arrangements have been completed to hold the final phase of organisational elections of the Youth Congress Committee here tomorrow.
This is the third phase of elections. Two phases were already over in which booth level and constituency level representatives were elected.
In the final phase of elections, 16 candidates were in the fray [...]
New Lt Gov to be sworn-in on Jul 27
Puducherry, All arrangements are being made at the Rajnivas here for the swearing-in of Mr Iqbal Singh as the new Lt Governor of Puducherry, tomorrow.
Deviating from the traditional practice, Madras High Court Chief Justice H L Gokhale will administer the oath of office to Mr Singh at a simple function at 0930 [...]
Passenger held for carrying peacock feathers
Chennai, A Kuala Lumpur-bound passenger was arrested at Chennai Airport today for carrying peacock feathers.
Airport sources said R Krishnan(30) of Erode in Tamil Nadu was about to board the Indian Airlines flight for Kuala Lumpur with two boxes when Customs officials grew suspicious and questioned him.
The passenger said he was carrying foam bed [...]
CPM candidates for TN bypolls
Chennai, The CPI (M) today announced its candidates for the bye-elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly which would take place on August 18.
The party, in a release here, said it will contest two seats.
While Mr V Perumal will contest from Thondamuthur, Mr K Rajappan will be its candidate from Cumbam.
ExNora, Velammal launches campaign on global warming
Chennai, Buoyed by the success of the ‘88888′ Lights out campaign last year, ExNora International, a NGO in the field of Environment protection, in association with Velammal Educational Trust today launched the 99999 Lights out campaign to save the ”Mother Earth” and create an awareness on Global Warming.
The ‘Save the Earth 99999 [...]
Con women drug mother, daughter, escape with Rs 10,000
Chennai, Two women drugged a mother and her daughter and made away with Rs 10,000 cash from their house last evening at suburban Peravallur.
Police said Vatsala Devi(50), wife of Railway employee Rajasekar, along with her daughter Divya(18) were busy in their kitchen when someone knocked the door.
Divya opened the door only to [...]
ATM door gets stuck, Cell phones to the rescue
Chennai, Fire Services Personnel today came to the rescue of a nationalised bank’s customers after they were stuck in the ATM of the bank’s Tambaram Branch when its door could not be opened.
Fire Service sources said here in the first case, two customers of the bank, A Karthikeyan and J Johnson, both Assistant [...]
TN not affected by recession: Stalin
Chennai, Tamil Nadu has not been affected by the global recession as several companies are setting up their units in the State, Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin said today.
Speaking after inaugurating a new road facility in SIPCOT IT Park at suburban Siruseri, he said companies like TCS, Xansa, Cognizant, Hexaware and [...]
Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea calls on TN Governor
Chennai, Mr Samuel T Abal, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration, Papua New Guinea, called on Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala today.
A Raj Bhavan release described the meeting as a courtesy call.
Ms Anna Abal, wife of the Minister, Mr Tarcisius Eri, High Commissioner of Papua New Guinea to India in [...]
Man kills wife
Chennai, In an act of uxoricide, a man killed his wife suspecting her fidelity at Aminjikarai area in the city today.
Police said Devi (28), wife of Rajasekaran, was allegedly having extra-marital relations with a person.
A wordy duel broke out between the couple and in a fit of rage Rajasekaran stabbed his wife [...]
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