Chidambaram criticizes Mayawati for installing statuesSIVAGANGA - Union Home Minister P. Chidamabaram has severely criticized Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for constructing and inaugurating statues of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol - the elephant-of herself and of Dalit leaders of yore. Thousands of girls take to streets protesting against abortionsCOIMABATORE - Thousands of girls Girls of various schools and colleges along with volunteers of different anti-abortion from different international organisations took out a rally holding placards and raising slogans to spread awareness regarding ’save the girl child’ in Coimbatore on Thursday. Tamil Nadu mango pulp industry is second largest in the countryKRISHNAGIRI - The mango pulp industry in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu is the second largest exporter of pulp in the country, generate between rupees 400 to 500 crores of foreign exchange annually. Self-help group prepares incense stick in Tamil NaduHOSUR - A group of women in Hosur of Tamil Nadu have formed a Self-Help Group (SGH) and are preparing incense sticks to earn their livelihood. Over 100,000 offer worship at Muslim shrine in Tamil NaduNAGORE - Over 100,000 devotees - both Hindus and Muslims - from the country and nine other nations Monday began the 14-day “Kandoori” festival marking the death anniversary of a 16th century Muslim Sufi saint here. Ooty’s flower show ‘a hit’ among touristsOOTY - The 113th flower show at the Botanical garden in Tamil Nadu is attracting large number of tourists and flower lovers from all over the country. Candidate held for bribing voters in Tamil NaduERODE - Three people, including an independent candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls, were arrested for allegedly bribing voters with free computers in Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday. Candidate held for bribing voters in Tamil NaduERODE - Three people, including an independent candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls, were arrested for allegedly bribing voters with free computers in Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday. Candidate held for bribing voters in Tamil NaduERODE - Three people, including an independent candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls, were arrested for allegedly bribing voters with free computers in Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday. New sub-regional party creates flutter in Coimbatore poll battleCOIMBATORE - It is just four months old, but the Kongu Nadu Muneetra Kazhagam (KNMK) is giving the mainstream political parties anxious moments in the fight for the high-profile Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. New sub-regional party creates flutter in Coimbatore poll battleCOIMBATORE - It is just four months old, but the Kongu Nadu Muneetra Kazhagam (KNMK) is giving the mainstream political parties anxious moments in the fight for the high-profile Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Shift of allies weakens Congress prospects in SalemSALEM - The ruling DMK has staked its reputation in this industrial town of northwest Tamil Nadu by betting on the prospects of K.V. Thangkabalu, president of the Congress’ state unit, to retain the prestigious Lok Sabha constituency in the elections here Wednesday. Jayalalitha cannot be an ally ever: ChidambaramKARAIKUDI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday ruled out any post-poll tie up with the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu. UPA government will stand by Sri Lankan Tamils: RahulTIRUCHIRAPALLI - Striking an emotive chord with the people of Tamil Nadu, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday said Sri Lankan Tamil civilians will have to be given their due political rights and the party will ’stand by the Tamil people’. Only democratic solution to Sri Lankan problem: RahulSIVAGANGA - Civilians in Sri Lanka need to be protected and any solution to the island nation’s problem will have to come through the democratic way, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here Friday. After polls I will work with youth of Tamil Nadu: RahulSIVAGANGA - Congress general secretary and the party’s star campaigner Rahul Gandhi Friday reached out to the youth of Tamil Nadu, promising to work with them after the elections to change the face of the state. Jayalalitha reiterates vow to create Tamil EelamVELLORE - AIADMK chief J. Jayalalitha Monday reiterated her promise to create an independent state for Tamil minorities in Sri Lanka ‘the same way as (late prime minister) Indira Gandhi liberated Bangladesh’. Karat confident of Third Front forming next governmentNAGERCOIL - Expressing confidence that the secular combine of the Third Front would form the next government at the centre, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat said here Sunday that people were looking for a political change. Tamil Nadu women become self-dependent through home made milk sweet salesKRISHNAGIRI - A voluntary organization in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri District is helping women sell homemade milk sweets in the market. Police arrest 20 for Coimbatore army convoy attackCOIMBATORE - At least 20 pro-LTTE activists were arrested on Sunday morning for attacking an army convoy near Coimbatore on Saturday. ‘Prabhakaran could not have escaped from Sri Lanka’RAMESHWARAM - Banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief V. Prabhakaran could not have escaped from Sri Lanka, an Indian Coast Guard official said here Thursday. Lankan crisis likely to end in 24-48 hrs: ChidambaramSIVAGANGA - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has expressed hope that the ongoing Sri Lanka crisis would come to an end “in another 24 or 48 hours”. Fatal hammer blows await terrorists: ChidambaramSIVAGANGA - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday sternly warned terror elements and said nobody will be allowed to play with India’s unity ’till the last drop of my blood’. Eight arrested in Coimbatore for burning Lanka flagCOIMBATORE - Coimbatore Police on Saturday arrested eight protesters for trying to burn the Sri Lankan flag. Chidambaram criticises Lankan Govt, LTTESIVAGANGA - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that despite repeated requests from India to end the conflict in the island nation, both Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government were not taking any action on the issue. Three-year-old boy trampled to death by jumboERODE - A three-year-old boy was trampled to death by an elephant when he was riding on a two-wheeler with his father in this Tamil Nadu district, the police said Saturday. 5,300 Tamil Nadu polling booths ’sensitive’: policeCOIMBATORE - At least 5,300 polling booths in Tamil Nadu have been identified as ’sensitive’ from a security point of view, state police chief said Tuesday. Chinmaya Mission organizes yajna for world peaceHOSUR - Hundreds of people attended a special yajna (religious fire ritual) ceremony held here for world peace on the last weekend. Five AIADMK workers including teen driver killed in mishapNAMAKKAL - Five AIADMK members, including a former legislator and his 16-year-old son, were killed when a car being driven by the teenager met with an accident here Monday, police said. Azhagiri accused of bribing votersMADURAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s elder son M.K. Azhagiri, who is the ruling DMK party’s candidate from here in the Lok Sabha polls, was Sunday accused by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of distributing money for votes. |