tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49303549670988999202008-11-16T00:33:18.128-08:00Premier Tamilnadu News Web Channel!AAnoreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930354967098899920.post-86005828728082498532008-11-16T00:33:00.001-08:002008-11-16T00:33:18.170-08:00

Nayan: Covering the proceedings of the TN Assembly in this brief winter session, one is reminded of the famous saying that when Rome was burning, Nero was playing his fiddle. The House was pretty hot handling the sensitive Sri Lankan Tamil issue and the high-voltage power crisis, but if one expected the presence of opposition leader Ms Jayalalithaa or the star-politician Vijayakanth to steer the

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Nayan: A 1200 year-old granite idol of Vishnu dating back to the Pallava period was unearthed recently during temple renovation work at Kalathur in Tiruvarur district. Sculptures of Bhairava, Durga and Saptamatrikas and copper plates with inscriptions dating back to the Chola era were also found in the area.

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Nayan: The Controller of Examinations at the Madras University will be replaced and criminal action taken against those involved in the marks scam.  On October 26, Chennai English News paper had reported that several students of top colleges in the city managed to get a 'pass' certificate even though they had failed in the April semester examinations.  The online version of the results indicated

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Nayan: Even decades after it came up, the Asia's largest estate Ambattur Industrial Estate lacks proper basic amenities right from roads, power supply, sewers, and parking space. The northeast monsoon rain that lashed Chennai last week inundated almost all the areas of the estate, forcing people to wade through waist high water mixed with sewage in certain areas. "Even a short spell of rain

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CHENNAI: The city police on Friday arrested a man for his alleged role in vandalising a statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at Kodungaiyur. Ramamoorthi of Solaiyamman Koil Street, Sinnandi Madam, was arrested in the evening, but hid exact role was not clear at the time of going to press. Tension prevailed in the area for some time in the morning after local residents noticed that the

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Nayan: Disappointed by superstar Rajinikanth's statement that neither can anyone force nor stop his entry into politics, his fans in Madurai and Theni districts have come out with a strong remark against their star: Thalaivaa, neeyum kuzhambi, engalaiyum kuzhappaadhey. Posters carrying these lines have cropped up in the rural pockets of Madurai and Theni districts. His fans, who had earlier

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Nayan: Elephant Day was celebrated at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) near Ooty. The Elephant Day was organised in connection with the National Wildlife Week celebrations. Twelve domesticated elephants with sandal paste smeared on them, took part in the 'Jumbo Parade' with senior caparisoned elephants Inder, Subramani and Santosh leading. The parade was flagged off by P. A. Mani, chief

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Nayan: Awareness about the Right To Information Act (RTI) was yet to catch up with people and the procedures remain cumbersome. Inordinate delays in getting the replies from the authorities make the whole exercise futile, allege activists of the Tamil Nadu Right to Information campaign, a non-formal organisation engaged in making the RTI more people friendly.

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Nayan:  In a move to provide long-term solutions to the power crisis in the state, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) signed an MoU with the Rural Electrification Corpo-ration (REC) for setting up two new power projects. The new power projects will generate 1,600 MW at an investment of Rs 7,627 crores with a part funding of Rs 5,612 crores from the REC as loan.

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Nayan: Marine scientists are to be deployed along the Indian coastline to monitor pollution on a real time basis and help identify areas that are vulnerable to disasters and erosion. Various agencies like the Space Application Centre (SAC), National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Service (INCOIS) and Centre For Advanced Study in Marine Biology (CASMB)

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Nayan: The BJP  made an appeal to Tamil film actor Rajinikanth to accede to his fans' wishes to enter politics as he enjoys goodwill of the people in the state.  "It is appropriate time for Rajinikanth to start his party since he had already earned goodwill from the people of Tamil Nadu,"  S. Thirunav-ukkarasar, BJP national secretary told reporters here at his party's state headquarters.

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Nayan: The Anna University, Chennai, is planning to send question papers to exam centres online to avoid tampering with the question papers and other malpractices, said vice chancellor P. Mannar Jawahar. "All the Engineering colleges will be asked to make arrangements for receiving the question papers and take adequate printouts for distribution. The university will transmit the question papers a

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Nayan: Taking strong exception to the one-day hunger strike observed by the CPI condemning the UPA's handling of the Lankan ethnic crisis, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K.V. Thangkabalu asked the Left not to politicise the Lankan issue which should be seen as a humanitarian problem.  Driving home the point that Congress had been doing plenty for Lankan Tamils since the days of

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Asked about the removal of Home Minister regarding his handling of terrorism, PM today said there are problems in the system to counter terrorism and "it is not a question of one individual".  "I think we are dealing with a difficult situation. It is not a question of one individual, it is a question of the system and we have problems. We need to improve our various mechanisms which are in

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Nayan: Smoking in Tamil cinema became glamorous when Sivaj Ganesan stylishly puffed away in the movie Pudhiya Paravai. The Nadigar Thilagam, a smoker in real life, gave different dimensions to the habit whether as a pipe smoking lawyer in Gauravam or as the playboy of Vasantha Maaligai with a cigar dangling from the edge of his lips. Rajinikanth was Sivaji's natural smoking successor, catching

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Nayan: By-election to the 52nd ward of Madurai corporation  was marred by incidents of stone-pelting and road picketing in the presence of election observer K.Gopal. At least 10 persons, including a booth agent sustained injuries. Even as voting began at 7 am in 19 booths in the ward, stone-pelting was reported from near two booths when the local body representatives from the DMK, accompanied by

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Nayan: A surge in the flow of domestic and foreign tourists to the Union territory in the last three years has made Puducherry one of the most preferred tourist destinations in the South.  According to officials in the Directorate of Tourism, a total of 7.98 lakh domestic tourists visited Puducherry in 2007 compared to 6.52 lakh in 2006. A total of 57,682 foreign tourists came here in 2007

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Nayan: Chief minister M. Karunanidhi has justified the release of 1,405 life convicts as "nothing uncommon" and claimed that the Communists' allegation of setting at liberty the DMK members involved in the murder of Leelavathy as "unfounded." "Releasing life convicts on occasions like these is not new," he said and reminded his erstwhile allies that it was the then DMK government, which was

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Nayan:  AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa launched her campaign to "dethrone the DMK government in the state and the Congress-led UPA at the Centre." She chose her favourite Theni district in which falls her Andipatti constituency and the auspicious full moon day to kickstart her prelude to the parliamentary elections ahead. Reeling out the omissions and commissions of both the governments, especially

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Nayan: Operations of the state-run Arasu Cable TV Corporation are to be launched in Tirunelveli zone covering most of the south but neither the government machinery nor the ruling partymen, not even the operators, seem excited.  There have been no advertisement campaigns. The district administration has failed to print formal invitations. The media was not given information about the launch till

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Sahara Prime City Limited, the real estate company of Sahara India Pariwar launched its flagship brand of township - 'Sahara City Homes' in Coimbatore. The project is a part of Sahara City Homes, a chain of townships proposed to be developed in 217 cities across the country. Sahara City Homes, Coimbatore is the second project of Sahara group to be launched in south India, after the launch of

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Nayan: It is said that Malayali expatriates have popularised two cultures all over the globe—teashops and Onam. The Mallu-run teashops are a common sight across the world. The festivities associated with Onam, the national festival of Kerala, also reverberate from countries where the Malayalee has pitched tent. Onam in Chennai is no different either. Jewellery and textile shops owned by

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Nayan: A career in the aviation industry might be the ultimate dream job for ambitious Chennai girls – the irresistible combination of big bucks, exotic locales and attractive incentives has ensured long lines of prospective air-hostesses, most of them as young as 17 years old, signing up for expensive courses offered by the airhostess training institutes that have cropped up all over the city.

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Nayan: The government is taking all possible steps to tide over the power crisis in the state, with an immediate aim to further reduce the shortage, said state chief secretary Mr K. S. Sripathy. Attributing the power shortage to multiple factors, he said, "We are trying our best to tide over the power crisis. We are reviewing the situation on daily basis. May be hourly basis. And we have enlisted

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J Jayalalithaa was elected again as the general secretary of the AIADMK for the sixth term here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occassion, she said that AIADMK would cooperate with the rest of the Opposition to expose the misdeeds of this anti-people minority regime. She also encouraged the supporters that "the party had a bright future not only in Tamil Nadu, but also at the national level."

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