Puducherry, Oct 22 (ANI): A Puducherry Sessions Court today deferred the hearing of the Sankararaman murder case to November 26, in which Kanchi Sankaracharyas, Jayendra Saraswathi and his junior Vijayendra Saraswathi are the main accused. Only eight among the 24 accused were appeared before Principal District Sessions Judge D Krishnaraja. Those, who were absent, included Jayendra and Vijayendra. The Judge then postponed the hearing to November 26Charges of murder have been filed against Jayendra, Vijayendra and 22 other accused.The seer and the co-accused have also been framed with charges of criminal conspiracy, misleading the court by giving false information to protect the offenders and criminal trespass. Sankararaman, Managing Trustee of the Lord Varadaraja Perumal temple at Kancheepuram, was murdered on September 3, 2004, allegedly at the behest of the accused. (ANI)

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New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will visit Puducherry on December 21 to inaugurate the Jawaharlal Nehru Science Exhibition. The science exhibition is being organised by the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) and the Union Territory Administration. According to official sources, children from different parts of the country will come under one roof to exhibit their scientific inventions. This will be the first visit of Patil to the Union Territory after taking charge of the top post a few months ago. (ANI)

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