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LEAD STORIES
Burglars broke open the door of a house at Madhavaram and robbed of gold jewellery worth 20 sovereign and Rs 2 lakh in cash. A head constable attached to High Court Police station committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling as he was unable to bear the pain due to chronic illness. Engineer hits median wall, dies A 24-year-old man who was driving a motorcycle hit a median wall and died in hospital at Porur last night. Youth tease women in bus, taken to jail Five youth, who were involved in teasing women passengers in a crowded bus near Anna Nagar, have landed in jail. A man who had allegedly been involved in waylaying women was arrested by the police at Adyar, here, last night. Advocates continue to boycott court Advocates of Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) continued to boycott court proceedings for the second consecutive day today alleging ill-treatment meted out to two of their colleagues by the staff members of Stanley Medical College hospital and a policemen here on Monday. Jaya dismisses CM's claim on bandh In a strong reaction to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's explanation on bandh, AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today asserted that Karunanidhi had failed in his Chief Minister's duties by not coming out clean on bandh and ridiculed his claims vis-a-vis the issue. The week ended saw the shifting of national focus from sethubandhanam to sethubandh. Now, TN's rationalists would like the world to believe that both did not happen: There was no bridge and there was no bandh. Editor T R Jawahar writes. You need a hanky while reading this The police department is making a mistake by investing in alcohol breath analyzers. Women certainly do a more through job of it. Most husbands, who had gone home after a few gulps, would doubtless vouch for this. Associate editor K Balakumar sprays his thoughts. India is fast becoming a choice hub for foreign entrepreneurs to set up their shops following globalisation and liberalisation. More so the abundant potential and conducive climate here has turned out to be an attraction for the upcountry corporates to open their ventures. S Vishnu Sharma writes. Prestigious no more, say Presidency boys Presidency College, one of the premiere institutes in the State, lacks adequate toilet facilities for students. And the students union of the college is planning to hold a protest on 8 October pressing for proper toilet facilities. V Ashok Kumar writes. Adored, admired on stage & screen His face is familiar to TV serial buffs. The angry father, the gentle and understanding and the authoritative, he plays it all. More from V Padmasini |
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