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LEAD STORIES
'Govt failed to take concrete steps' Perhaps setting the stage for a fresh fight with the ruling DMK, PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss today said the State government did not take any stringent steps to stop the steep increase in the price of cement. A man who was hacked with a sickle owing to previous enmity at Kannagi Nagar near suburban Thorapakkam is undergoing treatment and his condition is said to be serious. Film actress Sneha caused some tense moments last evening when she fainted on the sets in Hyderabad where she was shooting for a Telugu film. In a significant development, Union Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss today rejected the demand of medical students to reverse the decision of compulsory service in rural areas. A prankster who had made a bomb hoax call to a private hospital on Greams Road in Chennai a few days ago has been arrested by the police. Garbage mounds are a permanent part of Chennai's landscape but the magnitude of the current crisis is a grim pointer to a future urban catastrophe. Editor T R Jawahar essays a critique on waste management in his Point Blank column. This may be about algae or Namitha A 'project' work is the work that teachers give for the already tired parents to feel even more exhausted while the children get around to enjoy Pogo or Cartoon Network lounging on the settee. Associate Editor K Balakumar sketches a humorous piece in his Crank's Corner. N Parthiban has many feathers to his cap, be it acting in drama, TV serials or in films. He is efficient enough to manage both his profession and his hobby. Preetha Kadhir has more to write on the personality. Chop, chop is all they do in gay abandon Many environment-conscious residents of Chennai are sore over the misuse of avenue trees by some corporates for advertising their products through display of billboards, which are fixed on the trees by driving nails into the trunks. K Vivek Prasad writes on this problem. |
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