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LEAD STORIES
The I-day is nigh, and hence can the security phalanx with their well regimented drills and positioning be far away? Though the city is not going to turn into a fortress, the city police, considering the tricky times that we live in, are on their toes to ensure that the momentous occasion passes off without any moment of problem. Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 24.5 kg of Ketamine powder from a Kuala Lumpur-bound passenger and arrested him at the Chennai International Airport here last night. Students hurled stones at an MTC bus (route no 46) plyng between Thiru Vi Ka Nagar and CMBT last evening after the driver stopped the bus and scolded them for creating a ruckus. The windshield of the bus was damaged in the incident, police said. Burglars broke into a house and decamped with seven sovereigns of jewels and cash at Avadi yesterday. A fight between two rowdy gangs ended in two persons sustaining cut injuries and landing four others in jail. Durai Murugan slams opposition State Public Works Minister Durai Murugan today equated the opposition to a 'frog in the shallow well' for opposing the government proposals including titanium dioxide plant in southern Tamilnadu. Hindu outfits to step up pressure In association with the Hindu outfits, the agitation to protect the Ramar bridge would be stepped up on a large scale, pontiff of Pejawar Mutt, Sri Visweswara Theertha Swamy said here today. The Madras High Court today imposed an interim stay on Karpagam Film Circuit preventing it from exhibiting or distributing three films - Nadodi Mannan, Ulagam Suttrum Valiban and Adimai Penn - produced and enacted by yesteryear matinee idol MGR. Barnala for youth to steer nation's growth Governor Surjit Singh Barnala today gave a clarion call to the youth to come forward to create a harmonious world and join hands to put down the ugly head of terrorism and other disruptive forces, which spoil the spirit of peace and unity. Three people, suspected to the naxals from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, were arrested by the special task force police near Veerapuram under Pothanaipatti Police station limits’ in neighbouring Tiruvallur district last night. Driver kidnaps son of employer; held In a kidnap incident reported near Choolaimedu here, a scrap iron merchant's 6-year-old son was abducted last evening by his driver for ransom so that he could use the money for his marriage. Gang stabs car driver, robs him of cellphone A three-member gang stabbed a man, working as a car driver, and took away his cellphone worth Rs 15,000. More domestic quarrels seek professional help Women are increasingly turning to professional helplines to resolve disputes between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. At least six complaints are received in a day, a police official manning a helpline told News Today. G R Sindhu has more details. Martyrs and revolutionaries of India's freedom - I When I think of the corrupt Ministers in the UPA government reporting to a Prime Minister who bows his head in supplication before a woman who had usurped transitory power, the only civilised option open to me is to derive my inspiration from the lives of great martyrs in the cause of India's freedom, says V Sundaram. The verbal duel between Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on the one side and the PMK and the Left parties on the other side over a range of issues only suggests that the former should initiate measures in keeping with the stark political realities in Tamilnadu. Writes V Gangadharan. |
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