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LEAD STORIES Biological tyranny and rural migrations! Tripthamma dumped her head load of rubble at the swankily designed metallic bus shelter on the 6-laned, IT corridor at Taramani. Native of Bobbili village at Srikakulam district in neighboring Andhra Pradesh, Tripthamma had moved along with about 40 fellow villagers to Chennai to eke out a living. Ramnath writes. The idea of a Periyar statue in Srirangam, the partial demolition episode, the widespread attacks on Hindu temples, instituitions and Brahmins has come a full and vicious circle and yesterday’s sudden unveiling of the statue in the controversial location would have far reaching consequences than what is felt now. NT Bureau has more details. The leaders of the Tamilnadu Congress Committee (TNCC) are said to be in a quandary over the DMK’s offer of welfare board chairperson’s posts in the State. In a breakthrough in the case relating to shop-lifting incidents across Chennai, a special police team caught a four-member North Indian gang at Choolai yesterday. NT Bureau has more details. Man plays thief to clear debts A man who was running a jewel polishing shop and chit fund resorted to breaking open locks in houses by using a hacksaw after his business went bust. He was caught redhanded by residents at Puzhal, near Chennai, on Friday Huge liquor haul in trains; 7 held In a surprise check, Railway Police seized 5,000 sachets of liquor being
smuggled in three trains from Bangalore and Tiruttani last night by seven
persons, including three women.
Temple hundi broken open in Chennai The hundi of an Amman temple was broken open and emptied of its contents at Washermenpet in north Chennai. 7 widows of stampede to get govt jobs State government today offered employment to seven women who lost their
husbands during the December 2005 stampede in the city when relief material
were being distributed to rain-affected people.
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