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LEAD STORIES
PMK picks up another fight with DMK After a seeming lull for a week or so, the strained and uneasy relationship between the DMK and its ally PMK came out in the open on the floor of the House today, and it took all the smart diversionary tactics of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to help salvage the situation, which otherwise threatened to embarrass both the parties. More from NT Bureau. PIL against wearing of helmets dismissed The Madras High Court today dismissed a petition challenging the Government Order (G.O) to make wearing of helmets compulsory in Tamilnadu. 'Strong measures to curb raffle' Strict action would be taken against those who are selling lottery which is banned in Puducherry. The government was monitoring areas where lottery was reportedly being sold illegally and officials who were lax in the enforcement of raffle ban on the ground would also be meted out with punishment, informed Pudhucherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy today. A mango vendor was attacked by a five-member armed gang in an autorickshaw at Velachery here this morning. It is said previous enmity was the cause behind the attack. The main Opposition party AIADMK today staged a walkout protesting the violence during the Chennai Corporation polls. It is one of the those lighter moments at the Assembly when a DMK MLA Sundar today brought to sharp relief the administrative skills of the Chief Minister M Karunanidhi as compared to the abilities of aspiring CM and Local Administration Minister M K Stalin. Homage paid to former Minister A two-minute silence was observed in the Assembly following the demise of former Minister and senior Dravidian movement leader P U Shanmugham in the early hours of today. MTC buses re-routed at Halda junction The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) will re-route the buses between Halda junction and Little Mount junction on Anna Salai from 15 April, following the enforcement of ‘one way’ traffic implemented by the Chennai City Traffic Police (CCTP) recently. Pay attention to basic needs, says MDMK MDMK member Gnanadoss today said the State government should pay more attention to the basic needs of villages in the State. Communally secular or secularly communal? If Muslim terrorists destroy the Madurai Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu or Guruvayurappan Temple in Kerala or Puri Jagannath Temple in Orissa, the communal Congress Party or all the Islam-Embracing, Christianity-Coveting or Hindu-Hating political parties forming part of the so called non-communal coalition UPA in New Delhi will not view such criminal deeds, writes V Sundaram. Trying for a change of image from glamdoll, Namitha has bagged a plump role in director Rajeshwar’s Malligai Malarae, which is a heroine-centric film with enough scope to parade her talent with her tall presence. M Bharat Kumar caught up with Namitha. Current secular Cong catechisms in UP Truths are the religion of slaves and communal gods. Blatant lie is the God of the Sonia-servile Congressman. V Sundaram writes. |
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