Security on the sands

To ensure a peaceful and trouble-free Kaanum Pongal tomorrow, the Chennai Police would deploy nearly 10,000 personnel for maintaining strict vigil on the beach front from Tiruvottiyur to Neelangarai and other tourist spots. NT Bureau has more details.

Woman drawing kolam loses chain to thief

A woman drawing kolam in front of her house in connection with Pongal celebrations in the wee hours was relieved of her gold chain at Virugambakkam here.
 

CM to inaugurate  projects tomorrow

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will inaugurate five projects worth Rs 1,554 crore at the 126th year celebration of Chennai Port Trust to be held tomorrow.

All's in a name

When it comes to promoting Tamil language, the present Tamilnadu government goes out of the way to offer many concessions including monetary benefits. G Jagannath writes. 

Banking on MGR’s look

Syed Dasdagir was told to disguise himself  as M G Ramachandran, whose fan he was from boyhood days for a stage play. That fitted him 100 per cent and sure enough people do  mistake him for MGR. Only at  bank functions does he dress up like that filmstar.  G Ramanarayanan talks to  Syed Dasdagir.

‘Churchianity’ - An artifice for aggression

In December 2006, the secular, non-saffronized, non-communal, non-obscurantist, non-superstitious Himachal Pradesh Government has passed a legislation banning forced religious conversions. This is the first time such a law has been passed in a government ruled by Congress Party. 
V Sundaram writes.