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LEAD STORIES
Ram sends mid-term poll plan for a toss The one major victim of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's intemperate and uncalled for utterings on Lord Ram seems to be the DMK's ally Congress. Karunanidhi's rabid reflections have pushed things right back into the BJP's hand, and now all the talk for calling for a surprise mid-term election has gone silent. Veteran actor Vijayan who had acted in over 100 films in Tamil and Malayalam passed away in the wee hours of today due to cardiac arrest at a private hospital. He is 63 and ailing for sometime. Burglars broke into a shop and decamped with cell phones worth Rs 1.50 lakh at Manali, a city suburb, last night. A petty shop owner died of electrocution at Korukkupet here last night, police said. Stage all set for idols immersion About 5,000 police personnel will be deployed during the processions to be taken for the immersion of Vinayaka idols at sea tomorrow. Army plans to booststrength of officers The number of army officers has to be increased by 24 per cent which would account to nearly 11,000 officers to meet the shortage, said Lieutenant General Susheel Gupta. No evidence for Ram Sethu: Baalu Union Minister for Shipping and Highways T R Baalu today said there was no mention of Ram Sethu in the Indian map and it was only Adam's Bridge. Given the culture and convictions of our rationalists whose dark designs and darker deeds lie hidden behind dark glasses, one should be truly superstitious to expect restraint, respect and reasoned debate. T R Jawahar writes in his Point Blank column. State violation of Hindu rights in India - I Equality rights are being denied by the Government, the State and the Judiciary, diabolically acting together in concert, apart from all the political parties directly involved in a collective conspiracy against the Hindus of India, says V Sundaram in the first part of his series on State violation of Hindu rights in India. I am superstitious about superstitions. Touch wood, they always evoke the best laughter. For proof: Think yellow towel. Psychologists say that superstitions and sentiments come into play when one is not sure of oneself. Associate Editor K Balakumar writes. Ericsson's rural broadband project In a bid to bring the rural populace under the net, Ericsson India Pvt Ltd has come out with the 'Gramjyothi Rural Broadband Project', an initiative to introduce benefits of WCDMA/HSPA technology in rural India and to connect communities to high-speed internet services. S Vishnu Sharma writes. Madipakkam or 'Litter' pakkam? For the past 15 days or so, streets in suburban Madipakkam have not been cleared of garbage. As a result, the entire area stinks. What has led to this situation? G Ramanarayanan has more details. |
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