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LEAD STORIES
In a new twist to the high decibel verbal duel between the DMK and its ally the PMK, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today made it clear that he was dejected by the behaviour of PMK legislators. Handbag creates flutter at airport Tension prevailed at the Chennai airport for some moment today after an unclaimed handbag was found at its premises. Two persons committed suicide in different parts of Thoraipakkam, near Chennai, yesterday. The Customs and Immigration Department has sent summons to officials of Air France for allegedly allowing two Indian passengers to board the plane without obtaining due immigration check at Chennai airport. Budget packs a lot for students, minorities State government has announced various developmental measures such as improving the standard of education, appointing a new Directorate for Minorities Welfare, and constructing more court buildings. Jaya to air her views in House AIADMK general secretary and former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa would give her detailed views on the Tamilnadu budget in the Assembly in the course of the discussions. Make full use of medicine in health centres: Mayor More than 20 lakh people are affected by tuberculosis and nearly 4 lakh deaths occur due to this epidemic in India. On the occasion of World TB Day, the Corporation of Chennai reaffirmed its commitment to take up a series of health measures under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. Minister distributes CTVs in Chennai State Local Administration Minister M K Stalin today launched the second phase of distribution of free colour televisions sets at Thousand Lights today. Distributing CTVs to poor families, Stalin said the second phase of the scheme was launched in the State by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at Pammath Kullam village at Tiruvallur District. Enduring corruption and a near total eclipse of the law of the land are the most fatal fallouts of dynastic politics. Rahul Gandhi's profound comment that the Babri Masjid would not have been demolished had 'his family been in power' is the ultimate display of dynastic presumptuousness, says T R Jawahar, Editor, News Today in his Point Bank column. NGOs, subversive activists and foreign funds - IV For all the pseudo-secular NGOs operating in India with the help of unaudited foreign funds, Hindu national and cultural identities are neither relevant nor important, says V Sundaram in the conclusion of his series on 'NGOs, subversive activists and foreign funds.' Stumped by cricket and Mandira Associate editor K Balakumar says how absorbing cricket is, especially with the World Cup in the Windies and in a tongue in cheek manner says Mandira too is more or less absorbing. Cricket does this to even the sanest of us what Mandira Bedi does to the insane among us, the writer feels. Why India lost to Sri Lanka was because it played poor cricket. It was not up to scratch. Period. But what will decide the future of Indian cricket is not this defeat but how we handle the situation arising out of it. Associate Editor K Balakumar writes. |
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