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LEAD STORIES
Chief Minister M Karunanidhi would be leaving for Bangalore today for three days of rest from official work. He is expected to take a Bangalore-bound flight at 6. 40 pm and would stay at his daughter Selvi's house in that city for three days of complete rest, according to official sources. EMU commuters let off steam on track Rail traffic in the Arakonam - Chennai Central section was thrown out of gear following a flash strike by the commuters this morning. Several trains were detained as the passengers sat on the railway track protesting the decision of the Southern Railway authorities to change the timings of several trains during peak hours. Suspecting wife's fidelity, a man cut the throats of his two young sons and surrendered to the police. In a sharp response to the stoppage of water by Karnataka to Tamilnadu from Krishnasagar dam, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said that if the reports were true it would tantamount to burying the principles of federalism. Tamilnadu government today entered into an MoU with Hyderabad-based GVK group to set up an industrial complex at Perambalur district which would be completed by 2009 at an investment of Rs 1,500 crore, including the cost of land acquisition. Fake currency racket busted: gang arrested A seven-member gang, including two ex-policemen, which was cheating businessmen by issuing fake currency notes in exchange of original ones, were arrested near Vysarpadi last night. NT Bureau has more details. Corpn all set to patch up roads Chennai Corporation, as part of its efforts to do patchwork on certain roads in the city, is planning to use three gravel machines to make about 100 tonnes of concrete mixture. The old things remain in the face of the new Sporting rings in nose and wearing ear-studs is no longer a fashion statement for girls, as boys too have taken a fancy for them. Prathiba Raju writes Deathly failure and death of law - III The Constitution of India invests the President with unique powers enshrined in various Article of the Constitution of India. The office of the President came into being immediately after the Constitution was adopted on 26th November 1949. V Sundaram writes in the third part of his series on current issue. Residents angry at being kept in the dark The Local Administration Department in the Union Territory of Puducherry has been undertaking several construction works in and around the former French Colony. However lack of billboards specifying the names of the project, estimation and the details about the contractor has raised eyebrows here, reports A V Veeraraghavan. |
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