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LEAD STORIES
Jaya demands better deal for cane farmers Former Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today said the State government should give upto Rs 30,000 per acre as compensation to sugarcane farmers. She also urged the ruling DMK to pay attention in the issue in order to find solace to the problems faced by farmers. Ramadoss dons role of Robinhood Instead of taking over land from the poor at Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts, the Tamilnadu Housing Board (TNHB) can take up lands owned by rich in several acres at the East Coast Road for development, PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss today said. Bridegroom-to-be killed in mobike crash A man who is to get married on 19 August was killed as his motorcycle hit a roadside tree near Tindivanam here. Give them their due, then go ahead: BJP ‘While constructing factories such as the recently proposed titanium plant in Tuticorin, care should be taken to safeguard the environment from the effluents released from the factory,’ said R Thangappan, a senior scientist, at a meeting called by the BJP, today. In a crackdown on sale of pirated VCDs, Chennai police have seized over 150 CDs from a pavement shop at Valasaravakkam here yesterday. CPI to submit report on Tata plant to CM CPI, an ally of ruling Democratic Progressive Alliance in Tamilnadu, is to submit a detailed report to the State government on the proposed titanium dioxide project to be set up by the Tata group in Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts. Minister joins issue with Jaya State Cooperatives Minister Ko Si Mani today slammed AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa for unnecessarily launching tirades against the DMK government and said that enough crop loans were being given to farmers. Four women die in various incidents In four different accidents, four women were killed in Kancheepuram district. In a stove burst case, police said, Bhavani, aged 45, wife of Shanmugham of Sandhavellore near Sunguvarchatram, sustained serious injuries while she was cooking. Many of us would have seen the exquisitely designed saddles on horse back during a visit to the Marina or the race course at Guindy, and marvelled at the craftsmanship of the maker says K Vivek Prasad. Why be blind to this suburb, ask residents Why is the beautiful suburb of Nanganallur been neglected? This is the question on the lips of everyone in this locality. Nanganallur is an abode of many famous temples including the 32- foot- high Anjaneyaswamy Temple. This suburb is also a home to a thriving middle-class society. G Ramanarayanan writes. A HIV clinic run by AIDS Control Society has come under scanner for the way it conducts the tests for patients who want to check if they have acquired the dreaded virus or not. A V Veeraraghavan reports. Chennai Corporation Mayor M Subramanian today undertook inspection of garbage collection by Onyx in Zone 10 in Adyar area. On complaints from the public that the garbage collection in Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar was not being done properly, he visited the area personally to assess the situation. Ashwin Sundar of Ram’s Racing put himself solidly on track to win the
championship title in the Formula Swift and Formula Hyundai categories
of the 10th JK Tyre National Road racing championship yesterday.
With Thiru Onam, the mother of festivals for Malayalees, falling on
27 August, the ladies wing of Maitri Cultural Association has organised
a Pre-Onam Carnival on 12 August (Sunday) at Maitri Auditorium in Chinmaya
Nagar.
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