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LEAD STORIES
Drive in top gear, tension rife Chennai woke up to tension for a few hours this morning when the Public Works Department went on top gear off Raja Annamalaipuram to clear encroachments for the third day today. A seven-foot snake found in a residential house at Government Estate this morning was caught by Fire and Rescue Service personnel and handed over to the Forest department. Support Sonia, says TNCC chief TNCC president M Krishnasswamy today urged Congressmen to support the leadership of Sonia to achieve the vision and commitment of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi whose 16th death anniversary was observed at his memorial Suitcase creates flutter at airport Security forces and bomb disposal squad at Chennai domestic airport were kept on toes this morning, when they noticed an abandoned suitcase in the parking area. Jaya holds talks with party leaders AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today held a series of discussions with top- level functionaries in connection with the fielding of candidates for Rajya Sabha elections. AIADMK to champion the cause of farmers Former Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa today announced that Tuticorin district AIADMK would champion the cause of farmers and stage demonstrations in support of their demand on 23 May, 2007 before the District Collectorate. Cavalier dethronement of the rule of law The confidence of common people of India in the neutrality and impartiality of the Supreme Court has been shattered into smithereens, V Sundaram writes. Cattle die of mystery disease in Pondy A mysterious disease is said to have struck cattle in Shandai Pudhukuppam village near here claiming the lives of 10 head of cattle which were given to the villagers by the Territorial government as part of the Self- Help Group (SHG) development programme. A report from A V Veeraraghavan. Neatly screened off from public eye, a four-acre lake is a source of fresh water and cool breeze for the surrounding habitats at Virugambakkam, even as rare species of migratory birds make this water body as their home in winter. But the fate of the reservoir lies in the hands of a local thug who had literally taken over the property as his extended fiefdom, says V Muthukumaran. Singing a success tune is this singer Just one number has catapulted her to fame in the filmdom. The song is Machakanni Pathikichu for the film Naan Avan Illai. And the singer is Jaya Rajagopalan, a playback singer, who has now taken the center stage. M Rafi Ahmed writes. |
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