DMK govt on way out, says Vaiko

MDMK general secretary Vaiko today said that the DMK government will not survive for its full term. He also said that Chief Minister M Karunanidhi is finding it very difficult to respond to the issues raised by PMK chief Dr S Ramadoss.

Woman run over by lorry

A middle-aged woman riding on two-wheeler was crushed to death by a lorry at Padi, near Korattur, last night.

Great escape ends

Three boys, who escaped from a reform school at Vellore, have been traced in Chidambaram. According to police, about 25 boys escaped from the reform school by attacking the sentry 10 days ago. 

Panel to prevent illegal quarrying

The Madras High Curt today constituted a three-member committee to prevent illegal sand quarrying at Palar river bed.

Man kills mother-in-law during quarrel with wife

A 35-year-old man fatally attacked his mother-in-law after a scuffle in her house at Washermenpet in north Chennai, police said here today.

Debt drives woman to the noose

A 30- year- old woman chose the noose yesterday as she was not able to pay her debts that accrued while she was running a chit fund.

Not suicide, just murder: Police

Police, investigating into the death of a woman and her two children in her house following an LPG cylinder blast, today said that it was not a case of suicide as was presumed, but plain murder.

AIADMK to hold protest in Kovai

AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today said an agitation would be conducted tomorrow at Koundampalayam near Coimbatore to condemn the DMK government for not implementing the consolidated water supply scheme proposed during the AIADMK regime.

A mix-up, it was

It can be called a case of mistaken identity or absent-mindedness . And the 'loser' was a  grocery shopkeeper at J J Nagar in Chennai and the 'winner', an auto-driver.

Do not kill snakes, say authorities

Forest authorities have appealed to people not to kill snakes that stray into residential neighbourhoods but call in rescuers to take them away. Prathiba Raju reports.

Martyrs and revolutionaries of India’s freedom - VI

Bipin Chandra Pal (1858-1932), one of the earliest revolutionaries in Bengal delivered five lectures on the Madras Beach from 2 May, 1907 to 9 May, 1907 wherein he expounded the philosophy, goal, programme and strategy of the National Movement in considerable detail with ecstatic fervour and passion. V Sundaram writes.

Travails of public in sub-post office

A sub-post office on a busy market place on Fourth Main Road in suburban Nanganallur is understaffed. This has put to much hardship the people going there to avail themselves of postal services. G Ramanarayanan writes.

Finesse fingers

Music maestros, cricket heroes, brave soldiers and human beings from all walks of life come alive through the pencil sketches of Sainath. V Padmasini writes