Tamil Nadu police officer transferredCHENNAI - In a swift response to AIADMK’s complaint, the Election Commssion Saturday ordered the transfer of Inspector General of Police, South Zone, S.S. Krishnamoorthy. Party leaders’ hotel rooms searched without warrant: AIADMKCHENNAI - The AIADMK Saturday said police had searched without a warrant the hotel rooms of party leaders, including former chief minister O. Panneerselvam, in Tiruchendur, where they were campaigning for the Dec 19 by-polls. Jayalalithaa gets rousing welcome at TuticorinCHENNAI - AIADMK chief J.Jayalalithaa was accorded a rousing welcome by her party cadres in Tuticorin Friday as she arrived to campaign for party candidates contesting the Dec 19 by-polls for Tiruchendur and Vandavasi assembly seats. Sri Lanka is violating Katchatheevu agreement: KarunanidhiCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Wednesday said Sri Lanka is contravening the conditions laid down in the agreement transferring Katchatheevu to the island nation. Stalin, Jayalalithaa and Vijayakant to campaign in by-pollsCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, opposition AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa and actor-turned-DMDK leader Vijayakant would join the campaign next week for the by-polls to two assembly seats Dec 19. Karunanidhi retirement announcement takes DMK by surpriseCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi took the state and his DMK party by surprise Saturday announcing his retirement post World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in Coimbatore in June. Hogenakkal water project to start by March 2010: StalinCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Saturday asked state government officials to start construction work on the Hogenakkal drinking water project by March next year. 42 candidates in fray for Tamil Nadu bypollsCHENNAI - The Election Commission has accepted 42 nominations filed for the Dec 19 bypolls in Vandavasi and Tiruchendur assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, an official said Thursday. DMK, AIADMK candidates file nominations for by-pollsCHENNAI - Candidates of DMK and AIADMK contesting the Vandavasi and Tiruchendur assembly bypolls in Tamil Nadu filed their nominations Monday. Three arrested for attack on former union minister’s homeCHENNAI - Three people have been arrested for throwing petrol bombs at the house of former union minister and Congress leader E.V.K.S. Elangovan here Friday night, police said. Jayalalithaa slams Alagiri’s continued absence in parliamentCHENNAI - AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa Saturday slammed union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers M.K. Alagiri’s continued absence from parliament, especially during question hour to reply to members’ queries about his ministry. Liberhan report was leaked to sideline crucial issues: Jayalalithaa
CPI to support AIADMK in by-polls, PMK undecidedCHENNAI - The Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday announced it would support AIADMK candidates in bypolls to Vandavasi and Tiruchendur assembly seats in Tamil Nadu to be held Dec 19. DMK announces candidates for by-pollsCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK party Tuesday announced Kamalakannan and Anita Radhakrishnan as its candidates for Vandavasi and Tiruchendur constituencies, where by-polls are scheduled Dec 19. AIADMK announces candidates for Tamil Nadu by-pollsCHENNAI - AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Monday announced P. Munusamy and Amman T. Narayanan as the party’s candidates for Tamil Nadu’s Vandavasi and Tiruchendur constituencies for which by-polls will be held Dec 19. To contest or not in by-elections: Tamil Nadu parties to decideCHENNAI - The Communist Party of India (CPI) will decide Sunday here whether to contest in the by-polls for the Vandavasi and Tiruchendur constituencies Dec 19. Firecracker hub Sivakasi wants another ‘a’ in its nameCHENNAI - The country’s firecracker capital Sivakasi has been bitten by a numerology bug and wants to add one more ‘a’ to its name so that the town is spelt as Sivakaasi. It is believed that changing the spelling will be propitious. |
