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  1. Earthquake in Indonesia, tremors felt in India

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    / April 11, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Update : This is the directivity map released by INCOIS, the tsunami tracking centre in Hyderabad, showing the maximum wave energy direction. Earlier tremors were felt in Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and several other cities across South India following the 8.6 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia. There were later aftershocks measuring 8.2...

  3. Chennai’s heritage gets a body blow

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    / April 7, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The Hon’ble Madras High Court has dismissed the petition by INTACH seeking to restrain Chennai Corporation from acquiring a part of P. Orr & Sons building for the Metro Rail project. The Hindu’s report on April 5, 2012 on the court judgement should have saddened heritage activists. “No historical or...

  4. Tamilnadu wants entire Kudankulam power

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    / March 31, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Tamilnadu chief minister Jayalalithaa wants the entire 2000 MW of power from Kudankulam for the state. In a letter to the PM, she points out that only 925 MW was given to Tamilnadu even though the state is facing an acute power shortage. She has asked for 1000 MW power...

  5. Jaya revokes Sasikala’s expulsion

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    / March 31, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Like a typical Tamil potboiler, all is well that ends well in Tamilnadu politics. Just days after she snapped ties with all her family members, Sasikala is back in the AIADMK. She was expelled from the party and Poes Garden in December. Today Jayalalithaa revoked Sasikala’s suspension, accepting the explanation...

  6. Karnataka cannot build dam on Cauvery, says Jaya

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    / March 31, 2012 / Leave a comment
    After locking horns with Kerala over Mullaperiyar, Tamilnadu is now taking on Karnataka. Jayalalithaa has said her government will not allow construction of a new dam by Karnataka at Mekedhatu across the river “under any circumstances”. She also accused Karnataka of not honouring the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award, by first filling its...

  7. Jaya `Akka’ is dear to me, says Sasikala

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    / March 29, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Three months after she was expelled from the AIADMK and packed off from Poes Garden, Sasikala has made the first overtures to make a comeback. She has released a statement in which she says she could not even think of acting against Jayalalithaa, even in her dreams. She claims she...

  8. Spare me, says Kanimozhi

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    / March 23, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Kanimozhi has asked the Delhi High court to drop charges against her in the 2G case. Her lawyers argue that there is really no evidence against her that she conspired with the others who are being tried in the same case. Karunanidhi’s daughter spent six months in Tihar Jail before...

  9. Is Emu Kamadhenu?

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    / March 22, 2012 / 1 Comment
    If you watch Tamil news channels, it is hard to miss the advertisements for Emu farming. Emu, which is a bird from the ostrich family has its origins in Australia. The advertisements proclaim that emu is a wonder bird because everything about the emu is useful. Emu eggs, meat, skin,...

  10. Rajini is singing

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    / March 17, 2012 / Leave a comment
      Is there anything Rajini kant? Now the Superstar has recorded a song for his daughter Soundarya’s film `Kochadaiyaan’, whose music is composed by A R Rahman. The lyrics are written by the biggest name in Tamil cinema, Vairamuthu.   With son-in-law Dhanush of `Kolaveri’ fame creating waves with his...

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