Now Nano Cars Promised To Every Voter

CHENNAI: Not lagging behind political parties, independents contesting the April 13 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu too have come up with promise of freebies to woo the electorate but most of them border on absurdity.

An independent contesting from Salem South and North constituencies has made the most unbelievable offer of a Nano car each to every voter if they elected him. Read More................Freebies war: Independents promise Nano car, gold coins

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Election Sops: Free rice, Grinders, Laptops

Chennai: From free grinders to 35 kg free rice every month for 1.6 million poor families, free bus passes for senior citizens to free laptops for Dalit engineering students, increase in old age pension to new insurance scheme for fishermen, the DMK manifesto released here has offered sops to all. Read More................Karuna's `karuna': free rice, grinders, laptops

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Devotees bathe on railways tracks, trains delayed

Salem: Seven trains bound for Chennai were delayed by up to three hours after some Ayyappa devotees on board two trains took bath on the railway track at Erode, Railway sources said. Read more..........Devotees bathe on railways tracks, trains delayed

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Man with Diamond-packed stomach

Indian police detained a Sri Lankan at Chennai airport after he attempted to smuggle 2,060 diamonds and other precious stones by carrying them in his stomach, the Times of India newspaper reported.

The stones, valued at between $337,000 and 670,000, were packed in 42 condoms in the abdominal cavity of the detainee en route from Colombo to the south Indian city of Chennai. Read More................Smuggler with diamond-packed stomach detained in India

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Some come in Cars to take Free Color TVs

CHENNAI: The long queue snaking along Vembuli Amman Koil Street in KK Nagar looked like a symbol of social equality: crumpled lungis blended with branded trousers, tattered saris mixed freely with designer wear. Unmindful of the heat and dust, Chennai's affluent waited patiently alongside the city's poor for their turn to receive free colour TV sets distributed by the Tamil Nadu government. Read more..............Some come in cars to take DMK’s free CTVs

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Cash Pours Out Of Burst Pipe

CHENNAI: It had all the ingredients of a comic thriller. Early in the morning, a lorry laden with wood rams a pipeline and it bursts. Then, along with water currency notes come out gushing! Soon, rumours spread that money is pouring out of a pipeline and people from several places rush in to collect the notes. There is chaos and traffic in the area is brought to a halt. The drama, that unfolded on the Vyasarpadi bridge early on Tuesday, lasted nearly 30 minutes. The police said later that some thieves had hidden the currency notes under the pipe that was hit by the lorry. Read more........Cash pours out of burst pipe in Chennai

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'Indian Lovers party'

A Lovers Party has been formed in Chennai city to encourage lovers.

Buzz up! Named 'Indian lovers party' it conducts free marriages for lovers and provides legal help to them. The party was initiated by a cinema make-up artist Kumar Sri Sri in Chennai.

The Party has crossed the 100 thousand members mark. Read More................Chennai has a Indian "Lovers Party"

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Now a Fake Police Station and Court

Chennai: 'Fake' is a big industry in Indian cities. But while fake medicine or fake mark sheets are common place, a bunch of conmen took the art of faking to quite another level. They ran a fake police station and a fake court in the heart of Chennai. Read more.......In the heart of Chennai, a fake police station and court

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Chennai beauty salon makes world record bid for longest hair braid

Chennai: A beauty salon in Chennai has attempted to enter the Guinness Book of World Records on Thursday by braiding hair that are more than 100 feet long.

Vasugi, the owner of the Friends Beauty Care salon, with the help of four other beauticians, braided the hair in about four hours. Read More................Chennai beauty salon makes world record bid for longest hair braid

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Teachers told to mind their blouses

CHENNAI: Teachers in government schools are unhappy over a recent circular sent by the school education department asking chief and district education officers to instruct teachers to ‘‘dress decently”. However, officials say that a dress code for teachers only makes them more dignified and respected.

The instruction is not new; it’s just a reminder. And teachers are aghast at the reason cited for the move. The communication apparently was issued after parents of students in government schools complained that female teachers came to school wearing blouses that were too fashionably cut and that male teachers wore casual attire. Read More................Tamil Nadu teachers told to mind their blouses

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Wild elephant kills French tourist in India

CHENNAI, India – A French tourist was trampled to death by a wild elephant while trekking in southern India Friday, a forest official said.

Del Yotel Annie, a retired teacher from Neuilly Sir Marne, was taking pictures of a herd of wild elephants at Bokkapuram, adjacent to the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Udhagamandalam, about 500 km from Chennai, when a jumbo and a calf charged her. Read More................Wild elephant kills French tourist in south India

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Underweight India team told to eat at least 15 eggs a day

CHENNAI, India – India's unfancied rugby sevens side must bulk up if they hope to make an impact at next year's Commonwealth Games, eating seven meals and at least 15 eggs a day, the country's South African coach said on Friday.

"I have told them (his players) they must eat at least 15 eggs a day, six for breakfast and the remaining nine any time, any how, during the day," the country's South African coach Norman Laker told the Telegraph newspaper on Friday. Read More................Underweight India team told to eat at least 15 eggs a day

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Banana bonanza: Eat it, wear it

Sarees made from banana fibre?

Yes, they existed during the Ramayana era; and the art has been revived after several millennia at a village near Chennai. What’s more, these sarees are eco-friendly. And no, they aren’t slippery. Read More................Tamil Nadu village’s banana bonanza: Eat it, wear it

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Parent turns cop every morning

CHENNAI: Spending 15 minutes in a traffic jam outside a school on Harrington Road every morning to make a U-turn spurred Yogita Uchil to stop being one of the many who honk and fume, and take directing traffic into her own hands. Read More................Parent turns cop every morning

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Chennai sex workers learn karate to keep violent customers at bay

Chennai: Sex workers in Chennai are learning karate to protect themselves from violent customers.

Clad in white, around 75 masked sex workers are undergoing training in self-defense techniques. Read More................Chennai sex workers learn karate to keep violent customers at bay

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Hoist tricolour for a week, High Court tells 8 persons

CHENNAI: ‘‘Erect a flagpole in front of your house and hoist the national flag daily for one week.” This was the condition laid down by the Madras high court for the release of eight people accused of attempting to burn the tricolour in Coimbatore during the anti-Sri Lanka demonstrations in Tamil Nadu in April. Read More................Hoist tricolour for a week, HC tells 8 who insulted flag

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Bizarre rail accident

CHENNAI: In a bizarre rail accident, an "unauthorized man" ran an electric train for about seven kilometres unnoticed before ramming it into a goods train, leaving six persons dead and 11 others injured near Vyasarpadi Jeeva station in the city's northwestern suburbs. Read More................Six killed in train accident in Tamil Nadu

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In a bizarre ritual, devotees in Chennai pierce bodies

Chennai: In a bizarre ritual, devotees in Chennai pierced bodies during celebrations of 'Panguni Uthiram' festival.

The celebrations took place in the city's Vadapalani Murgan Temple.

According to belief, on 'Panguni Uthiram' day, marriage of Hindu gods and goddesses, Parvati and Parameshwara and Muruga and Deivanai takes place. Devotees pierce their bodies as a mark of respect for Lord Murgan. Read More................In a bizarre ritual, devotees in Chennai pierce bodies

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2 jail inmates climb tree in protest

CHENNAI: Tense moments prevailed at Saidapet sub-jail here when two inmates, accused in robbery cases, climbed a tree, in protest against not being produced in court for a long time. Read More................2 jail inmates climb tree in protest

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59-yr-old gives birth to a baby

CHENNAI: It was a glorious moment for Vedam and Selvamary as they hugged their new-born son. In the city a 59-year-old Selvamary delivered a baby boy weighing 2.9 kilograms at a private hospital in the city on Tuesday. Her beaming husband, Vedam, 61, was by her side to witness the miracle. Read more..................59-yr-old gives birth to a baby

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