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Thousands walk for a plastics-free Madurai - Times of India

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:26:17 GMT

Thousands walk for a plastics-free Madurai
Times of India
MADURAI: Thousands walked for plastics eradication in Madurai city here on Saturday. The event "Madurai Walkathon 2012" organised by the Madurai-based DHAN foundation in partnership with the Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu, ...

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Discrepancies in EPICs stump voters - Times of India

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:40:16 GMT

Discrepancies in EPICs stump voters
Times of India
MADURAI: Fifty-four-year-old R Madhavan was stumped when he received the Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) for his family recently. His daughter's card had the name of his son in the slot for 'Father.' He, however, had the name of a stranger ...

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Family of 8 held for selling fake gold bars - Times of India

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:26:16 GMT

Family of 8 held for selling fake gold bars
Times of India
MADURAI: District police arrested a family of eight persons from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh who attempted to cheat public with fake gold bars here on Saturday. Addressing media persons, additional SP A Myilvaganan said that N Pappiah (60), ...
9 held for selling fake gold biscuitsIBNLive.com

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Software engineer dies at Kodaikanal - Times of India

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:26:32 GMT

Daily Bhaskar

Software engineer dies at Kodaikanal
Times of India
MADURAI: A Bangalore-based software engineer died while taking bath in a jungle river at Kodaikanal during a trip with his girlfriend. His girlfriend Vinitha (28), a dentist, told the police that he drowned in a stream near the resort they were staying ...
Engineer found drowned in streamIBNLive.com

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PIL against illegal fishing methods - Times of India

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:26:16 GMT

PIL against illegal fishing methods
Times of India
MADURAI: Alleging that illegal methods of fishing are used by big fishermen owning high-power boats, those who own country boats and small-sized mechanized boats have filed a petition in the Madurai Bench of the Madras high court seeking a direction ...

INTACH urges CM to protect 250-yr-old police station - Times of India

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:55:39 GMT

INTACH urges CM to protect 250-yr-old police station
Times of India
MADURAI: The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in a letter dated January 25 has urged the chief minister J Jayalalithaa to protect from demolition, the 250-year-old Vilakuthoon police station, which is a heritage structure.

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Flyover to ease congestion at Goripalayam - Times of India

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:02:35 GMT

The Hindu

Flyover to ease congestion at Goripalayam
Times of India
MADURAI: The city corporation has chalked out an ambitious multi-crore plan to bring in major infrastructural changes in the fast growing city. Explaining the policy outline for the development of the city during the Republic Day address, ...
Two flyovers plannedThe Hindu

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HC permits jallikattu during church festival - Times of India

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:12:55 GMT

HC permits jallikattu during church festival
Times of India
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has granted permission to conduct jallikattu on the occasion of St Anthony's festival at Kosavapatty village in Dindigul. On January 12, the bench had granted permission to conduct jallikattu events ...
Jallikattu panel challenges MoEF notificationIBNLive.com

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VC's absence cripples Madurai varsity - Times of India

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:11:52 GMT

VC's absence cripples Madurai varsity
Times of India
MADURAI: In the absence of the vice-chancellor for almost a year now, academic and other related work in the 45-year-old Madurai Kamaraj University remains crippled. Following submission of a memorandum by the Tamil Nadu Federation of Universities ...

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HC Nod for dance night in village subject to conditions - Times of India

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:12:56 GMT

HC Nod for dance night in village subject to conditions
Times of India
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Friday has directed the authorities to permit the villagers to conduct a cultural programme in connection with the festival of Pommaasilingam Temple at Idaiyathur village in Pudukottai district.

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