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Now, Dhanushkodi just a ride away ride away
November 4, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Newly laid 9.5 Km road to ghost town assures to re-connect it to mainland; district admin plans to conserve the remains, develop it into tourist spot Fifty-two years after it was reduced to rubble by…
November 4, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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In Cauvery dispute, methods of Jaya, Karunanidhi diverge
November 3, 2016, 5:03 PM IST
AIADMK relies only on legal route; DMK sees room for talks with Karnataka The north-east monsoon has set in. Tamil Nadu will now see water in Cauvery largely due to rain in the catchment areas…
November 3, 2016, 5:03 PM IST
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When cricket wins over academic goals
November 3, 2016, 5:01 PM IST
Whether it is S Venkataraghavan, Kris Srikkanth or R Ashwin, all iconic figures of Tamil Nadu cricket have one thing in common -they are qualified engineers too. While TN has had a tradition of producing…
November 3, 2016, 5:01 PM IST
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Talks on Indo-Lanka fishing row bring hope, not solutions
November 2, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
While Indian fishermen hope the fourth round of the bilateral talks with their Sri Lankan counterparts slated to be held on Wednesday, will end the deadlock over Sri Lanka’s ban on their fishing in the…
November 2, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Why Salem may be the next boomtown of Tamil Nadu
November 2, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Two-Tier flyover will ease traffic; smart city project to revamp region Often synonymous with its steel plant, mangoes, manganese, silver and silk, the city of Salem is all set to add two more identities to…
November 2, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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A tree, a parachute, a face
October 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
A US-based Malayali artist uses calligraphy and plain doodles to create onomatopoetic images Inspired by graphic novels that have a global readership, US-based poet, and graphic artist Dona Mayoora is exploring the possibility of a…
October 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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‘I wanted to see if I could make myself flinch’
October 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
On Wednesday, Paul Beatty became the first American to win the Man Booker Prize. His The Sellout is humorous, scabrous and subversive in equal measure. Unlike, say, Marlon James’s Kingston patois or James McBride’s Kansas…
October 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Ivory tower: A lone artist struggles to create elegant hand-carved elephants for a market that has shrunk to a handful of connoisseurs
October 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
The elephant stands in the shed, majestic and ready for ‘ezhunellippu’. About 6-foot tall, he ‘watches’ people pass by, others who stop to admire him. He has been standing there in the shed in the…
October 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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To avoid accidents in cracker units let’s light up the sky, not blast it
October 28, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Expert advocates change in chemicals used in firecrackers, training of workers in factories Every year as we celebrate Diwali, many employed in firecracker units across the country including Sivakasi lose their lives in fire accidents…
October 28, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Rustic kabaddi ready for urban prime time
October 28, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Cricket has traditionally been the opium of the masses. But the gentleman’s game faces stiff competition from other sporting disciplines -kabaddi in particular. The recently-concluded Kabaddi World Cup in Ahmedabad saw India bag top honours,…
October 28, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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In Tamil movies, honest journo turns unscrupulous operative
October 27, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Tamil movies have tended to portray journalists as honest professionals working for a higher cause. The conscientious chronicler has been a stereotype that Tamil movies have sometimes used in their scripts to create drama. But,…
October 27, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Time for Tamil Nadu government to pore over proposed GST rates
October 26, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
It should bargain in council based on the impact of centre’s four-slab rate structure on its revenues The GST Council, a panel of Union and state finance ministers, has met three times till now. Though…
October 26, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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St Teresa the mother of Madras slums too
October 26, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Vincent Chinnadurai, the parish priest of the Holy Trinity Church in Mogappair’s Golden George Nagar, recalls his first glimpses of Mother Teresa at a function during his college days at Arul Anandar College in Karumathur…
October 26, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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League players head down under
October 25, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Stint in local teams of New Zealand and Australia rebuilds career For international cricketers as well as those from the first and lower division teams of Tamil Nadu, playing league cricket for club teams in…
October 25, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Strings and Tunes – GJR Krishnan’s Akademi award a tribute to Thyagaraja’s lineage
October 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
It was an honour of a unique kind when Lalgudi GJR Krishnan, the son of legendary violinist Lalgudi Jayaraman, received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award earlier this month. Krishnan, who has taken after his father…
October 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Peaceful Pondy under grip of extortionists
October 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Complaint to Union Home Minister unveils nexus between police and criminals The realtor was shaken that those who should be protecting him were acting as go-betweens of gangsters. He recalls that, on September 19, Shanmugavel,…
October 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Growing pineapple in the desert
October 22, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
For Israeli writer Iris Eliya Cohen, reclaiming her Cochinni Jewish roots is as much about imagination as getting a physical sense of her ancestors’ culture. Excerpts from an interview, where she dwells on her abiding…
October 22, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Antidote for a stigma
October 22, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Translated content on vaccines helps fight a taboo Awareness is the best tool to fight lies. Jameela P, a native of Tirur in Malappuram, is using Wikipedia as a tool to fight the anti-vaccine campaign….
October 22, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Sky fall
October 22, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
MP Anil Kumar’s career as a fighter pilot was cut short by a freak bike accident that confined his life to a wheelchair. A new biography pays tribute to the Malayali ace’s never-say-die spirit A…
October 22, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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