Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday told Congress leaders from Tamil Nadu that he was “very much worried” over incidents of violence in border areas in the State and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar dam issue.
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Mullaperiyar issue: Manmohan expresses concern over violent incidents
Posted by Sri (#3) 155 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)TN Congress MPs seek Manmohan’s intervention
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Citing “acute” power shortage in Tamil Nadu, Congress MPs from the state on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps to operationalise the agitation-hit Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant at the earliest so as to meet increasing demands.
DREU flays corruption in railway society
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Members of the Dakshin Railway Employees Union (DREU) staged a demonstration here on Monday condemning the “large-scale corruption” in the Southern Railway Employees Cooperative Credit Society functioning here.
DMK cadre sit on fast over Mullaperiyar
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Cadre of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) observed day-long fast in the city and elsewhere in the district on Monday to bolster the determination of Tamil Nadu on the Mullaperiyar dam issue.
Dam protesters lathicharged at Gudalur
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Police on Tuesday lathicharged hundreds of people at the State border town of Gudalur when they forcibly tried to enter Kerala, demanding adequate protection to the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam, over which both Tamil Nadu and Kerala are locked in a row.
Kerala-Tamil Nadu border points safe: police
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The inter-State border points shared by Kerala and Tamil Nadu in Idukki district have been secured by the police in the wake of protest marches from Tamil Nadu, said P. Chandrasekharan, Additional Director General of Police.
High Court all set to turn into a fortress
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The stage is all set for fortifying the Madras High Court Bench here as the 128 unarmed police personnel deputed in the court campus since November 22 are awaiting the receipt of brand new gadgets such as explosive vapour detectors,..
Temple elephants raring to go
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Parvathi, Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple elephant, is all set for a vacation in Mudumalai Sanctuary.