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TAMIL NADU

MARCH 1

20 killed, 41 injured in Madurai bus accident
Coimbatore goes to polls under the shadow of the gun

FEBRUARY 27

Saffron may conquer Coimbatore as fear spreads
Radha Ravi's plea against bank tribunal's order quashed
Police probing the Kerala connection of Tamil fundamentalists: Karunanidhi

FEBRUARY 26

Coimbatore car bomb was a pro job, says army expert
Police defuse 'tiffin box bomb' in Madras
The Muslim Sena

FEBRUARY 25

PMK leader goes on fast, blames DMK-BSP for statue desecration
Police recover another bomb

FEBRUARY 24

Moopanar, circa 1998, comes out swinging
"We now know what a battlefield looks like!"

FEBRUARY 22

The honest man and the filmstar

FEBRUARY 21

More bombs recovered in Coimbatore
Swamy is firing at CPM in Madurai from Jaya's shoulder
V Gopalsamy may walk away with Sivakasi
Sports Minister D Adithan faces a tough match

FEBRUARY 20

Nine youths arrested in Kerala for involvement in Coimbatore blasts

FEBRUARY 19

Coimbatore poll shifted to Feb 28, car-bomb defused

FEBRUARY 18

Four boys killed in fresh Coimbatore blast
Low voter turnout makes Tamil politicians, pollsters a worried lot
In Tenkasi, it is worldly matters that matter

FEBRUARY 17

Official toll at 49, army's bomb disposal experts called in
Blasts will not make a crucial difference to poll outcome
Former DGPs blame government policy for spread of bombculture
Surjeet blames foreign powers for blasts
Anger is the most dominant mood in Tamil Nadu
Was Tamil Nadu government at fault? The conclusion is inevitable
DMK may reap a grim harvest in Coimbatore

FEBRUARY 15

33 killed in Coimbatore blasts
Human bomb explodes in Coimbatore
The opinion-maker
Waiting for Rajni
Despite middle-class backing, BJP has little chance in Madras South

FEBRUARY 14

Jaya confident, partymen confused as AIADMK hits campaign trail
Politicians gaze at stars for poll wisdom

FEBRUARY 13

Jaya plays a dangerous game

FEBRUARY 12

EC takes note of Gujral breaking poll code
Rajiv killing not an issue in state

FEBRUARY 10

Murasoli Maran has it easy
BJP becomes Tamil Nadu's talking point

FEBRUARY 8

Poonamallee jumps with joy as Rajiv trial ends
Pre-poll violence very much a possibility in Nagercoil

FEBRUARY 7

Election fever yet to strike Tamil Nadu

FEBRUARY 6

BJP reaches out for a constituency no one really wants

FEBRUARY 5

TNMMK to boycott polls

FEBRUARY 4

Amma begins campaign in style
Sonia's outburst lands TMC in tight spot
CPI-M patches up with DMK-TMC
TMC promises Cauvery waters, protection from Article 356

FEBRUARY 3

Police deny Jayalalitha permission to hold rallies in Madras

JANUARY 31

LTTE met Rajiv to camouflage its plot: judge
Congress vote bank will 'swing' fortunes in TN

JANUARY 30

Diabolic motives, 'inhumaneness' earned 'harsh' verdict
Judge gave me inspiration to carry on, says Rajiv case sleuth
CPI-M rejects TMC's appeal

JANUARY 29

26 sentenced to death in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case
Longest assassination trial reaches appeals stage
Penchant for photographic record nailed LTTE
SIT built up a huge bank of material evidence against LTTE
Prabakaran had Rajiv killed for being 'anti-Tamil'
V Gopalsamy, three other witnesses turned hostile
25 LTTE militants committed suicide during the probe
Chronology of events
Union ministers injured on eve of poll; security to be beefed up

JANUARY 28

United Front votes risk being divided
DMK fields Sharat Kumar from Tirunelveli
Mr Madras to DMK nominee

JANUARY 25

Congress apology won't convince TN Muslims
CPI-M adamant on going it alone

JANUARY 24

Verdict on Rajiv assassination just five days away

JANUARY 23

Blast rocks Jehad committee building
CPI-M to contest on its own

JANUARY 22

Film star Gautami joins BJP
Karunanidhi tells Left to settle for two seats

JANUARY 21

Jaya springs a surprise with her list

JANUARY 20

AIADMK to contest 23 seats

JANUARY 17

MS is happy in her sadness

JANUARY 16

Police nab Surla

JANUARY 15

Rajnikanth to support DMK-TMC again
Bharat Ratna conferred on M S Subbulakshmi
BJP list ignites AIADMK fury

JANUARY 11

AIADMK alliance runs into rough weather

JANUARY 10

AIADMK convention gives Jayalalitha a boost

JANUARY 9

CII summit tries to showcase Madras

JANUARY 8

DMK-TMC seat-sharing pact almost ready

JANUARY 7

Seat-sharing exercises yet to take shape in Tamil Nadu

DECEMBER 30

Six-day cut in campaign period

DECEMBER 28

State government hostile to Election Commission, claims EC chief

DECEMBER 27

Astrology forces Jaya to put off party's jubilee function
Madras HC bench stays order against SPIC top brassr

DECEMBER 24

Tricky ties kick up confusion
BJP may get five seats in TN

DECEMBER 23

SPIC top brass file plea against Madras HC order

DECEMBER 20

Fear over the city

DECEMBER 19

Madras HC bench stays order against Jayalalitha

DECEMBER 19

Mani Shankar Aiyar 'snaps ties with Kesri'
Jayalalitha challenges Madras HC judgement

DECEMBER 18

BJP ties up with AIADMK
Madras HC hold Jayalalitha guilty of favouritism

DECEMBER 16

Fear and loathing in Tamil Nadu

DECEMBER 13

DMK-TMC alliance will continue

DECEMBER 12

Ball in DMK court: Moopanar
Kotla meets Jaya

DECEMBER 11

Moopanar may disclose TMC strategy tomorrow

DECEMBER 9

BJP woos regional parties
Cops search for blast suspect
Tamil Nadu cops under heavy fire for Coimbatore violence

DECEMBER 7

10 killed, 64 hurt in 3 train blasts

DECEMBER 4

DMK peeved as UF keeps options open
Coimbatore toll touches 20

DECEMBER 3

Coimbatore limping back to normalcy


DECEMBER 2

Karunanidhi declines to comment on DMK-TMC ties
1 killed in police firing as Coimbatore violence unabated
Al-Umma wants to protect the Muslims and fight the RSS

DECEMBER 1

10 killed in police firing

NOVEMBER 29

Tamil Nadu speaker to move court against Jain report

NOVEMBER 27

DMK may dump TMC, plumb for PMK
Maran borrows from Jain report to bounce Congress charges

NOVEMBER 26

Veerappan puts three new demands

NOVEMBER 25

No let-down in hunt for Veerappan

NOVEMBER 23

Freedom fighter N Sadasivam dead
The revolutionary who turned non-violent

NOVEMBER 21

DMK will not back BJP govt: Karunanidhi
Jain Commission fallout: Political equations get even more complex in Tamil Nadu

NOVEMBER 19

Why does acid attack accused want to languish in jail?

NOVEMBER 18

The leaked report does not feature my testimony before Jain panel, but another court: Former TN home secretary R Nagarajan

NOVEMBER 15

No action will follow the Jain panel report: 'Aaladi' Aruna

NOVEMBER 11

DMK chief unfazed by 'dubious' Jain panel report

NOVEMBER 7

Monsoon emboldens Veerappan

NOVEMBER 6

Madras HC raps TN govt in Sterlite case

NOVEMBER 5

Artificial hearing comes to India, courtesy the Apollo Hospital
TN bans other state lotteries
Karunanidhi turns pro-brahmin as caste war flares up in TN bureaucracy

NOVEMBER 4

Joint command set up to nab Veerappan

OCTOBER 31

Arson and killing don't make news anymore in southern Tamil Nadu

OCTOBER 29

Advocates save TN judge's life as criminals go berserk
Fear inspired DMK's stand on Article 356?

OCTOBER 25

Lord Ram and I, says Veerappan, well, we have a lot in common!

OCTOBER 24

Deadline for Veerappan's surrender advanced to October 31

OCTOBER 23

Veerappan releases hostages
Karnataka sets deadline for Veerappan's surrender
Karunanidhi not for President's rule in UP

OCTOBER 22

Phoolan urges Veerappan to release hostages
Karnataka will not send emissary to Veerappan

OCTOBER 19

TN, Karnataka govts's ultimatum to Veerappan
RS poll exposes chinks in Moopanar's strategy

OCTOBER 18

Chaos in TN assembly over Veerappan
Karnataka lawyer says he will negotiate with Veerappan
Madras high court raps Jaya
Malaysian firm to develop Madras-Visakhapatnam highway
The lost children of Vellore

OCTOBER 17

Union minister against sending army to nab Veerappan

OCTOBER 16

Centre may rush commandos to nab Veerappan
Patel, Karunanidhi will meet on Saturday to tackle Veerappan

OCTOBER 14

Patel to send paramilitary after Veerappan
LTTE chief was bitter that Rajiv had no secret plan for Tamil Eelam: Dixit

OCTOBER 11-12

The Man Who Hunted Veerappan
DMK to gun for Rajiv, Indira to ward off Jain panel fallout

OCTOBER 8

TMC calls truce as only DMK can bail it out in RS poll
Moopanar not to seek re-election to Rajya Sabha

OCTOBER 2

Moopanar undecided on Rajya Sabha nomination
Jaya's plea against governor dismissed
Brain fever claims 10 kids in Dindigul district

OCTOBER 1

Centre firm on implementing Cauvery order

SEPTEMBER 27

TN fishermen stir turns violent

SEPTEMBER 26

HC refuses bail for accused in granite quarrying scam

SEPTEMBER 25

IAS-IPS officials on warpath in TN

SEPTEMBER 18

Troubled times for TMC

SEPTEMBER 18

15 killed in Kamankotti road accident
Another storm over Rajiv assassination probe

SEPTEMBER 17

Ramamurthy won't cry to high command, will launch 'parallel' Congress instead

SEPTEMBER 16

Congress suspends Ramamurthy for 'anti-party activities'

SEPTEMBER 14

Madras temple launches religious revolution

SEPTEMBER 13

Panel clears STF of charges of killing Veerappan's brother
2 killed, 11 injured in Madras as lorry rams train

SEPTEMBER 12

TN govt sets up panel to probe Sterlite blasts

SEPTEMBER 11

Madras, a new capital for the underworld?
Former TN minister's bail plea rejected

SEPTEMBER 10

Moopanar resigns from Rajya Sabha

SEPTEMBER 4

TN govt restrains Sterlite factory from using furnace

SEPTEMBER 3

Gujral is safe, even if Jain panel raps DMK
3 killed in TN communal clashes

SEPTEMBER 2

Blasts at Sterlite plant kill 2 workers

AUGUST 31

Jailer hacked to death in Madurai

AUGUST 30
Chidambaram, DMK on a collision course
2 killed as cracker-laden truck catches fire, runs amok in TN
Introducing Mr Veerappan, the could-be provision merchant!

AUGUST 28

Veerappan decides he won't surrender
Police, not Veerappan, sought money, says Gopal
TN police arrest Addl DGP for fire tender scam
Another blow for Thirunavukkarasu in TN

AUGUST 27

Dreaded dacoit gang arrested in Madras
Supreme Court issues notice on Jayalalitha's petition

AUGUST 26

Veerappan delays surrender; releases hostages

AUGUST 23

Jaya, Sasikala summoned on charges of tax evasion
Was Veerappan paid Rs 5 million before he agreed to surrender?

AUGUST 22

4 killed as mob turns violent after mishap in TN

AUGUST 21

Godman sentenced to life for rape, murder
Gopal leaves on third peace mission to Veerappan

AUGUST 16

350 held in TN for anti-I-Day protests

AUGUST 14

Bandit Queen producers offer to make Veerappan film

AUGUST 13

CM to decide on Sterlite plant's fate

AUGUST 12

Four blasts rock TN
Dalits in Tamil Nadu to observe August 15 as black day

AUGUST 10

Veerappan's ransom demand turned down flat

AUGUST 8

Jayalalitha tries to tie up with TMC to finish DMK

AUGUST 8

Veerappan ready to settle for ransom to general amnesty
Karunanidhi takes a big chance with Veerappan mediation

AUGUST 7

Madras breathes easy as dalit rally ends peacefully

AUGUST 6

Madras dalit rally may be 'hijacked by militant elements': police

AUGUST 5

Moopanar wants Congress to lead UF

AUGUST 2

Karunanidhi battered in Bihar battle, lies low
TN minister dead

AUGUST 1

Caste clash toll rises to two

JULY 29

Two acres and a general pardon, and Veerappan will worship Karunanidhi!
Statue desecration spurs stone-throwing in Madurai

JULY 25

Veerappan threatens to behead hostages
Govt sit pretty while bonded thousands labour under exploitation

JULY 22

Kalki bhagwan is not under illegal detention: Madras high court

JULY 19

Chidambaram denied permission to address party meeting
Lankan navy kills two Tamil Nadu fishermen

JULY 18

High drama in Madras court as judge sends Sasikala to hospital

JULY 17

Karunanidhi trying to revive caste-based front
Hostage drama continues as Veerappan fails to contact authorities
Director's death puts off Madras film industry's revival

JULY 16

Tussle with TMC behind DMK's bombshell
Clashes rocked TN as backward caste elite couldn't digest the poor's victory: Survey

JULY 15

DMK threatens to pull out of United Front

JULY 12

Karunanidhi blasts CPI-M, backs Laloo
Six die as godown collapses near Coimbatore

JULY 10

Cops to probe DMK legislator's 'smuggling links'

JULY 8

Madras film strike: Producers demand their pound of flesh

JULY 4

TN lets Centre worry about Cauvery dispute
The mysterious case of Mumtaz and the missing millions
DMK at the receiving end of a 'culture' it pioneered

JULY 3

And now, it's Latha versus Jayalalitha
Desperate DMK blasts media, Brahmins

JULY 2

TN drops leaders's names to end caste clashes

JULY 1

Fear, hatred haunt violence-hit southern Tamil Nadu

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