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Tamil Nadu Congress Members Stage Rail Roko Over Rahul Gandhi Conviction
The Congress staged a rail roko in Kumbakonam and Virudhachalam in Tamil Nadu while party lawmakers resorted to a "black band" protest in front of the State Assembly in Chennaion Thursday.
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2 Arrested For Stealing 300-Year-Old Hanuman Idol In Tamil Nadu
Two persons, who stole an antique idol of Lord Hanuman from a temple in Patteeswaram in Kumbakonam, were arrested and the stone idol was recovered from them, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID said on Saturday.
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Petrol Bomb Thrown Outside Hindu Munnani Leader's House In Tamil Nadu
A petrol bomb was reportedly hurled outside a Hindu leader's house at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district in the wee hours on Monday, the police said.
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3 Stolen Antique Idols Traced To US Museums
Three antique idols, including one of Kalinganarthana Krishna, stolen from a temple in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu have been traced to museums/ auction houses in the USA, the Idol Wing CID said on Thursday.
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Ambulance Stopped To Make Way For Minister's Convoy In Tamil Nadu
An ambulance was briefly stopped, so were other vehicles in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam, about 293 km from Chennai, on Monday to allow a convoy of a State Minister.
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Goddess Parvati Idol Worth Rs 1.6 Crore Found In New York After 50 years
An idol of Goddess Parvati, which went missing from the Nadanapureshwarar Sivan Temple at Thandanthottam, Kumbakonam, half a century ago, was traced to New York, said the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday.
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Newly-Weds Murdered In Tamil Nadu, Woman's Brother Among 2 Arrested
A newly-married inter-caste couple was murdered near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on Monday evening.
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Madurai Hotel Apologises For Naming Chicken Dish After Brahmin Community
Hotel Milagu named its chicken dish- Kumbakonam Iyer Chicken- which did not go down well with the Hindu community. Kumbakonam Iyer is a Brahmin caste.
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College Student Allegedly Kidnapped, Found Dead In Tamil Nadu
A 19-year old engineering college student, who was allegedly kidnapped for a ransom of Rs five lakh, was found dead today near Thirubhuvanam, near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, the police said.
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"Scavenger" Robot To Clean Sewers In Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Robotic scavenger 'Bandicoot,' product of a Kerala-based start-up, would soon be cleaning sewers in the temple town of Kumbakonam in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
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'Feel Like They're Still Alive': Family Of Tamil Nadu School Fire Tragedy Victim
It was July 16, 2004, when the thatched roof of School kitchen in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam caught fire, as lunch was being prepared, before spreading to other rooms.
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13 Years After 94 Children Died In Tamil Nadu Fire, All Convicts Freed
The Madras High Court on Thursday suspended the conviction and sentence of seven persons in the 2004 Kumbakonam fire tragedy that killed 94 school children and modified the sentence awarded to two others.
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Lakhs Of Devotees Gather At Kumbakonam For Mahamaham
Lakhs of devotees celebrated Mahamaham, the grand finale of the 10-day festival which is celebrated once in 12 years, in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam on Monday.
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Mahamaham Festival Concludes, Devotees Take Holy Dip On 'Theerthavari' Day
The nine-day Mahamaham festival, known as the 'Kumbh Mela of the south', concluded in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam today, with conduct of the most important event 'theerthavari', witnessed by lakhs of people.
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10 Lakh Devotees To Gather At Kumbakonam For Mahamaham
More than 10 lakh devotees will take a holy dip at the temple tank at Kumbakonam as part of the grand finale of the Mahamaham festival celebrated once in twelve years.
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Tamil Nadu Congress Members Stage Rail Roko Over Rahul Gandhi Conviction
The Congress staged a rail roko in Kumbakonam and Virudhachalam in Tamil Nadu while party lawmakers resorted to a "black band" protest in front of the State Assembly in Chennaion Thursday.
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2 Arrested For Stealing 300-Year-Old Hanuman Idol In Tamil Nadu
Two persons, who stole an antique idol of Lord Hanuman from a temple in Patteeswaram in Kumbakonam, were arrested and the stone idol was recovered from them, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID said on Saturday.
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Petrol Bomb Thrown Outside Hindu Munnani Leader's House In Tamil Nadu
A petrol bomb was reportedly hurled outside a Hindu leader's house at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district in the wee hours on Monday, the police said.
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3 Stolen Antique Idols Traced To US Museums
Three antique idols, including one of Kalinganarthana Krishna, stolen from a temple in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu have been traced to museums/ auction houses in the USA, the Idol Wing CID said on Thursday.
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Ambulance Stopped To Make Way For Minister's Convoy In Tamil Nadu
An ambulance was briefly stopped, so were other vehicles in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam, about 293 km from Chennai, on Monday to allow a convoy of a State Minister.
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Goddess Parvati Idol Worth Rs 1.6 Crore Found In New York After 50 years
An idol of Goddess Parvati, which went missing from the Nadanapureshwarar Sivan Temple at Thandanthottam, Kumbakonam, half a century ago, was traced to New York, said the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday.
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Newly-Weds Murdered In Tamil Nadu, Woman's Brother Among 2 Arrested
A newly-married inter-caste couple was murdered near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on Monday evening.
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Madurai Hotel Apologises For Naming Chicken Dish After Brahmin Community
Hotel Milagu named its chicken dish- Kumbakonam Iyer Chicken- which did not go down well with the Hindu community. Kumbakonam Iyer is a Brahmin caste.
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College Student Allegedly Kidnapped, Found Dead In Tamil Nadu
A 19-year old engineering college student, who was allegedly kidnapped for a ransom of Rs five lakh, was found dead today near Thirubhuvanam, near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, the police said.
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"Scavenger" Robot To Clean Sewers In Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Robotic scavenger 'Bandicoot,' product of a Kerala-based start-up, would soon be cleaning sewers in the temple town of Kumbakonam in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
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'Feel Like They're Still Alive': Family Of Tamil Nadu School Fire Tragedy Victim
It was July 16, 2004, when the thatched roof of School kitchen in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam caught fire, as lunch was being prepared, before spreading to other rooms.
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13 Years After 94 Children Died In Tamil Nadu Fire, All Convicts Freed
The Madras High Court on Thursday suspended the conviction and sentence of seven persons in the 2004 Kumbakonam fire tragedy that killed 94 school children and modified the sentence awarded to two others.
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Lakhs Of Devotees Gather At Kumbakonam For Mahamaham
Lakhs of devotees celebrated Mahamaham, the grand finale of the 10-day festival which is celebrated once in 12 years, in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam on Monday.
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Mahamaham Festival Concludes, Devotees Take Holy Dip On 'Theerthavari' Day
The nine-day Mahamaham festival, known as the 'Kumbh Mela of the south', concluded in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam today, with conduct of the most important event 'theerthavari', witnessed by lakhs of people.
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10 Lakh Devotees To Gather At Kumbakonam For Mahamaham
More than 10 lakh devotees will take a holy dip at the temple tank at Kumbakonam as part of the grand finale of the Mahamaham festival celebrated once in twelve years.
