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22 Injured As Season's First Jallikattu Contest Begins In Tamil Nadu
At least 22 people suffered injuries as the season's first Jallikattu or taming the bull festival was held in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district today.
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After Caste Horror, Tamil Nadu Village Comes Together For Happy Ending
After a horrific case of caste horror in which human excrement was found mixed with drinking water consumed by the Scheduled Castes community, Irayur village in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai has made a new beginning.
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Woman Drowns After Car Gets Stuck In Water-Filled Underpass In Tamil Nadu
A doctor drowned after the car she was driving got stuck in stagnant rainwater at a railway underpass near Thudaiyur in Pudukottai district.
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1,500 Cops Posted In Tamil Nadu District After Violence Over Audio Clip
Prohibitory orders were clamped in parts of the district that witnessed violence after an audio clip containing alleged derogatory remarks about a community went viral, police said on Saturday.
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2 Men Watching Bull-Taming Festival Jallikattu Killed In Tamil Nadu
Two men werekilled at the bull-taming festival Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district on Sunday. A Ram and Sathish Kumar, both 35,were gored by bullswhile watching the sport and died of injuries.
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43 Injured At Jallikattu Event In Tamil Nadu. 1,000 Bulls At Mega Fest
Forty-three people were injured as bulls targeted tamers and spectators at massive Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Wednesday. The state is celebrating Maattu Pongal, a day dedicated to cattle.Three participants were injured at another Jallikattu event in Pudukottai district on Monday.
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10 Sabarimala Pilgrims From Telangana Killed In Accident In Tamil Nadu
Ten Sabarimala pilgrims from Telangana died in a road accident near Thirumayam town in Pudukottai district of central Tamil Nadu on Sunday after their vehicle collided head-on with a lorry, police said.
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Cyclone Gaja Shatters Dreams In Tamil Nadu, Brings Back Tsunami Memories
A hut was all that 50-year-old Farida and her husband had to their name until the Cyclone Gaja blew it away. Today, they squat with their grandchildren near the remains of what was once their home, trying to halt passing vehicles in the hope of getting something to eat.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Provides Aid In Areas Hit By Cyclone Gaja
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami today, visited districts hit by Cyclone 'Gaja' in the state and distributed relief material among the affected people.
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13 Dead, Over 81,000 Evacuated As Cyclone Gaja Hits Tamil Nadu: 10 Points
Thirteen people were killed as cyclone Gaja made landfall in Tamil Nadu this morning, with winds gusting up to 120 kmph, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said. Over 81,000 people have been evacuated across coastal Tamil Nadu. The cyclonic storm crossed the Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam, nearly 300 km from state capital Chennai, and Vedaranniyam...
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Rajinikanth, Stalin Condemn Vandalism Of Another Periyar Statue In Tamil Nadu
A statue of social reformer and Dravidian movement icon E V Ramasamy, popularly known as "Periyar", was found damaged in a village in Pudukottai today, the latest in a series of similar incidents of vandalism.
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Man Kills Mother, Walks Into Police Station With Severed Head
A 30-year-old man sent the personnel of a police station in the district into a tizzy when he walked in with the "severed head" of his mother after allegedly killing her today, police said.
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BJP Opposed To Kamal Haasan's Plans To Enter Politics: H Raja
The BJP is against actor Kamal Haasan's reported plans to enter politics as he is an atheist and has hurt sentiments of Hindus in the past, senior party leader H Raja said today.
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Tamil Nadu's New Protest Over Project From PM Narendra Modi's Big Oil Plan: 10 Points
In what has been compared to this month's Jallikattu protests in Chennai, thousands of people gather every day in Neduvaasal village of Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district to protest against a hydrocarbon extraction project by the centre. The villagers say the project will deplete ground water and destroy agriculture. College students from Chennai and...
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Tamil Nadu Government Issues Guidelines For Holding Jallikattu
Tamil Nadu government has issued a set of stringent guidelines for safe conduct of Jallikattu, which includes CCTV surveillance of the festival and medical examination of bulls before beginning the event. This came after two people died in the state's Pudukottai during the bull-taming festival.
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22 Injured As Season's First Jallikattu Contest Begins In Tamil Nadu
At least 22 people suffered injuries as the season's first Jallikattu or taming the bull festival was held in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district today.
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After Caste Horror, Tamil Nadu Village Comes Together For Happy Ending
After a horrific case of caste horror in which human excrement was found mixed with drinking water consumed by the Scheduled Castes community, Irayur village in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai has made a new beginning.
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Woman Drowns After Car Gets Stuck In Water-Filled Underpass In Tamil Nadu
A doctor drowned after the car she was driving got stuck in stagnant rainwater at a railway underpass near Thudaiyur in Pudukottai district.
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1,500 Cops Posted In Tamil Nadu District After Violence Over Audio Clip
Prohibitory orders were clamped in parts of the district that witnessed violence after an audio clip containing alleged derogatory remarks about a community went viral, police said on Saturday.
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2 Men Watching Bull-Taming Festival Jallikattu Killed In Tamil Nadu
Two men werekilled at the bull-taming festival Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district on Sunday. A Ram and Sathish Kumar, both 35,were gored by bullswhile watching the sport and died of injuries.
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43 Injured At Jallikattu Event In Tamil Nadu. 1,000 Bulls At Mega Fest
Forty-three people were injured as bulls targeted tamers and spectators at massive Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Wednesday. The state is celebrating Maattu Pongal, a day dedicated to cattle.Three participants were injured at another Jallikattu event in Pudukottai district on Monday.
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10 Sabarimala Pilgrims From Telangana Killed In Accident In Tamil Nadu
Ten Sabarimala pilgrims from Telangana died in a road accident near Thirumayam town in Pudukottai district of central Tamil Nadu on Sunday after their vehicle collided head-on with a lorry, police said.
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Cyclone Gaja Shatters Dreams In Tamil Nadu, Brings Back Tsunami Memories
A hut was all that 50-year-old Farida and her husband had to their name until the Cyclone Gaja blew it away. Today, they squat with their grandchildren near the remains of what was once their home, trying to halt passing vehicles in the hope of getting something to eat.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Provides Aid In Areas Hit By Cyclone Gaja
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami today, visited districts hit by Cyclone 'Gaja' in the state and distributed relief material among the affected people.
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13 Dead, Over 81,000 Evacuated As Cyclone Gaja Hits Tamil Nadu: 10 Points
Thirteen people were killed as cyclone Gaja made landfall in Tamil Nadu this morning, with winds gusting up to 120 kmph, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said. Over 81,000 people have been evacuated across coastal Tamil Nadu. The cyclonic storm crossed the Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam, nearly 300 km from state capital Chennai, and Vedaranniyam...
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Rajinikanth, Stalin Condemn Vandalism Of Another Periyar Statue In Tamil Nadu
A statue of social reformer and Dravidian movement icon E V Ramasamy, popularly known as "Periyar", was found damaged in a village in Pudukottai today, the latest in a series of similar incidents of vandalism.
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Man Kills Mother, Walks Into Police Station With Severed Head
A 30-year-old man sent the personnel of a police station in the district into a tizzy when he walked in with the "severed head" of his mother after allegedly killing her today, police said.
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BJP Opposed To Kamal Haasan's Plans To Enter Politics: H Raja
The BJP is against actor Kamal Haasan's reported plans to enter politics as he is an atheist and has hurt sentiments of Hindus in the past, senior party leader H Raja said today.
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Tamil Nadu's New Protest Over Project From PM Narendra Modi's Big Oil Plan: 10 Points
In what has been compared to this month's Jallikattu protests in Chennai, thousands of people gather every day in Neduvaasal village of Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district to protest against a hydrocarbon extraction project by the centre. The villagers say the project will deplete ground water and destroy agriculture. College students from Chennai and...
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Tamil Nadu Government Issues Guidelines For Holding Jallikattu
Tamil Nadu government has issued a set of stringent guidelines for safe conduct of Jallikattu, which includes CCTV surveillance of the festival and medical examination of bulls before beginning the event. This came after two people died in the state's Pudukottai during the bull-taming festival.
