Police said youths were detained at Mudakathan, Alanganallur, Palamedu and Vilangudi in Madurai district, at Nallampatti in Dindigul district and Pottuchavadi in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu for trying to hold the sport defying the apex court ban.
'Twelve people have been rehabilitated since we opened this home. We did not give them any medicine nor were they treated by any psychiatrist. All I did was sit down with them and listen. Once they poured out all the angst in their hearts they became normal,, Narayan Krishnan, the Mother Teresa of Madurai, tells A Ganesh Nadar
The state government held talks with the protesting youth to sort out the matter.
'Sometimes we use political pressure and sometimes political acumen to get what we want.'
The internal feud in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam intensified on Thursday with the high command ordering suspension of five loyalists of M K Alagiri, elder son of party chief M Karunanidhi, over recurring instances of "mischievous posters" in Madurai.
The body of the 'people's President' was brought down to Rameswaram from New Delhi in the afternoon.
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As part of their ongoing probe into the multi-crore granite scam, Vigilance officials on Saturday booked two IAS officials, both former District Collectors of Madurai, for their alleged role in the scam.
Protests were held across Tamil Nadu with raising of slogans-- "Vendum Vendum Kudineer Vendum" (we want water) and "Edappadi Arasai Kandikirom" (we condemn chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy's government).
The decision was taken after a discussion between the disqualified legislators and Dhinakaran in Madurai.
The Madurai regional passport officer has claimed that anti-nuclear power plant activist S P Udayakumar may flee the country as there are 98 criminal cases against him. A Ganesh Nadar reports
The regional passport office in Madurai has issued a notice to S P Udayakumar, convenor of a movement spearheading the stir against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, asking him to surrender his passport within 15 days. The letter from the Madurai (south) region passport office asked him to surrender his passport within that period as 98 criminal cases are pending against him. If he fails to do so within that period, the document would be impounded.
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A man, said to be a Tamil Nadu police sub-inspector, allegedly beat up his daughter on a street in Bengaluru.
The mass Jallikattu protests on Chennai's Marina beach showed no sign of dying out on Friday, even after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam promised that a draft ordinance aimed at ensuring the conduct of the traditional bull-taming sport has been submitted to the home ministry.
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Two months after the "issuance" of fake death certificates in the names of a Tamil Nadu Minister and a member of Legislative Assembly by the city corporation, a birth certificate in the name of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has come to fore, sparking demands for a probe into the functioning of e-governance services of the civic body.
DMK working president M K Stalin led a protest in Chennai and sought promulgation of an ordinance to allow holding the sport.
From Apollo to Narayan Hrudayalaya, healthcare outfits eye the segment as the next big growth opportunity, but they may have to wait for it to become solidly profitable.
Amid speculations that he may float his own outfit, suspended Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader M K Alagiri on Saturday said he did not have any plan to quit the party even if he was forced out.
'We all grew around our mom's love for cooking and obviously we took it for granted. But now, I really miss it... I miss her.'
For nine years, Narayanan Krishnan has served millions of meals to the mentally ill in Madurai. And he now dreams of providing a shelter to them. However, due to lack of funds the project has hit a roadblock. Ganesh Nadar reports
Police on Thursday informed the Madras high court that Bakrudeen, allegedly behind planting of the bomb on Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani's yatra route near Madurai, is absconding and not in its custody.
Additional security was on Friday 'restored' at the Madurai house of Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M K Alagiri, a day after the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam strongly protested the withdrawal of police personnel.
Staying awake and staying dry were among the major challenges faced by the crowd at BJP leader L K Advani's rally in Madurai, discovered A Ganesh Nadar
The attempt went awry as the sheets flew in different directions in gusty winds in the river.
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Tamil Nadu Industries Minister S P Velumani has alleged that a granites firm owned by Dayanidhi Alagiri, Union Minister M K Alagiri's son, has been indulging in illegal quarrying of granite worth crores of rupees in and around Melur near Madurai.
A pipe bomb was recovered from the outskirts of Madurai on Saturday, the route which was to be taken by Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on the second leg of his yatra. The five-feet long bomb, linked to a 50-metre wire and four detonators and batteries, was found under a culvert at Alampatti near Tirumangalam, 30 km from Madurai, said the police. One person, identified as Nehru, has been detained for interrogation, said the police.
In the poll bound Tamil Nadu..the Election Commission went on a transfer overdrive on Saturday, shifting 4 collectors and 7 senior Indian Police Service officers.
"Stalin is the future of the party," said late Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam patriarch M Karunanidhi about six years ago at a party meet when his son was party treasurer.
Heavy security has also been put in place at the Chepauk area ahead of the protest as protesters proposed to lay siege to the Secretariat and the District Collector's office against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Alagiri said he was doing all this to "save" the DMK following the demise of Karunanidhi.
Stalin described his party-led coalition as the "Secular Progressive Alliance."
India are currently placed at the second position in the tournament standings with 13 points from eight matches.
It announced relief of Rs 3 lakh each to the bereaved families.
Madras HC said the platform should not be used to host obscene videos.
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