Tension prevailed in the town and all shops in and around the bus stand shut down soon after the incident.
It said any organisation or agency conducting any opinion or exit polls, while publishing the result, must indicate the sample size of the electorate covered by such polls and geographic spread of survey.
These women were offered up to Rs one lakh for their kidneys by 'organ brokers,' who took them to far-off places like Madurai to perform surgeries to remove the organs, official sources in Chennai said.
He said the government was prepared to face the court cases on the Ramar Sethu issue. The objections or protests would not have any impact on the implementation of the ongoing Sethusamudram Shipping Channel project.
Stalin, along with cadres of the DMK and other parties, came in a procession in Tiruvarur and was detained in a marriage hall, police said, adding they will be let off later.
Special prayers and celebrations were held on Monday by ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party workers across Tamil Nadu on the occasion of the 'star birthday' of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
The State Bank of India SC/ST Employees Welfare Association has sought implementation of reservation while filling up major vacancies in the bank, including the posts of chairman and managing director.
Patil said a Disaster Management Bill will be introduced in another two days in the Parliament.
BJP national secretary Bandaru Dattatreya on Monday said the AIADMK's 'gameplan' of fielding the widow of deceased legislator S S Thirunavukkarassu at Kancheepuram and the son of murdered MLA K Sudarsanam had resulted in the party's victory.
The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's support to the formation of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka was only moral in nature and "to show the world that Eelam Tamils are not orphans," party leader Vaiko said on Thursday night.
With Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam joining hands with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, rumours had it that DMDK will follow suit.
The Regional Transport Office in Madurai has received clearance from the government for allowing Maruti Omni van owners to use LPG cylinders to run their vehicles.
