Six-member central team of doctors in Tamil Nadu

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 24, 2012, Chennai

A six-member central team of doctors arrived in Tirunelveli on Thursday in the midst of Tamil Nadu government intensifying measures to control spread of dengue fever in the district.

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Tamil Nadu to strengthen measures to control dengue fever

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 23, 2012, Chennai

With reports of dengue fever spreading in some southern districts of the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday stepped in to strengthen measures to control it, which has so far claimed 29 lives.

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Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Tamil Nadu

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 23, 2012, Chennai

In a minor reshuffle of Indian Administrative Service officers, the Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday transferred U Sagayam as Madurai District Collector, replacing him with his counterpart from Tiruvannamalai, Anshul Mishra.

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AIADMK candidate files nomination for Pudukottai by-poll

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 22, 2012, Chennai

The AIADMK candidate for the Pudukkottai bypoll, Karthik Thondaiman, filed his nomination on Tuesday, the Election Commission said.

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CBSE 10th results: 99.66 pass percentage in Chennai region

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 22, 2012, Chennai

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X examination results for the Chennai region were announced on Monday with an overall 99.66 pass percentage.

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Jayalalithaa steps up campaign for Sangma, speaks to non-Cong leaders

Press Trust of India | Monday May 21, 2012, Chennai

Lobbying for PA Sangma's candidature for the presidential polls, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday spoke to BJP leader LK Advani, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and other non-Congress leaders including those from the Left parties.

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CID chiefs agree on setting up 9 branch secretariats

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 20, 2012, Hyderabad

CID chiefs of southern and neighbouring states on Saturday agreed to set up branch secretariat at nine places in order to exchange all criminal intelligence and to have real time coordination and cooperation in various operations pertaining to breaking organised crime networks.

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Maoist leader operating in south India, arrested in Chennai; his partner escapes

NDTV Correspondent | Sunday May 20, 2012, Chennai

A top Maoist leader Vivek alias Kumar operating mainly in south India has been arrested in Chennai. However the woman accompanying him considered to be his live-in partner, escaped.

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Tamil Nadu seeks six-month extension for cable TV digitisation

Press Trust of India | Friday May 18, 2012, Chennai

The Tamil Nadu government has sought six-month extension for digitisation of cable TV operations in the city, saying the June 30 deadline set by the Information & Broadcast Ministry was "too short" to meet.

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Jayalalithaa backs PA Sangma for Presidents post

Press Trust of India | Friday May 18, 2012, Chennai

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa on Thursday joined hands with her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik in backing former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma for the President's post.

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