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"Lamp Can Be Lit On Hilltop": High Court Upholds Order In Deepam Row
The case arose from a petition filed by Hindu Tamil Party leader Rama Ravikumar, seeking directions to light the Karthigai Deepam (lamp) at the hilltop pillar.
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Tamil Nadu Deepam Row: High Court To Deliver Verdict Today
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court will deliver its verdict today in the high-profile writ appeal arising out of the Thiruparankundram hilltop dispute.
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Petition Filed To Stop Festival At Dargah At Centre Of Tamil Nadu Deepam Row
A writ petition has been filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking directions not to permit the 'Kanthuri' festival at a dargah located atop the Thiruparankundram hill in the district on January 6 over animal sacrifice.
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Amid Deepam Row, Tamil Nadu Dargah Festival Showcases Hindu-Muslim Harmony
Despite protests relating to the Thiruparankundram deepam row, preparations for the Santhanakoodu festival on the hilltop dargah turned into a display of communal amity between Muslims and Hindus.
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"Never Shared Pain With Us": Family Of Man Who Immolated Self Amid Deepam Row
The man died by self-immolation amid an ongoing legal and political dispute over whether the 'deepam' could be lit on a pillar atop the Thiruparankundram hill.
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No Evidence Pillar Meant For Lighting Lamps: Tamil Nadu To Court On Deepam Row
Arguments concluded in the writ appeal over the Thiruparankundram hill lamp dispute, with the Tamil Nadu government opposing a single judges order allowing the petitioner to light a deepam on an ancient stone pillar near the hilltop dargah.
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Man Immolates Self In Tamil Nadu, Cops Suspect Link To Deepam Row
A 40-year-old man died after setting himself on fire in Madurai this evening in an incident the police suspect is suicide linked to the ongoing controversy over the lighting of a deepam on a pillar at the Thiruparankundram hilltop.
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Court Questions Tamil Nadu For 'Not Obeying Order' On Deepam Row
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court heard a contempt petition arising out of the Thiruparankundram Karthigai Deepam dispute, with Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and Director General of Police appearing via video conference.
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Rajinikanth's Pic Used In Karthigai Deepam Strike, His Team Distances Itself
A poster featuring a picture of superstar Rajinikanth, along with a message put up at the hunger strike venue at Thiruparankundram in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district, has stirred fresh controversy in the Karthigai Deepam row.
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Tamil Nadu Lamp Row Will Be Resolved On Basis Of Hindus' Strength: RSS Chief
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said the Thiruparankundram issue in Tamil Nadu won't be escalated and that it will be "resolved favourably for Hindus."
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Madras High Court Upholds Tamil Nadu Hill's Name Amid Dispute, Curbs Sacrificial Practices
The judgment resolved three contentious issues - the name of the Thiruparankundram Hillock, the practice of animal sacrifice at the Sikkandar Badusha Dargah, and the right of Muslims to offer prayers at the Nellithoppu area.
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Those Trying To Oust AIADMK Will Go Into Oblivion: O Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam Saturday said the AIADMK would contest the byelections to Thiruparankundram and Thiruvarur constituencies and those dreaming of dislodging the state government would go into oblivion after the bypolls.
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AIADMK Legislator AK Bose Dies Of Cardiac Arrest
AIADMK legislator AK Bose died of a cardiac arrest in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district early this morning The 69-year-old three-time lawmaker represented the Thiruparankundram assembly constituency. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami is likely to visit his home in Madurai.
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DMK Names Candidates For 3 Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies
Two days after the ruling AIADMK named its candidates for the elections to be held in Tamil Nadu on November 19, DMK today announced its nominees for Thanjavur, Aravakkurichi Assembly constituencies, and for the bypoll to the Thiruparankundram seat.
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"Lamp Can Be Lit On Hilltop": High Court Upholds Order In Deepam Row
The case arose from a petition filed by Hindu Tamil Party leader Rama Ravikumar, seeking directions to light the Karthigai Deepam (lamp) at the hilltop pillar.
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Tamil Nadu Deepam Row: High Court To Deliver Verdict Today
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court will deliver its verdict today in the high-profile writ appeal arising out of the Thiruparankundram hilltop dispute.
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Petition Filed To Stop Festival At Dargah At Centre Of Tamil Nadu Deepam Row
A writ petition has been filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking directions not to permit the 'Kanthuri' festival at a dargah located atop the Thiruparankundram hill in the district on January 6 over animal sacrifice.
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Amid Deepam Row, Tamil Nadu Dargah Festival Showcases Hindu-Muslim Harmony
Despite protests relating to the Thiruparankundram deepam row, preparations for the Santhanakoodu festival on the hilltop dargah turned into a display of communal amity between Muslims and Hindus.
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"Never Shared Pain With Us": Family Of Man Who Immolated Self Amid Deepam Row
The man died by self-immolation amid an ongoing legal and political dispute over whether the 'deepam' could be lit on a pillar atop the Thiruparankundram hill.
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No Evidence Pillar Meant For Lighting Lamps: Tamil Nadu To Court On Deepam Row
Arguments concluded in the writ appeal over the Thiruparankundram hill lamp dispute, with the Tamil Nadu government opposing a single judges order allowing the petitioner to light a deepam on an ancient stone pillar near the hilltop dargah.
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Man Immolates Self In Tamil Nadu, Cops Suspect Link To Deepam Row
A 40-year-old man died after setting himself on fire in Madurai this evening in an incident the police suspect is suicide linked to the ongoing controversy over the lighting of a deepam on a pillar at the Thiruparankundram hilltop.
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Court Questions Tamil Nadu For 'Not Obeying Order' On Deepam Row
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court heard a contempt petition arising out of the Thiruparankundram Karthigai Deepam dispute, with Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and Director General of Police appearing via video conference.
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Rajinikanth's Pic Used In Karthigai Deepam Strike, His Team Distances Itself
A poster featuring a picture of superstar Rajinikanth, along with a message put up at the hunger strike venue at Thiruparankundram in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district, has stirred fresh controversy in the Karthigai Deepam row.
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Tamil Nadu Lamp Row Will Be Resolved On Basis Of Hindus' Strength: RSS Chief
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said the Thiruparankundram issue in Tamil Nadu won't be escalated and that it will be "resolved favourably for Hindus."
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Madras High Court Upholds Tamil Nadu Hill's Name Amid Dispute, Curbs Sacrificial Practices
The judgment resolved three contentious issues - the name of the Thiruparankundram Hillock, the practice of animal sacrifice at the Sikkandar Badusha Dargah, and the right of Muslims to offer prayers at the Nellithoppu area.
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Those Trying To Oust AIADMK Will Go Into Oblivion: O Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam Saturday said the AIADMK would contest the byelections to Thiruparankundram and Thiruvarur constituencies and those dreaming of dislodging the state government would go into oblivion after the bypolls.
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AIADMK Legislator AK Bose Dies Of Cardiac Arrest
AIADMK legislator AK Bose died of a cardiac arrest in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district early this morning The 69-year-old three-time lawmaker represented the Thiruparankundram assembly constituency. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami is likely to visit his home in Madurai.
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DMK Names Candidates For 3 Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies
Two days after the ruling AIADMK named its candidates for the elections to be held in Tamil Nadu on November 19, DMK today announced its nominees for Thanjavur, Aravakkurichi Assembly constituencies, and for the bypoll to the Thiruparankundram seat.
