Southern Express The state that witnessed a growth rate of 6.3 per cent...

India Today;  December 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ......is politics as colourful as it is in Tamil Nadu. Congress, the only truly pan-Indian...practised as rigorously as it has been in Tamil Nadu-whether it was the midnight arrest of...world. Prone to high anti- incumbencies, Tamil Nadu has ruthlessly voted out the incumbent...

Planting trees to stem Tamil Nadu's desertification

The Hindustan Times;  October 18, 2006 ;     508 words ......Ecological depletion is creeping across Tamil Nadu at a fast rate, threatening it with desertification...green cover on 10 percent of land area in Tamil Nadu in the next 10 years that will involve...that by 2025 as much as 60 percent of Tamil Nadu will be a desert. "I have been ...

Troubled Waters An overflowing dam that waters three districts in Tamil...

India Today;  December 4, 2006 ;     567 words ......in the state and in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Reason: the rains have pushed the water...cannot hold water beyond 135 ft. But Tamil Nadu, which desperately needs Kerala's rivers...endorsement to buttress their claim. Tamil Nadu has been utilising the Periyar river...

US businessmen view Tamil Nadu as 'gateway state'

The Hindustan Times;  March 10, 2007 ;     368 words ......and agricultural sectors, has described Tamil Nadu as a "gateway state". Lt Gen (retired...was leading the 38-member delegation. "Tamil Nadu is a gateway state" for international...intellectual and technical collaboration." Tamil Nadu Power Minister Arcot Veerasamy invited...

When Buddhism was a bridge between Lanka and Tamil Nadu

The Hindustan Times;  May 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Tamil-Sinhala conflict in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka are seen as being adversaries...Christian era and the 14th century, when Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka enjoyed very close ties...today, but Buddhism had many adherents in Tamil Nadu, especially in the influential urban...

PMK, Congress cosy up in Tamil Nadu

The Hindustan Times;  March 21, 2007 ;     408 words ......and the PMK seem to be coming closer in Tamil Nadu. The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) of S...Jayalalitha's AIADMK. Now it is with the DMK in Tamil Nadu besides being a part of the Congress...the last two are forging new ties in Tamil Nadu, clearly upset by Chief Minister M. ...

TN-Karnataka water row ; The serene picnic spot of Hogenakkal has become...

India Today;  April 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the fresh row that has erupted between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of the...supply project in Dharmapuri district by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on February...drinking water to Karnataka and alleges that Tamil Nadu's move is not in accordance with the...

Unresolved issues dog Tamil Nadu into 2008

The Hindustan Times;  January 1, 2008 ;     580 words ......Jan. 1 -- The year 2008 has begun for Tamil Nadu with a lot of political baggage that...could have been greater. Not only did Tamil Nadu bear the brunt of the tsunami in 2004...extremists on leaders and public places in Tamil Nadu. According to intelligence reports, threats...

Achuthanandan criticises Tamil Nadu on Mullaperiyar dam

The Hindustan Times;  November 23, 2006 ;     331 words ......Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Thursday said Tamil Nadu was trying out arm twisting tactics on...ahead of the talks in Delhi Wednesday. "Tamil Nadu's threat to withdraw clearly indicates...here. Achuthanandan's remarks follow Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanandhi's comments...

Jobs, the silent factor in Tamil Nadu polls

The Hindustan Times;  May 6, 2006 ;     696 words ...Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), May 6 -- Finally the deciding factor for 46 million Tamil Nadu voters in the May 8 assembly elections may be...said there will be 15 million jobs going in Tamil Nadu by 2015 in the textile, automobile, leather...

LTTE could gain from Tamil Nadu realignments

The Hindustan Times;  March 11, 2006 ;     644 words ...New Delhi, March 11 -- Tamil Nadu's close race for power might prove...contest the May assembly elections with Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK may provide the Tigers...MDMK for aligning with its foe in Tamil Nadu, it could be a setback for the Liberation...

HLA affinities of Iyers, a Brahmin population of Tamil Nadu, South India

Human Biology;  August 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......sampled Iyers, a Brahmin population of Tamil Nadu and preachers and followers of the Advaita...not identified. Various populations of Tamil Nadu were compared, but the Iyers of Madurai...group 4 (various Brahmin populations of Tamil Nadu); hill tribes (Irulas, Malayalis, and...

Tamil Nadu to beef up coastal security against weapon smuggling

The Hindustan Times;  January 10, 2007 ;     538 words ......Amid raging violence in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu is setting up 12 Marine Police stations...stations to come up along the winding Tamil Nadu coast and to increase the number of police...the Marine Police will come from the Tamil Nadu Special Police. They will have to be...

Tamil Nadu is 'the destination' for IT: Jayalalitha

The Hindustan Times;  September 8, 2005 ;     446 words ...Chennai, Sept 8 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha Thursday...sector", and software exports from Tamil Nadu in 2004-2005 were Rs.107 billion...Confederation of Indian Industry and the Tamil Nadu government. This two day annual event...

Tamil Nadu, Kerala Ministers to hold talks over Mullaperiyar Dam issue

The Hindustan Times;  December 18, 2006 ;     316 words ......Dec 18 -- Ministers of both Kerala and Tamil Nadu will meet here today to resolve the dispute...over the height of the Mullaperiyar Dam. Tamil Nadu's Public Works Minister Durai Murugan...Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan and his Tamil Nadu counterpart M Karunanidhi had failed...