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TNCA has nothing to do with dhoti issue: Club VP

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 22:50

As the TNCA Club faced heat for disallowing entry to a Madras High Court Judge for wearing dhoti, one of its senior functionaries on Tuesday declined comment on the issue but maintained the state cricket association had nothing to do with the matter.

Cauvery Tribunal asks Tamil Nadu to approach SC

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 17:11

The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal on Tuesday expressed its inability to entertain Tamil Nadu`s plea seeking clarification on the final award passed by it 2007 regarding allocation of quantum of water to the States and asked it to approach the Supreme Court for appropriate directions.

Vaiko urges Modi to ensure well-being of Tamils in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 14:43

Deploring the status of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka, NDA constituent MDMK Tuesday urged the Modi Government to take `appropriate steps` to ensure their well-being and opposed deepening commercial and economic relations between India and Sri Lanka.

`Karunanidhi did not visit his Tsunami affected constituency`

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 14:40

The December 2004 tsunami sparked a debate in the Tamil Nadu Assembly with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa asserting she had extended aid and succour to the affected, while DMK chief Karunanidhi had not even visited his constituency.

HC stays POTA case proceedings against Vaiko

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 01:08

Madras High Court on Monday stayed all further proceedings in a special court related to a Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) case filed against MDMK leader Vaiko and six others until further orders.

3 TN labourers return from Iraq

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 00:13

Three labourers from Tamil Nadu, stranded in violence-hit Iraq, returned here by an Air India flight on Monday, an official said.

Aged man gets life term for raping 7-year old girl in Tamil Nadu

Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2014, 23:32

A 57-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by a mahila court here for raping a seven-year-old girl in May, 2013 on the pretext of escorting her to safety in view of rains.

TN to look into dhoti incident after opposition raises issue

Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2014, 13:58

Days after a sitting Madras High Court Judge was denied entry into a club here for wearing a dhoti- the state`s traditional attire, Tamil Nadu government on Monday said it would look into the issue and take action in consultation with its Law Department.

Refusal of entry to dhoti-clad HC judge triggers controversy

Last Updated: Sunday, July 13, 2014, 19:04

Refusal of entry to a dhoti-clad Judge of the Madras High Court at a club here has stoked a controversy, with political parties including DMK condemning the incident, as CPI(M) vowed to take up the issue in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, which is in session on Monday.

Unfortunate that British era dress code exists: Judge

Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 23:33

A Judge of Madras High Court, who was denied entry into Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Club for wearing dhoti, the traditional attire of Tamil Nadu, said it was unfortunate that dress code prescribed by British rulers was being followed in clubs even after independence.