Hundreds of DMK workers, including its Treasurer MK Stalin, were arrested on Tuesday as part of the dawn-to-dusk general strike by the party-backed pro-Sri Lankan Tamil outfit TESO which evoked mixed response with normal life by and large remaining unaffected in Tamil Nadu. ...
04:53 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The dawn-to-dusk general strike called by DMK-backed pro-Sri Lankan Tamil outfit TESO began on Tuesday morning with no untoward incident reported so far. ...
10:40 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Chennai: The first conference of the revived Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) on Sunday urged the Central government to bring forth a resolution in the United Nations (UN) for bestowing full rights to the Tamils in Sri Lanka to decide the political solution themselves, which they have been demanding. Of the 14 resolutions adopted at the conference, eight put forth requests to the UN to help the Lankan Tamils on...
12:36 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Chennai: Ratcheting up pressure on the Centre, UPA key ally DMK-organised pro-Eelam TESO meet on Sunday accused it of remaining "silent" to the sufferings of Sri Lankan Tamils and asked the government to play a more pro-active role to ensure their well-being, including moving a UN resolution. "...This conference points out to the Indian Government that a question has naturally arisen in the hearts of Tamils as to why it...
09:44 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: In a welcome breather for the DMK, the Madras High Court on Sunday stayed the police order refusing permission to it to hold a pro-Eelam conference. The Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) meeting at the YMCA will now go ahead, albeit subject to conditions. The entire meet is being seen as a desperate attempt by the DMK to assert itself as a champion of the Tamil cause in...
01:26 PM, Aug 12, 2012
Chennai: The Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) meeting is caught in a legal wrangle. The Madras High court will hear the plea on Sunday filed by the DMK against the police's denial to give TESO permission to hold its meeting at the YMCA grounds. Sources say that if the court denies it, then the meeting could be held within the premises of the DMK headquarters. This is the second time...
07:54 AM, Aug 12, 2012
Chennai: City police have denied permission for the pro-Eelam TESO meet, convened by the forum's founder leader and DMK chief M Karunanidhi here on Sunday. Police have denied permission on various grounds but they cannot be divulged as the matter was sub-judice, Chennai Police Commissioner J K Tripathy told PTI on Saturday. Sources said permission was denied on various grounds, including security implications as a large turnout was expected than...
12:06 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Chennai: A day after Congress made it clear that it will not support the demand for Tamil Eelam, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Monday made a U-turn on his plan to raise the issue at the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) meet on August 12. As of now, Tamil Eelam is an idea. But the main focus of the TESO conference on August 12 would be to discuss the ways...
12:50 PM, Jul 17, 2012
Silvis, Illinois: Zach Johnson already was a member of the board of directors of the John Deere Classic. Now he has another title at the tournament: champion. Johnson won the Deere on Sunday with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. His 193-yard 6-iron approach from the bunker left of the 18th fairway ran up to less than a foot from the cup for an easy birdie,...
09:08 AM, Jul 16, 2012
Illinois: American Troy Matteson followed a blistering opening round with a less spectacular but solid second day carding a three-under 68 on Friday to hold a one-shot lead at the midway point of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. Matteson, who posted a flawless 10-under 61 to open the tournament, turned in another polished effort on the TPC Deere Run layout mixing four birdies with his only bogey through...
09:48 AM, Jul 14, 2012
