Tuticorin: A 33-year old man was arrested on Saturday for alleged indecent and obscene acts near the government nursing college hostel. The accused had scaled the compound wall of the hostel and stripped himself before dancing, shocking the students, police said.
He was arrested on a complaint by the Resident Doctor of the hostel, police said adding the accused along with two others had been indulging in similar obscene acts in the past.
Police said they were looking for the other two accused.
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08:33 PM, May 18, 2013
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday said the Tamil minority now wants to live peacefully in one country and slammed the Tamil diaspora for the lack of support in his reconciliation and rebuilding efforts in the former conflict zones. "Diaspora and the Tamil parties who foster separation still try to take the Tamil society towards destruction", he said while speaking at the Victory Day celebrations marking the fourth...
03:30 PM, May 18, 2013
Cast: Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nizam, Simhaa, Thambi Ramaiah, Nasser Director: Alphonse Putharen Rating: 4 out of 5 'Neram' tops a list of films that come once in a while to make us believe that Tamil cinema is not dead. Surprisingly, it's the first-time filmmakers, not the veterans any longer, who are keeping this industry alive and redefining entertainment with better craftsmanship. Call it the impact of Hollywood or the arrival...
02:22 PM, May 18, 2013
Coimbatore: Farmers in Coimbatore region on Friday threatened that they would resort to mass suicides if government went ahead with its plan to increase power tariff. Representatives of various farmers associations told a public hearing on tariff revision here that the agriculture sector in Tamil Nadu is already in the doldrums due to failure of monsoon and resultant drought. "Any upward revision of tariff will be strongly resisted by all...
03:15 AM, May 18, 2013
Chennai: DMK leader MK Stalin on Friday surrendered his illegally-imported Hummer to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Chennai. Sources said Stalin's son Udayanidhi came to the Chennai office of the agency and handed over Sports Utility Vehicle Hummer which was imported in 2007 and registered in his name. They said the car was one of the vehicles which were allegedly imported by Hyderabad businessman Alex C Joseph evading...
08:49 PM, May 17, 2013
Chennai: Two years after she stormed into Fort St George, the seat of power in Tamil Nadu, with a massive victory, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has a mixed bag of results to show so far. Forcing the central government to gazette the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal by filing a case in the Supreme Court, distributing relief to farmers in the drought-hit areas; urging retrieval of the...
08:20 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Ace filmmaker Hari is back with the sequel of Suriya starrer 'Singham II'. The film is the sequel of film 'Singham' (2010). Anushka Shetty and Hansika Motwani as the leading ladies of the film. Vivek and Santhanam will be seen in supporting roles. The first look trailer is launched and the film seems to be an out and out entertainer. ...
04:59 PM, May 16, 2013
Chennai: Tamil director Bharatbala says that friendship is the pillar of the relationship he shares with Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, with whom he has teamed up again in forthcoming Tamil romantic-drama 'Maryan'. The two had earlier joined hands for music videos 'Vande Mataram', 'Jana Gana Mana' and the 2010 Commonwealth Games anthem 'Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto'. "I don't know Rahman as a great musician, but as a very close friend...
11:31 AM, May 16, 2013
Chennai: Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman, who managed to have a glimpse of one of the songs from superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil period-drama 'Kochadaiyaan', describes it as "epic". "(I) had a sneak preview of Rajini sir's motion capture results for one of the songs from 'Kochadaiyaan'. (It) looks like animation on steroids! Epic," posted Rahman on his Twitter page. Rahman has composed the music for the film, directed by Rajini's daughter...
06:31 PM, May 15, 2013
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is investigating a controversial video footage aired by a British Channel accusing the army of war crimes during the final phase of the battle with the LTTE. This was conveyed to European Parliament by Sri Lankan Ambassador to European Union PM Amza on Tuesday, a government statement said. The investigation is to happen irrespective of Sri Lanka's categorical rejection of the Channel-4 footage in the...
05:45 PM, May 15, 2013
Chennai: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has postponed the expected date of commissioning of the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to June. With a physical progress completed upto 99.66 per cent, the 1,000 MW first unit is expected to be commissioned in June, NPCIL website said. Earlier, NPCIL expected it to be commissioned by May. NPCIL is building two 1,000 MW VVER nuclear power units with Russian...
01:26 AM, May 15, 2013
Mumbai: Southern star Dhanush, who is set for his Bollywood debut with 'Raanjhanaa', says he will soon launch his own music label and it will be called Wunderbar Studio. "Hey guys we have decided to launch our own music label soon under the name Wunderbar Studio. Will make an official announcement soon," tweeted the 29-year-old. Dhanush made his acting debut in Tamil cinema with 2002 movie 'Thulluvadho Ilamai' and has...
03:38 PM, May 14, 2013
Ace film director Bharatbala's 'Maryan' is a much awaited release. There are huge expectations attached to the film. Recently, the music of the film was launched and has been liked by the audiences. The single track 'Nenje Ezhu' composed and sung by AR Rahman has become a popular chartbuster in the South. Music Director: AR Rahman Singers: AR Rahman, Vijay Prakash, Swetha Menon, Chinmayee, Javed Ali, Haricharan, Shakti Sree Gopalan,...
02:45 PM, May 14, 2013
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian academic has called for the closure of Tamil and Chinese medium school in the country to strengthen national unity, drawing sharp reaction from largest ethnic Indian political party which said the remarks are against the Federal Constitution. Former education ministry director-general Abdul Rahman Arshad has called for the abolishment of vernacular schools in favour of a single stream school which uses Malay as medium. "If we...
11:46 AM, May 14, 2013
Chennai: Rejecting Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's charge that his party was behind the violence in various parts of the state, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S Ramadoss on Tuesday alleged that pro-Dalit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi was behind the incidents. "The Chief Minister's charge blaming PMK is far from truth," he said in a statement. Ramadoss claimed that he had evidence to prove his charge that VCK was behind the violence....
11:35 AM, May 14, 2013
Chennai: Sending a clear message to the political outfits that foment violence, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa warned of banning such parties, as she came down heavily on Pattali Makkal Katchi for the recent arson following the arrest of its leader S Ramadoss. The chief minister lashed out at the PMK in the state assembly and declared that her government would initiate steps to recover damages from the party...
08:53 AM, May 14, 2013
Chennai: The shooting of the first schedule of Tamil actor Vijay starrer action-drama 'Jilla' started Monday in Madurai. Vijay, though, will join the crew in the first week of June. "Kajal, Mohanlal and a few others will be part of the first schedule of shooting starting today (Monday) in Madurai. Vijay sir will join us later in the first week of June," film's director Nesan told IANS "We plan to...
04:12 PM, May 13, 2013
Chennai: The latest satellite cloud imageries received by the Met office in Chennai indicate that the cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' lay about 850 km southeast of Chennai in the Bay of Bengal. "It would move initially northwest-wards during the 36 hours from 7 pm today and recurve thereafter northeast-wards towards Bangaladesh-Myanmar coast," met officials said on Sunday. The forecast for the 36-hours predicts that rain or thundershowers would occur at a...
10:59 PM, May 12, 2013
Chennai: Having been around for nearly three decades and witnessing changes in the industry, Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna describes monopolization of theaters as one of the biggest threats for the industry. "There have been far too many changes in the industry in the last hundred years and we have been quick to adapt to most of them. But, what worries me the most is that growing threat of monopolization of...
05:00 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: Telugu film 'Mayabazar' has topped the poll conducted by IBNLive to find out India's greatest film till date. Malayalam film 'Manichitrathazhu' came 2nd while another Malayalam film 'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha' grabbed the 3rd spot. Almost every big name of Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industry was associated with Kadri Venkata Reddy's film 'Mayabazar', which was released in 1957. Be it cinematography or be it music, this film was...
04:30 PM, May 12, 2013
