Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Tamil Chaithikal

  • REVIEW: Papanasam

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    The Kamal Haasan we get to see in “Papanasam”, the Tamil remake of Malayalam blockbuster “Drishyam”, is the actor that made him a legend; an acting idol for many contemporary and upcoming actors…writes Haricharan Pudipeddi   Film: “Papanasam”; Cast: Kamal Haasan, Gautami, Nivetha Thomas, Kalabhavan Mani, Asha Sharrath, Ananth Mahadevan, Esther Anil; Director: Jeethu Joseph; Rating:**** The…

  • Jaya returns with a bang

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    AIADMK general secretary and Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa returned to the Tamil Nadu assembly  by a record victory margin from the Radkhakrishnan Nagar constituency here…reports Asian Lite News. Jayalalithaa polled 160,432 votes while her nearest rival, Communist Party of India’s (CPI) C. Mahendran, got just 9,710 votes — a victory margin of 150,722 votes. The…

  • Thousands vote in Jaya by-election

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    Thousands voted here in a by-election in the Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly constituency where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is pitted against a CPI candidate. Election officials said an estimated 35.5 percent of the some 250,000 electorate had voted across the 230 polling centres by midday. At 10 a.m., the polling percentage was 13 percent.…

  • Dhanush’s Maari ready for release on July 17

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    Dhanush and Kajal Aggarwal starrer Maari is written & directed by Balaji Mohan will be released on 17 July 2015. The film is produced by Listin Stephen and Raadhika Sarathkumar under the banner of Magic Frames and co produced by Dhanush himself under the banner Wunderbar Films. Anirudh Ravichander composed the film’s soundtrack and score while…

  • Jaya files nomination

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa  filed nomination papers to contest the by-election from R.K. Nagar assembly constituency here on June 27. Jayalalithaa, sworn in as chief minister two weeks ago, has to get elected to the state assembly within six months of taking office. She was disqualified as a legislator in September 2014 when…

  • DMK chief turns 92

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    Former chief minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi during his 92nd birthday celebrations in Chennai . Also seen DMK treasurer and his son M K Stalin.

  • Jaya launches 201 Amma Canteens

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      A day after she was sworn in as chief minister, J. Jayalalithaa inaugurated 201 Amma Canteens and various populist schemes across the state via video conferencing. She launched a scheme to sell 500 gm packets of “A” grade lentils (pigeon pea) and black gram at subsidised rates of Rs.53.50 and Rs.56, respectively. According to…

  • JAYA: The Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu

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    Jayalalithaa is also likely to contest from the Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly constituency and get re-elected to the assembly…writes Venkatachari Jagannathan   J. Jayalalithaa, often described as the ‘Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu’, returned to power on Saturday – after a seven month break that ended when she was acquitted in a corruption case, bringing joy to…

  • Amma Returns as CM

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    Jayalalithaa again becomes Tamil Nadu chief minister AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa was sworn-in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the fifth time on Saturday within a fortnight of the Karnataka High Court acquitting her in a corruption case. Jayalalithaa, 67, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor K. Rosaiah…

  • Jaya invited to form government

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    Accepting the resignation of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam and his council of ministers Governor K. Rosaiah invited AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalaltihaa to form the ministry at the earliest, a Raj Bhavan statement said. In two different statements issued, Raj Bhavan said Rosaiah accepted the resignation of O.Panneerselvam and his council of ministers. “The Governor…

  • SC move to restrain Jaya’s comeback

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    The Supreme Court was moved seeking a direction to restrain AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa from being sworn-in again as chief minister, likely on May 23, following her acquittal in an illegal assets case by the Karnataka High Court. Petitioner G.S. Mani, who is practicing advocate at the apex court, in his petition contended that the…

  • Jaya juggernaut set to roll

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     With former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa being acquitted in a disproportionate assets case , the AIADMK juggernaut is all set to roll in the 2016 assembly elections, said a political analyst. “With the court acquitting Jayalalithaa of all charges, there is nothing to stop the AIADMK juggernaut to roll down the opposition in…

  • Jaya acquitted in disproportionate assets case

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    In a relief to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, a special bench of the Karnataka High Court  acquitted her in the Rs.66.65-crore disproportionate assets’ case. She was convicted and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by a lower court earlier. Pronouncing the much-awaited verdict on the appeal by 67-year-old Jayalalithaa filed against the trial…

  • SC ruling in Jaya case a big victory: Karunanidhi

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    DMK president M. Karunanidhi  termed the Supreme Court ruling in corruption case against AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa as a very big victory and justice in full. PMK founder S. Ramadoss demanded the resignation of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam over the issue. Speaking to reporters here, Karunanidhi said: “This is not only the first…

  • SC extends Jaya’s bail

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    The Supreme Court  extended the bail of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa and others till the Karnataka High Court disposed of their appeal against her conviction and sentencing in a disproportionate assets case by the special court. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu also extended till May 12 the…

  • Train derails near Bengaluru,12 dead

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      Twelve passengers died and 30 were injured when the Bengaluru-Erankulam inter-city express derailed near Bengaluru, said Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Chandy, who spoke to Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George, told reporters in Kochi (for which Ernakulam is the railhead, and said a Kerala delegation led by Electricity Minister Aryadan Mohammed has left for…

  • CBI trying to fix me : Dayanidhi Maran

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    DMK leader and former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran  alleged that the CBI is trying to fix him in a false case and torturing his aides. He also alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is trying to satisfy the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by implicating him. According to him, if at all there is…

  • India celebrates Pongal

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    The harvest festival of Pongal was celebrated by people of Tamil Nadu in the traditional manner – by getting up early, donning new clothes and visiting temples. The Pongal festival is celebrated to thank the sun, rain and farm animals. The aroma of ghee-fried cashews, almonds and cardamom wafted through from homes as the traditional…

  • Lanka must address Tamil issue: BJP

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      The winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election must first address the Tamil issue, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Jolly said Wednesday. “Whoever wins in Sri Lanka should first address the Tamil issue,” he said, wishing “all the best” to both President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena. He said a…

  • Amma cement launched

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      The Tamil Nadu government launched Amma Cement in Tiruchirappalli at a subsidised rate of Rs.190 per 50kg bag, an official said. The scheme will cover the entire state by Jan 10, a state government release said. The scheme was announced by the then chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Sep 26 last year. Later, she lost…

  • Jaya gets bail extension

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      The Supreme Court  extended the bail of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa by another four months as it asked the Karnataka high court to decide on her appeal challenging her conviction in disproportionate assets case within three months. Noting that Jayalalithaa had complied with its Oct 17 order of filing her appeal…

  • Jumbo’s gets holidays in TN & Puducherry

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      Jumbos belonging to various temples, mutts and forest department in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will go on annual vacation Dec 11-Jan 27, the Tamil Nadu government said . The 98 elephants, out of which 43 belong to temples/mutts and Nagore Dargah in Tamil Nadu and two to Puducherry temples while the rest are with…

  • Pannerselvam write to Modi on fishermen

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the external affairs ministry to secure the release of 38 Indian fishermen from Sri Lankan jails. “May I request you to instruct the Ministry of External Affairs to take up the matter immediately and ensure the prompt release of the 38 fishermen,…

  • Congress splits in Tamil Nadu

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    Barely six months after it was routed in the Lok Sabha election, the Congress in Tamil Nadu split Monday with senior leader G.K. Vasan announcing his decision to float a new party. “The people are looking for an alternative. We want to give an alternative in Tamil Nadu,” Vasan told the media, ending his long…

  • Raja, Kanimozhi formally charged

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    The special court hearing the 2G spectrum allocation case has framed charges of money laundering against former telecom minister A. Raja, his party colleague and DMK MP Kanimozhi and the other accused. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini framed the charges. The accused have been booked under various sections dealing with the…

  • Jaya released from Bangalore prison

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    Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa was released from the central jail here after a Bangalore special court ordered her released, a day after the Supreme Court granted her bail. “Jayalalithaa has left the jail… after completing the formalities,” Karnataka Inspector General of Prisons (IGP) K.V. Gagandeep said. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Pannerselvam,…

  • Jaya and her prison diet

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    Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, who was granted bail Friday, spent about three weeks in jail getting up early in the morning and reading newspapers, taking rest in the afternoon after a lunch of curd rice, a stroll in the evening and hitting the bed early. “Jayalalithaa is fine and her health is…

  • NRI scientist to get rare honour in US

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    Chennai born Indian-American engineer and scientist Subra Suresh is set to be inducted into the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on , making him the only university president to be elected to all three national academies. Suresh the current president of Carnegie Mellon University is one of only 16 living Americans to be elected to the…

  • SC grants bail to Jaya

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    The Supreme Court  granted bail to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, convicted of possessing assests disproportionate to her known sources of income. Alongwith Jayalalithaa, her aide Sasikala Natarajan and two others have also been granted bail. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu said that all four will be released…

  • SC to hear Jaya’s bail plea Friday

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      The Supreme Court will Friday hear former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s bail plea. She is presently in a Bangalore jail after her conviction in a disproportionate assets case. The former chief minister was awarded four-year prison term and a fine of Rs.100 crore. The apex court Chief Justice H.L. Dattu said that…

  • Jaya moves SC for bail

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      Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, currently lodged in Bangalore jail following her conviction in a disproportionate assets case, Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking bail on several grounds including her ill health. Jayalalithaa, along with her aide Sasikala Natrajan, V.K. Sudhakaran and J. Ilavarasi, were Tuesday refused bail by the Karnataka High…

  • Chinese firecrackers doom Sivakasi workers

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    By Venkatachari Jagannathan  It may not be a cracker of a Diwali this year for about 500,000 families in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi town – India’s biggest firecrackers manufacturing hub – as they fear getting swamped by Chinese firecrackers. “Two years back the illegal imports of Chinese firecrackers were sporadic. But this year it was phenomenal,…

  • Jaya’s bail plea rejected

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      The Karnataka High Court  rejected the bail petition of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, abruptly ending frenzied celebrations by her supporters after one of her lawyers earlier said she had been granted conditional bail. Justice A.V. Chandrashekara, who heard Jayalalithaa’s petition, also declined to suspend the four-year jail term even after…

  • Jaya’s bail plea hearing on

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    A Karnataka High Court bench here Tuesday began hearing of the criminal revision petition of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa amid tight security. A regular bench headed by Justice A.V. Chandrashekara is hearing Jayalalithaa’s revision petition, argued by her counsel and noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani seeking suspension of the sentence and bail…

  • Jaya bail plea adjourned to Oct 7

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    A special bench of the Karnataka High Court Wednesday adjourned to Oct 7 hearing of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s petition for suspension of the sentence and bail in a corruption case. “In my considered opinion, hearing on this petition should be referred to a regular bench of the high court,” special…

  • Will Jaya’s imprisonment help BJP in TN?

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    By Anjali Ojha  The jailing of the charismatic J. Jayalalithaa will help the BJP to grow in Tamil Nadu, a state where it has always been a bit player, party leaders say. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders feel their party is bound to get more support now that the ruling AIADMK is rudderless minus Jayalalithaa and…

  • Prisoner No 7402 will have to wait

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    The criminal revision petition of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa for suspension of her sentence and bail was Tuesday adjourned to Oct 6 by the judge of a vacation bench of the Karnataka High Court here. After admitting the revision petition, Justice Rathnakala posted the bail plea to Oct 6 by a…

  • Jaya moves Karnataka HC for bail

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        Jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday filed a criminal revision petition in the Karnataka High Court here, seeking suspension of the four-year jail sentence and bail in the corruption case. Jayalalithaa’s senior counsel B. Kumar filed a set of four applications with the high court registrar for an early hearing,…

  • Panneerselvam sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM

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      Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam was Monday sworn in as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu. Panneerselvam, 63, elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party Sunday evening, succeeds J. Jayalalithaa, who was sentenced to four years in prison Saturday for indulging in corruption. Several AIADMK legislators were also sworn in as ministers.…

  • Jaya to seek bail from High Court

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     Jailed AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa will file a criminal revision petition Monday in the Karnataka High Court to seek bail in the four-year jail term she has been sentenced to for corruption. “A team of senior lawyers met Jayalalithaa Sunday in the visitors’ room of the central jail where she is lodged since Saturday and…

  • Who will enter Jaya’s shoes?

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    Who will be the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu?  Tea-stall owner turned finance minister O. Panneerselvam is among the top contenders for the post. He was placed in a similar crisis situation in September 2001 when Jayalalithaa chose him to replace her after the Supreme Court declared her appointment as “not legal and valid”.…

  • Who will succeed Jaya?

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    Who will be Tamil Nadu’s new chief minister? This is being debated animatedly in the state following the conviction of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in a corruption case. After being sentenced to four years in prison, Jayalalithaa loses her Tamil Nadu assembly membership and the chief minister’s post. The Bangalore court also fined her Rs.100…

  • Jaya convicted in assets case

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was convicted Saturday in a Rs.66 crore disproportionate asset case by a special court here. Following this, Jayalalithaa, also known as Amma (mother) by her party cadres, is disqualified as a member of Tamil Nadu assembly. After an 18-year court battle, judge John Michael Cunha convicted 66-year old Jayalalithaa,…

  • Jaya’s trial begins

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa flew down to Bangalore in a special aircraft from Chennai for the verdict in the disproportionate assets’ case against her. The verdict will be delivered by the special trial court in the central jail at Parapanna Agrahara in the city’s southern suburb. A couple of Tamil Nadu cabinet ministers…

  • Tight security in court for Jaya

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    Police  tightened security in and around Parapanna Agrahara in the city’s southern suburb for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who has been directed to be present in a makeshift court, set up near the central jail, for the judgement in the 18-year-old disproportionate assets case Saturday. “We have made foolproof arrangements in and around…

  • Jaya calls for fisherman’s body to be returned

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa y urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Indian embassies in Qatar and Bahrain to make arrangements for sending back the body of an Indian fisherman who was shot dead by the Qatar Coast Guard. In a letter to Modi, Jayalalithaa said: “I request you to direct the…

  • Chennai ‘I’ show mesmerise Arnold

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      Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger has thanked producer Aascar Ravichandran for his hospitality and making his Chennai visit “incredibly successful”. He also praised the filmmaker’s forthcoming Tamil romantic-thriller “I” as a “dynamic film”. Schwarzenegger visited Chennai earlier this month for the audio launch of Vikram-starrer “I”. “Thank you for everything you did to make…

  • ‘Minister forced owner to sell compmay’

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    Ex-minister Maran forced owner to sell Aircel to Maxis: CBI Former union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran had pressurised telecom promoter C. Sivasankaran to sell his company to Malaysia-based Maxis by keeping his spectrum licence pending, a court here heard Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told Special Judge O.P. Saini that Dayanidhi Maran had…

  • Jaya seeks consensus on Services Tax

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has written to all her counterparts to rally support for her view that the central government should strive for broad consensus on the issue of Goods and Services Tax (GST). In a letter to the chief ministers of all the states Wednesday, text of which was released to the…

  • Sundar movie ready for release

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    Aranmanai is an upcoming Tamil horror comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film features an ensemble cast including Sundar C, Vinay Rai, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam, Andrea Jeremiah, Lakshmi Rai, Nithin Sathya, Kovai Sarala and Manobala