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Tuesday, August 28, 2018 12:17 AM IST,
Chennai
For a city which has a history of over 2,000 years with its own culture, literature, music, dance, sculpture, trade and commerce, maritime activity, system of jurisprudence, effective administration, decentralized systems, elected local bodies, and what not, to be called 379 years old is the ultimate insult one can provide
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Sunday, July 22, 2018 04:32 PM IST,
Penneswaramadam
July 21, 2018, that is today, marks the 651st anniversary of the Madrasapatnam inscription of Kamapana II at Penneswaramadam in Krishnaigir taluk, Krishnagiri district, on a rock surface near the Pennaiyar river dated July 21, 1367, which established that Madrasapatnam or Madras or ancient Chennai had been in existence for at least 651 years and that it was not a new town built or founded by the British on August 22, 1639.
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Sunday, June 10, 2018 02:30 PM IST,
Madurai
Muciri is mentioned in a Tamil-Brahmi inscription in the cave inscription at Muthupatti and it is dated to first century BCE. Muthupatti hill near Madurai is an archaeological treasure trove
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 02:32 PM IST,
New Delhi
The Animal Welfare Board of India has moved the Supreme Court challenging the new Act allowing the traditional sport of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu. The court has listed the matter for January 30 along with the Centre’s plea to withdraw the 2016 notification allowing Jallikattu.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 01:31 PM IST,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu was rocked by violence by Jalikattu protesters in several parts of the State, affecting normalcy, even as the State Assembly unanimously adopted the Bill to replace the Ordinance paving the way for holding the Jallikattu events.
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Monday, January 23, 2017 12:22 PM IST,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu police swung into action on January 23 morning to evict protestors on the Jallikattu issue. In many areas, police succeeded in evicting them peacefully but there was sporadic violence in some places including Chennai as police used teargas shells and a mild lathi charge to evict protestors on road roko.
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Friday, January 20, 2017 11:43 PM IST,
Chennai
AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on January 20 reviewed the situation relating to Jallikattu with party leaders, and instructed
CM O Panneerselvam and senior party leaders to make arrangements for holding the Jallikattu at the earliest in accordance with the
wishes of the people. The stage is set for an early Jallikattu event at Vaadivaasal.
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Friday, January 20, 2017 05:20 PM IST,
Chennai
The Tamil Nadu government draft ordinance to allow the holding of Jallikattu in the State has been handed over to the Centre and will
be implemented by Sunday after getting the President's assent on January 21. Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam, said on his
return from Delhi after meeting legal experts, that the Jallikattu event would be held on Sunday, if all goes well as per schedule.
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 05:52 PM IST,
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ruled out issuing an ordinance to enable holding of Jallikattu. When Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam raised the issue of the Jallikattu ban, and urged the Centre to issue an ordinance to allow the bull-fight, the Prime Minister is understood to have told the CM that the matter was sub judice and therefore there was no way the Centre could issue an ordinance at this juncture.
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 04:32 PM IST,
New Delhi
Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam, after a morning meeting with PM Modi, said the State and the Central governments would soon take steps to ensure that Jallikattu was conducted.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 04:16 PM IST,
Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited, known as Poompuhar, has won the National e-Governance Silver Award for the year 2016-17 for the way it transformed the department using Information Technology.
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Sunday, July 31, 2016 11:47 PM IST,
Chennai
A tenth standard, school girl, K S Samanvithaa, presented a discourse on Murugan Avathaaramum, Valli Kalyanamum, at Vadapalani Sivasn Temple (Pulityur Vengeswarar) on May 11, 2016, as part of the Sashti programme organised by Chennai 2000 Plus Trust and Sri Krishna Sweets.
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Sunday, July 31, 2016 07:19 PM IST,
Chennai
Nanmangalam Sisters Tmt Meena and Tmt Karpagam rendered a Classical music concert on Anjanaeya and Rama at Nanganallur Anjaneyar temple on March 31, 2016. The music concert, organised by Chennai 2000 Plus Trust, was held under the title of Jay Hanuman.
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Sunday, July 31, 2016 07:02 PM IST,
Chennai
A Special Upanyaasam on Anjaneyar was held by Thiru Kidambi Narayanan on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Nanganallur Anjaneyar
Temple. The programme was organised by Chennai 2000 Plus Trust and Sri Krishna Sweets.
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Monday, February 22, 2016 10:20 AM IST,
Kumbakonam
Over 20 lakh devotees arrived in Kumbakonam on February 22 to take a holy dip in the temple tanks as part of Mahamaham theerthavari, held once in 12 years.
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 04:14 PM IST,
Chennai
Carnatic vocalist R.Suryaprakash rendered a Carnatic vocal concert on the occasion of Maasa Shivrathri at Besant Nagar Vinayagar temple in Chennai
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 03:25 PM IST,
Chennai
Anahita and Apoorva rendered a splendid concert at Nanganallur Anjaneyar Temple on behalf of Chennai 2000 Plus Trust and Sri Krishna Sweets
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Friday, January 08, 2016 11:06 PM IST,
Chennai
The Dakshinamurthy Naadapuraskaaram award will be presented to noted Carnatic vidwan Dr M Balamuralikrishna for his contribution to the field of music and fine arts
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 03:42 PM IST,
Chennai
It is not as if the history of Chennai began 500 or 300 years ago: burial urns of pre-historic era have been unearthed along the Adyar banks, said Dr R Nagaswamy, former Director of Archaeology. Chennai is an extremely ancient city, he pointed out.
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Sunday, December 14, 2014 10:28 PM IST,
Chennai
Maestro Ilayaraja has composed a full-length musical composition for Bharata Natyam danseuse and architect Krithika Subrahmanian. The classical dance
production will be staged in December end as part of the Margazhi music and dance festival.
