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Friday, May 14, 2004

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Briefly

By Our Special Correspondent

Clean sweep for third time

CHENNAICHENNAITIRUCHICHENNAICHENNAI, MAY 13.MAY 13.MAY 13 For the third time in five general elections, one front has swept all seats in Tamil Nadu. The Democratic Progressive Alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won all 39 seats this time. In 1996, the DMK-led front, including the Tamil Maanila Congress and the Communist Party of India, similarly emerged victorious in all constituencies. In the 1991 election, the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-Congress alliance recorded the score of 39-0.

Prince of Arcot greets Sonia

CHENNAICHENNAITIRUCHICHENNAICHENNAI, MAY 13.MAY 13.MAY 13 The Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, today expressed the hope that the Congress and other secular and democratic parties, who had "won sufficient seats to form a secular government at the Centre, would put an end to the bloodshed and communal disharmony created by vested interests."

In a message to the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, he said the country had entrusted with the Congress and its allies, the responsibility of providing a stable and democratic government. "We are confident that the government under your able and dynamic leadership will defend and protect the minorities."

T. Vellaiyan, president, Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangangalin Peravai, attributed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's "wrong economic policies" to its defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.

In a statement here, he said the BJP-led government had ignored the welfare of the public. Factors such as dumping of foreign goods, crisis faced by indigenous industry, unemployment, loss of purchasing power, collapse of retail trade by introducing service tax and central value added tax etc., due to implementation of liberalisation, were primarily responsible for the change at the Centre, he claimed. He urged the new government to declare Gandhian economy as its policy.

S. Sheik Dawood, president, Tamil Maanila Muslim League, said in a statement here, the party fielded its candidates in all the 40 constituencies in the State and the Union Territory of Pondicherry. The party candidates were able to secure around 20 lakh votes, he said.

Charge sheet to K.N. Nehru

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAICHENNAITIRUCHICHENNAICHENNAI, MAY 13.MAY 13.MAY 13 Charge sheets were issued today to the former State Food and Cooperatives Minister, K.N. Nehru, his three brothers, K.N. Ramajayam, K.N. Manivannan and K.N. Ravichandran and their wives in the chief judicial magistrate court in connection with the disproportionate wealth cases filed against them by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption.

The former Minister, accompanied by his family members and supporters, arrived in the court and received the charge sheet from the chief judicial magistrate, Kamath. The case was adjourned to June 17.

Photographers roughed up

Photographers of two Tamil dailies, who attempted to take pictures of the Mr. Nehru and his family members' arrival to the court, were roughed up by his supporters.

A group pounced on Manikandan of Dinamalar and Sriram of Kalaikathir, and snatched film rolls, after pushing them down. Soon after, a group of reporters and photographers took up the issue with the CJM, who assured to provide them security in future. Mr. Nehru expressed regret for his supporters' act, while leaving the court premises.

SISI training programme

CHENNAICHENNAITIRUCHICHENNAICHENNAI, MAY 13.MAY 13.MAY 13 The Small Industries Service Institute, Chennai, is organising a 5-day comprehensive training programme in `paper and paper products' from May 24-28 at Institute's Chennai centre, in association with Eco Tech Trainers and Consultants.

The programmes aims to provide a comprehensive understanding about paper and paper products for various possibilities in the industry. The topics for the lecture-cum-practical demonstration would be paper bags, files, envelopes, conversion products, procedures and formalities for exports, preparation of project reports, small scale industry registration etc. The fee would be Rs.1,000 (Rs.500 for SC/ST candidates), payable as DD drawn in favour of "Director, SISI PD A/C, Chennai 32", payable at Chennai on or before May 19. The capacity would be 40 seats, offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Participants would have to make their own arrangements for food and stay and successful participants would be provided Government of India certificates. Further information can be had by contacting K. Pandian at 044-22341011, 31044831, says a SISI release.

Southern Railway special

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAICHENNAITIRUCHICHENNAICHENNAI, MAY 13.MAY 13.MAY 13 . To meet the extra rush, Southern Railway will run a special train from Chennai Egmore to Trivandrum. It will leave here at 7.45 p.m. on May 16 and reach Thiruvananthapuram at 1.15 p.m. the next day. It will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villipuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchi, Dindigul, Kodaikanal Road, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli and Negercoil. Reservation for the train will begin on May 14, a press release said.

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