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TN: Transgenders requests EC to reconsider election dates
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Bharathi Kannama Trust has written to the District Collector requesting the Election commission (EC) to change the Lok Sabha poll dates in the state in the wake of Koovagam Koothandavar, a 3-day long festival of transgenders.
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Now demand in Tamil Nadu to reschedule LS poll in view of Chithirai festiv
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Close on the heels of some leaders expressing concern over the Lok Sabha poll schedule clashing with the holy month of Ramzan, political leaders here have sought change in poll dates in view of Chithirai festival.
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Low intensity explosion in Madurai
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 9 (ANI): A low-intensity explosion took place at Madurai-Bodi railway track on Saturday in Tamil Nadu.
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PM to flag off Madurai-Chennai Tejas Express tomorrow
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation stone for two major railway projects and will also flag off Madurai–Chennai Tejas Express at a function at Kanyakumari on Friday.
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Two parties hold protest demanding renaming of Madurai Airport after Pasum
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The members of Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam and All India Forward Bloc on Wednesday held a protest demanding re-naming of the Madurai airport after Tamil political figure Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.
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MDMK functionary arrested over defamatory post about PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Sathiyaraj Balu, a functionary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), has been arrested by police for uploading a defamatory post about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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PM Modi meets Mudra entrepreneur Arulmozhi Saravanan in Madurai
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Arulmozhi Saravanan, a Mudra Yojana beneficiary, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday during his visit to the city to lay the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
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30% increase in undergraduate medical seats in last four-and-half years: P
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Emphasising the increase of 30 per cent in undergraduate medical seats in the last four-and-half years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that NDA government is giving priority to healthcare so that all citizens are healthy and health
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Black flag protests in Tamil Nadu against PM’s Madurai visit
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Holding black flags, black balloons and banners, the opposition MDMK staged demonstrations in Madurai on Sunday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visited the city.
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Foreigners throng Madurai to witness Jallikattu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Scores of foreigners from across the world on Thursday thronged Madurai to witness famous bull-taming sport 'Jallikattu'.
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AIADMK legislator inaugurates Jallikattu in Palamedu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLA Manickam inauguarted Jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming event, in Madurai's Palamedu district on Wednesday.
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Here's how Pongal is being celebrated in India
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): The four-day harvest festival of Pongal, is observed in the month of Thai and is being celebrated by Indians across the world, especially in Tamil Nadu.
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