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TAMIL NADU
MARCH 1
20 killed, 41 injured in Madurai bus accident
Coimbatore goes to polls under the shadow of the gun
FEBRUARY 27
Saffron may conquer Coimbatore as fear spreads
Radha Ravi's plea against bank tribunal's order quashed
Police probing the Kerala connection of Tamil fundamentalists: Karunanidhi
FEBRUARY 26
Coimbatore car bomb was a pro job, says army expert
Police defuse 'tiffin box bomb' in Madras
The Muslim Sena
FEBRUARY 25
PMK leader goes on fast, blames DMK-BSP for statue desecration
Police recover another bomb
FEBRUARY 24
Moopanar, circa 1998, comes out swinging
"We now know what a battlefield looks like!"
FEBRUARY 22
The honest man and the filmstar
FEBRUARY 21
More bombs recovered in Coimbatore
Swamy is firing at CPM in Madurai from Jaya's shoulder
V Gopalsamy may walk away with Sivakasi
Sports Minister D Adithan faces a tough match
FEBRUARY 20
Nine youths arrested in Kerala for involvement in Coimbatore blasts
FEBRUARY 19
Coimbatore poll shifted to Feb 28, car-bomb defused
FEBRUARY 18
Four boys killed in fresh Coimbatore blast
Low voter turnout makes Tamil politicians, pollsters a worried lot
In Tenkasi, it is worldly matters that matter
FEBRUARY 17
Official toll at 49, army's bomb disposal experts called in
Blasts will not make a crucial difference to poll outcome
Former DGPs blame government policy for spread of bombculture
Surjeet blames foreign powers for blasts
Anger is the most dominant mood in Tamil Nadu
Was Tamil Nadu government at fault? The conclusion is inevitable
DMK may reap a grim harvest in Coimbatore
FEBRUARY 15
33 killed in Coimbatore blasts
Human bomb explodes in Coimbatore
The opinion-maker
Waiting for Rajni
Despite middle-class backing, BJP has little chance in Madras South
FEBRUARY 14
Jaya confident, partymen confused as AIADMK hits campaign trail
Politicians gaze at stars for poll wisdom
FEBRUARY 13
Jaya plays a dangerous game
FEBRUARY 12
EC takes note of Gujral breaking poll code
Rajiv killing not an issue in state
FEBRUARY 10
Murasoli Maran has it easy
BJP becomes Tamil Nadu's talking point
FEBRUARY 8
Poonamallee jumps with joy as Rajiv trial ends
Pre-poll violence very much a possibility in Nagercoil
FEBRUARY 7
Election fever yet to strike Tamil Nadu
FEBRUARY 6
BJP reaches out for a constituency no one really wants
FEBRUARY 5
TNMMK to boycott polls
FEBRUARY 4
Amma begins campaign in style
Sonia's outburst lands TMC in tight spot
CPI-M patches up with DMK-TMC
TMC promises Cauvery waters, protection from Article 356
FEBRUARY 3
Police deny Jayalalitha permission to hold rallies in Madras
JANUARY 31
LTTE met Rajiv to camouflage its plot: judge
Congress vote bank will 'swing' fortunes in TN
JANUARY 30
Diabolic motives, 'inhumaneness' earned 'harsh' verdict
Judge gave me inspiration to carry on, says Rajiv case sleuth
CPI-M rejects TMC's appeal
JANUARY 29
26 sentenced to death in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case
Longest assassination trial reaches appeals stage
Penchant for photographic record nailed LTTE
SIT built up a huge bank of material evidence against LTTE
Prabakaran had Rajiv killed for being 'anti-Tamil'
V Gopalsamy, three other witnesses turned hostile
25 LTTE militants committed suicide during the probe
Chronology of events
Union ministers injured on eve of poll; security to be beefed up
JANUARY 28
United Front votes risk being divided
DMK fields Sharat Kumar from Tirunelveli
Mr Madras to DMK nominee
JANUARY 25
Congress apology won't convince TN Muslims
CPI-M adamant on going it alone
JANUARY 24
Verdict on Rajiv assassination just five days away
JANUARY 23
Blast rocks Jehad committee building
CPI-M to contest on its own
JANUARY 22
Film star Gautami joins BJP
Karunanidhi tells Left to settle for two seats
JANUARY 21
Jaya springs a surprise with her list
JANUARY 20
AIADMK to contest 23 seats
JANUARY 17
MS is happy in her sadness
JANUARY 16
Police nab Surla
JANUARY 15
Rajnikanth to support DMK-TMC again
Bharat Ratna conferred on M S Subbulakshmi
BJP list ignites AIADMK fury
JANUARY 11
AIADMK alliance runs into rough weather
JANUARY 10
AIADMK convention gives Jayalalitha a boost
JANUARY 9
CII summit tries to showcase Madras
JANUARY 8
DMK-TMC seat-sharing pact almost ready
JANUARY 7
Seat-sharing exercises yet to take shape in Tamil Nadu
DECEMBER 30
Six-day cut in campaign period
DECEMBER 28
State government hostile to Election Commission, claims EC chief
DECEMBER 27
Astrology forces Jaya to put off party's jubilee function
Madras HC bench stays order against SPIC top brassr
DECEMBER 24
Tricky ties kick up confusion
BJP may get five seats in TN
DECEMBER 23
SPIC top brass file plea against Madras
HC order
DECEMBER 20
Fear over the city
DECEMBER 19
Madras HC bench stays order against Jayalalitha
DECEMBER 19
Mani Shankar Aiyar 'snaps ties with Kesri'
Jayalalitha challenges Madras HC judgement
DECEMBER 18
BJP ties up with AIADMK
Madras HC hold Jayalalitha guilty of favouritism
DECEMBER 16
Fear and loathing in Tamil Nadu
DECEMBER 13
DMK-TMC alliance will continue
DECEMBER 12
Ball in DMK court: Moopanar
Kotla meets Jaya
DECEMBER 11
Moopanar may disclose TMC strategy tomorrow
DECEMBER 9
BJP woos regional parties
Cops search for blast suspect
Tamil Nadu cops under heavy fire for Coimbatore violence
DECEMBER 7
10 killed, 64 hurt in 3 train blasts
DECEMBER 4
DMK peeved as UF keeps options open
Coimbatore toll touches 20
DECEMBER 3
Coimbatore limping back to normalcy
DECEMBER 2
Karunanidhi declines to comment on DMK-TMC ties
1 killed in police firing as Coimbatore violence unabated
Al-Umma wants to protect the Muslims and fight the RSS
DECEMBER 1
10 killed in police firing
NOVEMBER 29
Tamil Nadu speaker to move court against Jain report
NOVEMBER 27
DMK may dump TMC, plumb for PMK
Maran borrows from Jain report to bounce Congress charges
NOVEMBER 26
Veerappan puts three new demands
NOVEMBER 25
No let-down in hunt for Veerappan
NOVEMBER 23
Freedom fighter N Sadasivam dead
The revolutionary who turned non-violent
NOVEMBER 21
DMK will not back BJP govt: Karunanidhi
Jain Commission fallout: Political equations get even more complex in Tamil Nadu
NOVEMBER 19
Why does acid attack accused want to languish in jail?
NOVEMBER 18
The leaked report does not feature my testimony before Jain panel, but another court: Former TN home secretary R Nagarajan
NOVEMBER 15
No action will follow the Jain panel report: 'Aaladi' Aruna
NOVEMBER 11
DMK chief unfazed by 'dubious' Jain panel report
NOVEMBER 7
Monsoon emboldens Veerappan
NOVEMBER 6
Madras HC raps TN govt in Sterlite case
NOVEMBER 5
Artificial hearing comes to India, courtesy the Apollo Hospital
TN bans other state lotteries
Karunanidhi turns pro-brahmin as caste war flares up in TN bureaucracy
NOVEMBER 4
Joint command set up to nab Veerappan
OCTOBER 31
Arson and killing don't make news anymore in southern Tamil Nadu
OCTOBER 29
Advocates save TN judge's life as criminals go berserk
Fear inspired DMK's stand on Article 356?
OCTOBER 25
Lord Ram and I, says Veerappan, well, we have a lot in common!
OCTOBER 24
Deadline for Veerappan's surrender advanced to October 31
OCTOBER 23
Veerappan releases hostages
Karnataka sets deadline for Veerappan's surrender
Karunanidhi not for President's rule in UP
OCTOBER 22
Phoolan urges Veerappan to release hostages
Karnataka will not send emissary to Veerappan
OCTOBER 19
TN, Karnataka govts's ultimatum to Veerappan
RS poll exposes chinks in Moopanar's strategy
OCTOBER 18
Chaos in TN assembly over Veerappan
Karnataka lawyer says he will negotiate with Veerappan
Madras high court raps Jaya
Malaysian firm to develop Madras-Visakhapatnam highway
The lost children of Vellore
OCTOBER 17
Union minister against sending army to nab Veerappan
OCTOBER 16
Centre may rush commandos to nab Veerappan
Patel, Karunanidhi will meet on Saturday to tackle Veerappan
OCTOBER 14
Patel to send paramilitary after Veerappan
LTTE chief was bitter that Rajiv had no secret plan for Tamil Eelam: Dixit
OCTOBER 11-12
The Man Who Hunted Veerappan
DMK to gun for Rajiv, Indira to ward off Jain panel fallout
OCTOBER 8
TMC calls truce as only DMK can bail it out in RS poll
Moopanar not to seek re-election to Rajya Sabha
OCTOBER 2
Moopanar undecided on Rajya Sabha nomination
Jaya's plea against governor dismissed
Brain fever claims 10 kids in Dindigul district
OCTOBER 1
Centre firm on implementing Cauvery order
SEPTEMBER 27
TN fishermen stir turns violent
SEPTEMBER 26
HC refuses bail for accused in granite quarrying scam
SEPTEMBER 25
IAS-IPS officials on warpath in TN
SEPTEMBER 18
Troubled times for TMC
SEPTEMBER 18
15 killed in Kamankotti road accident
Another storm over Rajiv assassination probe
SEPTEMBER 17
Ramamurthy won't cry to high command, will launch 'parallel' Congress instead
SEPTEMBER 16
Congress suspends Ramamurthy for 'anti-party activities'
SEPTEMBER 14
Madras temple launches religious revolution
SEPTEMBER 13
Panel clears STF of charges of killing Veerappan's brother
2 killed, 11 injured in Madras as lorry rams train
SEPTEMBER 12
TN govt sets up panel to probe Sterlite blasts
SEPTEMBER 11
Madras, a new capital for the underworld?
Former TN minister's bail plea rejected
SEPTEMBER 10
Moopanar resigns from Rajya Sabha
SEPTEMBER 4
TN govt restrains Sterlite factory from using furnace
SEPTEMBER 3
Gujral is safe, even if Jain panel raps DMK
3 killed in TN communal clashes
SEPTEMBER 2
Blasts at Sterlite plant kill 2 workers
AUGUST 31
Jailer hacked to death in Madurai
AUGUST 30
Chidambaram, DMK on a collision course
2 killed as cracker-laden truck catches fire, runs amok in TN
Introducing Mr Veerappan, the could-be provision merchant!
AUGUST 28
Veerappan decides he won't surrender
Police, not Veerappan, sought money, says Gopal
TN police arrest Addl DGP for fire tender scam
Another blow for Thirunavukkarasu in TN
AUGUST 27
Dreaded dacoit gang arrested in Madras
Supreme Court issues notice on Jayalalitha's petition
AUGUST 26
Veerappan delays surrender; releases hostages
AUGUST 23
Jaya, Sasikala summoned on charges of tax evasion
Was Veerappan paid Rs 5 million before he agreed to surrender?
AUGUST 22
4 killed as mob turns violent after mishap in TN
AUGUST 21
Godman sentenced to life for rape, murder
Gopal leaves on third peace mission to Veerappan
AUGUST 16
350 held in TN for anti-I-Day protests
AUGUST 14
Bandit Queen producers offer to make Veerappan film
AUGUST 13
CM to decide on Sterlite plant's fate
AUGUST 12
Four blasts rock TN
Dalits in Tamil Nadu to observe August 15 as black day
AUGUST 10
Veerappan's ransom demand turned down flat
AUGUST 8
Jayalalitha tries to tie up with TMC to finish DMK
AUGUST 8
Veerappan ready to settle for ransom to general amnesty
Karunanidhi takes a big chance with Veerappan mediation
AUGUST 7
Madras breathes easy as dalit rally ends peacefully
AUGUST 6
Madras dalit rally may be 'hijacked by
militant elements': police
AUGUST 5
Moopanar wants Congress to lead UF
AUGUST 2
Karunanidhi battered in Bihar battle, lies low
TN minister dead
AUGUST 1
Caste clash toll rises to two
JULY 29
Two acres and a general pardon, and Veerappan will worship Karunanidhi!
Statue desecration spurs stone-throwing in Madurai
JULY 25
Veerappan threatens to behead hostages
Govt sit pretty while bonded thousands labour under exploitation
JULY 22
Kalki bhagwan is not under illegal detention: Madras high court
JULY 19
Chidambaram denied permission to address party meeting
Lankan navy kills two Tamil Nadu fishermen
JULY 18
High drama in Madras court as judge sends Sasikala to hospital
JULY 17
Karunanidhi trying to revive caste-based front
Hostage drama continues as Veerappan fails to contact authorities
Director's death puts off Madras film industry's revival
JULY 16
Tussle with TMC behind DMK's bombshell
Clashes rocked TN as backward caste elite couldn't digest the poor's victory: Survey
JULY 15
DMK threatens to pull out of United Front
JULY 12
Karunanidhi blasts CPI-M, backs Laloo
Six die as godown collapses near Coimbatore
JULY 10
Cops to probe DMK legislator's 'smuggling links'
JULY 8
Madras film strike: Producers demand their pound of flesh
JULY 4
TN lets Centre worry about Cauvery dispute
The mysterious case of Mumtaz and the missing millions
DMK at the receiving end of a 'culture' it pioneered
JULY 3
And now, it's Latha versus Jayalalitha
Desperate DMK blasts media, Brahmins
JULY 2
TN drops leaders's names to end caste clashes
JULY 1
Fear, hatred haunt violence-hit southern Tamil Nadu
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