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Police said a previous dispute had led to the murder; one of the five arrested was a juvenile

As part of the Vaanam Art Festival by Pa Ranjiths Neelam Cultural Centre, a display of Dalit art and aesthetics by 30 artists from the country takes over Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai

The salary paid to experienced specialty doctors in the Tamil Nadu government service is much lower than the stipend provided to PG medical students of other States, says committee

69.85% of women electors and 69.58% of men electors exercised their franchise on Friday; women voters were ahead by 0.27 percentage points;

A total of 27.24 lakh of the 48.69 lakh registered voters in the city exercised their right on April 19. Among the 18 Assembly segments, Thousand Lights reported the lowest turnout with 52.16%

The survival of olive ridley sea turtles, which venture on to beaches to nest and lay eggs before continuing their journey, depends on conservation efforts to ensure safety of the eggs and the hatchlings; in Chennai, both forest guards and volunteers are committed to their protection

The CAPF, the T.N. Special Police, the Armed Reserve and the Greater Chennai police make up the four layers of security; all three counting centres in the city will be guarded round-the-clock until counting day on June 4

To escape the searing heat, many voters, especially senior citizens, walked in as early as 6.45 p.m. to cast their vote. Though until noon, many braved the heat and waited in queues to vote, post noon, it was rather dull for a while and voting picked up pace in the evening

With the confidence of getting a comfortable victory, Ms. Thangapandian said the focus, now, is on gaining higher percentage of votes than the previous election