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On delimitation, the Union Minister for Home Affairs has clarified that not only Tamil Nadu but other States also will not be affected.I have also reiterated it. Tamil Nadus share will go up from 7.18% to 7.23%. This has disproved what Mr. Stalin has been saying: EdapaddiK.Palaniswami

Cotton and maize farmers face problems in the absence of adequate rainfall, rapidly depleting water table; but for two cement plants, the constituency has no major industry

Krishnagiri has consistenty oscillated between the DMK and AIADMK in hustings since 1984, with the incumbent being an AIADMK MLA; the challenger this time around is from Congress; lack of rail connectivity, grievances of mango farmers and a toll plaza in the wrong place are some of the issues the electorate seeks answers to

Ms. Gupta said the arguments put forward by parties opposing womens reservation lacked substance and reflected a clear anti-women mindset

Accusing the Centre of hiding the truth, he says the AIADMK general secretary is not expressing his opinion after reading and understanding the law, but only parroting Amit Shahs opinion

Tiruverumburis going to the polls amid voter discontent over the delay in building service lanes along theTiruchi-Thanjavur National Highway and continuing recessionary conditions among its once-thriving steel fabrication units

Krishnagiri has consistenty oscillated between the DMK and AIADMK in hustings since 1984, with the incumbent being an AIADMK MLA; the challenger this time around is from Congress; lack of rail connectivity, grievances of mango farmers and a toll plaza in the wrong place are some of the issues the electorate seeks answers to

He allegedly supplied narcotic substances to the youths who were arrested from a star hotel at Kadavanthra recently

There searches are said to be a result of intelligence reports that gifts, meant for distribution to voters, were stored in these places

Avatihall, one of four heritage stations which have recently been restored by the Bengaluru chapter of INTACH, is all set to house a small museum dedicated to telling visitors the origin story of silk

The inscriptions, written in Marathi on the south-western walls near theVinayagarTemple, also describe the history of the Maratha kingsand praise Danish missionary Rev. Friedrich Christian Schwartz. They also highlight howSerfojisent his army and offered financial assistance to the British during the war against theMarudubrothers

Salem C.Vijiaraghavachariar, one of the doyens of the national movement during the pre-Gandhi eraand the first Tamil to become the All India Congress Committee president, was ordered to be transported toAndamansto serve a 10-year imprisonment. He appealed to the High Court of Madras and got his conviction quashed on January 9, 1883

The community established schools not only inTirunelvelidistrict but also in other parts of Tamil Nadu.Now, there are 28 schools originally established by the community that are functioning as government-aided primary schools inTirunelveli

The constituency has a 42-km-long coastline stretching from Kattumavadi to Enathi with 32 fishing hamlets; poor roads, acute drinking water shortage and lack of industries are the main issues facing the people

Iran draws near-universal sympathy in Ramanathapuram, though the Muslim population is largely not Shia

Exercise scheduled to continue until May 15; first phase focuses on gathering dataon housing conditions and access to basic amenities; each enumerator to be paid 25,000 in two instalments

On the allegation of Palaniswami that DMK is speaking against womens reservation, Stalin says the matter is about delimitation, not reservation; points out that danger is surrounding Tamil Nadu and that history is giving EPS one last chance to speak against the BJP

DMK supporters allegedly made door-to-door visits to distribute the gift coupons

Though there has been constant support for the DMK in the constituency for about a decade now the people have key demands which they hope will be taken up; they point out that basic infrastructure facilities are yet to be completed in the Assembly constituency

With Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, popular among the people in the constituency and a popular personality like Sundar. C, entering into the mix, the fight in the Madurai Central constituency has gathered much attention.