http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 18 May 2012 11:43:00 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 11:43:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/City_Union_Bank_targets_2030_percent_growth_128283 Chennai: Privately-owned City Union Bank hopes to log a growth of 20-30 percent this fiscal despite the economic outlook not being encouraging while the net interest margin is expected to go down slightly, said a top company official."We ... Fri, 18 May 2012 11:42:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Jayalalithaa_Patnaik_bond_stress_cooperation_among_states_128143 Chennai: Stating that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was like a brother, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday stressed the importance of cooperation amongst states in various areas, including law and order, water, transport and... Fri, 11 May 2012 11:28:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_MamallapuramEnnore_link_road_planned_at_Rs1420_crore_128050 Chennai: The state government will prepare a project report for linking Mamallapuram near here with Ennore by road at an outlay of Rs.1,420 crore, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said here Wednesday. Announcing this in the state asse... Wed, 09 May 2012 08:20:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Super_Kings_edge_past_Deccan_Chargers_127953 Chennai: Champions Chennai Super Kings, after suffering two consecutive defeats, bounced back to beat cellar dwellers Deccan Chargers by 10 runs to move up to fourth spot on the leaderboard in the Indian Premier League at the Chepauk Stadium her... Sat, 05 May 2012 04:00:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Advantage_Super_Kings_against_Kings_XI_Punjab_127794 Chennai: Kings XI Punjab, with just six points from eight games, face a tough task in their bid to get their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign back on track as they take on the powerful Chennai Super Kings here Saturday.The visitors' chances ... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:20:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Super_Kings_chalk_up_third_win__127512 Chennai: Chennai Super Kings turned in a fine all-round performance to beat Pune Warriors by 13 runs here at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Thursday to notch their third win in six Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.A 116-run partnership between... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:16:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/Two_Indians_slaving_it_out_on_Saudi_camel_farm_127496 Chennai: Two Indian workers promised construction work in Saudi Arabia but sold as slaves to a camel farm owner are languishing without food in the desert there, say their family members in Tamil Nadu.A. Muniasamy, 45, hailing from Ramanathapur... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:02:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Tamil_Nadu_to_ink_more_investment_agreements_Jayalalithaa_127443 Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will sign investment agreements with several automobile and auto component makers and come out with a series of industry-specific policies soon, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Wednesday."Tamil Nad... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:37:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Banks_expected_to_pass_on_cost_savings_to_borrowers_127381 Chennai: The cut in reverse purchase (repo) rate by 50 basis points by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday would reduce the cost of funds for banks and they are expected to pass on the same to borrowers, said a senior official of credit ... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:29:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Tamil_Nadu/States_being_reduced_to_glorified_municipalities_127314 Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday accused the central government of bringing the states down to the level of glorified municipal corporations by restricting their operational magnitude, tightening finances and encroachin... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:13:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Tamil_Nadu/Tamil_New_Year_celebrated_with_traditional_fervour_127214 Chennai: Tamil Nadu heralded Nandhana - the Tamil New Year - Friday with traditional fervour with people visiting temples in the morning. "Puthandu Vazthukkal" (New Year greetings) is how friends and relatives greeted one another in... Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:12:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Royal_Challengers_post_2058_against_Super_Kings_127180 Chennai: Royal Challengers posted a daunting total of 205 for eight in 20 overs against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Chepauk here Thursday.Chris Gayle was top scorer for Royal Challengers with 68 off 35 b... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:24:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Jayalalithaa_opposes_human_resources_for_health_bill_127177 Chennai: Vehemently opposing the centre's National Commission for Human Resources for Health (NCHRH) Bill, 2011 as it "undermines the principle of federalism", Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday told Prime Minister Manm... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:33:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Royal_Challengers_elect_to_bat_against_Super_Kings_127160 Chennai: Royal Challengers captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Chepauk here Thursday.Teams:Royal Challengers: Daniel Vettori (captain), Chris Gayle, V... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:51:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Tamil_Nadu/Strong_tremors_in_Chennai_127097 Chennai: Strong tremors were felt in several places in Tamil Nadu Wednesday following the massive earthquake in Indonesia, with people coming out of their homes and some schools moving students into open grounds.According to reports, tremors wer... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:17:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Top_Lok_Sabha_performers_to_be_awarded_in_Chennai_126912 Chennai: Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of parliament and one each from Shiv Sena and Congress would be honoured on April 14 with the Sansad Ratna Award-2012 for raising the highest number of questions and participating in debates.The ... Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:42:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Its_been_a_mixed_year_for_us_Dhoni_126783 Chennai: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that it has been a mixed season for the World Champions since winning the World Cup a year ago."We had ups and downs. We won the World Cup which was very big for us. After that, we did no... Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:30:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Bollywood_Katy_Perry_open_IPLV__126779 Chennai: Bollywood and cricket blended seamlessly to make for a glitzy opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Tuesday night with a special performance by Hollywood's India-lover Katy Perry.Tens of thousand... Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:10:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Honda_Motorcycle_and_Scooter_logs_growth_in_March_126708 Chennai: Two-wheeler maker Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd closed the month at 220,487 units sold, up from 147,301 units sold in March 2011.The March sales included 82,353 motorcycles and 138,134 scooters. The March 2011 sales o... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:36:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Protect_former_minister_family_Stalin_126696 Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister M.K. Stalin has sought adequate police cover for former minister K.N. Nehru following the murder of his brother K.N. Ramajayam at Tiruchirapalli.In a letter to the police chief Monday, Stalin said... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:55:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/__Dusting_housekeeping_major_initial_job_at_Kundankulam_126241 Chennai: Dusting... that is the immediate task facing Nuclear Corporation of India Ltd  (NPCIL) officials at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) as they set to work round-the-clock to ready the reactor for loading fuel in two months.&n... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:58:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Fifteen_people_fast_against_Kudankulam_project_126172 Chennai: Fifteen people have undertaken an indefinite hunger strike at Idinthakarai to press for withdrawal of Tamil Nadu's green signal to the 1,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), among other demands.The People's Movement Against ... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:53:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Tamil_Nadu/Fugitive_Catholic_priest_arrested_in_Tamil_Nadu_126080 Chennai: Catholic priest Rev Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul was arrested in Erode in Tamil Nadu on charges of molesting a child in the US when he was there during 2004, police said Saturday.Acting on an alert by Interpol, Tamil Nadu police arrested ... Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:35:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Tamil_Nadu/Stage_set_for_Tamil_Nadu_assembly_bypoll_Sunday_126079 Chennai: The stage is set for Sunday's by-poll in the Sankarankoil assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district.Thirteen candidates, including six independents, are in the fray vying for votes from 206,087 voters (male 102,921, fema... Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:34:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Budget_has_welcome_and_avoidable_features_Karunanidhi_126040 Chennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi Friday described the budget as a mix of welcome and avoidable features, adding that its efficacy in improving the living standards of people and taking forward the economy will have to be seen.Curiously Kar... Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:55:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/It_is_a_status_quo_budget_with_routine_announcements_Insurance_sector_126020 Chennai: The Indian insurance industry is unanimous that the 2012-13 budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is status quoist and the hike in service tax to 12 percent would not impact the sector.Insurance officials are also of... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:46:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Tamil_Nadu/Former_Anna_University_chiefs_residence_raided_125948 Chennai: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) Friday raided the residence of former Anna University vice chancellor D. Viswanathan and other officials for allegedly fabricating bogus quotations to favour city-based company B... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:52:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Tamil_Nadu/Sri_Lanka_war_crimes_AIADMK_dissatisfied_with_PMs_response_125813 Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday said India should support the US-sponsored resolution on the war crimes allegedly committed during Sri Lanka's civil war and added that she was not satisfied with Prime Minister Manmohan ... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:26:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/_MV_Prabhu_Daya_enroute_to_Chennai_missing_man_rescued_125486 Chennai: Cargo ship M.V. Prabhu Daya, suspected to have been involved in the March 1 hit-and-run accident off the Kerala coast in which three fishermen on board a fishing vessel were killed, is now heading towards Chennai Port after a person report... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:10:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/Kudankulam_agitators_release_statement_of_accounts_125332 Chennai: On the eve of 200th day of their agitation against the Kudankulam nuclear project, the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) Thursday released a statement of accounts to prove that the struggle is powered with small donations... Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:20:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Jayalalithaa_turns_64_AIADMK_leaders_and_cadres_celebrate_124987 Chennai: AIADMK leaders and cadres across Tamil Nadu celebrated the 64th birthday of their leader and state Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday.  At the AIADMK headquarters here where senior party leaders, state ministers and others gat... Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:52:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Tamil_Nadu/Five_shot_dead_by_police_in_Chennai_gunbattle_124919 Chennai: In a midnight gunbattle at a residential locality here Thursday, Tamil Nadu police shot dead five people suspected to be involved in two suburban bank branch robberies."Five people are dead and two policemen were injured," Chen... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:24:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/IAEA_team_inspects_Kudankulam_plant_protesters_announce_fast_124849 Chennai: A two-member team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out a detailed inspection at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) even as the anti-plant protesters announced a 72-hour fast from Monday to protest a clean... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:22:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Former_DMK_ministers_residence_raided_in_Tamil_Nadu_124608 Chennai: The homes of former DMK minister Thangam Thenarasu and his relatives were raided across several places in Tamil Nadu Wednesday for allegedly accumulating assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, said the Directorate ... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:56:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/United_India_to_cross_Rs8000_crore_premium_124587 Chennai: United India Insurance Co has logged a fresh premium of Rs.5,872 crore in the first nine months of the current fiscal and hopes to cross a target of Rs.8,000 crore by this fiscal-end.In a statement issued here Tuesday, the company said ... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:52:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Delhi/Sahara_hits_back_after_BCCI_rejcts_its_demands__124539 Chennai/New Delhi: Sahara India Monday hit back at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) saying no corporate was ready to shell out more than 50-60 percent of the current value of the sponsorship of the team even as board president N.... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:57:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/____BCCI_rejects_Woolf_Report_recommendations_124523 Chennai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Monday rejected the key recommendations of the Woolf Report concerning the restructuring of the International Cricket Council (ICC), board president N. Srinivasan has said.  "... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:19:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/No_free_time_for_Riteish_Genelia_until_March_124468 Chennai: They got married in a lavish Maharashtrian style wedding just a week ago, and the newlywed couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza are back to work ever since. The actor says it's only in March he would get some free time."Yes ... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:15:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/___Sharda_Motors_looks_for_equity_investor_124442 Chennai: Auto component vendor Sharda Motor Industries Ltd is planning to raise equity funds for its future plans and is also exploring overseas market for its off-the-highway vehicle exhaust systems, said a senior company official.  &quo... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:39:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Two_former_DMK_ministers_raided_124369 Chennai: The residences and business premises of two former DMK ministers in Tamil Nadu were raided Friday morning for allegedly having assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, said an official.The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:25:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/Chennai_student_kills_teacher_for_complaining_to_parents_124345 Chennai: A Class 9 student Thursday stabbed to death a teacher in his school here for complaining to his parents about his poor academic performance.Mohammed Irfan of St. Mary's Anglo-Indian School killed Uma Maheswari, who taught Hindi and Sci... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:10:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/Devas_deal_cancelled_for_national_security_Minister_124294 Chennai: The central government cancelled the Antrix Corporation-Devas Multimedia deal for reasons of national security and not for purported loss of revenue in sale of spectrum, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy h... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:55:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/Nair_three_others_found_responsible_for_AntrixDevas_deal__124276 Chennai: A five-member team that probed a controversial deal between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix Corporation and Devas Multimedia has concluded that former chairman of the space agency, G. Madhavan Nair, and t... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:49:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/__Kudankulam_parties_welcome_Jayalalithaas_announcement_124254 Chennai: The two parties in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) row -- the central government and the anti-project activists -- Saturday welcomed the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to set up an experts panel to look into the safety,... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:55:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/___Kaif_Chawla_rescue_Central_in_Duleep_Trophy_124247 Chennai: An unbeaten 108 by Mohammad Kaif helped Central Zone recover from a shaky start and post 292 for eight at stumps on the first day of their Duleep Trophy semi-final match against South Zone here Saturday.  It was a patient knock f... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:50:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Jayalalithaa_regrets_aligning_with_DMDK_for_assembly_polls_124173 Chennai: It was all-out war in the Tamil Nadu assembly Wednesday with Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and one-time ally A. Vijayakant, chief of the DMDK, exchanging bitter words.Vijayakant, whose party fought the April 2010 assembly elections with t... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:17:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/IAF_plane_crashes_near_Chennai_pilots_safe__124155 Chennai: An Indian Air Force (IAF) trainer aircraft crashed into a lake near here early Tuesday but both pilots ejected safely, officials said.The two-seater Kiran trainer aircraft crashed as it was returning to the Tambaram air force station after... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:12:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/Nuclear_Power_Corp_transfers_engineers_from_Kudankulam_124008 Chennai: In order to put into productive use its engineers at the stalled Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has started transferring them to other upcoming projects in India, an official ... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:36:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chennai/Chennai_Open_Paes_Tipsarevic_annex_doubles_crown_124005 Chennai: Leander Paes rolled back the years with a dominating performance, as he along with new partner Janko Tipsarevic, defeated Israeli combination of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 6-4, 6-4, to annex the doubles title in the Aircel Chennai ... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:32:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Tamil_Nadu/Tamil_Nadu_plans_memorial_for_Mullaperiyar_Dam_builder_124001 Chennai: Even as a row rages between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday announced the construction of a memorial for the century-old dam's builder, British Colonel J... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:29:40 GMT