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  Jayalalithaa greets Governor K Rosaiah on his birthday

  Politics | July 04, 2014 15:58 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today extended her birthday greetings to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Governor K Rosaiah who turned 81 today.“On the happy occasion of your 81st birthday, I take great pleasure

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  Tamil Nadu to set up Authority for preservation of heritage areas

  India | June 27, 2014 20:09 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Government has proposed to establish an authority for preservation of eco-sensitive and heritage areas, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said today.‘Tamil Nadu Authority for Preservation of Eco Sensitive and Heritage Areas' would be

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  AIADMK fields former advocate general for Rajya Sabha

  Politics | June 13, 2014 11:43 IST

  Chennai: AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa has announced that the party would field former advocate general A. Navaneethakrishnan as its candidate for July 3 Rajya Sabha election.In a statement issued late

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  Allow state firm to offer cable TV services: Jayalalithaa

  Politics | June 06, 2014 11:32 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa, alleging the previous UPA government facilitated the interests of private cable operators, Thursday urged the NDA central government to permit the state government company to offer cable services here.In

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  Tamil astrologers favour Modi but Jayalalithaa in reckoning too

  Politics | May 15, 2014 17:45 IST

  Chennai: Astrologers in Tamil Nadu put BJP's Narendra Modi at the top of the list of candidates for India's next prime minister, while Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa too is a contender.On Friday, 39

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  Jayalalithaa sacks Malaisamy from AIADMK

  Politics | May 15, 2014 17:50 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday expelled former Rajya Sabha MP K. Malaisamy from the AIADMK, a day after he said the AIADMK may back a BJP-led government.Jayalalithaa accused Malaisamy of bringing "disrepute

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  Wait until election results, says Jayalalithaa

  Politics | May 14, 2014 19:07 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday reiterated her earlier stance that she would comment about the elections only after the results are out.In a brief interaction with reporters here,

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  Congress betrayed fishermen's interests: Jayalalithaa

  Politics | April 21, 2014 13:24 IST

  Chennai: AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalithaa Sunday charged the Congress-led government at the centre with betraying the interests of fishermen.Addressing an election rally here, the Tamil Nadu chief minister said: "The fishing community knows it is

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  Secure fishermen's release, Jayalalithaa tells PM

  India | March 05, 2014 16:39 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa again urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to personally intervene to get the 153 Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan jails.In a letter to Manmohan Singh which was released

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  Interim railway budget disappointing: Jayalalithaa

  India | February 13, 2014 10:33 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday termed the interim railway budget as "extremely disappointing", and said the centre was disowning its responsibility on fixing rates.She said the Railway Tariff Authority was a ploy

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  Telangana: Naidu meets Jayalalithaa, asks President to call leaders of both regions

  Politics | February 06, 2014 15:00 IST

  Chennai: Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu today called on AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa and requested her to exert pressure on the Centre to take people of both Telangana and Seemandhra regions into confidence

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  SC clears decks for prosecution of TN CM Jayalalithaa

  India | January 30, 2014 23:25 IST

  New Delhi: In a setback to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court today cleared the decks for her prosecution for not filing income tax returns in 1993-94 and asked a lower court

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  Jaya slams increase in petroleum products prices

  India | December 21, 2013 11:52 IST

  Chennai : Slamming the latest hike in prices of petrol and diesel, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yesterday said it will only push people into debts.Quoting a Tamil saying, she said that despite the

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  Take up Indian fishermen's release with Sri Lanka: J. Jayalalithaa

  India | September 14, 2013 7:28 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa yesterday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up with Sri Lanka the release of 97 Indian fishermen in custody there.In a letter to Manmohan Singh, Jayalalithaa said:

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  CM extends Vinayaka Chathurthi greetings to people

  India | September 08, 2013 13:49 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today extended her Vinayakar Chaturthi greetings to the people.     In an official statement, she wished one and all to be blessed with good life and prosperity by praying

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  Karat appeals to AIADMK to join forces with Left for LS Polls

  India | August 31, 2013 10:22 IST

  Chennai:  Hours after meeting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat yesterday appealed to AIADMK to join Left parties to create a “new secular democratic political alternative” sans Congress and BJP.Stating

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  DA case: SC notice to Karnataka on Jayalalithaa's plea

  Politics | August 30, 2013 14:37 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued notice to Karnataka government on a plea of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa against the removal of Special Public Prosecutor in a disproportionate assets case against her

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  Don't file review petition on common test: Jayalalithaa

  Politics | July 29, 2013 14:35 IST

  Chennai, July 29: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa has expressed her government's strong objection to the centre's move to appeal against the apex court's judgment quashing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical

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  Food security ordinance an attempt to cover graft: Jayalalithaa

  Politics | July 05, 2013 7:42 IST

  Chennai, July 5: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday termed the ordinance route for the food security bill by the central government as an attempt to put a veil over its corruption and anti-people

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  Tamil Nadu donates Rs.5 crore to Uttarakhand

  India | June 23, 2013 13:12 IST

  Chennai, June 23: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday announced an assistance of Rs.5 crore for the relief of flood and landslide victims in the rain-ravaged hill state of Uttarakhand."As a token of support