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Tamil Nadu govt announces train fare, Rs 1000 aid for NEET applicants who have centres outside state
•A section of students, about 200 from Tamil Nadu, have been allotted centres in Kerala and Rajasthan to write NEET, according to the PMK.

Cauvery dispute: DMK hits out at Centre, says it is not concerned about people of Tamil Nadu
•The DMK on Sunday hit out at the BJP-led the Central government on the Cauvery issue saying it was not concerned about the people and the farmers of Tamil Nadu.

12.8% landholding, 90% work: Tamil Nadu women battle patriarchy while shouldering dual burden of housework, farming
Karthikeyan Hemalatha •When women come together, it is not just about cropping or cropping patterns. “It is also a social approach to farming."

AIADMK continues crackdown on TTV Dhinakaran supporters, sacks over 130 workers for bringing 'disrepute' to party
•The ruling AIADMK continued its crackdown on the rebel TTV Dhinakaran camp by sacking more than 130 functionaries on Friday for bringing "disrepute" to the party.

Presidential Election 2017: 24 including Lalu Prasad Yadav namesake from Saran file nominations
•Twenty-four persons including Lalu Prasad Yadav namesake from Saran have filed their nominations for the presidential poll till Wednesday, whereas no candidate backed by political parties has filed the papers for the top constitutional post so far

PMK to be restructured at ground level, says senior leader Anbumani Ramadoss
Ians •Restructuring the party at lower levels, changing communication strategy to bottom-up approach while continuing with the decision to keep away from aligning with AIADMK or DMK till parliamentary polls is what the PMK is planning now, said a senior leader.

Tamil Nadu: Dalit man hacked to death in full public view for marrying Thevar girl in Tirupur
Fp Staff •A newly-wed couple was beaten up by goons in full public view in Udumalpet, Tirupur, on Sunday, after which the culprits then hacked the Dalit man to death.

Dalit houses torched for taking out procession in Tamil Nadu village: How the conflict unfolded
Fp Staff •On Sunday, 70 persons were arrested by the Tamil Nadu police for burning and damaging Dalit houses the district of Villupuram district over a dispute over a temple procession.

Tamil Nadu: Bus falls into valley in Dharmapuri, 7 dead, over 50 injured
Fp Archives •Seven persons died and over 50 were injured when a bus went out of control and fell into a valley, a senior police official said.

FIR against PMK candidate Ramadoss for inciting caste violence
Fp Archives •The case was registered after a special team found that CDs containing speeches of PMK founder and others about Marakkanam violence ahead of PMK's youth wing festival last year



