<link>http://news.chennaionline.com/</link><description>Welcome to ChennaiOnline News</description><copyright>Copyright: (C)5/17/2012 4:39:56 AM Chennai Interactive Business Services (P) Ltd. All rights reserved.</copyright><image><title>ChennaiOnlinehttp://www.chennaionline.com/ncommon/images/col-logo.gifhttp://news.chennaionline.com/9290Visit news.chennaionline.comRice mill owners picket Civil Supplies Dept office in PondyTension prevailed here as the owners of the modern rice mill here today picketed the office of Civil Supplies Department to protest the alleged harassment by the government.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=216548cb-dbc9-4cfd-9740-209a6b991ba4&CATEGORYNAME=CHNPASIC employee diesKrishnamurty, an employee of the Puducherry Agro Service and Industries Corporation (PASIC), who set himself ablaze demanding the provision of pending salary, died at Government General Hospital here today, triggering tension among the PASIC employees.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=1b6d47cb-d134-4b99-b431-fd33c37b73ff&CATEGORYNAME=CHNManikandan takes charge as PTDC ChairmanMr Vayyapuri Manikandan and Mr Balamurugan (both All India N R Congress activists) today assumed office as the Chairpersons of Puducherry Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) and Puducherry BC and Minority Development Corporation respectively.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=a08f6e07-7c5e-4cc9-9a71-4ad3ba8ad53d&CATEGORYNAME=CHNJaya releases collection of speeches made in AssemblyTamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today released a collection of her speeches made in the State Assembly, besides a short film on the achievements of her government, to commemorate one year in office of the ruling AIADMK.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=e2f28df8-65f9-4f5b-8ccb-2257f159b373&CATEGORYNAME=CHNMembers sing paeans as 'Amma' completes an year in officeIt was a different day in the Assembly, marking an occasion: adjectives flew high and thick in the House as leaders, cutting across party lines, showered encomiums on AIADMK Supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for completing one year in office, today.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=da620aee-7c45-4a62-b7eb-7e9fc215f937&CATEGORYNAME=CHNAINRC celebrates 1st anniversary of rule in PondyThe All India N R Congress (AINRC) here today celebrated the first anniversary of it's rule in the union territory of Puducherry.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=0c1889b1-d4a7-448e-88a7-3d2fc020da5a&CATEGORYNAME=CHNGang overpowers Wildlife officials, escape with sea cucumbersA gang overpowered a team of forest officials and escaped with 150 kg of sea cucumbers during a raid at Vedalai village, near here, early today.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=9a894b86-01c6-4974-a1e9-700088412eec&CATEGORYNAME=CHNAll-India Basketball Tournament from May 21All-India Basketball Tournament for men and women will be conducted here from May 21 to 27.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=a8b1ccdf-958c-4c57-a355-8a3fa18d68fd&CATEGORYNAME=CHNZakir Hussian is Vijaykanth's nominee for Pudkottai bypollThe main Opposition Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) led by actor-politician Vijayakanth, today announced his party's candidate for the June 12 bypoll to the Pudukottai Assembly constituency.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=d1049f01-06d2-4802-b968-d24bbf929961&CATEGORYNAME=CHNSukma Collector thanks Jaya for ensuring his release from MaoistsPaul Alex Menon, District Collector of Sukma in Chhattisgarh, who was abducted and released by Maoists after 13 days in captivity, today called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J jayalalithaa.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=bcb8361b-79f8-4b8d-9720-2ceae21fda47&CATEGORYNAME=CHNA year in power for progress but battling to generate 'power'It was a great victory to look back at, but the first year in office for AIADMK Supremo J Jayalalithaa can be described as stormy in the least!http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=a9bcb184-ad0e-4d4a-94a6-920593a327ac&CATEGORYNAME=CHNRed Ribbon Express in KarurOver 38,000 persons from Karur district turned up to see the Red Ribbon Express that arrived on here yesterday to spread awareness of HIV/AIDS.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=49b7b6db-dadd-4b39-a35a-cebb379e650c&CATEGORYNAME=CHNNew voters list on May 25New list of voters in Pudukkottai constituency will be published on May 25, according to District Collector V Kalaiarasi.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=151f5786-2c92-4038-9ea1-148c652ca3ea&CATEGORYNAME=CHNKarunanidhi happy over Raja's release on bailDMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today expressed happiness over former Telecom minister A Raja being granted bail in the 2G Spectrum scam case.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=06782a68-474b-46c1-b66e-8b3ba89da434&CATEGORYNAME=CHN2G case definitely getting diluted: JayaAIADMK Supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said the multi-crore 2G scam, in which former Telecom Minister A Raja was granted bail, appeared to be getting diluted.http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=ac0ed6b2-3d66-49bd-8be4-8c422c3de0ad&CATEGORYNAME=CHN