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Only two new faces in DMK’s list of candidates Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam m(DMK), which released on Friday its list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls, has apparently reposed its faith in veterans instead of testing its electoral fortunes by fielding débutantes. Of the 22 Assembly segments in four districts, the DMK has fielded its candidates in 13 constituencies including two ‘new faces’ while veterans have been given the opportunity again in all other segments. As expected, the DMK has fielded M. Appavu, 3-time MLA – 1996, 2001 a...

Bad roads give nightmares to residents Updated: Updated: Share Article THOOTHUKUDI After the rains stopped, 90 % of the roads had turned dusty with cracks and potholes, leading to hardships to residents and motorists. With the north east monsoon, the city and peripheries experienced severe rainfall during November-December 2020. When the rains stopped, the unseasonal rainfall for about 10 days in January led to chaos. Many dwellings were inundated. Low lying areas were under water for about a week or even more. The Corporation authorities used 150 giant size motors to pump the rain water out....

DMK MP lambasts Thoothukudi civic authorities Updated: Updated: ‘Even after rain had stopped, many habitations continued to remain under water’ Share Article ‘Even after rain had stopped, many habitations continued to remain under water’ THOOTHUKUDI The plight of the residents of Thoothukudi city was pathetic that even after the rain had stopped, a majority of the habitations continued to remain under water, said DMK MP Kanimozhi here on Sunday. After visiting the low-lying areas, which were inundated due to the widespread rain, she told reporters that the State government and the ci...