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•December 28, 2000
• Cyclonic storm 50 kms off Tuticorin

•December 27, 2000
• Cyclonic storm to hit Tamil Nadu coast on Wed morning: PTI
• Charges framed against Jaya in SPIC case

•December 19, 2000
• Jayalalitha, Cho meeting sets grapevine abuzz

•December 18, 2000
• Palayamkottai murder case suspects held

•December 16, 2000
• Nedumaran arrested for defying ban orders

•December 15, 2000
• Dharmapuri mishap toll rises to 17: PTI

•December 14, 2000
• 14 drown, 24 injured in TN road mishap: PTI

•December 10, 2000
• DMK unhappy with PM's Ram temple remarks: PTI

•December 9, 2000
• BJP not worried about PMK move

•December 8, 2000
• PMK, MGR-ADMK may quit NDA
• Vaiko wants Prabhakaran extradition notice withdrawn

•December 6, 2000
• TN on high alert on Ayodhya Day eve

•December 2, 2000
• BSF to assist in Nab Veerappan Mission

•December 1, 2000
• Cyclonic storm claims 12
• When the cyclone hit Tamil Nadu
• Murasoli Maran discharged

•November 30, 2000
• Cyclone to cross coast between Madras, Nagipattinam
• Storm crosses coast, no loss of life

•November 29, 2000
• Cyclone heading for Tamil Nadu, AP coast
• Cops puzzled by missile blast in TN district

•November 28, 2000
• Alert in TN on Prabhakaran's birthday

•November 23, 2000
• Give Veerappan a chance to reform: Nedumaran

•November 22, 2000
• Operations against Veerappan in full swing, says Krishna: PTI

•November 21, 2000
• Krishna to outline strategy against Veerappan on Tuesday
• Tamil Nadu STF resumes drive to nab Veerappan
• AIADMK demands white paper on Rajakumar kidnap
• 'You cannot kiss a poisonous serpent'

•November 17, 2000
• Nedumaran enacted drama to get me freed: Rajakumar

•November 16, 2000
• Rajakumar released by Veerappan, finally
• Dr Rajakumar in Coimbatore hospital
• Nedumaran has the last laugh: PTI
• Krishna calls for restraint in celebrations
• Bangalore celebrates
• Karnataka opposition demands white paper on kidnap episode
• Longest kidnap drama by Veerappan: PTI
• Fans celebrate outside Rajakumar's residence

•November 15, 2000
• Maran's condition improves
• Dear Veerappan... from Ramadoss: PTI

•November 13, 2000
• Sixth mission to secure Dr Rajakumar's release:PTI

•November 12
• Nedumaran relents

•November 11
• Maran on road to recovery, says German specialist

•November 10
• London cardiac specialist attends to Maran: PTI

•November 9
• Maran's condition improves: PTI

•November 8
• Nedumaran 'pulls out' of mission
• Maran, not Veerappan, on Karunanidhi's mind
• Despite SC verdict, emissaries will meet Veerappan
• SC rules out TADA detenues' release
• TMC demands Nedumaran's arrest

•November 7
• Three former TNCC chiefs unlisted
• Rajakumar completes 100 days in captivity

•November 3
• TN minister charged with pushing around woman
• Coimbatore tense after minister, legislator clash
• Gas leak hits 351 in Coimbatore
• Madras company plans DTH telecast: Reuters

•November 1
• New TN police chief talks of Rajakumar release plan

•October 29
• TMC considers Third Front for assembly polls

•October 26
• AIADMK keeps its coalition options open

•October 24
• Natarajan throws his hat into the ring
• Fire destroys GPO building in Madras

•October 21
• TN, Karnataka come under Veerappan syndrome pressure

•October 19
• Krishna cancels meet with emissaries

•October 18
• SC postpones TADA detenues' case till Wednesday
• Govindraj rules out commando action
• Emissaries blame each other for delay
• Veerappan's fresh demand deepens hostage crisis
• Veerappan comes up with fresh demand
• Govindraj to meet Krishna on Tuesday

•October 17
• Veerappan releases one hostage, Govindraj
• Emissaries haggle over Rajakumar's release
• Nedumaran the negotiator
• Rajakumar's release put off to Monday night
• Villagers prepare for Rajakumar's release
• Nagappa fails to appear in court

•October 15
• Rajakumar family on standby as release is imminent

•October 14
• TN Congress not against leading third front

•October 12
• A call for partition - III
• Tansi verdict 'not final': Jaya
• Congress to continue alliance with AIADMK

•October 11
• Chances for Rajakumar's release brighten
• A call for partition -- II
• 1000 AIADMK activists held

•October 10
• Cauvery row takes a backseat with Mettur overflowing
• Jaya's tour, party meet cancelled
• 3 years RI for Jaya, Sasikala in Tansi case
• Series: A call for partition -- I

•October 4
• Karnataka govt to stick by Gopal

•October 3
• Nagappa goes into hiding

•October 2
• Alliance Air plane makes emergency landing: PTI

•October 1
• Gopal returns, says Veerappan livid
• Nagappa's escape prevented release: Gopal
• Gopal confident of Rajakumar's release by Tuesday
• Karnataka DGP doubts Nagappa's 'encounter' tale

•September 30
• Tansi case orders reserved for Oct 9
• Veerappan sends taped message, warns that he is losing patience
• Nagappa meets S M Krishna in Bangalore
• Karunanidhi surprised over escape: PTI
• Nagappa to meet Krishna, Parvathamma

•September 29
• Nagappa out of Veerappan's custody
• I escaped. Annavaru is fine and safe: Nagappa
• Veerappan's hostage Nagraj turns up in Talawadi
• Karnataka bandh passes off peacefully
• Karnataka govt braces up as bandh begins

•September 28
• Test flight done on Airbus aircraft: PTI

•September 27
• IA flight makes emergency landing in Madras: PTI

•September 26
• 'Gopal to enter forest on Monday or Tuesday': PTI
Special
• 'I aimed at his head and hit it with the first shot'

•September 25
• Jayalalitha in another bid for Oppn unity

•September 24
• Rains hampering Gopal

•September 23
• Action against Azhagiri clears decks for Stalin
• Dr Rajakumar's abduction: Karnataka MPs to seek PM's intervention
• Karnataka ex-minister to lead peace march to forest

•September 22
• DMK workers continue rampage in TN
• Dr Rajakumar's family to observe fast
• Karnataka bandh on September 28
• SC will be blamed for trouble now: Govindu
Special
• 'Many people have used Veerappan to make money'

•September 21
• Violence breaks out in TN as Karunanidhi sidelines son
• Resignations jolt TMC in Pondicherry
• TN blames Karnataka for kidnap crisis: PTI

•September 20
• SC decision puts spoke in Rajakumar's release
• Case adjournment angers Rajakumar's fans
• SC decision leaves TN govt clueless
• TV channels to go off the air in Karnataka on Wednesday
• SC to hear TADA detenus case on Tuesday

•September 19
• Maran may lose out in cabinet reshuffle
• Gopal expected to leave in a day or two: PTI
• Karnataka home minister rushes to Madras: PTI
Interviews
• 'Veerappan has become a terrorist'
• 'Rajakumar will emerge stronger'

•September 17
• Anti-Veerappan cassettes flood market

•September 15
• Anti-Kannadiga posters surface in Tamil Nadu

•September 14
• Child sold for Rs 500 in Tamil Nadu
• After Rajakumar's release, the truth will come out: Elangovan
• IAS officer accused of tonsuring daughter's lover

•September 13
• Krishna rules out change in strategy

•September 12
• Government files counter-affidavit in TADA detenues case

•September 11
• Self-immolations on the rise in Coimbatore

•September 10
• Tamil Nadu to go to polls in April 2001

•September 9
• Karunanidhi visits Dr Rajakumar's house: PTI
• Shakeel Ahmed was a Rajakumar fan
• A tale of two languages
• Call for 'Bangalore bandh' has no takers
• CMs decide to await SC verdict in Veerappan aides case

•September 8
• Two Union ministers offer to end hostage crisis: PTI

•September 7
• Gopal cautions against police action
• Karnataka HC gives another jolt to negotiators: PTI
• Gopal rushing to Bangalore as hostage crisis drags on
• Cracks appear in Karnataka film chamber
• TN is ready with its counter-affidavit

•September 6
• TN govt preparing to tackle SC verdict
• Veerappan case: SC order may expedite hearing
Interview
• 'There was no political will to catch Veerappan'

•September 5
• Rajakumar's release suffers further setback before SC
• Karnataka claims hostage crisis in 'decisive stage': PTI
• Nagappa's daughter unaware of his abduction
• We never anticipated this: Puneet Rajakumar
• 'Catching Veerappan is difficult, not impossible'

•September 4
• Krishna to speak only in Kannada

•September 2
• SC stays detainees release indefinitely

•September 1
• 'Gopal may have met Veerappan by now': PTI

•August 31
• Gopal enters forest with Veerappan's consent: PTI
• South-bound trains cancelled

•August 30
• IA to discipline errant pilot: PTI
• Emissary Gopal may not proceed ahead
• Twins born to 'sterilised' woman in Tamil Nadu
• SC puts off TADA detainees' case till Sept 1
• 'Nakkeeran' Gopal sets out to meet Veerappan

•August 29
• Conditional bail for 51 TADA detainees
• Krishna, Veerappan put god in a dilemma
• Judge reserves order on TADA detainees' bail plea

•August 25
• Gopal returns with Veerappan's response
• Gopal returns to Madras with another tape
• Jaya moves HC to vacate gag order: PTI

•August 24
• Ranga cremated with full state honours
• Tribute: Politician with a heart of gold
• Ranga: Funeral at five Wednesday evening
• Well-wishers, colleagues bid farewell
• Ranga's popularity cut across political lines
• Gopal's aide in Madras with message
• Gopal's aide in Madras with message
• TN police nab TNLA militant

•August 23
• Kumaramangalam's condition deteriorates
• Jayalalitha, pan-Tamil parties plot Karunanidhi's downfall

August 22
News
• Ranga still `critical', some improvement in circulatory status
• Detainees want scribes in swap party
• TNLA ultras fear freedom

August 20
News
• Gopal establishes contact with Veerappan: PTI

August 19
News
• Charges of lapses in Kumaramangalam's treatment

August 18
News
• Kumaramangalam still in critical condition

• Tiruchi prays for Kumaramangalam
• Ultras refuse bail, demand unconditional release
• HC dismisses petition to stop release of extremists
• The tension is palpable in Rajakumar's family
• 'I have no anger towards Veerappan. But he should not be given amnesty'
• STF consulted on Rajakumar release

August 17
News
• Kumaramangalam in a coma
• Marginal improvement in Kumaramangalam's condition
• Gopal's departure may be delayed
• Veerappan's daughter studies in English
• Karunanidhi behind abduction: Jayalalitha
• PIL in Madras HC against release of extremists
• TADA charges against extremist dropped
• Double-lifer for 25 in TN double murder case
• TN student commits suicide following ragging

August 14
News
• Is Dharmapuri district turning into a trouble spot?
• Gopal to leave after I-Day: PTI

August 13
News
• Gopal may set off on Mission-II after Monday
• Karnataka tries to prove its sincerity to Veerappan
• Veerappan's new demands difficult to meet

•August 12
• 5 Tamil ultras to be freed, as demanded by Veerappan: PTI
• Veerappan sets eight-day deadline
• 'I am ready to leave at a moment's notice'
• Krishna to meet Karunanidhi today
• Gopal reaches Madras with videotape

•August 10
• Karnataka worried by delay in Veerappan's response
• Another cassette on the way, say TN police
• TN parties divided on amnesty for Veerappan
• The TADA detenus Veerappan has in mind

•August 9
• Veerappan's links with TNRT, TNLA are old
• Veerappan has a second daughter
• New pointers emerge in kidnap drama
• Good news by Wednesday: Krishna

•August 8
• TNLA may be behind Veerappan's demands
• Family hopes Dr Rajakumar will be released by Tuesday
• Veerappan's demands are difficult to meet
• Gajanur prays for their 'hero'
• Dr Rajakumar will be released soon, say former hostages

•August 6
• Karnataka prays for Rajakumar's release
• Gopal yet to meet Veerappan, says Karunanidhi
• CMs will decide on Veerappan's fresh demands
• Parvathamma responds to cassette over radio
• Veerappan sends fresh demands on tape
• Unconfirmed reports talk of second cassette from Veerappan

•August 5
• I am happy, I am well, I am comfortable, says Rajakumar
• We have an open mind on Veerappan's demands, says Krishna
• Rajakumar sends tape, calls for peace
• Jaya's minister Sengottaiyan gets 4 years' RI

•August 4
• Nakkeeran editor Gopal meets Veerappan
• Tamil TV channels go off the air in Karnataka
• Uncertainty continues to prevail in Karnataka
• STF officer had warned of kidnap risk
• 'If Veerappan kills Dr Rajakumar, I will also die'
• Centre to consider banning Deendar Anjuman: PTI

•August 3
• Nakkeeran editor enters Sathyamangalam
• Can ailing Dr Rajakumar take the jungle?
• Huge losses do not bother Karnataka film industry
• Karnataka schools, colleges shut Wednesday too

•August 2
• Veerappan may seek amnesty: Official

•August 1
• Order on medium of instruction in schools upheld

•July 28
• TMC planning to assemble third front

•July 20
• HC stays attachment of Jaya's properties

• July 17
• Karnataka CM is non-committal on releasing Cauvery waters

• July 2
• Pro-LTTE slogans in MDMK rally

• June 30
• Advani's presence at MDMK meet may be embarrassing

• June 29
• DMK legislator joins AIADMK

• June 27
• Madras court sentence in colour TV case suspended

• June 16
• Media played up Czech-model suggestion: Karunanidhi

• June 14
• PMK opposes humanitarian aid to Lanka

• June 11
• Jaswant to visit Lanka, clarify India's stand on Eelam

• June 7
• Court summons Jaya in coal import scam case
• Moopanar favours coalition

• June 3
• DMK in a fix over MDMK rally

• June 2
• Fresh reports of conversion

• May 31
• Jayalalitha acquitted in colour TV scam case

• May 30
• Sea change in political parties' stands on Lanka

• May 21
• Karnataka's intransigence over Cauvery upsets TN

• May 11
• 837 treated for cholera in Coimbatore

• Thackeray backs LTTE, wants ban lifted

• May 7
• SC rejects Madani's plea to shift Coimbatore blasts case to Kerala

• May 6
• SC reprieve for Jaya in colour TV scam

• April 24
• 19 TN fishermen return from Pak, Iran jails

• April 7
• Will TN Congress chief last till elections?

• April 1
• Jaya axes key aides in party reshuffle

• March 31
• Karunanidhi orders CID to probe Coimbatore farmer's rape, murder

• March 29
• The fire burns bright for lesbian couple in Palani

• March 23
• Karunanidhi plays mediator to warring allies

• March 19
• Pondy CM decides to resign

• March 9
• Muthiah amasses 25 months in prison

• February 26
• DMK front wins two by-poll seats in TN assembly
• SC spoils Jayalalitha's party, stays HC order discharging her

• February 23
• TN lawyers burn Jethmalani's effigy

• February 19
• Where treasure's nothing but trouble

• February 10
• Madras high court suspends Jaya's sentence, grants bail

• February 5
• Jaya claims DMK planned burning of bus
• Rumbles, yes, but no eruption yet

• February 5
• 'They burnt to death in front of our eyes'
• Government orders schools, colleges shut, CB-CID inquiry into Dharmapuri violence
• Opinion divided on Jayalalitha's disqualification for assembly election
• Dharmapuri killings distress AIADMK cadres
• 'God! I couldn't even see her face one last time'

• February 3
• Jayalalitha gets one year's RI in Pleasant Stay corruption case

• February 2
• 'I don't know how we can talk about Kamaraj rule by supporting the DMK or ADMK'
• Chidambaram sulks Moopanar into a fret
• TANSI case judge comes under a cloud

• February 1
• DMK watches BJP's seat-sharing talks with interest
• TN returning to the days of 'jungle raj'?

• January 30
• Thiruvalluvar comes to life in Kanyakumari
• TMC leader steps down in protest against tie-up with Jaya
• Vanniyar Sangam to support AIADMK in by-poll

• January 29
• TMC joins hands with old foe AIADMK

• January 22
• Does Karunanidhi need a deputy?
• AIADMK woos TMC for byelection and beyond

• January 18
• Jayalalitha's discharge rattles DMK

• January 14
• Jayalalitha discharged in Tansi land and coal import cases

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