November 6, 2012 |
BANGALORE: A 63-year-old ho8memaker had been in a coma for two months after being attacked by three youths during a burglary at her BTM Layout house. On Monday, she lost the battle for life in a Jayanagar hospital. Mahadevi J Harikanth, a retired nursing superintendent and divorcee, was alone when the three robbers broke into her house and attacked her as she tried to resist them. They attempted to strangle her to death before fleeing with some valuables. Mahadevi entered into coma following the attack and died on Sunday afternoon.
October 9, 2012 |
After the success of Love Failure (Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi in Tamil), Siddharth is back with another bilingual. And director Vasantha Balan of Veyil and Angadi Theru fame, will be wielding the megaphone for this film. Sources further add that the film will be produced by Sashikanth of Y Not Studios, who had earlier produced Love Failure in association with Siddharth. While the film is titled 'Kaavia Thalaivan' in Tamil, the Telugu version is yet to be titled and an official announcement is awaited on this.
October 9, 2012 |
Vasantha Balan's Aravaan might not have done as well as expected but the acclaimed director has begun work on his next. While it was rumoured earlier that the director was planning to adapt one more story from Su Venkatesan's Kaaval Kottam, which was also the source for Aravaan, he has now signed up Siddharth to play the lead in his upcoming film which will be produced by S Sashikanth, who earlier produced Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi with the...
July 21, 2012 |
TRICHY: An illicit relationship cost a man his life, after his wife, who could not tolerate her husband's behaviour anymore, cut off his genital, and then murdered him late on Thursday night. Police said that the victim was having an illicit relationship with one of his relatives, much to the chagrin of his wife. Police said that Varatharaj (40), a barber from Keela Panjappur in Trichy district was married to Saratha (36). The couple have two children. Varatharaj allegedly developed an illicit relationship with Vasantha (36)
March 12, 2012 |
MYSORE: The death of a pregnant woman at Cheluvamba Hospital here sparked protests on Sunday. Enraged over the incident, relatives of the deceased, Vasantha, 20, staged a protest in front of the hospital. Vasantha from Chunchanakatte in Krishnarajnagar taluk was admitted to the hospital for delivery on Saturday evening. However, on Sunday at 8 am, she died in the labor ward. Accusing the hospital authorities of negligence, relatives of the victim demanded compensation. Police, who reached the spot, pacified the protesters and brought the situation under control.
February 1, 2012 |
CHENNAI: Four women lost nearly 29 sovereigns of gold chains in four separate incidents the city in the last two days. Padmavathy (48), wife of Gunasekaran of 16th Cross Street in Indira Nagar, was walking home on Monday evening when a man on a bike snatched her six sovereign chain and sped away. In Alwarpet, Mekalai (44), wife of cab driver Kulandai Pandian of Mudali Street, was going to call some friends on an adjacent street when a man snatched her eight sovereign chain and escaped.
July 29, 2011 |
Apart from directing films, Lingusamy — who had recently inked a three-film deal with a corporate production house — seems to be taking his role as a producer quite seriously. The latest we hear is that Lingusamy is keen to produce another film for Arya , whom he seems to have grown close to during Vettai. A source confirms, "Arya is one of the few actors to have a huge circle of friends in the industry. Lingu is keen to produce a film for him under his home production banner.
May 10, 2011
BANGALORE: A group of students of SCT Institute of Technology in Vignan Nagar located in East Bangalore, came well dressed for their College Day celebrations on Monday morning. But most of them were disappointed seeing a notice stating the celebration had been postponed to Tuesday. The disappointment turned to shock when they heard the reason behind it: that their collegemate had committed suicide. Vasantha Kumari M S, 21, a student of sixth semester electronics and communication in the college, had committed suicide in her paying guest accommodation at Vignan Nagar on Monday around 6 am. She hanged herself from the ceiling fan in the hall using a shawl.
April 28, 2011 |
COIMBATORE: She is too old to participate in any activity that involves physical strain. In addition, her blood clots easily, most often on her thighs. A widow with a joint family to look after, she spends most of her time practicing as a homeopathic doctor. But none of these issues are a constraint for 73-year-old athlete Dr Vasantha Samuel, who has won many medals at national and international sports events, especially in the field of high jumps. Vasantha just got back home to her Ramanathapuram residence, after winning two silver medals at the World Masters Athletics Championship held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia . To her neighbours, Vasantha is just an amusing old lady who jogs every morning.
February 9, 2011 |
BASAR (ADILABAD): About one lakh devotees visited Basar temple town to have darshan of Goddess Saraswathi on the occasion of Vasantha Panchami on Tuesday. Pilgrims from different parts of the country, including Maharashtra , Karnataka, Tamil Nadu , apart from Andhra Pradesh, thronged the temple town. All the hotels, lodges, chowltries and other business establishments were chock-a-block with devotees. People faced severe inconvenience due to the poor arrangements made by the temple authorities.