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The Madras High Court has come to the rescue of a 37-year-old man, who has spent 14 years in Vellore prison on the charge of murder by ordering his release on the ground that he was a juvenile at the time of murder. As Jayavel was a juvenile in ...

As violence continued to mar many places in the State even after the release of PMK leader S. Ramadoss from jail, the government would not hesitate to ban any political party that indulged in violence, created a law and order problem, damaged public ...

On a day when PMK founder S Ramadoss was released from jail, another party functionary joined the list of those booked under the National Security Act (NSA) for indulging in violence. In all, four partymen, including firebrand MLA Kaduvetti Guru, ...

Jail can be tough on visitors. Inmates exist merely as numbers. A.G. Perarivalan, or number 13906, sentenced to death for his role in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, awaits his fate at Vellore Central Prison, some 200 ...

A pall of gloom hangs over 15 fishing villages near Pulicat. Though the ban on deep sea fishing has been lifted, the fishermen have decided not to go to sea until 161 persons belonging to their community are released from prison. The arrested men, ...

Two powerful books highlight very real problems, generally glossed over in the euphoria of India's growth, writes CHITRA SUDARSHAN In June we cast our attention on two books one non-fiction and the other a novel that throw light on two very ...

by It was a great moment for the nation when President Mahinda Rajapaksa graced the Victory Day celebrations at Galle Face Green yesterday. He recalled those horrified days during which the masses had been subjected to untold privations due to the ...

A new breed of helmet users have come up in Tamil Nadu. Drivers of State-run buses in various districts have started wearing helmets. No, it is not because of fear of accidents or the buses turning topsy-turvy. With drivers of many State-run buses ...

Chennai, May 10 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said district jails would be set up in Tiruppur, Dharmapuri and Villupuram at a cost of Rs 39 crore. Making a statement under Rule 110 in the State Assembly, she said her government ...