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Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) Notorious criminal Azhaguraja was shot dead in a police encounter in Tamil Nadu’s Perambalur, marking yet another addition to the list of high-profile encounter killings in the state. The encounter, late on Monday night, took place near a forested stretch close to Thirumanthurai village in Perambalur, when the accused allegedly attacked police personnel while attempting to flee.According to police sources, Azhaguraja sustained a bullet injury to the head during the encount…

Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has successfully delivered the Pongal gift to a vast majority of eligible households this year, with official data showing that 2.15 crore rice ration cardholders — about 97 per cent of the total 2.22 crore eligible families — have already received the benefit. Around 7.6 lakh cardholders across the state are yet to collect the Pongal package, largely due to beneficiaries travelling out of their home locations during the festival period.In a sta…