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The launch of The Hindu MetroPlus Weekend took people by surprise. They acknowledged that it reflected Madurai's dynamism and new outlook. Here we present the voice of a section of our valuable readers.

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A spot of divine sport
Pittuthoppu, an aesthetic structure half hidden from the eye

With prices of essential commodities soaring high, the Government of Tami Nadu has announced the distribution of rice at Re.One per kilo. This is not going to do much good to the common man. Instead of looking at the vote bank alone, the ...

The scheme of providing one kilo rice for Re.One to the people of Tamil Nadu was introduced by the late Chief Minister Anna. But this dream scheme could not be continued by successive Governments due to various problems. It has now been ...

The State’s main problem is power crisis. But to camouflage it, the government has announced distribution of one kg rice for Re.One through fair price shops. But will it really help poor families? What about the rising prices of other ...

Many people, as it is, do not buy the sub-standard rice supplied through ration shops for Rs.Two a kilo. The rice is allegedly smuggled to neighbouring States after polishing and sold there at Rs. Eight per kilo. Law enforcing agencies are ...

The scheme is good and to be welcomed by all. Since price hike is affecting people in general, the rice scheme is a boon. Likewise, the Government should also work towards ameliorating other problems of people including power cuts and rising ...

The proposal of supplying rice at a heavily subsidised rate is partially to help the poor people but much of it has to do with political strategies of the government. Ever since the DMK came to power, it has been announcing several welfare ...

The rice scheme has paved way for smuggling and real culprits are the government and the dishonest fair price shop owners.

This subsidised rice and other food items at cheaper rates should benefit the poor.

But what we get to ...

There has become a situation that price of rice is like that of chocolates. In our country, there are many people below poverty line.

There are many offers for farmers. Tamil Nadu is the only State where we can get rice for Rs.2. The ...

When middle class people are buying rice for Rs. 25 to 30 a measure, the announcement of rupee a measure for poor people is welcome news. The quality of rice should not be compromised for this price reduction.

Whenever the government ...

‘One kg rice for Re.1’ scheme may appear good to many people. But this leads people to fall into a pit of laziness gradually. People work hard mainly to get money for buying food and if they are given food for such a cheap rate, ...

The announcement of one kilo rice for Re.One is a welcome move. The original idea was of former Chief Minister C.Annadurai.To make the scheme successful, the authorities should supervise the Public Distribution System and Fair Price Shops ...

The purpose of this announcement is apparent. It is nothing but cheap political strategy for diverting public attention from the frequent power cuts. For providing rice at Rs. Two per kg, the government has to incur an expenditure of Rs.2350 ...

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A diesel Altis?
Toyota is considering a diesel version of the Corolla Altis for the Indian market.

The all-new Altis was launched last month with only the 1.8-litre petrol carried over from the previous model.

The new Corolla has a 2.0-litre engine ...

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Gathering laurels
Lara Dutta talks about roles that excite her

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