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Stalin to launch campaign on Oct 4 for local body poll

Chennai, Sep 30 (UNI) Ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Deputy General Secretary and Tamil Nadu Local Administration Minister M K Stalin will launch his eight-day campaign for local body polls and by-election to Madurai Central Assembly constituency on October four.

Mr Stalin would begin his tour in Kanniyakumari District of October four, followed by Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram and Theni districts on October five, six and seven respectively, a party release here said.

He would spend two days in Madurai on October eight and nine in view of the by-elections and two days in Chennai, where the DMK would stake the claim for the Mayoral post in the Chennai Corporation. He would campaign in South Chennai on October 10 and in North Chennai the next day, the release added.

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Blake downs Safin to make Thai Open final

BANGKOK, Sep 30 (Reuters) James Blake beat Marat Safin 3-6 6-4 7-6 today to claim a place in the final of the Thailand Open. The match looked all-but over when the American broke Safin's serve to go 6-5 up in the final set, but the Russian broke right back to force a tiebreak. Despite playing some of the best tennis since his return after six months on the sidelines, Safin crumbled and handed Blake the victory......

Barrichello escapes sanction after blocking claim

SHANGHAI, Sep 30 (Reuters) Honda's Rubens Barrichello kept his third place on the Chinese Grand Prix starting grid today after being cleared of blocking McLaren's Pedro de la Rosa in qualifying. The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said no further action would be taken after stewards heard both drivers at the Shanghai circuit. ''Enquiries show that as a result of a system fault, the blue lights at pit exit were not illuminated to indicate the.....

English game to get corruption allegations report

LONDON, Sep 30 (Reuters) A Premier League inquiry into accusations of corruption by agents will deliver its initial findings on Monday, just two weeks after fresh allegations that secret payments are rife in the English game. The inquiry, led by former London police chief John Stevens, was set up in January after high-profile claims that illicit payments to managers, known as 'bungs', were a common feature of transfer deals. Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson had.....
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