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Hosur (Tamil Nadu), Feb 11: Defying recession trends, the rose export business is booming ahead of Valentine''s Day in Tamil Nadu.

With Valentine''s Day approaching, Hosur, a resourceful small town in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri District, is bracing itself up for exports to western countries to the tune of five million roses.

"Already 30 lakhs flowers have been exported during Christmas and New Year. The export of flowers is proposed to five million that is

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Feb. 8 : Activists of the Puthia Tamilgam, a regional party in Tamil Nadu, took to the streets of Coimbatore on Saturday to protest against the Sri Lankan Army''s offensive on ethnic Tamils in that island-nation.

The protestors raised slogans and called for the conflict in Sri Lanka to end.

Chennai, Feb. 6, : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Friday appealed to all parties to speak in one voice and adopt a united stand on Sri Lankan Tamil issue.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief said a solution to the issues was elusive because of the infighting among Tamil groups in the Sri Lanka.

"There is no unanimity here also on the issue. If all of us remain united, the Tamil race in Sri Lanka will be saved," Karunanidhi said.

Chennai, Feb 6, : All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Friday condemned the incident in which the car of the Communist Party of India (CPI) state unit secretary D. Pandian was set ablaze by unidentified persons.

The incident took place early on Friday when the car of the leader was set ablaze by some unidentified persons at his residence.

Pandian was not at home when the incident took place.

The vehicle was partially damaged in the incident. No arrest has been made so far.

Ranchi, Feb 6 : Hundreds of students studying in Tamil Nadu got back home in Ranchi to escape the present turmoil in the state over the Sri Lankan Army action against the LTTE.

The students were asked to vacate their hostels to avoid getting into untoward situations.

"Due to the disturbed situation in Sri Lanka, a strike has been going on in Tamil Nadu. We were asked to leave. The government came up with a notice that all universities should be closed and all hostels be vacated. So our dean and warden immediately asked us to vacate. So, we left the place," said Vikram Rana, a student.

A strike was called on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu protesting Sri Lanka''s military offensive against Tamil Tigers.