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Bonded labourers turned brick kiln owners: How a district collector transformed lives
Arun Lakshman/ IANS The saga of bonded labour and the compounding problems continue in various villages of Tamil Nadu even as the state government is trying its best to catapult the state to the big league of development. The story of a group of villagers in Tiruvattur district of Tamil Nadu was of agony, pain […]
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Amid NEET heat, high security at Nilgiris for TN Governor
Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police have raked up the security in The Nilgiris as the state Governor R.N. Ravi is at the Raj Bhavan in Nilgiris to attend a two-day conference of University Vice-Chancellors to be held on April 25 and 26. Several political parties including the ruling DMK and its allies […]
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No discrimination against local bodies led by opposition parties: Stalin
Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin said that his government has no discrimination against local bodies that are headed by opposition parties. He was addressing a grama sabha meeting at Sengadu village near Sri Perumbadur to mark the National Panchayat Raj day. M.K. Stalin said that the people will get all […]
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FM for regulating crypto at global level to check money laundering, terror funding
Washington, Apr 19 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made a strong case for regulating cryprocurrencies at a global level to mitigate the risk of money laundering and terror funding. Participating at a high-level panel discussion organised by the IMF, the Finance Minister said that as long as the non-governmental activity of the crypto […]
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TN transport corporation to float tenders for electronic ticketing machines
Chennai, April 20 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) is to float tenders for electronic ticketing machines as the conductors and commuters have been demanding a shift from the manual system. However the details of the tender and the bid dates have not yet been finalised, sources in TNSTC told BPNS. TNSTC has […]
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Indian Coast Guard conducts course on oil spill
Chennai, Apr 18 A course on oil spill conducted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for 17 friendly foreign countries commenced here on Monday. According to an official release, ICG is conducting the International Maritime Organisation level-I & II course for 17 friendly foreign countries including Iran, Thailand, Somalia, Mauritius, Myanmar, South Africa and Sri […]
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As precaution against floods, Chennai corporation focuses on stormwater drains in budget
Chennai, April 9 (BPNS) Greater Chennai Corporation Mayor, R. Priya, the first Dalit woman Mayor of Chennai in the 789 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2022-23 has given a major thrust on stormwater drains in the budget as the 2021 floods had led to the city being inundated in water. It may be […]
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TN to issue release letter , interim compensation for rescued bonded labourers
Chennai, April 2 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu labour department has commenced proceedings to issue ‘release letters’ and sanction interim compensation of Rs 20,000 each to the bonded labourers who were rescued from a Virudhunagar paper mill by activists in 2020. This is following the Madras High Court issuing notice to the labour department on a Public […]
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TN SC community petitions government against issuing certificates to non-SCs
Chennai, March 30 (BPNS) The Kuravar community alleged that Tamil Nadu government officials including Thehsildhars and village officers are issuing community certificates of their caste to people belonging to other castes including BCs and forward castes. The community leaders said that they have already petitioned the SC/ST welfare department of the Tamil Nadu government and […]