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Chennai, August 9 The Southern Districts Farmers Association has welcomed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement the Godavari-Cauvery-Gundar river-linking project in its entirety, saying the scheme could provide a lasting solution to water scarcity in the drought-prone southern districts. Association functionary R. Ram Pandian said farmers […]

  Thiruvananthapuram,August 9 Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday warned of stringent action against gangsters and anti-social elements, saying the government would not allow anyone to challenge the law or threaten the peaceful lives of people in the state. His remarks came after police arrested Arjun Ayanki, an accused in several criminal cases, following […]

  Thrissur, 08 August Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan visited the famed Sree Krishna Temple at Guruvayur on Saturday evening, offering prayers and performing a traditional Thulabharam as part of his visit to the temple town. Satheesan arrived at the temple ahead of the deeparadhana, the customary evening ritual, and was received by Guruvayur […]

Chennai,Aug 8 Union Home Minister Amit Shah began a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Saturday, launching his engagements with prayers at prominent spiritual centres in Tiruvannamalai. Shah arrived in Chennai from Mumbai and was received at the airport by senior leaders of the BJP and the AIADMK, the principal constituents of the […]

  Chennai, August 8: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s attempt to forge a common political position on the proposed delimitation exercise has suffered a setback, with major parties, including the DMK and AIADMK, deciding to boycott an all-party meeting of MPs convened in Chennai on Saturday. Only 20 of Tamil Nadu’s 57 Members […]

  Thiruvananthapuram ,August 8 The ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) is facing intense lobbying over key political and administrative appointments, with disagreements within the Congress and competing demands from coalition partners delaying decisions on the distribution of board and corporation posts. The first UDF meeting held after the government assumed office failed to hold detailed […]

  Chennai, August 7: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is set to invest Rs 500 crore in civic infrastructure projects, with priority being given to underserved neighbourhoods in north Chennai and resettlement colonies in the southern parts of the city. The projects, planned under the Chief Minister’s Integrated Urban Development Mission (CMIUDM), will cover road […]

Thiruvananthapuram, August 7: Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday strongly criticised the UDF government’s decision to discontinue doorstep delivery of social security pensions through cooperative institutions, warning that the move would adversely affect elderly, differently-abled and economically vulnerable beneficiaries across Kerala. In a Facebook post, Vijayan accused the government of dismantling a welfare […]

Kochi, Aug 7 Absconding history-sheeter Arjun A, alias Arjun Ayanki, has sparked a fresh controversy by publicly challenging Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala to order a reinvestigation into a criminal case in which he and his associates were arrested and jailed. In a Facebook post, the 26-year-old alleged that police had fabricated the case against […]