Chennai, August 4(BPNS) Tamil Nadu finance minister, PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan will release a 120-page white paper on the state’s finances on August 9. The white paper will include the state’s liabilities and the reasons for the loss of revenue in various sectors. The white paper is primarily aimed at discussing the financial position of the […]
Stalin writes letter to external affairs minister over Lankan Navy firing TN fishermen
Chennai, August 4(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin in a letter to Union external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar to exert pressure on the Sri Lankan government not to attack Indian fishermen in the sea. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in the letter referred to the firing by Sri Lankan Navy at Tamil Nadu fishermen at […]
Ambulance struck in Roadblock during President’s visit : Injured worker carried on stretcher
Chennai, August 3(BPNS) After the main road in Rajiv Gandhi Salai and its arterial roads were blocked following the visit of President, Ram Nath Kovind, an injured Bihari guest worker was carried on stretcher by paramedics and motorists. The ambulance in which he was taken from the TIDEL park site where he suffered the injury […]
DMK to woo PMK to consolidate position in Northern Tamil Nadu
Chennai, August 3(BPNS) The presence of PMK representatives during the centenary celebrations of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly even as its coalition partner AIADMK boycotted the programme, has raised a few eyebrows. The recent meeting of the PMK legislative party leader G.K. Mani with the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, and thanking him for the Government […]
War of words erupt between AIADMK, DMK over the former boycotting centenary celebrations of TN assembly
Chennai, August 3(BPNS) War of words erupted between the opposition AIADMK and the ruling DMK after the former boycotted the centenary celebrations of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. The centenary celebrations were inaugurated on August 2, Monday by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. Former Minister and leader of AIADMK, D Jayakumar while speaking […]
TN BJP protest against Mekedatu dam is a double act, Kamal Haasan
Chennai, August 3(BPNS) South Indian megastar turned politician and president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), Kamal Haasan has said that the Tamil Nadu BJP opposing the construction of Mekedatu dam by Karnataka state over the River Cauvery is a double act. Speaking to reporters in Coimbatore, the superstar said,” As an actor who has played […]
Stalin to inaugurate ‘Makaklai Thedi Maruthuvam’ on Thursday
Chennai, August 3(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin will launch an initiative of the state government, taking health care to the doorsteps of people,” Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam”. Chief Minister will inaugurate the programme at Smanapalli in Krishnagiri district on Thursday, according to the state health Minister, Ma Subramanian while speaking to reporters at the […]
AIADMK to fight vigilance raids legally and politically
Chennai, July 23(BPNS) The opposition AIADMK is on the course of taking legal recourse against the Directorate of Vigilance and Crime Branch (DVAC) raids conducted at 21 places attached to former state transport minister and party leader, M.R. Vijabhaskar on Thursday. AIADMK coordinator and former Chief Minister, O Pannerselvam has said that the party would […]
Tamil Nadu to promote Thermal power projects
Chennai, July 23(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedo) which is the organization involved in the generation and distribution of power, will be speeding up the thermal power projects in the state. This is following the directive of the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, in a meeting with the state power minister Senthil Balaji, […]
CM Stalin to chair reconstituted State vigilance and monitoring committee
Chennai, July 23(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has reconstituted the State Vigilance and Monitoring Committee with the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin as the Chairman. In a statement on Friday, the Adi Dravidar and Tribal welfare department said that the committee with has State Minister for Finance, PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan, Minister for Adi- Dravidar Welfare, N. […]