The Madras High Court bench on Wednesday asked jallikattu organisers to view the bull-taming sport as a traditional and cultural sport and “avoid using it for gambling purpose.” “The organisers and the people should see Jallikattu as a traditional and cultural sport and should not use it to gamble,” a[Read More…]
Tag: Tamil Nadu
I am being harassed: Jayalalithaa’s niece
TN CM launches Rs 1,580 cr housing scheme
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TN’s new govt to release budget on March 16
Jayalalithaa had diabetes mellitus, says medical report
Tamil Nadu government on Monday released reports from Apollo Hospitals and AIIMS on the treatment given to late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. AIIMS handed over the detailed medical report to state government. The report was submitted following a formal request from the state government on Sunday in a bid to[Read More…]
AIIMS hands over Jayalalithaa’s medical Report to TN Government
As Tamil Nadu recovers from the shock of the loss of their favorite leader, AIIMS on Monday handed over the medical report by its top doctors of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa to the state government. The report contains a detailed scrutiny of Jayalalithaa’s health condition by the[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli first to have 100% waste segregation
In just a few months, Tirunelveli municipality in Tamil Nadu has achieved the feat of 100 per cent segregation of waste at source across households and institutions. It required securing effort from each family to segregate biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. Several campaigns though TV and local radio channels was done[Read More…]
TN: 2 dead, 56 injured in jallikattu
G67: A forum for a new Tamil Nadu
Karti Chidambaram wants to set a Tamil Nadu to new tune, one singing of youth and hope. With this view in mind, the son of former finance minister P Chidambaram is organizing G67, a seminar for the generation born after 1967, on March 6 in Chennai. The genesis of the[Read More…]
Madras HC dismisses PIL against Pepsi, Coca Cola on using Thambirabarani river water
The Madras High Court rejected two public interest litigation (PIL)’s against supplying water to soft drink companies including Pepsi and Coca-Cola from the Thamirabarani river in Tirunelvelli. The court lifted the stay order from November 2016, stating water supply will not be curbed, according to ANI. The petitioner had accused[Read More…]
13 fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
No special facilities for Sasikala, says Karnataka jail dept
Karnataka jail department officials have denied reports on Wednesday that AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala has been enjoying special facilities in Parappana Agrahara prison in Bengaluru and is likely to be shifted to a jail in Tamil Nadu. In response to a set of queries raised by advocate M[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami to meet PM
Faced many hurdles in launching forum. says Deepa Jayakumar
4 Fishermen seriously injured after attack by Sri Lankan fishermen
Jaya IInd longest serving female CM of India
Sasikala pushes for better provision in prison considering her age and health
Sasikala Natarajan has been sentenced by the apex court to serve a four-years of jail a week ago as she was held accountable for the corruption in a two-decade-old wealth case. Sasikala and her co-convict sister-in-law Elavarasi and nephew V.K. Sudhakaran pleaded for more time from the Supreme Court which[Read More…]
MK Stalin to meet President Pranab Mukherjee today
The political bedlam in Tamil Nadu after the death of former Chief Minister Jayalalitha and the end to this ferment doesn’t appear any closer. The DMK working president M.K. Stalin is expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi on Thursday says reports. “We have informed Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao[Read More…]
Celebrate Amma’s birthday in grand style: Sasikala
Sasikala may spend 13 more months in jail, if fails to pay fine of Rs 10 Crore
Cauvery water dispute: SC to hear plea on Monday
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear the plea relating to Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The issue, which resulted in dispute between the two states for decades, had resulted in violent protests in 2016. Earlier, the top court had asked Karnataka government to allow release of [Read More…]
Palaniswami wins trust vote, 122 MLAs voted in favour
With DMK and Congress absent from the Tamil Nadu Assembly, new Chief Minister and Sasikala pick Edappadi Palanisamy on Saturday won the vote of confidence, with 122 AIADMK MLAs voting in his favour. In the open ballot, all 122 MLAs who had earlier pledged support to Palanisamy, voted in his[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi directed TN Congress MLAs to vote against Palaniswami
The AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi directed eight TN Congress MLAs to vote against the Edappadi K Palaniswami government during the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Saturday. The move has ended uncertainty and suspense on his party’s stand. Significantly, this was officially told to Tamil Nadu Congress Committee[Read More…]
Plea against Sasikala withdrawan from SC
DMK’s 89 MLAs will vote against CM Edappadi K Palaniswami, says M K Stalin
DMK Working President M K Stalin on Friday announced the party MLAs would vote against the Palaniswami government on Saturday. Addressing press conference, Stalin said “People from all walks of life have been badly affected due to the political crisis in Tamil Nadu, If he (TN CM) seeks vote of[Read More…]