Chennai, July 28 (IANS) The construction of the Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Elevated Corridor, one of Tamil Nadu’s largest road infrastructure projects, is progressing steadily, with nearly 22 per cent of the work completed. The Rs 5,600-crore project is expected to significantly improve cargo movement between Chennai Port and the western suburbs while easing traffic congestion on key city roads.The 15.5-km elevated corridor is being constructed above the Cooum River, making it one of the most ch…
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Chennai, May 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday embarked on his first official visit to New Delhi after assuming office, with a packed schedule that includes meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Union Ministers and top Congress leaders, underlining the growing political significance of the state’s newly formed coalition government.Vijay assumed office as Chief Minister on May 10 after his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest p…
Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) DMK Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson has accused the Centre of presenting selective statistics and giving Tamil Nadu a “step-motherly treatment” in budgetary allocations.In a post on the social media platform X, Wilson took issue with repeated claims by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw that Tamil Nadu had witnessed a 7.5-fold increase in railway funding under the present government compared to the UPA era.While acknowledging the rise in absolute numbers, the MP argued that the gro…