Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will present its first full financial road map since the change of regime when Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson tables the revised Budget for the 2026-27 financial year in the State Assembly on August 5. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar. According to the Speaker, the Budget will be presented at 10 a.m. on August 5, while the Agriculture Budget will be introduced a day later, on August 6, by Agriculture Min…
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Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji and his brother Ashok Kumar have written to the Triplicane Police in Chennai, asserting that they have neither absconded nor attempted to evade the law, while questioning the legal basis on which they have been asked to appear for inquiry.The letter comes in the backdrop of an investigation linked to allegations of a conspiracy to destabilise the previous DMK government.Earlier, the Madras High Court had granted the brothers an…
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has directed officials to fast-track the appointment of Vice Chancellors to 15 state universities and expedite the filling of long-pending vacancies in teaching positions, signalling the government’s intent to address key challenges confronting the higher education sector. The directive was issued during a high-level review meeting chaired by the Chief Minister at the Secretariat.Higher Education Minister P. Vishwanathan and seni…
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is preparing to roll out an ambitious rooftop solar power initiative covering around 200 government offices across the state, with the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited (TNGECL) proposing to instal systems with a combined capacity of 200 MW at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore.The proposal, aimed at accelerating the state’s transition to clean energy while cutting electricity costs in public buildings, has been submitted to the governm…
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) In a significant development in Tamil Nadu’s education sector, noted soil biologist and ecologist Dr Sultan Ahmed Ismail has stepped down as Chairman of the State Curriculum Committee following directions from the School Education Department. The new move came amid indications that the TVK government is preparing to constitute a fresh panel to oversee future syllabus revisions.Dr Sultan Ahmed Ismail, who was appointed by the previous DMK government to head the committee …
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) The prospects of opening the Mettur Dam on the customary date of June 12 for the commencement of kuruvai irrigation in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta appear increasingly uncertain, owing to inadequate water storage and an unfavourable southwest monsoon forecast. Senior government officials indicated that the current storage level in the Mettur reservoir is far from adequate to support the traditional June 12 release.With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting …
Chennai, May 23 (IANS) Popular YouTuber and political commentator Savukku Shankar was released from Puzhal Central Prison after the Tamil Nadu government revoked the preventive detention order imposed against him under the Goondas Act. His release followed the recommendation of an advisory committee constituted to review cases registered under the law after the change in government in the State.Shankar had earlier been arrested in connection with alleged defamatory remarks made against the previ…
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) Anbumani Ramadoss criticised the ruling M.K. Stalin-led DMK government, alleging that its inaction has led to a surge in illicit liquor sales across Tamil Nadu, forcing local communities to take matters into their own hands.In a statement on Tuesday, the PMK leader referred to a recent incident in Podur village near Bennenagaram in Dharmapuri district, where a group of women allegedly ransacked four illegal liquor outlets operating in the area. The main accused in the il…
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami has issued an open letter to the people of the state, sharply criticising the DMK government and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin for what he described as a “complete breakdown of governance”. In his letter, Palaniswami said that over the past five years, he has consistently raised concerns both inside and outside the Assembly about what he termed the government’s failures, b…
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) AMMK General Secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran, on Saturday made it clear that there are no plans to bring V.K. Sasikala back into the NDA alliance, even as he met Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, in New Delhi amid intensifying political activity ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.The assertion comes at a time when speculation has been rife over Sasikala’s possible re-entry into alliance politics.Dhinakaran, who had travelled to the national Capital earlier this week…