Kanyakumari, April 12 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Sunday outlined an ambitious governance roadmap while sharply criticising Chief Minister M. K. Stalin during an election campaign in Kanyakumari district. Addressing a gathering in Mahadhanapuram, Vijay promised a corruption-free delivery of welfare schemes, asserting that benefits would reach citizens without the need for applications or bribes.He announced that every family in Tamil Nadu would be issued a “priorit…
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Kanyakumari, April 12 (IANS) TVK leader Vijay on Sunday cancelled a scheduled public meeting in Kanyakumari district midway through preparations and opted instead to hold a major roadshow, as campaigning for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections enters its final, high-intensity phase. With campaigning permitted only until the evening of April 21, political parties across the state have stepped up their outreach efforts. Senior leaders are aggressively touring constituencies, balancing packe…
Tirunelveli, April 3 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is set to campaign in Tirunelveli on Friday, marking a key leg of the DMK-led alliance’s intensified outreach in southern Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for April 23. According to his itinerary, Stalin will depart from Chennai at around 4.50 p.m. and arrive in Thoothukudi by flight. From there, he will travel by road to Tirunelveli, where he will address a major public meeting at the Nellai South Bypass.The rally is e…
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Union Minister and BJP’s Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal is set to arrive in Chennai on Monday for a crucial round of discussions aimed at finalising the long-pending seat-sharing arrangement within the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The high-stakes visit follows a significant breakthrough in New Delhi, where AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami held detailed consultations with Union Home Mi…
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) Light to moderate rainfall is expected in several coastal districts of southern Tamil Nadu until Sunday due to a low-pressure system prevailing in the atmosphere, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Officials said the weather disturbance currently extends from southern Tamil Nadu to coastal Karnataka, creating favourable conditions for rain in parts of the State’s southern coastal belt.The system is expected to influence weather patterns in the regio…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The arrest of Sri Lanka’s former Intelligence chief, Retired Major-General Suresh Sallay is a turning point in the investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people. The move was a bold one taken by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who won the presidency in 2024.He had promised that all persons involved in the attack would be brought to justice.Sallay was made State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief in 2019 after Gotabaya Rajapaksa became Pres…
Amaravati, Feb 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday mooted distribution of electric bicycles to Gramin Dak Sevaks.Participating in Gramin Dak Sevak Conference in Guntur along with Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Chief Minister requested the Union Minister to provide electric bicycles to Gramin Dak Sevaks, stating that it would reduce pollution and help them perform their duties more efficiently.Chandrababu Naidu said that Gramin Dak S…
Gandhinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) India’s first cooperative cab service, Bharat Taxi, was officially launched today, offering a new model of ride-hailing designed to protect drivers’ interests and ensure fair pricing for passengers. Gujarat Government Spokesperson Jitu Vaghani described the initiative as historic and congratulated all involved in making the service a reality.Speaking on the launch, Vaghani said: “The launch of Bharat Taxi is a historic event for the country. This service will serv…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, after a successful two-month pilot operation, saying that the service will be rolled out across the country in the next three years.Bharat Taxi has been initially launched in Delhi-NCR and Gujarat and will be expanded across all states and Union Territories within two years. Profits will be shared with drivers associated with Bharat Taxi. Cu…
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Slamming the AIADMK for “shamelessly copying” the DMK government’s welfare and development initiatives into its election manifesto, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Saturday said the opposition party had a long record of making promises it never fulfilled and had no credibility to seek another mandate. Speaking at a public function in Karaikudi during his tour of Sivaganga district, Stalin said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami had failed to i…