Chennai, March 12 (IANS) Hundreds of fishermen from Tamil Nadu working in West Asian countries, particularly in Iran, have been left stranded as the ongoing war in the region disrupts transportation and maritime operations.With tensions escalating, families in coastal districts of the state have expressed growing concern over the safety of their relatives employed on fishing vessels and maritime-related jobs abroad.According to officials from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department, around 593 fishe…
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Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, citing the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court verdict quashing the FIR against BJP leader Amit Malviya. In a statement, A.N.S. Prasad, spokesperson of the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP, said the High Court’s ruling has “constitutionally and morally exposed” Udhayanidhi Stalin’s unfitness to continue in public office.He asserted that the…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, K. Annamalai, on Wednesday welcomed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashing the criminal case registered against BJP national office-bearer Amit Malviya, describing the verdict as a strong reminder against the misuse of criminal law for political ends.The High Court, in its order dated January 20, set aside the FIR registered by the Trichy City Crime Branch against Malviya in connection with a social media post related to remarks ma…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a blistering attack at the ecosystem, an apparent reference to Congress and INDIA bloc, for their hatred and pointed attacks at the Sanatan Dharma and demanded that DMK minister Udhaynidhi Stalin be made to face the law for his pernicious attack on Hinduism.It also welcomed the Madras High Court’s order which quashed the criminal case against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, by the Trichy City Crime Branch police in…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed a criminal case registered by the Trichy City Crime Branch police against Amit Malviya, a national office-bearer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in connection with a social media post related to remarks made by Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sanatan Dharma.The case stemmed from a complaint filed by Advocate Dinakaran, who is the district organiser of the DMK Advocates’ Wing.The complaint was lodged at a police station in…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will approach the Supreme Court of India against the Madras High court (Madurai Bench) order permitting the lighting of a lamp at the ‘deepa thoon (lamp pillar)’ atop Thirupparankundram hill, as introducing a completely new practice through a judicial order is fundamentally wrong, State Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Raghupathi said on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters in Chennai, the Minister said the government was compelled t…