Coimbatore, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed disappointment over the failure to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill, while addressing a high-profile election rally in Coimbatore in support of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidates ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.With campaigning set to conclude on Tuesday, political parties have intensified their outreach in the final stretch before voting.As part of this push, Prime Minister Modi had earlier held …
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Chennai, April 13 (IANS) All TASMAC liquor outlets across Tamil Nadu will remain closed for three days from April 21 to April 23, as part of measures to ensure a peaceful and orderly conduct of the Assembly elections on April 23. TheThe Election Commission has ordered that the prohibition will be in force from 10 a.m. on April 21 until midnight on polling day. Officials have warned that strict action will be taken against any individual or establishment found violating the order by selling liquo…
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) BJP Tamil Nadu spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Madurai would mark a decisive political moment ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections and signal what he described as the beginning of the end of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government.In a strongly worded statement, Prasad accused the DMK administration led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of presiding over rising public debt, deteriorating law and order, and…
Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) After being temporarily put on hold amid protests by shop workers, the empty liquor bottle buy-back scheme of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) is set to be implemented in Chennai later this week.Officials said the decision follows a review of earlier operational challenges and is aimed at ensuring smoother execution this time.The scheme had been suspended in the city after Tasmac workers shut down liquor shops and staged protests at depots, citing inadequ…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) PMK founder S. Ramadoss has called upon Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin to take immediate responsibility and order the closure of government-run liquor shops located near public spaces, citing a sharp rise in alcohol-related violence, social unrest, and threats to women’s safety. In a strongly worded statement, Ramadoss said the State government could no longer evade accountability by claiming helplessness. He pointed to a recent incident on January 2 near Senji in…