AIADMK top leader K Palaniswami on Sunday reiterated that there is no place for V K Sasikala in the party saying no one could give a new lease of life to a matter that has already been settled. Days after his colleague and party coordinator, O Panneerselvam (OPS) said he personally had respect and admiration … Read more
The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced postponement of class 12 public examination, complete lockdown on Sundays and effective April 20, night curfew from 10 pm to 4 am. After Chief Minister K Palaniswami chaired a high level meeting here to review the COVID-19 scenario in the state, the government announced measures, including the Sunday … Read more
The AIADMK on Monday announced fielding two women candidates to the Kerala Assembly elections from as many seats for the April 6 elections in that state. Elections will be held for 140 seats in Kerala where the ruling CPI(M), led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is seeking a successive term by bucking the trend of … Read more
CPI veteran and the party’s former state secretary D Pandian died here on Friday following illness, the party said. The 88-year old former MP was not keeping well and had been admitted to a government hospital where he breathed his last Friday. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister K Palaniswami, DMK President M K … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami urged the Centre to declare the Godavari-Cauvery river link initiative as a national project and said if it was done, it would benefit people in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Speaking during the virtual meeting of the NITI Aayog being chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Palaniswami noted … Read more
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin on Sunday demanded that Chief Minister K Palaniswami immediately suspend vice-chancellor of Anna University M K Surappa who is facing an enquiry over allegations of corruption. Hitting out at Surappa for continuing in office despite the probe, he said it was a ‘mockery’. Surappa has asserted he has done … Read more
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday asked the Centre to allot 10,000 seats under the ‘India BPO Promotion Scheme‘ to the state, citing the success of the scheme. The scheme is synchronous with the state government’s vision for creating employment in the rural areas, he said. In a letter to Union IT … Read more