Tamil Nadu government seeks Rs 3,758 crore as ‘Nivar’ relief from Narendra Modi government
CHENNAI:The Tamil Nadu government has asked the Narendra Modi government (Centre) to provide a financial assistance of Rs 3,758 crore for relief and restoration work in the cyclone ‘Nivar’-ravaged districts of the state. The sum is the estimated loss to human lives in terms of compensation, property, cattle and installations and infrastructure of various government […]
Actor Rajinikanth to float party in January 2021, hopes for ‘honest’ Tamil Nadu government
CHENNAI: Actor Rajinikanth on Thursday said he would float his political party in January and an announcement in that regard will be made on December 31, 2020. With this Rajinikanth puts an end to various speculations about his plunge into Tamil Nadu politics. Announcing this in a tweet he added: “In the upcoming assembly polls, […]
Tamil Nadu government ready to pay for Tamil medium school in Gujarat
NEW DELHI:Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday said that his government is willing to bear the expenditure for running the Tamil medium school in Ahmedabad which has been closed down. In a letter to his Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani, he said: “Tamil Nadu government is willing to undertake the entire expenditure for the […]
Tamil Nadu government presents 2019-20 budget with no new taxes
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday presented the state budget for financial year 2019-20 with no new taxes and said the revenue deficit will reduce in the coming years. In the budget presented by Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who holds the finance portfolio, the government proposed no new taxes but said the revenue […]