Palaniswami will be AIADMK’s Chief Ministerial candidate for 2021 Assembly polls
CHENNAI:Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK on Wednesday announced that Chief Minister K. Palaniswami will be the party’s chief ministerial candidate for the 2021 Assembly polls. The much expected announcement was made by party Coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam at the party headquarters here. Accepting the demand of Panneerselvam, the party has also announced the […]
AIADMK to announce Chief Minister candidate on October 7 for Tamil Nadu assembly polls
CHANNAI: The ruling AIADMK said on Monday that it would announce its chief ministerial candidate for the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls on October 7. The announcement would be made by Coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and Joint Coordinator and Chief Minister K Palaniswami, AIADMK Deputy Coordinator KP Munusamy told reporters after the […]
Tamil Nadu to get one more government university
CHENNAI: A new university will be set at Villupuram by bifurcating the state-run Vellore based Thiruvalluvar varsity, Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced in the Assembly on Wednesday. The new university would start functioning from the current academic year, he said, adding the move follows Villupuram people’s long time request in addition to the plea of […]
Tamil Nadu CM sacks IT minister M Manikandan
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday dropped Information Technology Minister Dr M. Manikandan from the state cabinet. The action came in the wake of Manikandan’s public criticism of his cabinet collegue Udumalai Radhakrishnan, who is also the head of the state-run Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV. Governor Banwarilal Purohit has accepted the […]
Rajya Sabha passes National Medical Commission Bill amid walkout by AIADMK
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the National Medical Commission Bill for replacing the corruption-plagued MCI with a new body, in what was described by the government as one of the biggest reforms for medical education in the country. The bill that seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 was passed by […]