Repco Infra eyes Rs.100-crore projects in Tamil NaduOctober 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - City-based Repco Infrastructure Development Co is in talks with the Tamil Nadu government to develop vacant land on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis. "We are discussing various BOT projects with the Tamil Nadu government, the total value of which is around Rs.100 crore," M.
Pranab pays tributes to AnnaduraiSeptember 15th, 2009 CHENNAI - The grand success of the DMK in the 1967 Tamil Nadu state election is because its founder leader C.N. Annadurai based his political philosophy on the needs and aspirations of the downtrodden, said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday.
Jayalalithaa bats for casual workforce in Tamil Nadu NewsprintSeptember 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and the current Leader of the Opposition J. Jayalalithaa has demanded regularisation of 1,600 casual workers at Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL), the country's second largest paper maker.
Tamil Nadu seeks central help to set up windmill projectsJune 20th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu government, planning to set up windmills to generate 1,000 MW, has sought financial assistance from the central government for the project, state Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veeraswami said here Saturday.
PMK bats for Congress in Tamil NaduJune 5th, 2009 CHENNAI - The PMK, which had dumped the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections to join hands with the AIADMK, is now supporting the Tamil Nadu unit of the Congress in its demand for ministerial berths in the state government. PMK leader S.
Karunanidhi's son appointed Tamil Nadu's Deputy CMMay 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's son, M K Stalin, was on Friday appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. State Governor S.S.
Congress-DMK alliance ahead in 27 seats in Tamil NaduMay 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - Many of the Congress' top leaders were trailing in Tamil Nadu though its alliance with the DMK and the VCK alliance was leading in 27 of the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The rival AIADMK front that includes the Left parties, MDMK and PMK was ahead in 12 seats.
DMK-led alliance leading in Tamil NaduMay 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - The DMK-Congress-VCK alliance is leading in 14 of the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu while the rival AIADMK front that includes the Left parties is leading in five seats. Krishnaswamy, AKS Vijayan, TKS Elangovan, TR Baalu and V Tamizharasi are leading in their respective constituencies, while those trailing are Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Mani Shankar Iyer, KV Thankabalu and EVKS Elangovan.
Counting begins in Tamil Nadu, PuducherryMay 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - The counting of votes cast for the 15th Lok Sabha polls began at 8 a.m. Saturday in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Karunanidhi says Congress-led UPA will again form govtMay 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi on Wednesday said the Congress-led coalition would again form the government at the Centre. Speaking to media persons after casting his vote, Karunanidhi said, "It will be again a Congress-led government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha polls."
He said the DMK-Congress would appear victorious in all the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
We will secure equal status for Sri Lankan Tamils: SoniaMay 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Expressing anguish over the plight of the Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi said here Sunday that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) would work to secure equal status and equal rights for them. 'Our ultimate goal is to secure for Tamil people (in Sri Lanka) equal status and equal rights,' Gandhi said at an election rally where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M.
25 held in Tamil Nadu for attempt to burn Indian flagApril 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least 25 people were arrested Saturday in Tamil Nadu for attempting to burn the Indian flag while protesting the killing of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka, police said. The 18 people held in Chennai and seven in Thanjavur district, 300 km south of here, belonged to various Indian Tamil extremist factions associated with Tamil nationalist leader P.
Subramanian Swamy wants central forces deployed in Tamil NaduApril 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Friday warned of serious trouble from pro-LTTE elements in Tamil Nadu and demanded that central paramilitary forces be deployed to take preventive measures. 'The central government must take pre-emptive action by posting Central Reserve Police Force and Border Security Force personnel in Tamil Nadu and carry out pre-emptive arrests of fissiparous elements immediately,' Swamy said in a statement.
Sedition charges politically motivated: VaikoApril 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - MDMK leader Vaiko Friday termed the Tamil Nadu government's move to charge him with sedition for his remarks in support of the Tamil Tigers' chief as 'politically motivated'. 'While my statement indicating a bloodbath in Tamil Nadu if (banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader) Prabhakaran is harmed does not mean sedition.
Tamil Nadu orders reopening of closed collegesFebruary 4th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu government Thursday ordered the reopening from Feb 9 of most colleges that were closed down to prevent the spread of student protests over Sri Lanka's war. 'The presently closed medical, veterinary, engineering and agricultural colleges will reopen from Feb 9 (Monday),' Chief Secretary K.S.
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