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Oppn meet in Patna on June 23; Rahul, Mamata, Stalin to attend: Tejashwi

A meeting of opposition parties, organised by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will be held in Patna on June 23, his deputy Tejashwi Yadav said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference with JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh by his side, Yadav said that top leaders of most opposition parties, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal have agreed to attend the meeting. The meeting was earlier scheduled to be held on June 12, but was put off after some of the parties, including the Congress and the DMK, requested a change in date. Nitish Kumar had recently said he was opposed to parties sending any leader except their respective heads to the meeting where the anti-BJP players will chalk out a strategy for the Lok Sabha polls next year.

TN CM launches 500 Urban Health Centres, takes veiled swipe at Guv Ravi

As many as 500 Urban Health and Wellness Centres (UHWCs), spread across the State were virtually inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin here on Tuesday. In his launch address, Stalin said the Dravidian model of governance regarded education and healthcare as its 'two eyes,' and the government accordingly implemented schemes. Tamil Nadu excelled in sectors such as education, in development of the state and in fulfilling the aspirations of the people. However, this could not be seen or understood by a person who held the top position in the State, Stalin said in an implicit reference to Governor RN Ravi. Without naming Ravi again, Stalin said 'he' (Governor) did not accept the Dravidian model of governance and hence made criticisms against the government to confuse people. "People will not bother about it at all. People have understood everything clearly. Let him make such criticism continuously," the Chief Minister said, adding such remarks would only further invigorate

TN CM lauds IFS official for winning UNESCO award for biosphere management

An IFS officer Jagdish S Bakan who won the prestigious Michel Batisse award 2023 for biosphere reserve management from UNESCO was lauded by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday for his remarkable achievement. The 2017 batch officer of the Indian Forest Service is currently the director of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve. The USD 12,000 award is given in memory of Dr Michel Batisse for outstanding achievement in the management of biosphere reserves in line with the recommendations of the Seville Strategy. "Ramanathapuram district forest officer and director of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve @jagdishbakanIFS has been selected for #BiosphereReserveManagement #MichelBatisseAward for Biosphere Reserve Management of UNESCO and brought laurels to Tamil Nadu. Congratulations to him," the chief minister said in a tweet. "I feel proud to hear him say that the award has been possible due to the marine elite force created by our government," he said. Bakan will visit Paris on Ju

Stalin announces financial assistance for Balasore train accident victims

"For now, there is no specific detail regarding the number of Tamils dead or injured in the accident. While our officials are continuously coordinating with Odisha government officials," he added

Train tragedy: Stalin dials Patnaik, forms panel to oversee Tamils rescue

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday spoke to his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik following the accident of the Coromandel Express train, and announced that he was deputing a four-member panel to coordinate the rescue of Tamils on the train. At least 179 persons were injured and 50 were feared dead as four coaches of the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express derailed in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening, following which it collided head-on with a goods train coming from the opposite direction on the other line. Expressing shock over the accident, Stalin tweeted that he spoke to Patnaik and said the details shared by the latter about the accident were "worrying". The chief minister also condoled the lives lost in the incident. "I have asked Transport Minister S S Sivasankar and 3 IAS officials to rush to Odisha to rescue the Tamils involved in the accident. Have directed setting up a helpline," he added. Meanwhile, the Southern Railway has set up a helpdesk at Che

Stalin finds fault with Twitter for blocking NTK leaders' accounts

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday came out strongly against Twitter for temporarily blocking the accounts of NTK leader Seeman and other functionaries

BJP trying to misuse Income Tax, CBI, ED in Tamil Nadu, says CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has alleged that the BJP government at the Centre was trying to misuse the agencies like Income Tax,CBI, and the ED in Tamil Nadu just like in other states

Stalin urges Centre to resume direct flight between Chennai and Tokyo

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday urged the Centre to re-introduce direct flight connectivity between Tokyo and Chennai and increase the number of flights from Singapore to Madurai. Writing to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiradiya Scindia, Stalin said the direct flight service between Chennai and Tokyo, launched in October 2019 by All Nippon Airways, was discontinued during the Covid-19 pandemic. The service is yet to resumed and the lack of direct flight connectivity more than doubles the travel time between these two destinations by about 7 hours, he noted. "There have been persistent requests from the Japanese business community in Tamil Nadu to resume direct flight services between Chennai and Tokyo." Stalin pointed to the presence of a string of manufacturing facilities of Japanese conglomerates such as the Nissan and Mitsubishi in Tamil Nadu, the increase in the number of Japanese expatriates; Chennai being home to the largest Japanese community in India

Stalin visits Japanese tech firm, discusses use of AI in public utlities

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday visited technology firm NEC Future Creation Hub in Japan and interacted with officials on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used in the administration of the state government. The chief minister's deliberations with NEC officials were about AI-facial recognition, quantum computing objectives and possibly using such technology in the administration of Tamil Nadu government and public utilities, an official release here said. The officials briefed Stalin on NEC's tech-driven solutions in various spheres, including stress-free journey for air passengers, the release added. Tamil Nadu Industries Minister TRB Rajaa and senior officials including Additional Chief Secretary S Krishnan were present. On May 23, the Chief Minister embarked on a visit to Singapore and Japan to attract investments and invite investors to the Global Investors Meet slated to be held here in January 2024.

Tamil Nadu signs business pacts worth Rs 800 crore with Japanese companies

A total of six MoUs were signed in Tokyo, envisioning a total investment of Rs 818.90 crore in the fields of automotive spares, construction engineering, and metals used in space and defense

Sengol bent on first day: TN CM Stalin on police action against wrestlers

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin slammed the BJP-led central government for police action against wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Mallik and Bajrang Punia

Stalin rides bullet train in Japan, bats for 'equivalent' service in India

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who is on an official trip of Japan, on Sunday undertook a 500-km bullet train journey to its capital city Tokyo and said such a service could benefit the Indian citizens as well. He also addressed Tamils living in Japan, while highlighting the link between the Tamil and Japanese languages. On his train journey, he tweeted: "Traveling from Osaka to Tokyo on #BulletTrain; will cover a distance of about 500 km in less than two and a half hours," and shared some related pictures. "A railway service equivalent to #BulletTrain not only in design but also in speed and quality should come for use in our India as well. The poor and middle class people should benefit and their journey should become easier! #FutureIndia," he added. The Chief Minister had earlier embarked on a two-nation official trip of Singapore and Japan to attract more investments to Tamil Nadu. Later in the day, he addressed a meeting of the Tamil diaspora living in Japan and ...

Stalin thanks PM Modi for allowing 'Khelo India Games 2023' in TN

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing 'Khelo India Games 2023' to be held in Tamil Nadu on his request

Rs 2,000 note withdrawal to cover up drubbing in Karnataka polls: Stalin

After the landslide victory of Congress in Karnataka assembly elections, Stalin had said the BJP has been wiped out from Dravidian landscape

Dravidian model is the governance formula for all States: CM Stalin

With Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi flaying the ruling DMK's oft-repeated "Dravidian model of governance," Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said it has emerged as the governance formula for all States in the country, as his party's allies lashed out at Ravi for his remarks. The two years of the DMK rule is a testimony of the governance model's success, Stalin claimed. His remarks assume significance in the wake of Ravi's comments in a section of media that the Dravidian model of governance is only a "political slogan" and a desperate bid to sustain an "expired ideology." Stalin said the victory of the two-year rule of the DMK has been dispensing pro-people initiatives and transforming Tamil Nadu into a welfare state. "This success will continue for a full five-year term. The winning streak will continue in the subsequent elections," Stalin, who as the DMK president catapulted the party to power decimating the decade-old rule of the AIADMK in the 2021 Assembly election, said. The

Stalin refutes to wade into 'cheap politics' over PTR audio issue

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday dismissed as "cheap politics" the PTR audio files, in which the state finance minister is purported to have made some remarks about the assets of the DMK's first family. In his first response to the issue, Stalin, president of the ruling DMK, said Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) has already responded to the matter twice. "He (PTR) himself has given two detailed explanations on this matter. I have time only to do my duty for people. I do not want to talk anything further on this and give publicity to those indulging in cheap politics," Stalin said in his regular "Ungalil Oruvan" question and answer series. In two audio clips released by state BJP chief K Annamalai, PTR is puported to have made some remarks about Stalin's son Udhayanidhi and son-in-law V Sabareesan, which the finance minister has categorically denied. He had insisted that they were digitally altered material using advanced technology. To a question on Union Home Minister

TN CM Stalin postpones visit to Delhi due to technical snag in flight

A Delhi-bound flight in which Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin was scheduled to travel on Thursday was cancelled due to a technical snag, airport sources said. The Chief Minister was scheduled to leave for Delhi to invite President Draupadi Murmu on Friday for a hospital inauguration here. The private carrier was cancelled due to the technical snag following which the Chief Minister returned home. He is expected to leave early on Friday, the sources added.

Tamil Nadu govt puts on hold Bill to extend factory working hours

After the bill was cleared, it invited protests from Unions backed by the ruling DMK and its allies, including the Congress and the Left parties

Stalin puts Factories Act amendment law on hold after unions' backlash

Soundararajan also said that the ministers had promised to convey the views of the trade unions to Chief Minister Stalin

TN CM Stalin to visit Japan, Singapore, and UK to attract investments

According to information, the Chief Minister will be meeting entrepreneurs and government officials in his one-week tour of the three countries