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Ashok Leyland wins order to supply 552 buses to Tamil Nadu transport corpn

Commercial vehicle manufacturer will deliver the buses from April 2024

TN rains: Measures for rescue, relief operation carried out, says Stalin

Indian Coast Guard conducted rescue of stranded citizens and supplied relief materials such as food and medicine to the people in the flood-affected areas

Four Southern Tamil Nadu districts paralysed by historic overnight rains

Tamil Nadu has faced heavy rains in the last 24 hours. As per the official report, over 7500 people have been shifted to relief camps from residential colonies. Know more details here

Tamil Nadu rains: NDRF, IAF collaborate to rescue stranded train passengers

Work to rescue about 800 passengers stranded at Srivaikuntam in southern Tamil Nadu is 'going on' and the exercise will be completed as soon as possible, an official said on Tuesday. Elsewhere, the Army assisted evacuation of people from flood-hit areas and provided them medical care. Though rainfall activity has almost come to a halt in most parts of southern Tamil Nadu, the inundation is still heavy, which continues to affect normalcy. A railway official here said the NDRF, Air Force, railway and local authorities are coordinating the rescue work. The passengers, stranded since early hours of Monday, spent the night in train coaches at Srivaikuntam railway station. Initially, 300 were housed in a nearby school and the others stayed at Srivaikuntam railway station. On Monday night, troops assisted rescue of over 100 people, which includes 54 women, a pregnant lady and 19 children near Thoothukudi. Medical care and life support was provided to them, the Defence PRO Chennai said in

Schools, colleges shut in Tamil Nadu today due to extreme heavy rainfall

It has been raining continuously since Sunday morning in Kovilpatti, Ettayapuram, Vilathikulam, Kalugumalai, Kayathar, Kadambur, Vembar, Surangudi, and other areas of Thoothukudi district

Court extends TN Minister Senthil Balaji's remand in money laundering case

A sessions court here on Friday extended Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's remand till January 4, 2024 in a money laundering case. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, before whom Senthil Balaji was produced by the prosecution through video-conferencing from the central prison here, extended his judicial custody till January 4. Balaji was arrested on June 14 by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam when he was the Transport Minister during an earlier AIADMK regime.

Tamil Nadu software exports hit $4.8 bn, top among all states: Minister

Software exports from Tamil Nadu have reached an all-time high of USD 4.8 billion surpassing all other states in the country as of October 31, 2023, State Minister T R B Rajaa said on Wednesday. The Minister for Industries said the software exports from the state could hit USD 8 billion this financial year, marking a 'significant leap' from last year's USD 5.37 billion. "Exciting news ahead as we get ready for Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet 2024. State-wise data on Electronic Exports from India till October 2023 are in, and the story of Tamil Nadu's success is truly remarkable yet again," he said on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu leads in electronic exports with USD 4.78 billion as of October 31, 2023, followed by Uttar Pradesh at USD 2.58 billion. Karnataka ranked third at USD 2.29 billion, the data shared by Rajaa showed. "The state's strategic policies, skilled workforce, robust infrastructure and of course the Dravidian Model of governance have propelled its exports to new heights," h

Tamil Nadu oil spill: Chief Secy reviews situation with crisis mgmt group

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday reviewed the oil spillage mitigation works in north Chennai, with the Ennore Creek area suffering from "significant" oil deposits. An Expert Committee had made extensive field visits and concluded that oil spillage had happened from the premises of CPCL entering into Buckingham canal from Guard ponds and Storm Water Drain ponds finally reaching the Ennore Creek. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has issued a notice to the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) on the matter, an official release said. On Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena chaired a High-Level Committee meeting of the State Oil Spill Crisis Management Group (SOS-CMG) and reviewed the oil spillage mitigation work. Among others, the meeting was attended by top state government officials and those from the Coast Guard and the CPCL, the release said. The oil spill had adversely impacted people living in the nearby fishing villages. "Field inspection

Parl panel advice to start process of approval of 2nd airport in Chennai

As per the report, the Tamil Nadu government has identified two locations Mamandur and Parandur for the development of a second airport in Chennai

In touch with state govt: PM Modi cautions as 'Cyclone Michaung' approaches

He also urged BJP workers in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh to join the relief and rescue efforts and support the local administration

Row over Bills: Supreme Court asks TN Guv to meet CM to resolve impasse

The Supreme Court on Friday asked Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi to hold a meeting with Chief Minister M K Stalin to resolve the impasse over the non-grant of assent to Bills by him passed by the state legislative Assembly. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the state government, that the governor has now remanded the readopted Bills for consideration by the President. We would like the governor to resolve the impasse...We will appreciate it if the governor resolves the impasse with the chief minister. I think the governor invites the chief minister and let them sit down and discuss it," the bench said and fixed December 11 as the date to hear the plea. "We are conscious of the fact that we are dealing with high constitutional functionaries, it said. Referring to Article 200 of the Constitution, the bench said the governor cannot send the bills to t

Role of the governor is to uphold democracy, not kill it, says DMK leader

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked the reason for the delay while hearing the Tamil Nadu government plea

What was TN governor doing for 3 yrs?: SC questions delay on bills

On Saturday, the Tamil Nadu Assembly held a special session to re-adopt all ten bills, which were sent back to Governor RN Ravi for his assent

Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts 10 bills that Governor RN Ravi 'returned'

Days after Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi returned 10 Bills passed by the State Assembly, the House on Saturday met for a special sitting and re-adopted all of them, even as Chief Minister M K Stalin slammed the Governor for withholding the Bills due to his "whims and fancies." Opposition AIADMK, which staged a walkout, asked why a special meeting to readopt the Bills was being held when the government has already taken the matter to the Supreme Court. The BJP, which has 4 MLAs, also walked out. The bills, covering different departments including Law, Agriculture and Higher Education, were passed in the wake of Ravi returning them on November 13. The re-adopted bills were later sent to the Governor for his assent. Earlier, Stalin moved a resolution to take up for reconsideration, the 10 bills. While 2 bills each were adopted by the House in 2020 and 2023, six others were passed last year. Without giving any reasons, Ravi had returned the Bills, mentioning "I withhold Assent" to them,

TN Governor returns 10 bills to be discussed in special Assembly session

The Tamil Nadu government accused Raj Bhavan of 'sitting on' 12 bills and causing deliberate delays

TN TRB notifies 2222 teacher vacancies in Tamil Nadu; all details inside

The notification for the TN TRB Recruitment 2023 has been announced on trb.tn.gov.in and the application procedure will start on November 1. Last date to apply is 30th November 2023

Tamil Nadu CM orders 4% DA increase for govt employees, teachers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday announced a four per cent hike in Dearness Allowance for government employees with retrospective effect from July 1, 2023. The move is set to benefit about 16 lakh state government employees, teachers, pensioners and family pensioners, entailing an additional, annual expenditure of Rs 2546.16 crore, an official release here said. The Chief Minister has ordered increasing the DA from the present 42 to 46 per cent from July 1 this year.

Tamil Nadu court extends Senthil Balaji's judicial custody till Nov 6

A sessions court here on Friday extended Minister V Senthil Balaji's remand till November 6, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, before whom Senthil Balaji was produced by the prosecution through video-conferencing from the Puzhal Central Prison, extended his judicial custody till November 6. Balaji was arrested on June 14 by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to cash-for-jobs scam when he was the Transport Minister during the previous AIADMK regime. After his arrest, he was hospitalised and underwent a bypass surgery. Later, the ED took him into its custody for interrogation and following that he was remanded in judicial custody and lodged in Puzhal jail here. His remand is being periodically extended by the court. In the meanwhile, the ED had on August 12 filed a charge sheet, running to 3,000 pages against Balaji. The Madras High Court had on October 19 dismissed the bail petition file

Tamil Nadu registration dept earns revenue of Rs 180 cr in single day

In an achievement, the Registration department has earned a revenue of Rs 180 crore in a single day on October 18, the Tamil Nadu government said on Thursday. Registration of documents happen more on 'Subamuhurtha days' considered auspicious by the people. It is, hence, usual to allocate additional tokens for advance booking of time-slot on a specific day for registration of documents. Based on this practice, additional tokens were issued in sub-registrar offices to people for pre-booking registration on October 18. It saw a revenue of Rs 180 crore for the registration department on that single day and it is an achievement, the government said here in an official release. Similarly, authorities have directed issuance of additional tokens and 'tatkal' tokens to the public for registration on October 20, a subamuhurtha day. Registration of documents include a variety of purposes including those for sale-purchase of land, apartments, and registration of marriages.

Tamil Nadu amends state motor vehicles Act, taxes set to increase

Registration of new motor vehicles in Tamil Nadu is all set to cost more as the state Assembly on Wednesday amended the TN Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974 increasing taxes. The other Bills adopted include an amendment to the TN Protected Agricultural Zone Development Act, 2020. The amendment included the newly formed Mayiladuthurai district in the Cauvery delta region in the protected agricultural zone. Also, "animal husbandry and inland fishery," were brought within the ambit of the term "agriculture" as defined in the 2020 Act. Taxes under other categories --like inter-state transfer of vehicle wherein new registration is provided-- were also increased by way of amendment. The amendment Bill said the government has not enhanced the taxes under the state Act since the year 2012. "The receipts from the taxes on vehicles are low, resulting in less revenue to the government," the statement of objects and reasons said. In order to augment the financial resources, the government has