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Tamil Nadu trader bodies again plan to boycott Pepsi and Coca-Cola

The soft drink market in Tamil Nadu is around 500,000 crates per day, with each crate having 24 bottles, and almost 80 per cent of it is by PepsiCo and Coca-Cola

150 AMMK members booked for preventing flying squad's inspection at TN shop

When a team comprising officials of the Election Commission-appointed, surveillance squad and the income tax department arrived at the store in Andipatti, the shopkeeper fled the spot after downing th

Rs 300 per voter: Rs 1.5-cr seized from Dhinakaran's party men at Andipatti

Unaccounted cash worth Rs 1.48 crore was seized. It was neatly packed in 94 packets and envelops on which the ward number, number of voters and the amount of Rs 300 per voter was written

Cash seized from shop in TN, cops open fire to disperse AIADMK supporters

The raiding team, comprising officials of the Election Commission-appointed surveillance squad and the income tax department, seized bundles of cash allegedly meant for distribution among voters

Tami Nadu to spend Rs 5,890 cr on BS VI and electric buses: O Panneerselvam

The state Government is set to introduce 2,000 BS-VI buses in the state and 500 electric buses in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai

Tamil Nadu allocates Rs 2,681 crore for Chennai Metro Rail in state budget

amil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister O Panneerselvam said the phase-I of Chennai Metro Rail project, which covers two corridors stretching 45.01 km, would be fully commissioned during

Tamil Nadu expects revenue deficit to drop to Rs 14,315 crore in 2019-20

The state is yet to receive its due share of IGST to the tune fo Rs 5,454 crore

Tamil Nadu's new policy aims for major push to aerospace & defence sector

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the policy at the inaugural ceremony of the state Global Investors Meet 2019

Tamil Nadu to set up Rs 250 crore-fund to help form 5,000 startups

The state will invest Rs 75 crore in the fund and the first tranche of Rs 25 crore will be allotted in 2019-2020

TN govt earmarks $607 mn over next two years for heavy engineering sector

The sector has been growing at a CAGR of 8% and reached a value of $2.49 bn in 2017-18, giving Tamil Nadu the second spot in the country

Tamil Nadu to announce new start-up, aerospace and defence sector policies

The state govt is formulating an exclusive Aerospace and Defence policy with the objective of taking a 30 per cent market share of the sector

HC restrains parties from erecting digital banners on TN roadsides

Such banners distract the road users, especially two-wheeler riders and obstruct pedestrians, the bench said

Tamil Nadu targets Rs 3 trn investment commitments in second edition of GIM

The target is higher than Rs 2.42 trillion signed in the first edition of the meet in 2015

Tamil Nadu's new building rules to aid both biz, people: Panneerselvam

Tamil Nadu is also formulating a State Housing and Habitat Policy

UEF and WIEF eye $33 bn sovereign wealth fund investments for Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund made its first close of $350 million

Blackout looms in Tamil Nadu as power utilities have only 3 days' coal

The state is receiving only 7-6 rakes of supply compared to a daily requirement of at least 20 rakes

State scan: Tamil Nadu govt is caving in under pressure from green lobbies

An industry representative says the fear is mostly on account of the government not being able to control protests

Journalist accepts Tamil Nadu Governor's apology for pat on cheek: Updates

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit ruled out his resignation in the wake of a raging controversy over a sex scandal in a college in the state involving an assistant professor

Cauvery row: Self-immolation in Tamil Nadu to protest Modi visit; updates

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami urged the Centre to set up the Cauvery Management Board so as to ease farmers' troubles before the start of the next irrigation season in June

Tamil Nadu Budget 2018: Package for STUs, all old buses to be replaced

Rs 27 bn allocated to transport department, including Rs 7.99 bn as subsidy for free bus passes to students, senior citizens