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Milk wars boil over Amul's expansion plans in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

Southern states see threats to the cooperative value chains with GCMMF's attempt to enter the procurement business

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

Sought postponement but will surely attend: Stalin on Opposition meet

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said that he has sought postponement of the meeting of leading Opposition parties in Patna on June 12, as he will be attending an inaugural ceremony on the same date

Skill-Lync partners with TN Skill Development Corp to train 10,000 students

Ed-Tech platform Skill-Lync on Wednesday announced that it will train 10,000 students in partnership with the Tamil Nadu government. The company has so far trained up to 3,640 students from 364 colleges under the 'Naan Mudhalvan' programme, launched by the Tamil Nadu government, it said in a statement. Through this partnership, Skill-Lync provides its customised 19 professional course called Industry 4.0, which upskills students on emerging technology and helped optimise manufacturing across the industry. This partnership is accomplished in three phases, Faculty Development Programme (FDP), online learning and offline training, under which it has trained the students across Tamil Nadu in 105 colleges. "Our partnership with the Tamil Nadu government for Naan Mudhalvan scheme is a significant milestone. This allowed us unprecedented scale to improve the employability of engineering students by providing them with industry-relevant technologies. "Our vision of enabling students with

Majority students under Southern boards take Science in Class 11: Study

South India accounts for four of the five sizable states where students in grades XI-XII prefer Science, the study said

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

Tamil Nadu farmers worried as wild animals destroy standing crops

Owing to abundant rainfall last year, almost all the dams brimmed with water in the state leading to a good crop of millets, paddy and maize

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

New Parliament building LIVE updates: Phase II of inaugural event begins

Catch live updates on the new Parliament building inauguration here

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

Stalin rides Japan's Bullet train; 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. In a tweet, he said: "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 pictures of his journey. "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 CM had earlier embarked on a two-nation official trip of Singapore and Japan to attract more investments to Tamil Nadu.

ED attaches assets worth Rs 36.3 crore of Udayanidhi Stalin Foundation

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said that they have attached immovable properties worth Rs 36.3 crore and seized Rs 34.7 lakh lying in the bank account

Voltas to build new air conditioner manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu

Cooling products maker Voltas on Friday said it has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its new air conditioner making unit at Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district. This was part of Voltas' efforts to strengthen its "Make in India" commitment to the country and it would be investing Rs 500 crore in the TN plant, a company release on Friday said. The Tata Group company has manufacturing facilities in Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) and Waghodia and Sanand in Gujarat. The Bhoomi Pujan for the Madharapakkam unit was performed by the leadership team of the company on May 24. Chairman of Voltas Limited, Noel Tata and Managing Director & CEO of Voltas, Pradeep Bakshi, along with others were present. "The construction of the new manufacturing facility is spread over 150 acres. The company has planned to invest over Rs 500 crore in this factory, for RAC manufacturing, over the next couple of years. This facility will ensure that all the products manufactured in this ...

I-T searches underway at premises linked to TN Minister Senthil Balaji

Income Tax authorities on Friday launched coordinated searches across different locations in Tamil Nadu linked to state Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji, police sources said, The searches were being held in cities including Karur and Coimbatore, at the premises of individuals allegedly linked to the minister, sources said without elaborating. Close relatives of the minister and some contractors were reportedly among those whose premises were being searched by the tax authorities. Balaji, a senior DMK leader from Karur, also holds the Prohibition and Excise portfolio.

After Nandini row in Karnataka, now it's Amul vs Aavin in Tamil Nadu

Stalin writes to Amit Shah against Amul procuring milk from Aavin's milkshed area

Stalin tells Centre to direct Amul to refrain from milk procurement in TN

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to direct Gujarat-based dairy giant Amul to desist from milk procurement in the southern state with immediate effect. Writing to Shah, Stalin drew the Centre's attention to the issues arising out of milk procurement by the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union (Amul) in the Tamil Nadu milk shed area. Recently, it has come to the state government's notice that Amul has utilised its multi-state cooperative license to install chilling centres and a processing plant in Krishnagiri district, Stalin said. Also, Amul has planned to procure milk through FPOs and SHGs in and around Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupathur, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts in Tamil Nadu. "It has been a norm in India to let cooperatives thrive without infringing on each other's milk-shed area. Such cross-procurement goes against the spirit of Operation White Flood' and will exacerbate problems for

India Cements to monetise about 1,000 acres land in TN, posts loss for FY24

This was compounded by one off charges on account of impairment of certain investments and advances amounting to about Rs 114 crore

Historical 'Sengol' will be installed in new Parliament building: Amit Shah

'Sengol', a historical sceptre from Tamil Nadu, which was received by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to represent transfer of power from the British and was kept in a museum in Allahabad will be installed in the new Parliament building to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Wednesday. Shah said the purpose of the installation was clear then and even now. He said that the transfer of power is not merely a handshake or signing a document and that it must remain connected with local traditions keeping in mind modern needs. "Sengol represents the same feeling that Jawaharlal Nehru felt on August 14, 1947," he said. The Home Minister said that new Parliament building is an example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's far-sightedness. He said the Prime Minister will honour 7,000 workers (shram yogis) on the inauguration. Shah said invitations for the inauguration of the new Parliament Building were sent to all political parti

Amul's entry into TN threatens Aavin's monopoly in milk procurement

Presently 3,000 litres of milk is procured from Vellore district by Amul and it is planning to increase the procurement to 30,000 litres per day