Friday, March 29, 2024

Topic: Tamilnadu

Tamil Nadu rains: Red alert in 4 districts; three dead

Chennai has been witnessing extremely heavy rainfall which has resulted in severe waterlogging and at least three people were killed due to electrocution in the state capital on Thursday.

In Delhi, Tamil Nadu FM demands greater fiscal federalism from Union govt

In his speech at a pre-Budget meeting, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) asked for greater fiscal autonomy for states from the Union government. 

Critical of BJP; AIADMK expels its founding member, former MP Anwhar Raajhaa

Following remarks critical of the AIADMK alliance with the BJP, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has expelled senior leader and former MP A Anwar Raajhaa from the party’s primary membership.

Tamil Nadu rains: 14 dead so far, red alert in 20 districts

The Meteorological Department has issued red alert for eight districts in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Vellore, Salem, Kallakurichi, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai — on Thursday as extremely heavy rainfall measuring above 20.4 cm is expected.

CM Stalin meets tribal woman after she raised voice against casteism

Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday visited Ashwini, a Narikuravar woman who had raised the issue of discrimination after her community was prevented from having Annadhanam (concept of temples offering free food for the poor) along with others at a temple in Mamallapuram, 50 km from Chennai, about two weeks ago.

Tamil nationalists and Dravidian parties with their `own way’ of Hindu consolidation

Unfortunately, the secular Indian nationalism by the Congress, the Hindu nationalism by the RSS, the Tamil Nationalism as put by Seeman and his circle and the Dravidian parties with bound with Indian Nationalism failed to deliver what Periyar promised. Yet Periyar will always carry the tag of being a `separatist'.     Â