K. Ponmudi. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K. Ponmudi said if persons holding gun licences were allowed to shoot wild boars, then everyone would start killing them for meat. Replying to MLAs in the Assembly, including AIADMK’s K.A. Sengottaiyan, who requested that farmers with gun licences be permitted to…
Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Saturday (January 11, 2025) said the State government would appoint a committee to study the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) announced by the Centre in 2024. Responding to DMK member C.V.M.P. Ezhilarasan in the Assembly, the Minister said though…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin speaks during a session of the state Legislative Assembly, in Chennai, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Stalin introduced the amendment bill to increase penalties for crimes against women. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin tabled a Bill in the Tamil Nadu Assembly to amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women…
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin addresses the Assembly. Photo: DIPR A Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (Amendment) Act, 1998, which was tabled in the Assembly by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday, sought to legally restrain persons accused of harassing women from contacting them. The Bill sought to incorporate Section…
Hong Kong’s home carrier Cathay Pacific has announced the introduction of a ‘Premium Economy’ cabin on flights from Chennai to Hong Kong. The airline will operate its state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 aircraft, featuring business, premium economy, and economy cabins, to cater to diverse traveller preferences. The airline will be increasing its flight frequencies from Chennai to…
In his response to a calling attention motion moved by the Opposition, Minister for Forests K. Ponmudy listed the measures taken by the department to prevent wild elephants from entering farmland. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Forest Department has issued a government order permitting regulated culling of wild boars that cause distress to farmers…
In a significant order, the Central Information Commission has ruled that all the High Courts, as public authorities under the Right to Information Act, 2005, will fall within the jurisdiction of the Central Information Commission and not the State Information Commission. The order arises out of an appeal moved by a petitioner who wanted to…
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai and other senior leaders participated in an internal party meeting to strategise and deliberate on how to strengthen the Congress party at the grassroots-level in Tamil Nadu at Sathyamurthy Bhavan here on Wednesday. Senior Congress leader Peter Alphonse said that he would be heading a special task force,…
The ₹5-crore double decker boat can accommodate up to 125 persons at a time. Tamil Nadu’s first floating restaurant was opened on the backwaters of Muttukadu near Chennai. The ₹5-crore double decker boat can accommodate up to 125 persons at a time. Tourism Minister R. Rajendran and MSME Minister T. M. Anbarasan inaugurated the boat…
Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan speaking at the industry conclave in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN Innovation and start-ups are pivotal for realising Chief Minister M. K. Stalin’s vision to propel the State towards a trillion-dollar economy, said Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, here on Friday. “Innovate in…
