Category: Tamil Nadu

The State government on Friday appointed senior advocate R. Muthukumaraswamy as the new Advocate General of Tamil Nadu. A Government Order was passed hours after the outgoing Advocate General A.L. Somayaji tendered his resignation.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced various projects worth Rs. 310 crore for Anna University to improve engineering education in the State. Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, she said a cloud computing centre at a cost of Rs. 160 crore would come up at the university. It will offer various services to teachers, researchers and […]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday heaped praise on Indian athletes P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik for their achievements at the Rio Games. Congratulating Sindhu and Malik for winning Olympic medals in Rio, she said their hard work, determination and dedication had enabled them to scale “such heights of brilliance.” “They are a great source of inspiration for athletes […]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday said her government would implement Rs 64.30 crore combined scheme for direct sowing of Samba crop in the delta region if the Mettur dam could not get adequate water by end of August. Making a sumo motu statement in the Assembly, she said samba crop would normally cover 14,93,000 acre if there was […]

Telangana Government Whip Gongidi Sunita Mahendar Reddy has donated her organs to the Jeevandan. Sunita, on the occasion of her birthday today, signed a document donating her organs to the Jeevandan, a voluntary organization. Her gesture was hailed by several people on the occasion. Gongiri Sunita was elected to the Assembly for the first time from Aler constituency in 2014.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday announced a hike in pension for freedom fighters from Rs. 11,000 to Rs. 12,000 and further their family pension from Rs. 5,500 to Rs. 6,000. The special pension given to heirs of freedom fighters has also been hiked from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 6,000. Hoisting the national flag on the occasion of the […]