Tag: Tamil Nadu chief minister

TN CM to visit AP for talks over Telugu Ganga water sharing

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam is slated to visit the Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati on Thursday for talks with his counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu over sharing of Telugu Ganga water. The Tamil Nadu chief minister will visit Andhra Pradesh 's interim government complex at Velagapudi for a meeting at 1 PM with the AP CM, sources said...

January 11, 2017

Include Pongal in central holiday list: Panneerselvam

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Tuesday urged the central government to include Pongal festival in the central government lists of compulsory and also "additional" holidays. Besides a compulsory holiday, an additional day for Pongal, the harvest festival, may also be included in the list of 12 "additional" holidays so that a holiday dedicated to...

January 10, 2017

Include Pongal in central holiday list: Panneerselvam

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Tuesday urged the central government to include Pongal festival in the central government lists of compulsory and also "additional" holidays. Besides a compulsory holiday, an additional day for Pongal, the harvest festival, may also be included in the list of 12 "additional" holidays so that a holiday dedicated to...

January 10, 2017

Issue ordinance for conduct of Jallikattu: Panneerselvam to Centre

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Monday urged the central government to promulgate an ordinance enabling the conduct of Jallikattu or bull taming sport during the ensuing Pongal festival. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, text of which was released to the media here, Panneerselvam said Jallikattu is an integral part of Pongal...

January 9, 2017

Issue ordinance for conduct of Jallikattu: Panneerselvam to Centre

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Monday urged the central government to promulgate an ordinance enabling the conduct of Jallikattu or bull taming sport during the ensuing Pongal festival. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, text of which was released to the media here, Panneerselvam said Jallikattu is an integral part of Pongal...

January 9, 2017

Sasikala officially declared AIADMK’s Chinnamma

Confirming a poorly kept secret, AIADMK have officially declared Sasikala Natarajan as ‘Chinnamma’ (junior ‘Amma’) via a series of party releases on Sunday. A close aide of the recently-deceased J Jayalalithaa, Sasikala has been consolidating her hold on the party behind the scenes and is likely to be confirmed as the AIADMK general secretary. An...

December 12, 2016