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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 11 Indian fishermen, CM Stalin expresses concern

The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 11 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu for alleged maritime violation, and Chief Minister M K Stalin flagged the matter with the Centre on Saturday, seeking immediate steps for their release. One boat was also taken into custody. In a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Stalin said, "I am writing to you with grave concern regarding yet another incident of apprehension of fishermen from Tamil Nadu," on Friday. The fishermen were apprehended while fishing southeast of Kodiakarai in Nagapattinam district, he said. "I have repeatedly highlighted that such incidents are occurring at an alarming frequency. In 2024 alone, 324 fishermen and 44 boats were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy. The fishing community in Tamil Nadu continues to face immense hardships due to the recurrent arrests, which severely affect their means of subsistence," he said. Further, in the past two weeks, there have been a couple of instances of attacks on fishermen at se

Russia sliding back toward Stalinist times, says human rights advocate

A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a democratically elected president became leader. But then Vladimir Putin rose to power, crushing dissent and launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Finally, the 71-year-old Orlov was himself thrown in prison for opposing the war. Freed last week in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War, he was forced into exile -- just like the Soviet dissidents of his youth. In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday in Berlin, Orlov decried t he scale and severity of repressions under Putin, with people imprisoned for merely criticizing the authorities, something unseen since the days of dictator Josef Stalin. And he's vowing to continue his work to free the many political prisoners in Russia and keep their names in the spotlight. We're sliding somewhere into Stalin times, said Orlov, who at times showed signs of fatigue from a hectic schedul

Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passes resolution to scrap NEET exam

NEET row: The abolition of NEET was a cornerstone of DMK's 2021 election promises the resolution now awaits the President's approval

Stalin dubs speculations of his son's elevation as deputy CM as rumours

DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday dismissed as 'rumours,' speculations that his son Udhayanidhi was being made deputy CM of the state and asserted he was healthy. Such rumours were being spread by those opposed to the January 21 DMK Youth Wing Conference in Salem, to be held under its chief Udhayanidhi, Stalin said. At a time when youth across the state were getting ready for the Salem conference, those engaged in rumour-mongering "spread false information about my health," he said in a Pongal greetings message. He said he had attended an event here on Friday where he had mentioned that he had nothing to worry about when the people of the state were happy. "I am healthy and cheerful. I am working, working, working," the 70 year-old leader added. "After this lie was shattered, rumours were being spread with an intention to create sensation, that deputy CM post (for Udhayanidhi) was going to be given," he added. Udhayanidhi himself had responded to

TN rains: Measures for rescue, relief operation carried out, says Stalin

Indian Coast Guard conducted rescue of stranded citizens and supplied relief materials such as food and medicine to the people in the flood-affected areas

NEET was imposed on Tamil Nadu, state will get itself exempted: Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said NEET was imposed on Tamil Nadu, "destroying" its medical infrastructure, and asserted that the state will get itself exempted, with public support. Virtually addressing the 4th state conference of the Doctors' Association for Equality (DASE), Stalin recalled the many suicides of medical aspirants in the state allegedly over the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test, which was "imposed" on Tamil Nadu to "destroy the medical infrastructure" created in the state. "We have embarked on a legal struggle to ensure NEET exemption. Some may say with arrogance, even some in (official) positions may say that NEET exemption is not possible. (But) NEET exemption is our aim and it will happen with public support," Stalin said. An anti-NEET signature campaign initiated by the DMK's youth wing, student wing and medical wing has become a "people's movement," Stalin, who is also the ruling party president, added. The Tamil Nadu government has, mor

Cong MP condemns mock funerals of Siddaramaiah, Stalin held by activists

The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) has recommended Karnataka to ensure release of 3000 cusecs of Cauvery water at Biligundlu starting from September 28 till October 15, 2023

No one can challenge our Dharma: Smriti Irani on Udhayanidhi's remarks

"Our voices must reach those people who challenged 'Sanatan Dharma'. Till devotees are alive, no one can challenge our 'dharma' and faith...", she said

Udhayanidhi Stalin, Priyank Kharge booked for hurting religious sentiments

An FIR was registered here against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge for allegedly outraging religious feelings, police said on Wednesday. Stalin was booked for his call to eradicate Sanatan Dharma and Kharge for backing his remark, they said. The two were booked under sections 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts to outrage religious feelings) and 153 A (promoting enmity between different religious groups) of the IPC at Civil Lines Police Station here on Tuesday. The FIR came at the complaint of lawyers Harsh Gupta and Ram Singh Lodhi who highlighted media reports on Stalin's statement alleging that the politician's comments had hurt their feelings. Stalin had on Saturday during an event in Tamil Nadu compared the Sanatan Dharma with diseases like dengue and malaria. His comments sparked a backlash from political parties, with BJP insisting on the Congress to condemn his remarks.

10,000 new Self Help Group will be set up in Tamil Nadu: CM Stalin

Under the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, during 2023-24, a target has been fixed to set up 10,000 new Self-Help Groups, Tamil Nadu Chief M K Stalin said here on Wednesday. Chairing the state-level, third District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting here, Stalin said under the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana--National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), 10,000 new SHGs would be set up during 2023-24 with objectives including social mobilisation and Rs 15 crore fund has been allocated. For 5,000 SHGs, a Community Investment Fund of Rs 75 crore and for 3,000 village poverty eradication sangams, Rs 7.50 crore fund for poverty alleviation has been earmarked. For purposes including providing basic training for members of the new 10,000 SHGs, Rs 3.30 crore has been set apart and for goals including financial management-refresher courses for 12,287 village level federations and similar 388 units at block level, Rs 24.96 crore has been allocated. The Chief Minister urge

Stalin, DMK MP Baalu arrive in Bengaluru ahead of joint Oppn meeting

The opposition parties are seeking to put up a united front to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Unlike BJP govt at Centre, DMK will always be farmers' friend: TN CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday accused the BJP dispensation at the Centre of being hostile to farmers and said unlike it (the BJP government) his government will always remain a friend of the farmers. He claimed that the DMK government since the rule of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who waived off crop loans to the tune of Rs 7,000 crore when he came to power in 2006, has been friendly and supportive of the ryots. "The DMK government has been respecting farmers and striving towards their well-being and will always be a friend of the farmers," the Chief Minister said, speaking after inaugurating a two-day agriculture festival organised by the Agriculture department here. He said the BJP government brought in three farm laws against the farmers' interests and made the latter protest in the national capital for months in the scorching heat and shivering cold. "Only after several farmers lost their lives and seeing their unwavering determination, the Centre ...

M K Stalin behaving like the original Stalin: Union minister Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin was acting like the original Stalin for whom he said the freedom of people and their rights didn't matter. He was reacting to the arrest of Tamil Nadu BJP leader S G Suryah under the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology (IT) Act allegedly over a social media post. Yesterday, our senior worker from TN (S G Suryah) was arrested, just simply because he tweeted about the death of a sanitation worker in the constituency where there is a CPM elected person, Chandrasekhar told PTI in Margao town of South Goa. The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology is in the coastal state to participate in the party's organisational programmes. He said that it is a sign of irony and hypocrisy that the Congress used Section 66A during UPA (United Progressive Alliance) regime to put people in jail over their tweets. Now, their alliance partners, including NCP and Stalin, are do

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.

Stalin wants Tamil to be included in CRPF written test, writes to Amit Shah

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has written a letter to the Union Home Minister Amit Shah calling him to include Tamil as a language for the written test

Harvest festival Pongal celebrated across Tamil Nadu with fervour

Pongal festival was celebrated across Tamil Nadu on Sunday with usual fervour as the day heralded the birth of the auspicious Tamil month 'Thai.' The popular Avaniapuram jallikattu, the bull taming sport, was held in Madurai coinciding with the harvest festival where avid bull tamers took on the charging bulls. Many houses were decorated and people woke up early to celebrate the day. People prepared the sweet dish Pongal, made of rice and jaggery and chanted "Pongal-o-Pongal" to symbolise the overflowing of joy and prosperity in the new month. The month Thai is considered auspicious where marriages are held and new ventures initiated. A festive spirit gripped the state even as scores of people left for their hometown from here in the last two days to join their families to celebrate Pongal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, Chief Minister M K Stalin, state Leader of Opposition and AIADMK interim general secretary K Palaniswami among others extended their

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin inaugurates second unit of TNPL hardwood pulp mill

The project will create direct and indirect employment opportunities for 500 persons, the company said

Stalin launches Centre for advance mfg; urges faster industry 4.0 adoption

Two centres at Sipcot Industrial Parks inn Hosur and Sriperumbudur also launched; Maturity Index survey also set up to help companies achieve their Industry 4.0 goals

Discuss with GAIL not to lay pipeline on farm land: OPS to Stalin

GAIL is laying a pipeline to carry gas from Kochi in Kerala to Bengaluru via several western districts in Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Namakkal, Salem, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri).

Stalin writes to Kerala CM to maintain water level in Siruvani Dam

Stalin in the letter written on Tuesday said that this was to ensure regular supply of water to Coimbatore corporation and surrounding areas