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TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to hold Global Investors’ Meet in January 2019 The Tamil Nadu government announced that the second edition of the Global Investors’ Meet will be held in Chennai on January 23 and 24, 2019. According to an official statement, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has allocated Rs 75 crore for the conduct of the … Read more
TAMILNADU ‘Internet Saathi’ launched Google and Tata Trusts launched the “Internet Saathi” scheme in the State covering 4,000 villages. As part of the scheme, women will be trained to use the internet. Initially, the programme will cover villages: Pooriyampakkam, Sankarapuram, Chinnasalem, T. Kallupatti, Iyyanapuram and Kannarapettai. “Through the expansion in Tamil Nadu, we … Read more
TAMILNADU State pitches for Google Centre The Tamil Nadu government has requested Google to set up a Google Centre in the State and the internet giant has agreed to consider the proposal, according to State Information Technology Minister M. Manikandan. The government has also requested Google to establish ‘Project Loon’ – a high-altitude … Read more
TAMILNADU 22,960 applications for two-wheeler scheme The Chennai Corporation has received 22,960 applications for the ‘Amma Two-wheeler Scheme’ from working women owing to the popularity of the scheme in areas such as R.K.Nagar. According to a press release, Minister for Local Administration S.P. Velumani has announced that the deadline for the submission of applications … Read more
TAMILNADU Campaign on food safety in schools soon The ‘Safe and Nutritious Food at School’ campaign is set to be launched in the State at 50 Corporation schools, a press release from the State Health Department said. This month, teachers will be given training on inculcating safe eating habits in students. Health … Read more
TAMILNADU India and World Bank sign $100 Million Project for Tamil Nadu The Government of India and the World Bank have signed a $100 million Loan Agreement that is expected to promote rural enterprises, facilitate their access to finance, and create employment opportunities for youth, particularly women, in selected blocks of Tamil Nadu across 26 … Read more
TAMILNADU After long delay, Udangudi power project kicks off After a long delay stemming from a legal battle, the foundation stone for Stage I of the 2 x 660 MW Udangudi Thermal Power Project was laid by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami through videoconferencing. Electricity Minister P. Thangamani said the laying of the … Read more
TAMILNADU hikes charges for registration of births, deaths A Government Order amending the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2000 has led to a sudden increase in charges for services related to birth and death registration. City residents, who had been availing of several such services free of cost and at a … Read more
TAMILNADU 1,435 km of panchayat roads set to be upgraded soon The Highways Department will soon begin work to improve and upgrade 1,435 km of panchayat roads that it took over from the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in the State. According to official sources, though the roads have been officially handed … Read more
TAMILNADU Work on gas pipeline to begin by June It will be a small but an important beginning for Tamil Nadu when work gets under way by mid-2018 on a section of the State’s first natural gas pipeline from Ennore to Thoothukudi. One of the largest such facilities proposed in the State, the … Read more