The Minister had earlier reiterated that the pending arrears of Rs 2152 crore to Tamil Nadu under the SSA programme would not be released until it accepted the NEP and implemented the three-language policy.
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested ten fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, for allegedly trespassing into its territorial waters.
Keeping the heat on the Union Government over its rigid stand on the three-language formula and making it mandatory for the release of funds due for Tamil Nadu under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) programme, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday warned that if imposition of Hindi is made compulsory, its destruction will become compulsory.
In a showdown with the Modi government for “intimidating” Tamil Nadu to accept the New Education Policy (NEP) and its three-language formula for release of Central funds for the state, Deputy Chief Minister and ruling DMK’s Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin, on Tuesday, warned that the BJP-led Union government’s haughtiness would only lead to another uprising against Hindi imposition.
Seven students of a private college in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu have been booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly raping a minor girl who was befriended by one of the accused through a social media application, police said on Tuesday.
The DMK’s move was followed by an all-party meeting held by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on the issue.
Madras High Court on Friday directed the Commissioner of Hindu Religious & Charities Endowments Department to prohibit the use of mobile phones inside the temple premises
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister may use the opportunity to have a meeting with the PM to press various demands of his state, including higher compensation for the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
While speaking at the inaugration, PM drew a linkage between the country's cultural capital 'Kashi' and the center of India's antiquity and pride, 'Tamil Nadu' while terming their century-old shared bond, Sangam, as holy as of Ganga and Yamuna.
The DMK government has scrapped several welfare schemes implemented by the party, including free laptop scheme for school students as well as Amma clinics, alleged EPS.
