Tag: Tamil Nadu

Kearney study recommends measures to improve Tamil Nadu’s fiscal capacity

Posted on By admin
Kearney study recommends measures to improve Tamil Nadu’s fiscal capacity

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images With a revenue deficit of ₹78,324 crore, an outstanding debt exceeding ₹10 lakh crore, and the own-tax-to-GSDP ratio at 5.45%, Tamil Nadu’s core challenge is not that it borrows too much; it is that it collects and spends less efficiently than comparable large States, says a…

Read More “Kearney study recommends measures to improve Tamil Nadu’s fiscal capacity” »

Business

Tamil Nadu government signs slew of MoUs during CM Vijay’s London visit to attract investment, create high-value jobs

Posted on By admin
Tamil Nadu government signs slew of MoUs during CM Vijay’s London visit to attract investment, create high-value jobs

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay overseeing the signing of MoU between Tamil Nadu government and Samvardhana Motherson International Limited and its European and UK-based joint venture companies for an investment of approximately ₹11,000 crore aimed at creating 7,000 jobs in Tamil Nadu, at London on September 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Tamil…

Read More “Tamil Nadu government signs slew of MoUs during CM Vijay’s London visit to attract investment, create high-value jobs” »

Nation

ATHLETICS | IIS’s Troy Douglas bullish about India’s chances at Asian Games

Posted on By admin
ATHLETICS | IIS’s Troy Douglas bullish about India’s chances at Asian Games

India can win 32 medals after observing Indian athletics for more than a year, says Troy Douglas, athletics head coach at Inspire Institute of Sport. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Troy Hamilton Douglas talks to coaches from Tamil Nadu as if he has known them for years. At a coaching clinic in Chennai, the 63-year-old…

Read More “ATHLETICS | IIS’s Troy Douglas bullish about India’s chances at Asian Games” »

Sports

Farmers’ associations seek lifting of toddy ban in Tamil Nadu

Posted on By admin
Farmers’ associations seek lifting of toddy ban in Tamil Nadu

Since palmyrahs help anchor groundwater, they are planted along ponds and farmlands. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY Farmers’ associations have called for lifting the ban on toddy tapping in Tamil Nadu, contending that it is a health drink. “We want Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and his government to lift the ban, which would create…

Read More “Farmers’ associations seek lifting of toddy ban in Tamil Nadu” »

Nation

Only 3,833 out of 57,566 schools in T.N. have dedicated special educators, shows Rajya Sabha reply

Posted on By admin
22-year-old man’s organs donated – The Hindu

Only 3,833 schools have a dedicated special educator, while there are 1,29,452 children with disabilities enrolled across Tamil Nadu, according to a reply in the Rajya Sabha. Tamil Nadu has 57,566 schools. Replying to the question of Rajya Sabha Member Rajinder Gupta recently, Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary cited the UDISE 2025-26…

Read More “Only 3,833 out of 57,566 schools in T.N. have dedicated special educators, shows Rajya Sabha reply” »

Nation

Sandeep Warrier to turn out for Chhattisgarh this domestic season

Posted on By admin
Sandeep Warrier to turn out for Chhattisgarh this domestic season

Pacer Sandeep Warrier played a vital role for Tamil Nadu in the past five domestic cricket seasons. | Photo Credit: File photo: K.R. Deepak Tamil Nadu pacer Sandeep Warrier has decided to shift allegiance and will play for Chhattisgarh as a ‘Guest Player’ in the upcoming domestic season (2026-27). The 35-year-old started his First-Class career…

Read More “Sandeep Warrier to turn out for Chhattisgarh this domestic season” »

Sports

Delhi students allege police harassment follows them home to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha long after protests

Posted on By admin
Delhi students allege police harassment follows them home to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha long after protests

For Gurkirat, a former Delhi University student now pursuing a Master’s in Sociology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, fear is no longer confined to what might happen to her. She worries about what the police might do to her parents. Ms. Gurkirat, former president of the Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch, alleged that Delhi Police personnel…

Read More “Delhi students allege police harassment follows them home to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha long after protests” »

Nation

Vijay government’s debut Budget strikes a balance between welfare and fiscal prudence

Posted on By admin
Vijay government’s debut Budget strikes a balance between welfare and fiscal prudence

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson presents the maiden budget of the TVK-led coalition government in the Legislative Assembly, in Chennai on Wednesday | Photo Credit: ANI The debut Budget of the C. Joseph Vijay-headed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led coalition government, presented by Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson on Wednesday (August 5,…

Read More “Vijay government’s debut Budget strikes a balance between welfare and fiscal prudence” »

Business