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June 23, 2024 6:29 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman comes down heavily on Congress over Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman today came down heavily on Congress over the Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy. She said that 56 people have died and over 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage, but Congress has not uttered a word against this. Mrs. Sitharaman said, where are Congress senior leaders? She added, that the congress contested elections just because they were assured that they would win. The Finance Minister demanded that this whole matter be given to the CBI for investigat...

June 23, 2024 5:26 PM

BJP questions Congress, DMK, INDIA bloc’s silence over Hooch tragedy

BJP today questioned the Congress, DMK and INDIA alliance’s silence over the Hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu. Briefing media in New Delhi today, national spokesperson of the party, Sambit Patra said, the hooch tragedy has taken place in Karunapuram, a village mostly inhabited by scheduled caste people, of Tamil Nadu is extremely upsetting. He said, over 56 people have died and several are in critical condition. He said the leaders of the Congress party and INDIA alliance partner are silent on this...

June 22, 2024 8:09 PM

BJP attacks Tamil Nadu government over loss of lives in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

BJP today attacked the Tamil Nadu government over the loss of lives in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy incident. Briefing the media in New Delhi, party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that the DMK government in the state is solely responsible for this tragic incident. He questioned why Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is resisting a CBI probe into this matter. Another party leader, Anil Antony, questioned the silence of Congress, Left, and other India Alliance parties on this issue....

October 7, 2023 4:37 PM

India to begin ferry service to Sri Lanka on 10th October from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

India will begin ferry service to the neighbouring country Srilanka on the 10th of this month from Nagapattinam. The ferry service will reach Kankesanthurai harbour in Sri Lanka in 30 minutes. To facilitate the service, the Union Government dredged the Nagapattinam harbour at a cost of three crore rupees. The passengers can travel to Sri Lanka for a payment of Rs. 6500/-. The ferry service will be tested on 8th and 9th of this month so that the formal inauguration takes place on the 10th....

October 1, 2023 2:59 PM

Prez Draupadi Murmu & VP Jagdeep Dhankhar express condolences over the loss of lives in bus accident in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

President Draupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar today expressed condolences over the loss of lives in a bus accident in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. In a social media post, President Murmu described the accident as tragic and prayed for a speedy recovery of the injured. The Vice President said his thoughts are with the bereaved families during this hour of grief. He also prayed for the swift recovery of the injured....

September 11, 2023 7:16 PM

PM Modi announces ex-gratia for families of victims killed in road accident in Tirupathur, Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today, announced ex-gratia for the families of the victims of Tirupathur road accident in Tamil Nadu. In a social media post, he said, two lakh rupees would be given to the next of kin of the deceased and fifty thousand rupees to the injured from the PM National Relief Fund. He also conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured....

September 11, 2023 11:05 AM

Seven people kill in road accident in Tirupathur, Tamil Nadu

At least seven people were killed in a road accident in Tamil Nadu's Tirupathur district this morning, when a stationary van crushed them after being hit from the rear by a lorry. Police said, the victims were seated on the road side when the accident happened. They were waiting, as the van they were travelling-in, developed some snag. ...

July 29, 2023 6:21 PM

PM Modi expresses grief over loss of lives in a tragic mishap at cracker factory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives in a tragic mishap at a cracker factory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of 2 lakh rupees from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased. Each of the injured would also be given 50 thousand rupees. He said, his thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims during this extremely difficult time. The Prime Minister wished the injured ...