AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami criticised the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government for its "negligence" after 20 deaths of 20 children in Madhya Pradesh due to taking Coldrif cough syrup, manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, a Kanchipuram-based company.
The "Umang Diyang Vidyalaya" was set up for specially abled students who were facing trouble gaining education in regular schools. The education provided at the school is completely free; there is no tuition fee for the students.
"The BJP-led Union Government is conspiring with AIADMK and new slaves to capture Tamil Nadu," Udhayanidhi Stalin said while speaking at the DMK functionaries' meeting for the Srirangam constituency at Kalaignar Arivalayam, Trichy.
The Chief Minister had previously announced relief assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the deceased, and ordered that those injured be given compensation ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, will also pay a State visit to North Korea at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to attend the celebrations. Laos' President Thongloun Sisoulith and Chairman of United Russia Party, Dmitry Medvedev has also been invited for the event.
Earlier on October 3, CM Stalin spoke about the Katchatheevu issue and said that the BJP-led Centre is "refusing" to request the island back from Sri Lanka, despite a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly.
District Magistrate of Sambhal Rajender Pensiya on Saturday said that Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) remains in force in the district to prevent unnecessary gatherings of more than five people and to maintain public order ahead of the upcoming festivals.
Invoking powers under Section 6 of the Punjab State Security Act, 1953, District Magistrate (DM) Shimla Anupam Kashyap has issued prohibitory orders restricting public gatherings and activities in several parts of Shimla to maintain public order.
Meanwhile, an MP delegation of the Samajwadi Party, including Mohibbullah Nadvi, Iqra Hasan, and Harendra Singh Malik, enroute to Bareilly following last week's 'I Love Mohammad' row, was stopped at Ghazipur border by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday.
On the Sabarimala gold row, Sabarimala Karma Samithi Convenor SJR Kumar accused the current Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President of involvement in the unauthorised removal of gold-plated idols in September, demanding probes into board members and slamming the Kerala government for a
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who is on the "Awakening Journey" campaign with the theme "Let's protect the people, let's save Tamil Nadu," on Friday, met the people of Palacode and Pennagaram constituencies.
DMK leader TKS Elangovan reiterated Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's statement that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was using the Karur stampede tragedy for political mileage. He slammed the BJP for sending a fact-finding team to Karur. He alleged that if the BJP filed a case agains