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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: TN Governor says President is competent a
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday apprised the Supreme Court that the Tamil Nadu Governor, after considering all the facts on record and relevant documents, said that the President of India is the "appropriate competent authority" to deal with pardon ple
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TN Governor, CM pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniver
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 30 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday paid floral tributes to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 73rd death anniversary at Gandhi Statue, Marina Beach Chennai.
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Republic Day: TN Governor lays wreath at War Memorial in Chennai
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 26 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Tuesday laid a wreath at the War Memorial at Rajaji Salai, in Chennai, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day.
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TN Governor will decide on remission of sentence of Rajiv Gandhi assassina
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit would decide on state government's recommendation for the remission of sentence of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination ca
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TN Governor welcomes Jaishankar's remark on Tamil community in Sri Lanka
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 7 (ANI): The Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday appreciated the remarks made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar regarding the Tamil community in Colombo on Wednesday.
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TN Governor promulgates ordinance to ban online gaming
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 21 (ANI): In a bid to prevent incidents of suicide and "protect innocent people from the evils of online gaming", Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has promulgated an ordinance to ban online gaming.
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SC expresses unhappiness with TN Governor over Rajiv Gandhi assassination
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed unhappiness over the Tamil Nadu Governor for not taking a decision for over two years on the remission plea of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
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TN Governor gives assent to bill for 7.5 pc quota to state students in med
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 30 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday gave his assent to a bill providing 7.5 per cent quota to the NEET-qualified students of the state government schools for admissions to undergraduate medical courses.
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Need 3-4 weeks for decision on quota for govt school students who clear NE
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 22 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit said on Thursday that he needs 3 to 4 weeks' time to take a decision on providing reservation in medical courses for government school students who clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
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Release of Rajiv Gandhi assassins not recommended to Centre: TN Governor
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday revealed that no recommendation from the state government has been forwarded to the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the release of all seven convicts in the former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi a
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Stalin booked for protesting against TN Governor
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Guindy (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 24 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu police filed a case against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president MK Stalin and other party workers here on Sunday.
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TN Governor denies association with lecturer accused in sex scandal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Tuesday categorically denied having any association with a college professor arrested for asking her students to extend sexual favours to university officials in exchange of financial and academic rewards.
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