O Panneerselvam
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TN CM urges Modi to fund for NITI Aayog approved schemes
National | May 08, 2015, 02:19 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocate the state a sizeable amount for the schemes approved by the NITI Aayog, to ensure the ‘unfair' treatment by the 14th Finance
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Tamil Nadu CM violated oath of office, alleges Karuna
National | Mar 29, 2015, 09:42 PM ISTChennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi today slammed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam for his statement that the state's 2015-16 budget proposals were prepared under the directions of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa and said such an
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Tax free budget in Tamil Nadu
India | Mar 25, 2015, 01:58 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented a tax-free budget for fiscal 2015-16 here on Wednesday, while announcing various concessions on value added tax (VAT).Panneerselvam said the government
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Budget session of Tamil Nadu Assembly to start tomorrow
National | Mar 24, 2015, 11:05 AM ISTChennai: The Budget session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly will start here tomorrow.Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who also holds the Finance portfolio, will present the budget which comes a year ahead of the scheduled elections
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Fishermen arrests may undermine talks: Tamil Nadu CM to Modi
National | Mar 23, 2015, 07:21 AM ISTChennai: Terming as "shocking" the arrest of 54 state fishermen by Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it could undermine the bilateral fishermen-level talks to
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Panneerselvam shifts to CM seat in TN Assembly
National | Feb 17, 2015, 04:46 PM ISTChennai: After facing criticisms from opposition parties which called him “benami chief minister”, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today occupied the first chair designated for the post in the state Assembly. On the opening
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Tamil Nadu urges lifting freeze on Nokia India's assets
Feb 08, 2015, 05:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Sunday urged the central government to lift the asset freeze on Nokia India so that other mobile phone-makers can open the unit.He also said the state
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Tamil Nadu assures steps for conducting "Jallikattu"
India | Jan 10, 2015, 01:51 PM ISTChennai: With demands galore in the state for holding the bull-taming sport of ‘Jallikattu' coinciding with ‘Pongal' harvest festival, Tamil Nadu government today assured steps for conducting the popular event, including asking Centre to remove
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Tamil Nadu for stronger role for states in new body replacing Planning Commission
India | Dec 07, 2014, 01:46 PM ISTChennai/New Delhi: Tamil Nadu government today pitched for a stronger role for states in the new mechanism that will replace the Planning Commission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech had announced that the
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TN seeks Modi's intervention for release of fishermen
National | Nov 24, 2014, 01:28 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu government today sought the Centre's intervention for the release of 14 Indian fishermen arrested by the Lankan navy on Sunday, and raised the issue of financial package for the community. Yesterday's arrest
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Attending Assembly Sessions: Karunanidhi hits back at Panneerselvam
National | Nov 24, 2014, 09:26 AM ISTChennai: Continuing the war of words with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam over him attending the assembly session, DMK president M Karunanidhi today said he was ready to do so if proper seating arrangements
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Appeal against death sentence to five Indian fishermen today
India | Nov 10, 2014, 11:18 AM ISTChennai: Appeal to challenge death sentenced awarded to five fishermen of Tamil Nadu in the Sri Lankan Supreme Court will be made today. The TN government has sent Rs 20 Lakh to meet with legal
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Jaya moots setting up service centres to cater to people: CM
National | Nov 02, 2014, 08:03 PM ISTTheni (TN): AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa has advised the party to set up “service centres” across the state to help people get the benefit of the government's various welfare schemes, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam
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Milk price hike an "unavoidable" bitter pill: AIADMK
National | Oct 28, 2014, 06:32 PM ISTChennai: Defending the decision to increase the price of milk by Rs 10 a litre, which has stirred a political storm in Tamil Nadu, ruling AIADMK today described the move as “unavoidable” and a bitter
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30 killed in rain-related incidents in TN: CM
India | Oct 28, 2014, 12:55 PM ISTChennai: Various rain-related incidents in the state after the onset of the northeast monsoon has left 30 persons dead, the Tamil Nadu government said today as it assured people that it was prepared to tackle
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TN Chief Minister lauds Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi
India | Oct 13, 2014, 05:28 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today lauded child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, who together with Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai were announced as recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. “It gives me immense
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Tamil Nadu CM, ministers break down at Oath taking ceremony
National | Sep 30, 2014, 12:22 AM ISTChennai: There was no happy note as AIADMK leader O. Panneerselvam and his party colleagues took oath as Tamil Nadu's new chief minister and ministers here Monday.Panneerselvam, a staunch loyalist of the now jailed former
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O Panneerselvam sworn-in as Tamil Nadu CM
National | Sep 29, 2014, 02:40 PM ISTChennai: Jayalalithaa loyalist O Panneerselvam was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, succeeding his party supremo two days after her conviction in an illegal assets case.An emotional Panneerselvam was seen wiping his eyes as
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O Panneerselvam to be sworn-is as Tamil Nadu CM today
National | Sep 29, 2014, 01:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam is schedule to take oath as new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu today.Earlier on Sunday, AIADMK legislators unanimously elected Panneerselvam to succeed Jayalalithaa, who is in a Bangalore jail
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O Panneerselvam to be the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
National | Sep 28, 2014, 05:49 PM ISTChennai: AIADMK legislators Sunday elected Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam to succeed the jailed J. Jayalalithaa as the state's new chief minister.The decision was made known after a meeting of the legislators in the