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Devadoss and other fishermens representatives expressed the hope that the government would further enhance the ceiling for subsidised diesel to mechanised boats to the level of 30,000 litres per boat, per year. (Representational image)

Rameswaram fishers hail Jayakumar's maiden budget

They also welcomed the hike in the amount received by each fisherman from the national relief fund from Rs 2, 500 to Rs...

17 March 2017 2:25 AM IST

Finance minister Jayakumar presents the budget in the House on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu Budget: Mixed reaction from Cauvery delta ryots

There was no announcement for agro infrastructure development and water management.

17 March 2017 2:18 AM IST

Finance minister Jayakumar presents the budget in the House on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu to recruit 10,500 for youth brigade

3,000 more houses for police personnel will be built at a cost of Rs 450 crore.

17 March 2017 2:14 AM IST

State Finance Secretary, K. Shanmugam addresses the media after the budget session at Secretariat. (Photo: DC)

Tasmac closure, drought have widened revenue deficit: Tamil Nadu...

The government will earn Rs 99,598 crore income from taxes and Rs 12,318 crore through non-tax earnings.

17 March 2017 2:13 AM IST

Finance minister D. Jayakumar at late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaas memorial, before presenting the budget on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu Budget: Ennore-Thatchur road gets Rs 951 crore

Rs 275 crore sanctioned to buy 2,000 buses, 100 small buses.

17 March 2017 2:05 AM IST

Finance minister D. Jayakumar at late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaas memorial, before presenting the budget on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

No-frills budget in face of Tamil Nadu's falling revenues

The Minister said a sum of Rs 615 crore had been sanctioned to tackle the drinking water crisis.

17 March 2017 2:00 AM IST

Chennai police commissioner S. George

Chennai Police Commissioner ordered to appear before Madras High Court

Since the commissioner failed to comply with this direction, the petitioner through his counsel filed the present...

17 March 2017 1:53 AM IST

Doctors of the RGGGH on Thursday stage a road roko, after friends of a patient allegedly ill-treated a trainee doctor.

Chennai: Tension in RGGGH as doctors, medicos protest

Road roko after trainee doc ill-treated by patient's kin.

17 March 2017 1:50 AM IST

HMK members lodge police complaint against Kamal Haasan for hurting Hindu sentiments

HMK members lodge police complaint against Kamal Haasan for hurting...

Kamal has been severely critical and outspoken in recent times.

16 March 2017 8:28 PM IST

A man allegedly hurled slipper and a stone at Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan. (Photo: YouTube videograb)

TN: Slipper thrown at Union minister in deceased JNU student's...

Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan had come to pay his last respects to Dalit JNU scholar Muthukrishnan in Salem.

16 March 2017 8:28 PM IST

O. Paneerselvam and V. K. Sasikala

AIADMK symbol tussle: After OPS, leaders from Sasikala camp meet EC

The Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker met the Election Commission along with a delegation of AIADMK leaders.

16 March 2017 4:05 PM IST

DMK Working President MK Stalin. (Photo: File)

'Old wine in new bottle': DMK on Tamil Nadu budget

DMK said debt burden in AIADMK rule, 'whether under (the late) J Jayalalithaa or OPS or Palaniswami now, has only been...

16 March 2017 3:21 PM IST