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The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
DMK not afraid of ED or PM Modi: T.N. Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday asserted that the DMK would not be intimidated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 'We are not a subservient party. We belong to the tradition of self-respect founded by Periyar and nurtured by Kalaignar Karunanidhi. We will never bow down to threats,' Mr. Stalin told reporters after inspecting the long-pending indoor sports stadium construction at the District Sports Complex in Pudukottai. The project, launched in 2015, had been delayed due to funding constraints. 'CM has sanctioned ₹3.5 crore to resume the work. An additional ₹1 crore will be allocated from the local MP and MLAs' constituency development funds to complete the project by December,' he said. Responding to criticism by AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who claimed the Chief Minister visited New Delhi fearing ED action, Mr. Udhayanidhi said, 'The CM went to Delhi to demand Tamil Nadu's financial rights. We have said many times. Those who have done wrong should fear the law. We will face any inquiry within the legal framework.' Later, Mr. Udhayanidhi distributed welfare assistance worth ₹40.05 crore to 1,175 beneficiaries at an event held at the District Collector's Office. He handed over house site pattas and housing orders worth ₹3.59 crore to 125 Narikurava (Scheduled Tribe) families and housing orders under the Kalaignar Kanavu Illam Scheme worth ₹35 crore to 1,000 beneficiaries, including the 125 Narikurava families, each receiving ₹3.5 lakh. Additionally, 50 beneficiaries received land pattas valued at ₹1.45 crore under the scheme for regularising encroachments on unobjectionable land.
The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
We fear neither ED nor PM Modi, says Udhayanidhi Stalin
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday asserted that the DMK would not be intimidated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 'We are not a subservient party. We belong to the tradition of self-respect founded by Periyar and nurtured by Kalaignar Karunanidhi. We will never bow down to threats,' Mr. Stalin told reporters after inspecting the long-pending indoor sports stadium construction at the District Sports Complex in Pudukottai. The project, launched in 2015, had been delayed due to funding constraints. 'CM has sanctioned ₹3.5 crore to resume the work. An additional ₹1 crore will be allocated from the local MP and MLAs' constituency development funds to complete the project by December,' he said. Responding to criticism by AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who claimed the Chief Minister visited New Delhi fearing ED action, Mr. Udhayanidhi said, 'The CM went to Delhi to demand Tamil Nadu's financial rights. We have said many times. Those who have done wrong should fear the law. We will face any inquiry within the legal framework.' Later, Mr. Udhayanidhi distributed welfare assistance worth ₹40.05 crore to 1,175 beneficiaries at an event held at the District Collector's Office. He handed over house site pattas and housing orders worth ₹3.59 crore to 125 Narikurava (Scheduled Tribe) families and housing orders under the Kalaignar Kanavu Illam Scheme worth ₹35 crore to 1,000 beneficiaries, including the 125 Narikurava families, each receiving ₹3.5 lakh. Additionally, 50 beneficiaries received land pattas valued at ₹1.45 crore under the scheme for regularising encroachments on unobjectionable land.
The Hindu
21-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Thoothukudi collector reviews development projects under 'Unagalai Thedi Ungal Ooril' programme
Thoothukudi District Collector K. Elambahavath reviewed the progress of development works being implemented in Ottapidaram taluk on Wednesday as part of 'Ungalai Thedi Ungal Ooril' programme. The collector inspected the newly-laid roads in Keezhakottai village under the Rural Development Department and Primary Health Sub Centre at Murudhan vazhvu village in the Ottapidaram taluk. At the Primary Health Sub Centre, Mr. Elambahavath inquired about the availability of medicines and quality of treatment provided to the villagers by the medical staff. The collector also distributed various welfare schemes to the eligible beneficiaries from the village, including those under the 'Kalaignar Kanavu Illam Scheme'. He further inspected the ongoing development works in the village under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, National Highways Department, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board. The collector also visited the other villages including Keezhamangalam, Sillankulam and Pasuvanthanai, to inspect development activities in those regions. Later, Mr. Elambahavath received petitions from the public at the Ottapidaram panchayat union office. At the meeting held at the same venue, Mr. Elambahavath directed officials from all the departments to ensure the timely and efficient implementation of welfare schemes in villages.
The Hindu
12-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
₹127.34 crore worth of development works implemented in Kadayampatti block, says Minister
In the past four years, ₹127.34 crore worth of development works were implemented in Kadayampatti block, Tourism Minister R. Rajendran said on Monday. The Minister laid the foundation stone for 19 new scheme works at Kadayampatti town panchayat and Kadayampatti panchayat union worth ₹1.94 crore and inaugurated the works. Speaking at the function, the minister said that adequate funds have been allotted to develop infrastructure in rural areas, including new roads, bridges, drinking water connections, and sewage channels. 'In the last four years, under schemes like the Chief Minister's Village Road Improvement Scheme, the Kalaignar Kanavu Illam Scheme, the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam, and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a total of 3,660 projects worth ₹127.34 crore were initiated in the Kadayampatti Panchayat Union over the last four years. Of these, 3,333 projects have been completed, while work is ongoing for the remaining 327,' the minister added. Detailing Monday's inaugurated projects, the Minister said foundation stones were laid for nine key works, including construction of a compound wall for the Poosaripatti burial ground at ₹11.42 lakh, paver block roads in Poosaripatti and Dasasamuthram at ₹32.21 lakh, and an anganwadi centre building at ₹17.25 lakh. Additionally, paver block roads will be laid in Nadupatti, Thalavaipatti, Elathur, Thirumalai Nagar, and Therkkathiyan Kadu panchayats at a cost of ₹58.90 lakh. Mr. Rajendran urged residents to make full use of these rural development schemes, which are intended to benefit farmers, workers, women, and persons with disabilities. Salem District Collector R. Brindha Devi, Salem MP T.M. Selvaganapathi, rural development officials, local body representatives, and other departmental officials were present at the event.
