Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has announced Rs 1,000 cash incentive to people on the occasion of the harvest festival Pongal, the state government said on Friday. He used the occasion to hit out at the Centre seeking to know what it has done for the people of Tamil Nadu. Pongal will be celebrated across the state on… Continue reading "Chief Minister announces Pongal cash gift of Rs 1,000"
Transport Minister SS Sivasankar said that 2.66 lakh passengers travelled on 5,134 buses operated by the transport corporations from Chennai till Friday 7 pm. “For the convenience of the passengers travelling to their hometowns for the Pongal festival, we are operating special buses in addition to the daily normal service of 2,100 buses. On Thursday, 2,686 buses, including 586 special… Continue reading "2.66 lakh passengers travelled on 5,134 buses from Chennai till Friday: Minister"
The State Transport Undertakings will operate 16,932 buses, including 10,632 special buses, to various destinations from the city and other parts of the state from January 12 to 14 for the Pongal festival. An official release stated that for the Pongal festival, 16,932 buses, including 10,749 buses, from the city and 6,183 buses between various destinations in the State would… Continue reading "TN to operate 16,932 buses for Pongal festival"
The DMK government on Monday announced a Pongal bonus to teachers and group ‘C’ and ‘D’ category employees of the state government. The government would incur an additional expenditure to the tune of Rs 221.42 crore to distribute Pongus to the targeted group of employees and retired Village officers and Assistants, according to an order from the Finance department. Government… Continue reading "TN government announces Pongal bonus to teachers and group C and D category employees"
The liquor sales in the last three days in Tamil Nadu have crossed more than Rs 650 crore with the revenue on January 14 alone touching Rs 317.08 crore. Sources from Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac), the monopoly agency to sell liquor in the state, stated that on January 12 the sales was Rs 155.06 crore and on the… Continue reading "TN sees Rs 650 crore sales at TASMAC in 3 days due to Pongal festival"