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Announcement comes ahead of Assembly polls in May; loans availed by 16.43 lakh farmers from co-op banks
In a big relief to the farmers in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday announced the waiver of crop loans worth ₹12,110 crore availed by 16.43 lakh farmers through cooperative banks.
Palaniswami said that the farmers in the State were badly affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic, two cyclones and unseasonal rains. They need help, he said in the Assembly.
The announcement comes ahead of the Assembly polls due in the State in May.
The waiver of farm loans is set to become a major election issue. In January, DMK President MK Stalin had promised waiver of farm and jewel loans if his party was elected to power.
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Nearly one in five Indians had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus until December 2020, the third round of the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) serological survey has found. This is roughly a three-fold increase since August 2020 and a 30-fold increase since May 2020, when previous rounds of the survey were conducted.
PMK demand for separate reservation for Vanniyars is politically motivated, says CPI (M)
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CPI (M) State secretary K. Balakrishnan said the demand would do injustice to the Vanniyars and other castes
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CPI (M) State secretary K. Balakrishnan said the demand would do injustice to the Vanniyars and other castes
CPI (M) State secretary K. Balakrishnan has flayed PMK leader S. Ramadoss for demanding separate reservation for the Vanniyar community and dubbed the demand “politically motivated.”
Republic Day 2021 live updates: Parade ends with Rafale carrying out a ‘Vertical Charlie’
Republic Day 2021 live updates: Parade ends with Rafale carrying out a ‘Vertical Charlie’
India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day today. Owing to the Covid-19 crisis, this will be the first Republic Day in 50 years when there will be no chief guest. Stay with TOI for all the latest developments
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The ‘Trinetra’ formation comprising of three Su-30MKIs - the three aircraft split outwards and upwards, forming a ‘Trishul in the Sky’. The formation is led by Gp Capt AK Misra. Commanding Officer of 15 Squadron with Sqn Ldr RC Kulkarni.
In 2016, convict AG Periavalan, had approached the Supreme Court, seeking release from jail.
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Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit will take a decision on the release of seven people convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi within three to four days , Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court today. The court, which is hearing a petition regarding the release of the convicts, had earlier expressed unhappiness over the Governor s tardiness on the issue.
In 2018, the Tamil Nadu government had recommended the premature release of all the seven convicts in the 1991 assassination case. The cabinet s decision, however, needed a sign-off from the Governor, with whom the matter has been pending since.