Nehru built a strong base for modern India: Bommai
The Hindu
His statue reinstalled on Vidhana Soudha premises
The statue of the first Prime Minister of India late Jawaharlal Nehru was reinstalled on the Vidhana Soudha premises here on Sunday. “Nehru played an important role in realising the idea of building India. By developing sectors such as industries, he built a strong base to build a new India. He also played an important role in taking the nation forward after getting the mantle from the British,” Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters after unveiling the statue. He said, “Nehru, an associate of Mahatma Gandhi, went to jail in pursuit of freedom to the country, and it becomes our responsibility to follow his ideals.” Minister for Health and Family Welfare K. Sudhakar was also present on the occasion.The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, rejected a plea by former special Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das to restore the electricity service connection to a bungalow in Thaiyur near Kelambakkam in Chengalpattu district, and to restrain Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) officials from disturbing the power supply in future.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, permitted Anna University to deposit, in three monthly instalments, an amount of ₹73.23 lakh before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) as a condition to hear a statutory appeal preferred by the varsity against the Coimbatore Regional Provident Fund (RPF) Commissioner’s order to pay dues to the tune of ₹2.44 crore to contract employees.