
TNCC hails agri budget, State BJP says it does not fulfil poll promises
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) hailed the agriculture budget, while BJP’s State unit said it does not fulfil the poll promises of the DMK.In a statement, TNCC president K.S. Alagiri said the agr
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) hailed the agriculture budget, while BJP’s State unit said it does not fulfil the poll promises of the DMK. In a statement, TNCC president K.S. Alagiri said the agriculture budget was prepared after consultation with all sections of society and it is an effort with a long term vision. “A revolutionary agriculture budget has been presented and also the overall fund allocation as well as for various schemes are welcome. This shows the State government’s intent,” he said. Mr. Alagiri said it would boost the livelihood of farmers.
The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.











