Drought: TN seeks Rs 19,665 cr assistance from Centre

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 22:41

The drought-hit TN decided to knock the Centre`s doors with a plea for an assistance of Rs 19,665.13 crore as the Jayalalithaa government extended a relief package given to Cauvery delta regions to other affected districts also.

No key policy decisions in Governor`s address: Karunanidhi

Last Updated: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 18:22

DMK chief M Karunanidhi said Governor`s address to Tamil Nadu Assembly lacked any key policy decisions and described it as a "compilation" of some announcements made by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

AIADMK Govt not concerned about `suicide` of farmers: Karuna

Last Updated: Sunday, December 23, 2012, 18:48

Claiming that nine farmers had committed suicide in the Delta region so far, he appealed to the farmers not to resort to such extreme step.

Jaya announces sops for Cauvery delta farmers

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 13:17

Jayalalithaa announced an additional subsidy of Rs 17.10 crore to farmers of Cauvery Delta region, taking the total to over Rs 70 crore in this regard.