Chennai, March 22 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday praised the success of the 'Vidiyal Payanam' free bus travel scheme for women, stating that the initiative has recorded nearly 898 crore trips since its inception.Describing the scheme as his first signature towards writing a new...
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Chennai, February 17 – Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu presented the interim budget (2026-27) of ₹2.55 lakh crore for the state, which will go to polls, allocating ₹4,000 crore for the DMK’s flagship scheme of free bus travel for women.Out of the ₹2,55,391 crore allocated for...
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Chennai, February 17 – With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approaching, State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu will present the interim budget for 2026-27 on Tuesday, amidst heightened political and public expectations.As this is an election year, the interim budget is expected to...
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