Eyeing a record straight third term, the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday announced its second list of 171 candidates for the April 6 Assembly polls, renominating most of its heavyweights.
Together with its first list of six candidates, the AIADMK would be in fray in 177 constituencies and its partners the PMK (23) and BJP (20) in 43 while 14 more seats are yet to be allocated out of the total 234 segments.
Of the 30-member Cabinet of Chief Minister K Palaniswami, 27 have been renominated, apparently rewarding them for supporting him during the past four years when he weathered many a political storm.
The 2021 Assembly polls will be a watershed election for the AIADMK since this is the first state polls after the demise of its supremo J Jayalalithaa, who had led the party to two back to back wins in 2011 and 2016.
The District Administration has identified 56 locations for the conduct of public meetings by political parties during the campaign for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election.District Election Offi
Drive to make villages in Villupuram district free of illicit arrack, gains pace
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February 04, 2021 13:40 IST
So far, over 30 villages have been declared illicit arrack free, after the district police began an initiative that cracked down on bootlegging and also helped bootleggers find alternative employment
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Aalagramam village in Mailam block in Villupuram district has been declared an arrack-free village | Photo Credit:
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So far, over 30 villages have been declared illicit arrack free, after the district police began an initiative that cracked down on bootlegging and also helped bootleggers find alternative employment
Aalagramam, a nondescript village in Mailam block in the district, which was notorious for illicit liquor brewing in the recent past, has become the latest hamlet to join the list of illicit arrack-free villages in the district.
Jagannath temple in Puri reopens after 9 months with Covid-19 protocols
Jagannath temple in Puri reopens after 9 months with Covid-19 protocols
Lord Jagannath temple in Odisha s Puri reopened for public on Wednesday after being closed for nine months due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Lord Jagannath temple in Odisha s Puri (File Photo)
Lord Jagannath temple in Odisha s Puri reopened for public on Wednesday after being closed for nine months due to coronavirus pandemic.
On the first day of reopening, the families of the servitors were only given access to enter the temple for the next three days and Puri residents entry will be allowed from December 26.
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