Puducherry: The opposition AIADMK has accused the Rangasamy-led government in Puducherry of adopting a discriminatory policy against the party out of political vendetta.
The party's Puducherry unit secretary A Anbalagan, MLA, alleged that the exclusion of the AIADMK from the State Planning Board was a clear case of discrimination; the government was showing against party legislators.
He wondered how those who were not members of the Board were invited to participate in the deliberations to finalise the draft document for the fiscal 2013-2014 in Puducherry on Monday.
He also charged Chief Minister N Rangasamy with 'failing the drought hit farmers' of Karaikal....
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11:48 AM, May 07, 2013
Puducherry: The overall pass percentage in the plus two examination in Puducherry and Karaikal regions has gone up marginally to 84.52 this year against 83.55 per cent last year. Releasing the details of the results, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy told reporters that S Swapna of private St Joseph Girls Higher Secondary school has emerged the first ranker in the Union Territory scoring 1,190 out of 1,200 marks. He said the...
09:45 AM, May 23, 2012
Puducherry: The overall pass percentage in the plus two examination in Puducherry and Karaikal regions has gone up marginally to 84.52 this year against 83.55 per cent last year. Releasing the details of the results, Chief Minister N Rangasamy told reporters S Swapna of private St Joseph Girls Higher Secondary school has emerged the first ranker in the Union Territory scoring 1,190 out of 1,200 marks. He said two government...
09:00 PM, May 22, 2012
Puducherry: A day after Union Minister V Narayanasamy accused the Puducherry government of having failed on several counts, Chief Minister N Rangasamy claimed that the Centre had full faith in its ability to implement centrally sponsored schemes in the Union Territory. The chief minister was presiding over a meeting for implementation of a pilot project on integrated coastal management by the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem. Hitting out at...
05:44 PM, May 21, 2012
Puducherry: Rejecting Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy's charge that he was blocking central funds to the Union Territory, Union Minister and senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy on Sunday blamed AINRC government for the deepening financial crisis. "The whole government machinery has come to a standstill with financial crisis deepening fast as a result of poor planning, increased tax evasion and lack of action to spend the funds provided by the...
05:00 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Puducherry: Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy on Sunday said people have lost faith in the Rangasamy led AINRC government as none of the poll promises made last year had been implemented. Speaking to reporters after visiting an employee of PASIC at the government hospital where he is being treated for burns after he attempted suicide at his house on Saturday, he said the man had taken the...
04:45 PM, Apr 22, 2012
Puducherry: A day after Cyclone Thane left a trail of destruction in the Union Territory, a massive operation was on to clear the debris, even as Chief Minister N Rangasamy announced financial aid to the victims. As per initial estimates, the damages suffered was in the range Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 crore, Rangasamy told reporters after holding a meeting with top officials. He added that it would take a...
06:39 PM, Jan 01, 2012
Puducherry: N Rangasamy, who ended the reign of his former party Congress in a stunning electoral debut for his outfit, was on Monday sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry for a third term. 61-year old Rangasamy, chief of All India NR Congress, was administered oath of office by Lt Governor Iqbal Singh at the Raj Nivas here, making him the 18th Chief Minister of the tiny Union Territory. No...
07:19 AM, May 16, 2011
Puducherry: N Rangasamy, nicknamed 'Junior Kamaraj' for his simple living and unassuming style, took a sweet revenge on his former party Congress which unceremoniously removed him as Chief Minister of this tiny Union Territory. Sidelined by the Congress, Rangasamy felt humiliated and launched his own outfit All India N R Congress on the eve of the Assembly polls and signed a poll pact with AIADMK. A soft-spoken and 'simple' Rangasamy,...
04:45 PM, May 13, 2011
Puducherry: In the Union Territory of Puducherry 83.62 per cent of the 8.10 lakh voters exercised their franchise on Wednesday to constitute its 30-member Assembly. Revenue Minister Malladi Krishna Rao is seeking election for the fourth successive term from Yanam, which also involves a multi-cornered contest. The turnout of women was considerably larger than their male counterparts in rural and semi urban areas. There were also several first time voters...
02:33 PM, Apr 13, 2011
Puducherry: The lone MDMK member in the Puducherry Assembly PR Siva has resigned from the party and membership of the House and joined the All India NR Congress led by former Chief Minister N Rangasamy. Official sources said Siva submitted his resignation to the Secretary to the assembly earlier in the day. Siva was elected to the assembly from Tirunallur in the 2006 polls. "During the past five years, I...
02:54 PM, Mar 22, 2011
Chennai: Former Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy, who floated his own outfit All India N R Congress, after quitting from the territorial assembly and Congress, on Saturday called on AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa at her Poes Garden residence. An AIADMK release described it as "a courtesy call". AIADMK party treasurer O Panneerselvam, Headquarters Secretary K A Sengottaiyan and N R Congress party General Secretary V Balan, State Secretaries N...
03:09 PM, Mar 12, 2011
