-The Hindu CM M.K. Stalin, who made the announcement in the Assembly on Monday, also said cases registered by the previous government against those who protested against NEET and TASMAC shops, would be withdrawn Chennai: Seven hundred life convicts, who have been serving their term for long in prisons across the State, will be released on the occasion of the birth anniversary of late former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai on September 15,...
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Madras High Court issue directives to check fake news, fake Journalists - Syed Ali Mujtaba
-MuslimMirror.com Chennai: In an important judgment, the Madras High Court has given directives to the government to constitute a ‘Press Council of Tamil Nadu’ within three months to eliminate the bogus journalists from the media fraternity and to legally addressed the issue of fake news. A Bench of Justices N Kirubakaran (since retired) and P Velmurugan was hearing a writ petition filed against retired Inspector-General of Police A.G. Ponn Manickavel by S....
More »'Who Is Afraid of Women's Voices?' Ask Tamil Dalit Writers After DU Drops Them from Syllabus -Kavitha Muralidharan
-TheWire.in 'Both Bama and Sukirtharani have consistently written on the rights of women, liberation of the oppressed and the strength of humanity.' Chennai: Sukirtharani distinctly remembers the two years she had spent undergoing teacher’s training at her hometown, Ranipet in Tamil Nadu. “Every single day of those two years, I encountered them. I have watched them from a distance, walked along in silence. I have been a witness to the casual humiliation they...
More »Tamil Nadu government announces ₹100-crore urban jobs scheme
-The Hindu The urban employment scheme will be on the lines of MGNREGS, to improve livelihood of urban poor. Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will implement an urban employment scheme on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) at a cost of ₹100 crore to improve the livelihood of urban poor, Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply K.N. Nehru said in the Assembly on Tuesday. “In the...
More »Poor wages, punishing hours, and lack of labour rights make food delivery a thankless gig -Serish Nanisetti
-The Hindu Gig work is commonly described as the ‘future’ of employment, but its exploitation of delivery riders reveals a dark underbelly of low wages and no rights Receive order. Pick up food. Reach customer location. Deliver. Get ₹35 per batch and ₹20 per order. This was the daily drill for 20-something Varadarajan, a food delivery executive in April 2018, when he started working in Chennai. For each order, the distance was...
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