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Full Vaccination A Must For Buying Liquor In This Tamil Nadu District
As part of efforts to inoculate every eligible person in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district, authorities have made it compulsory for those wanting to buy liquor from state-run TASMAC outlets to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus.
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Rats Empty 12 Closed Wine Bottles Kept In Liquor Outlet
In a shocking incident, rats have emptied 12 wine bottles kept in government-run TASMAC liquor outlet in a town near Gudalur, about 80 Kms from here, in Nilgiris district.
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Cop Caught On Camera Slapping Woman Protester In Tamil Nadu's Tirupur
A woman protester was slapped by a senior police officer in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday evening. Additional deputy superintendent of police (ADSP), Pandiarajan, was seen in a video hitting the woman with a lathi before slapping her as he tried to disperse protesters. The incident occurred in Samalapuram in Tirupur, about 460km from Chennai, when...
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900 Liquor Shops Identified In Prohibited Area, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation To High Court
The state-run Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) has informed the Madras High Court that so far about 900 retail liquor vending shops in the state, have been identified as being located within a prohibited area, in violation of government rules.
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Villagers Protest Closure Of Liquor Shop In Tamil Nadu
Protesting the closure of a state-run liquor shop in Anaikatty village of this district near Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, following agitations by tribal women of the neighbouring state, nearly 200 people today blocked the road and demanded its reopening.
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Opposition Carrying Out Campaign Of Lies Against AIADMK: Jayalalithaa
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today lashed out at the Opposition for carrying out a "campaign of lies" against AIADMK and the government, alleging that their aim was to criticise as they were unable to "digest" state's progress.
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Legal Action Against Those Who Attacked TASMAC Outlet: Government
Tamil Nadu government today said it would take legal action against those who torched a state-run liquor outlet in the city, injuring an employee.
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BJP to Hold 2-Day Anti-Liquor Protests in Tamil Nadu from Tomorrow
BJP today said it would hold state-wide demonstrations on August 10 and 11 demanding prohibition and closure of state-run (TASMAC) outlets.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Announces Rs 7 Lakh Relief to Kin of State Employee
Tamil Nadu government today announced a relief of Rs 7 lakh to the family of a TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation) liquor outlet employee who died after some unidentified persons torched the shop in Salem district.
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Can't Order Closure of Liquor Shops for President Kalam's Funeral: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court today said "liquor is an essential commodity for 30% of people in Tamil Nadu and hence government-run Tasmac shops vending liquor in retail could not be ordered by it to be closed during the funeral ceremony of former President APJ Abdul Kalam."
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Madras High Court Dismisses a Petition on Liquor With High Toxicity
The petitioner asked for the Court to seek a detailed report on it and if necessary take legal action against the liquor suppliers and manufacturers. He also demanded a ban on the same if the quality results to contain toxic content more than the recommended specified quantity.
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High Court Poses Questions to State and Central Governments on Liquor Sales
Observing that liquor is "a poison to the society," the Madras High Court today posed a set of 16 questions to the state and central governments, asking how can governments run liquor business when the Constitution advocates total prohibition.
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Blog: How student protests against Sri Lanka grew
MDMK Chief Vaiko has just finished his fortnight-long 450-km padayatra demanding that the Tamil Nadu Government close all liquor shops. PMK Supremo Ramadoss has long been vocal against TASMAC (state owned corporation that has a monopoly over selling of liquor in the state) culture in Tamil Nadu. These two have one more thing in common: their suppor...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announces 20 per cent bonus to employees
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced a 20 per cent bonus to employees of public-sector undertakings, including electricity board, and to the Transport Corporation, costing over Rs 185 crore to the exchequer.
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Binge drinking claims two lives in Erode
In a case of binge drinking, two men died after they gulped down too many glasses of liquor at a state-run retail outlet in the district, police said. Twenty-four-year old Anandan, an autorickshaw driver, and his friend Balamurugan, an ambulance driver, had gone to the Indian Made Foreign Liquor outlet of TASMAC in Bhavani town on Sunday evening to...
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Full Vaccination A Must For Buying Liquor In This Tamil Nadu District
As part of efforts to inoculate every eligible person in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district, authorities have made it compulsory for those wanting to buy liquor from state-run TASMAC outlets to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus.
-
Rats Empty 12 Closed Wine Bottles Kept In Liquor Outlet
In a shocking incident, rats have emptied 12 wine bottles kept in government-run TASMAC liquor outlet in a town near Gudalur, about 80 Kms from here, in Nilgiris district.
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Cop Caught On Camera Slapping Woman Protester In Tamil Nadu's Tirupur
A woman protester was slapped by a senior police officer in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday evening. Additional deputy superintendent of police (ADSP), Pandiarajan, was seen in a video hitting the woman with a lathi before slapping her as he tried to disperse protesters. The incident occurred in Samalapuram in Tirupur, about 460km from Chennai, when...
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900 Liquor Shops Identified In Prohibited Area, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation To High Court
The state-run Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) has informed the Madras High Court that so far about 900 retail liquor vending shops in the state, have been identified as being located within a prohibited area, in violation of government rules.
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Villagers Protest Closure Of Liquor Shop In Tamil Nadu
Protesting the closure of a state-run liquor shop in Anaikatty village of this district near Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, following agitations by tribal women of the neighbouring state, nearly 200 people today blocked the road and demanded its reopening.
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Opposition Carrying Out Campaign Of Lies Against AIADMK: Jayalalithaa
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today lashed out at the Opposition for carrying out a "campaign of lies" against AIADMK and the government, alleging that their aim was to criticise as they were unable to "digest" state's progress.
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Legal Action Against Those Who Attacked TASMAC Outlet: Government
Tamil Nadu government today said it would take legal action against those who torched a state-run liquor outlet in the city, injuring an employee.
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BJP to Hold 2-Day Anti-Liquor Protests in Tamil Nadu from Tomorrow
BJP today said it would hold state-wide demonstrations on August 10 and 11 demanding prohibition and closure of state-run (TASMAC) outlets.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Announces Rs 7 Lakh Relief to Kin of State Employee
Tamil Nadu government today announced a relief of Rs 7 lakh to the family of a TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation) liquor outlet employee who died after some unidentified persons torched the shop in Salem district.
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Can't Order Closure of Liquor Shops for President Kalam's Funeral: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court today said "liquor is an essential commodity for 30% of people in Tamil Nadu and hence government-run Tasmac shops vending liquor in retail could not be ordered by it to be closed during the funeral ceremony of former President APJ Abdul Kalam."
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Madras High Court Dismisses a Petition on Liquor With High Toxicity
The petitioner asked for the Court to seek a detailed report on it and if necessary take legal action against the liquor suppliers and manufacturers. He also demanded a ban on the same if the quality results to contain toxic content more than the recommended specified quantity.
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High Court Poses Questions to State and Central Governments on Liquor Sales
Observing that liquor is "a poison to the society," the Madras High Court today posed a set of 16 questions to the state and central governments, asking how can governments run liquor business when the Constitution advocates total prohibition.
-
Blog: How student protests against Sri Lanka grew
MDMK Chief Vaiko has just finished his fortnight-long 450-km padayatra demanding that the Tamil Nadu Government close all liquor shops. PMK Supremo Ramadoss has long been vocal against TASMAC (state owned corporation that has a monopoly over selling of liquor in the state) culture in Tamil Nadu. These two have one more thing in common: their suppor...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announces 20 per cent bonus to employees
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced a 20 per cent bonus to employees of public-sector undertakings, including electricity board, and to the Transport Corporation, costing over Rs 185 crore to the exchequer.
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Binge drinking claims two lives in Erode
In a case of binge drinking, two men died after they gulped down too many glasses of liquor at a state-run retail outlet in the district, police said. Twenty-four-year old Anandan, an autorickshaw driver, and his friend Balamurugan, an ambulance driver, had gone to the Indian Made Foreign Liquor outlet of TASMAC in Bhavani town on Sunday evening to...
