REGION DIGEST

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AIIMS Madurai budget hiked to ₹2,000 crore

22.01.2021

The budget for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) that is to be established at Thoppur in Madurai has been increased to ₹2,000 crore from ₹1,264 crore as a hospital for infectious diseases is also to be set up along with the super speciality hospital-cum-medical college. The Madurai MP Su Venkatesan said the Union health ministry informed him about this.

AIADMK betrayed people, says Dayanidhi:The ruling AIADMK government has betrayed the people of Tamil Nadu for the past ten years, Chennai Central DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran said on Thursday. Addressing a gathering at Alangudi on the first day of the four-day election campaign ‘Vidiyalai Nokki Stalinin Kural’ (Stalin’s voice for a new dawn) in Tiruvarur district, Dayanidhi Maran claimed the ₹2,500 given was not for Pongal but for votes. “We pay GST for all goods including petrol and gas. They (state government) receive our money by way of tax and disburse it to the people as a Pongal gift,” he said. He criticized both the Centre and state government for implementing NEET in the state.

No ‘At home’ reception in Raj Bhavan: Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit will not host the customary ‘At home’ reception at the Raj Bhavan on Republic day. An official release from Raj Bhavan said the governor had decided not to host the reception in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

Theni collector Covid-19 positive: Theni district collector Pallavi M Baldev has been admitted to Theni Medical College Hospital after she tested positive for Covid-19. Sources said her condition was stable.

Farmers take out green flag rally against new laws:Farmers belonging to 72 organisations took out a ‘green flag rally’ in Thanjavur to show their solidarity with the farmers holding protests against the agriculture laws in New Delhi. Hundreds participated in the rally organised by the Cauvery Rights Retrieval Committee took off from Tholgappiyar square in Thanjavur and concluded near the statue of Raja Raja Cholan.

Central team says Vaigai dam needs more shutters: Members of the Central Water Commission and top PWD officials, who inspected the Vaigai dam as the water level touched the maximum 71-feet mark, said it requires additional shutters. It now has 14. rainfall conditions.

PMK insists govt press guv for Perarivalan release: After the Centre told the Supreme Court that the governor of Tamil Nadu would take a call on the release of A G Perarivalan, one of the life convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, PMK leader S Ramadoss on Thursday urged the state to put pressure on the governor to ensure a positive decision. He tweeted that the governor should issue an order to release the six other convicts as well.