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Liquor ban on highways: Tamil Nadu residents go on fast, seek closure of re-opened TASMAC outlet
•Nearly 200 residents of a village in Tirupur district went on an indefinite hunger strike, protesting the re-opening of state-run the TASMAC liquor outlet.
Protests against liquor shops continue across Tamil Nadu; two outlets ransacked
•Incidents of protests against the presence of liquor shops in the State continued with residents ransacking an outlet in the city and one in Kothagiri in nearby Nilgiris district on Sunday.
Tamil Nadu anti-liquor protesters are making state govt coffers run dry
Tssudhir •The anger of liquor protesters is directed at the Tamil Nadu government which clearly does not wish to give up on the Rs 26,000 crore annual revenue from TASMAC.
Madras High Court restrains Tamil Nadu from opening, relocating liquor shops
•Chennai: The Madras High Court Tuesday granted an interim injunction restraining the Tamil Nadu government from opening or relocating state run TASMAC liquor shops along national or state highways.
Tamil Nadu govt to shut down 500 liquor shops from 19 June
•The order by the official also detailed the steps needed to be followed in redeploying employees of the liquor outlets that will be closed down.
HC directs Tamil Nadu govt to form a committee to check liquor consumption
•The bench said, directing Tamil Nadu govt, "No further directions are required, except that it should be a court monitored process at least initially"
Tamil Nadu must focus on revenue generation to support freebie culture
Ians •It all started when MGR announced the mid-day meal scheme for school children in 1982. It was the beginning of the freebie culture.
On Day 1, Jayalalithaa announces free meals for school kids, reduces alcohol sale timings
Fppolitics •In a short ceremony which lasted for less than 30 minutes, J Jayalalithaa was sworn in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the second consecutive term
#TN2016 and a call for governance: Curb populist politics to address teetering Tamil Nadu economy
Sandhya Ravishankar •As Tamil Nadu heads into poll frenzy, the overarching theme of the campaigns — both by the ruling party as well as the Opposition — is that of governance. While Opposition parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) claim a breakdown of governance in the current regime, the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam argues that governance has never been better in the state.
Brook no criticism in Amma Land: TN police bow to Jayalalithaa’s will, slap six more sedition cases
Anandk1 •Despite Model Code of Conduct being in place, Tamil Nadu police bow to Jayalalithaa’s will, slapping six more sedition cases on those who dared to criticise her.