Stalin launches archaeological excavations in eight locations across Tamil Nadu
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin launches archaeological excavations in 8 locations, releases findings and inscriptions report.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday virtually launched archaeological excavations in eight locations across the State. He also released the findings of the Perumbalai excavations and a report on Tamil Nadu Inscriptions Volume XXVIII.
The sites are at Keeladi and its cluster (Kondagai) in Sivaganga district; Vembakottai in Virudhunagar district; Kilnamandi in Tiruvannamalai district; Porpanaikottai in Pudukottai district; Tirumalapuram in Tenkasi district; Sennanur in Krishnagiri district; Kongalnagaram in Tiruppur district; and Marungur in Cuddalore district.
Ministers K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran, Thangam Thennarasu and K.R. Periakaruppan, Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena and senior officials were present.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists