G K Vasan

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  Tamil Maanila Congress Announces Tie-Up With BJP For Lok Sabha Polls

  The Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) will face the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as part of the BJP-led NDA, party chief G K Vasan said here on Monday.

• Former Union Minister GK Vasan All Set to Launch New Party on November 28

  After a series of consultative meetings with supporters across Tamil Nadu, former Union Minister G K Vasan, who broke away from Congress, is all set to launch his political party at a public meeting in Tiruchirapalli on November 28.

• G K Vasan campaigns for Erode Lok Sabha Congress candidate

  Campaigning for the Congress candidate from the Erode Lok Sabha constituency, Shipping Minister G K Vasan today said the Centre had sanctioned Rs 371 crore for the 'Erode Water Supply Scheme'.

• Senior Congress leader GK Vasan hits campaign trail in Tamil Nadu

  Senior Congress leader and Union Minister G K Vasan on Saturday described as a "good path" his party contesting on its own the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and claimed it alone can provide stable government and any other formation would collapse in three months.

• Another Congress leader refuses to contest Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu

  Former Union Minister K V Thangkabalu has decided not to contest the April 24 Lok Sabha election, the second prominent leader after Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan to opt out of the poll race.

• Prime Minister has respect for sentiments of Tamilians, says minister Vasan

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by deciding to skip the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka has respected the sentiments of people of Tamil Nadu, Shipping Minister G K Vasan has said.

• Posters seek revival of Tamil Maanila Congress

  In an embarrassment to Congress, facing the heat over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, posters appeared on Friday in some parts of the city demanding revival of late G K Moopanar floated Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) to uphold Tamils's respect.

• Marina beach lighthouse may be turned into tourist destination

  The government is exploring the possibility of venturing into Light House tourism and a report was ready in this regard, Shipping Minister G K Vasan said today.

• Govt plans to set up a major port in Andhra Pradesh

  Anticipating higher demand for energy leading to increased import of coal and oil and container volumes in the years to come, Government proposes to set up two new major ports, one each in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, Shipping Minister G K Vasan said today.

• Vasan seeks urgent steps to ease petrol and diesel shortage in Chennai

  Shipping Minister G K Vasan on Tuesday met Petroleum Minister S Jaipal Reddy and urged him to take urgent steps to ease the current petrol and diesel shortage being witnessed in Chennai and suburban areas.

• Government proposes to spend Rs 73,793.35 crore on major ports by 2017

  The capacity of major ports by the end of March, 2012 was 689.83 million tonnes per annum, and the government has set a target of increasing that capacity to 1,229.24 million tonnes per annum by the end of March, 2017.

• Centre sets up group to identify location for big ports

  "A technical committee has been constituted to identify the suitable location for development of major ports in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala," Minister of Shipping G K Vasan said in the Lok Sabha today.

• Deal with anti-Nuclear activists with iron fist: Vasan

  Seeking Tamil Nadu government's cooperation in the commissioning of the stir-hit Kudankulam Nuclear power plant, Centre today said the anti-nuclear protestors should be dealt with an "iron fist". "In the name of protests, these persons are creating roadblocks against the welfare of the country and Tamil Nadu even as the Centre is taking all steps ...

• Vasan terms Italian ship firing "unfortunate, unacceptable"

  Terming as "unfortunate" the killing of two Indian fishermen by gun shots from an Italian ship, Shipping Minister G K Vasan today said appropriate punishment should be given to the guilty. "It is a very unfortunate incident. Italian arm guards fired (at) Indian fishermen. This is not acceptable," Vasan told reporters here, when asked to comment on...

• Centre to pump Rs 2.77 lakh crore to expand capacity of ports

  Traffic handled in 2010-2011 was 870 million tonne and was expected to go up to around 2,495 million tonne by 2020 in Indian ports.