Tamil Nadu Milk Price

The Tamil Nadu government's steep hike in milk price - Rs 10 a litre - is expected to hit hard children from the economically weaker sections. Milk by the government agency Aavin, which was sold at Rs 24 a litre, now costs Rs 34.

MDMK leader Vaiko today demanded withdrawal of the Rs 10 per litre hike in the price of 'Aavin' milk announced by the AIADMK Government in Tamil Nadu.

Four private dairy units have hiked the milk price by Rs two per litre, effective on Sunday even with the Milk Agents' Association of Tamil Nadu strongly condemning it.

PMK leader Ramadoss today criticised the Tamil Nadu government for not calling the Milk Producers Societies for talks for more than six months while seeking a fair increase in the milk procurement price.

The Federation of Tamil Nadu Agriculturists Association today announced that it would stop supply of milk, if the Government failed to convene a meeting of milk producers to discuss increase in milk prices, by February 4.

The otherwise media savvy DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi has been maintaining a low profile ever since she was released from the Tihar Jail on bail in the 2G case. However, on Sunday, Ms Kanimozhi, who is party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter, addressed her first public meeting since her imprisonment, on the outskirts of Chennai. Ms Kanimozhi's meeti...

CPIM today urged Puducherry government to withdraw the 10 per cent Value Added Tax imposed on hotel products and cooked foods from January this year. 'The ten percent VAT has come as a serious blow to the hoteliers and this would tell upon the business scenario in Puducherry', CPIM local unit Secretary V.Perumal told reporters here. He also sough...

The Tamil Nadu government today announced a steep hike in bus fares and milk prices, besides indicating that power tariff would also go up. Announcing the cabinet decisions in an address on Jaya TV, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said the hikes were 'unavoidable' as state public sector units were on the verge of collapse.

The Tamil Nadu government's steep hike in milk price - Rs 10 a litre - is expected to hit hard children from the economically weaker sections. Milk by the government agency Aavin, which was sold at Rs 24 a litre, now costs Rs 34.

MDMK leader Vaiko today demanded withdrawal of the Rs 10 per litre hike in the price of 'Aavin' milk announced by the AIADMK Government in Tamil Nadu.

Four private dairy units have hiked the milk price by Rs two per litre, effective on Sunday even with the Milk Agents' Association of Tamil Nadu strongly condemning it.

PMK leader Ramadoss today criticised the Tamil Nadu government for not calling the Milk Producers Societies for talks for more than six months while seeking a fair increase in the milk procurement price.

The Federation of Tamil Nadu Agriculturists Association today announced that it would stop supply of milk, if the Government failed to convene a meeting of milk producers to discuss increase in milk prices, by February 4.

The otherwise media savvy DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi has been maintaining a low profile ever since she was released from the Tihar Jail on bail in the 2G case. However, on Sunday, Ms Kanimozhi, who is party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter, addressed her first public meeting since her imprisonment, on the outskirts of Chennai. Ms Kanimozhi's meeti...

CPIM today urged Puducherry government to withdraw the 10 per cent Value Added Tax imposed on hotel products and cooked foods from January this year. 'The ten percent VAT has come as a serious blow to the hoteliers and this would tell upon the business scenario in Puducherry', CPIM local unit Secretary V.Perumal told reporters here. He also sough...

The Tamil Nadu government today announced a steep hike in bus fares and milk prices, besides indicating that power tariff would also go up. Announcing the cabinet decisions in an address on Jaya TV, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said the hikes were 'unavoidable' as state public sector units were on the verge of collapse.