New Delhi, Jan 2 : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for the construction of one ''100 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant'' at Nemmeli near Chennai at a total cost of Rs. 908.28 crore.

Of the total amount, Rs. 871.24 crore will be borne by the Central Government and will be given as grant to the Government of Tamil Nadu for implementing the aforesaid project.

Chennai, Dec. 26 : Union Minister for Indian Overseas Affairs Vyalar Ravi today assured that the government was doing everything for the safe release of an Indian worker abducted in Afghanistan.

As the deadline to give ransom for release of the Simon Paramnathan ends on Friday, Ravi held over an hour-long meet with Tamil Nadu Chief minister M. Karunanidhi in Chennai at his Gopalapuram residence.

Vyalar Ravi after his meet with the Tamil Nadu CM, said that Chief Minister Karunanidhi wanted to ensure Simon''s safe and immediate release from the captivity of abductors in Afghanistan.

One of the most awaited films of the year, Aamir Khan’s ‘Ghajini’ finally released on the Christmas day. The Madras High Court lifted the stay on the film's release with an interim order on Wednesday after the film's makers offered to pay guarantee money to the court.

Hearing on the case will be resumed on the January 6, 2009. The producer of Tamil version of the movie, A Chandreshekhar accused makers of ‘Ghajini’ of forging documents to get the copyright. Producers of the ‘Ghajini’ used every possible chance for publicity of the movie to increase public interest in the movie.

Chennai, Dec 25 : The Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative and Voluntary Health Services (TAI-VHS) brought about 20,000 transgenders and marginalized women together to showcased their talents.

The transgenders had recently showcased their talents by performing Bharatanatyam and folk dances.

The newly formed federation aims at empowering their community and making them self-reliant in the society.

Chennai, Dec 23 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati addressed a huge rally here in an attempt to expand her party base in Tamil Nadu.

Mayawati addressing the rally said that her party was not caste-based and support of all sections was required for obtaining power in the state.

"Our party believes that we need to address the concerns of all sections of the society in Tamil Nadu because without that neither our party can benefit all sections, nor can it come to power in the State," said Mayawati.