Maha CM Thackeray ‘quits’ official residence, returns to ‘Matoshri’
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray late on Wednesday vacated his official residence ‘Varsha’ at Malabar Hill to return to his private home ‘Matoshri’ in Bandra along with his family. The move came hours after his emotional appeal to the rebel group of Shiv Sena MLAs, led by Minister Eknath Shinde, that he […]
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi likely to be new J&K Lt Governor
Srinagar, June 22 (BPNS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is likely to replace Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha as the Election Commission is preparing to hold Assembly elections in the Union Territory before the year end, top sources said. “Naqvi finally emerged as the top choice for the Lt Governor’s post in […]
OPS faction expects Sasikala to support them to gain control of AIADMK
Chennai, June 22 (BPNS) The O. Panneerselvam(OPS) faction of the AIADMK which is in the corner after most of the party district secretaries showing their allegiance to the Edappadi K. Palaniswami group, is trying to play the Thevar card and get the support of former interim general secretary of the party, V.K. Sasikala. While Sasikala […]
Three arrested in attack on hospital, staff at Kollam, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (BPNS) In Kerala, a hospital got vandalized and its staff was assaulted for questioning a bystander for not wearing a facemask. The attack was reported at Government Taluk Hospital in Neendakara at Kollam on Tuesday night. According to hospital authorities, the miscreants shattered glass panels of the casualty’s pharmacy and destroyed medicines. […]
Multiple organs harvested from brain-dead youth in Coimbatore
Chennai, June 22 (BPNS) Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH) in a statement on Wednesday said that multiple organs were harvested from a brain-dead youth on Tuesday. The medical centre said that a youth, Dhineesh (22) hailing from Narosothipatty near Alagapuram in Salem district of Tamil Nadu met with an accident on June 18 and […]
Madras HC refuses to interfere in AIADMK general council meeting
Chennai, June 22 (BPNS ) The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in the general council meeting of the AIADMK to be held on Thursday, June 23 at Chennai. This is a major setback to former Chief Minister and AIADMK coordinator, O. Panneerselvam who had approached the court. The court also refused to […]
Omicron Sub Variant BA-5 may be the reason for rise in Covid cases in TN: report
Chennai, June 22 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department in its data for May –June 22 has said that the presence of BA-5 omicron sub- variant may be the reason for the sudden spike in cases in the state. While only 4% of sub-variant were identified in May, in June […]
Strong quake kills at least 280, injures 595 in Afghanistan
Kabul, June 22 (BPNS) At least 280 people were killed and 595 injured after an earthquake struck Afghansitan’s Paktika province early on Wednesday, the state-run media reported. Some 255 people lost their lives in Barmal, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts of Paktika province, the most-hit eastern province, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported, citing the latest local […]
TN skeptical at Central permission for free precautionary vaccine in 18-59 age group
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Health Department officials are skeptical at the possibility of Union health ministry granting permission to an application of the state for providing free precautionary vaccine for people in the age group of 18-59. Director of Public Health, Dr. T.S. Selvavinayagam had written to the Union health ministry asking permission […]
