Ranipet district in TN creates world record, collect 186 mt plastic, surpasses Switzerland
Chennai, May 28 (BPNS) Ranipet district of Tamil Nadu has created a world record of collecting 186.914 metric tonnes of plastic waste in a day thereby surpassing the present record held by Switzerland which is 128 mt of plastic waste. The Ranipet district administration in a statement on Saturday said that 20,000 volunteers drawn from […]
House roof collapse in Coimbatore ,TN, Man dies
Chennai, May 28 (BPNS) In a tragic incident K . Vinoth Kannan (35) of Coimbatore died when a portion of the house roof collapsed on him. The incident happened in Bharathi Nagar, Third Street during the early hours of Saturday. Police said that the deceased has been living in a rented house with his wife […]
Vice President Venkiah Naidu to unveil statue of Karunanidhi in Chennai
Chennai, May 28 (BPNS) Vice President of India, M. Venkiah Naidu will unveil the statue of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Late M. Karunanidhi on Saturday evening at Omandurar Government Estate premises. State Chief Minister and son of late Karunanidhi, M.K Stalin will be present in the function. After the unveiling of the statue, […]
Anbumani Ramadoss is new president of PMK
Chennai, May 28 (BPNS) Former Union Minister for Health and Member of Parliament, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss will be the new president of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), the political arm of the powerful Vanniyar community. He replaces G.K. Mani who was the president of the party for the past twenty-five years. A special executive committee […]
TN engineering college consortium members to meet higher education minister for fee hike
Chennai, May 28 (BPNS) The Consortium of Self Financing Professional Arts and Science colleges in Tamil Nadu which is a broader coalition of the engineering colleges of the state will be meeting the state higher education minister, K. Ponmudi to request for a nominal hike in fee. It is to be noted that the state […]
Despite DMK opposition TN ranks third in NEET applications for 2022
Chennai, May 28 (BPNS) While the DMK government and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu continue their stiff opposition to National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET), the number of students who have applied for the All India exam for medical college admissions has breached pre-Covid days. The number of students who have applied for NEET from […]
Three held for temple priest murder in Madurai, TN
Chennai, May 27 (BPNS) Three persons were arrested by the Madurai district police over the murder of a temple priest, Lakshmanan (55) on Thursday morning. The hacking of a temple priest on the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reaching Tamil Nadu has given a major shocker to the state police and the DGP […]
TN idol wing on detailed probe of two centuries-old idols seized from Myladuthurai
Chennai, May 27 (BPNS) The idol wing of the Tamil Nadu police is in probe for more details on the two centuries old metallic idols seized from a smuggler in Tiruchi on Thursday. The idols were seized from a smuggler in Myladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu. Idol wing in a statement on Friday said that […]
National Achievement Survey: TN school students below national average in learning outcomes
Chennai, May 27 (BPNS) The National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 has found that the students of Tamil Nadu are below national average in learning outcomes. The survey was conducted online on November 12, 2021, throughout the country for students of classes 3,5,8, and 10. About 34 lakh students of 1.18 lakh schools in both urban […]
