Tangedco calls bid for transport of coal from Odisha to overcome power shortage in TN
Chennai, April 22 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has floated tenders for the transportation of coal from Odisha. The Tamil Nadu power company has called for bidders to transport coal from Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd which is a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd. The tender will close on April 27th. According […]
Trucks overloaded with minerals: TN activists attack police for no action
Chennai, April 22 (BPNS) Environmentalists and Social Activists of South Tamil Nadu are up in arms against the police turning a blind eye toward trucks overloaded with minerals. The activists are sore that the Motor Vehicles (Amendment )Act 1988 is not implemented in the case of trucks overloaded with minerals thus bringing huge losses to […]
PMK, MNM warns against frequent power cuts by Tangedco in TN
Chennai, April 21 (BPNS) The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder leader, Dr. S. Ramadoss has warned the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) to bring an end to the regular power cuts in the state. He called upon the Tamil Nadu electricity minister to take steps to reduce the regular power cuts and to […]
TN to provide housing sites to tribals in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
Chennai, April 21 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu revenue department is to provide housing sites to Tribals in Anamalai Tiger Reserve after the tribal activists conducted a prolonged fight for the same. The revenue department of Tamil Nadu has conducted a survey in Kadamparai near Anamalai to study the sites to be provided for the tribal […]
Puducherry reports zero Covid -19 cases
Puducherry, April 21 (BPNS) The Union Territory of Puducherry reported zero Covid 19 cases on Thursday after a span of nine days. The one patient who was detected with Covid -19 recovered on Thursday. Puducherry health department in a statement said that of the 198 samples tested for Covid -19 infection on Thursday. The Union […]
Top scientist believes the surge in COVID-19 cases will not lead to the fourth wave
New Delhi [India]: Even as some of the States and Union Territories are seeing a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, the top scientist believes that the surge in infection will not lead to the fourth wave by any chance. Speaking to BPNS, the former Chief Scientist of the Indian Council of Medical […]
India tops milk production in world, : PM Modi
Banaskantha (Guj), Apr 19 (BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India produces milk worth Rs 8.5 lakh crore annually, more than the turnover of wheat and rice, with small farmers being the biggest beneficiaries of the dairy sector. “Today, India is the world’s largest producer of milk. When the livelihood of crores of […]
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Cabinet takes oath
By Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, Apr 19 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s 34-member Cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday after several days of delay, with Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administering the oath to new ministers as President Arif Alvi did not attend the ceremony. The ceremony was scheduled to be held on Monday, but President Alvi […]
MHA reshuffles 42 IPS officers across AGMUT
New Delhi, Apr 20 (BPNS) In a major reshuffle, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday transferred 42 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to new postings. According to an official order, 42 IPS officers from the AGMUT cadre have been transferred and given new postings in Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar […]
