Kerala state Congress for town to town flight service as counter to K- Rail
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (BPNS) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran has said that instead of the K-rail semi-speed rail corridor that affects land acquisition and rehabilitation of people leading to protests across the state, a town to town flight service is more feasible. While the K-Rail project has a whopping 1,15,000 crore budget […]
Vaccination only solution to curb 4th wave of Covid 19, TN health minister
Chennai, March 20 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that vaccination is the only solution for curbing the 4th wave of Covid -19. He was speaking to reporters during a brief interaction at the Tuticorin airport. He however said that there is a dip in the number of cases but asked people to […]
Congress nominated Rajya Sabha candidate through payment, RSP leader Azeez
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (BPNS) The Opposition UDF in Kerala is gripped with controversy after the constituent partner of the Congress in the front, RSP has come out stating that the Kerala state woman Congress president Jabi Mather was fielded as Congress candidate through a payment process. RSP state secretary, A.A. Azeez while delivering the inaugural […]
Bhavana’s presence in inaugural function lifted the morale of 23rd IFFK, delegates
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (BPNS) The 23rd edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) that commenced on March 18th was special in that it honoured two women who had fought back in life with exemplary courage. While Kurdish filmmaker Lisa Calon was given the Spirit of Cinema award, Bhavana was given a standing ovation by the […]
Temporary gallery collapse : Injured Kerala spectators getting better
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (BPNS) Many spectators who were injured when a temporary gallery collapsed at Malappuram district during a football tournament on Saturday are recouping at hospitals. According to the Malappuram police around 200 people were injured and five people were said to be serious. However, hospital authorities in Malappuram when contacted told BPNS that […]
Puducherry local body elections likely by April end
Puducherry, March 18 (BPNS) The local body elections in the Union Territory of Puducherry is likely to be held in the last week of April. Elections were not held for the past eleven years after the term of the elected bodies expired in 2011. Puducherry State election commission, Roy P. Thomas told IANS that there […]
Railways to Madras HC: Not possible to reduce speed of trains to prevent elephant deaths
Chennai, March 18 (BPNS) Southern Railway informed the Madras High Court that it was not possible to reduce the speed of trains plying between Palakkad and Podanur to under 45 kmph to prevent hitting elephants. The Railway also told the court that it is not possible to divert some of the trains in the Palakkad- […]
TN reports one Covid death after 6 days
Chennai,March 18 (BPNS) After a lull of six days, Tamil Nadu reported one Covid death on Thursday from Cuddalore district. The state had 70 Covid -19 fresh cases on Thursday with 17 districts reporting no Covid -19 cases and nine other districts having one Covid -19 case each. The Cumulative death toll in the state […]
Dravidian ethos and philosophies will be the principle of DMK government, TN Finance minister
Chennai, March 18 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Finance minister, PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan has said that the driving force for the DMK government under M.K. Stalin will be Dravidian ethos and philosophies. He was addressing the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly while presenting the state budget for the financial year 2022-23. The minister said that the state government […]
