TN budget 2022: School education gets highest allocation
Chennai, March 18 (BPNS) The school education department received the highest allocation in the Tamil Nadu budget for the financial year 2022-23 presented in the state assembly by the state Finance minister, PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan. Finance minister allocated an amount of Rs 36,895.89 crore which is the highest amount allocated in the budget. The state […]
Cyclonic storm may cause heat surge in Tamil Nadu in the coming days
Chennai, March 18 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the low-pressure area over South East Bay of Bengal is likely to gradually intensify into a cyclonic storm by March 21. The storm is then likely to move north- northeastwards and reach the Bangladesh Myanmar coast around March 22. The rare cyclonic storm may […]
TN Budget 2022: 10 crore allocation for early flood warning systems
Chennai, March 18 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Finance minister, PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan has in the budget for 2022-23 presented in the legislative assembly on Friday allocated an amount of Rs 10 crore for early flood warning systems. The Tamil Nadu government has decided to establish an advanced early warning system with supercomputers, a system of weather […]
TN Mahila court sentences 102 year old in jail for sexual assault of 10-year-old girl
Chennai, March 18 (BPNS) In a shocking incident, the Tiruvallur Mahila court sentenced a 102-year-old retired headmaster of a government school in Tamil Nadu, Parasuraman for 15 years in prison and a fine of Rs 5000 for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. The incident occurred in 2018 when Parasuraman was 99 years old. Parasuraman has […]
CPM, activists urge TN government not to evict SC residents from Samalapuram
Chennai, March 18 (BPNS) Social activists and the CPM have urged the Tamil Nadu government not to evict the Scheduled Caste families of Samalapuram village in Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu. The activists also called upon the government to provide ‘Patta’ or land documents to the residents. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and […]
TN power utility signs 2900 MW power purchase deals
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state government power utility, Tangedco has signed 2900 MW power purchase deals on Wednesday. The power generation and distribution company in a statement said that it has signed power purchase agreements with Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd and Power Trading Corporation of India Ltd for […]
75-year-old temple priest arrested in TN for stealing idols
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) The idol wing of the Tamil Nadu police department arrested a 75-year-old temple priest for stealing two metal idols at Nenmeni village near Sirkazhi on Wednesday. The idols are of Shri Pradoshanayagar and of Shri Pradoshanayagi. Police said that the suspect, N. Satiyamoorthy hid the idols at the Sri Visalakshi Viswanathar […]
Madras HC orders removal of government pleader due to pending criminal cases
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) In a major embarrassment to the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court ordered the removal of a Government pleader in Periyakulam district munsiff court in Theni district. The action of the court is due to pending criminal case against him. An advocate practicing in […]
NIA files charge sheet against two in ISIS sympathizer case
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against two persons, S. Bava Bharuddeen(42) of Mananrgudi in Tiruvarur district and J. Ziyavuddin Baqavi (41) of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district. Police said that Thideer Nagar police station in Madurai had registered a case against a person, Mohammed Iqbal, for sharing […]
