TN to hoist international toilet expo on April 2, 3
Chennai, March 13 (BPNS) Chennai will host an international festival called toilet festival on April 2 and 3rd to create awareness on toilets and to study their working structure. The event will be conducted by Recycle Bin and Cheer team in collaboration with the Greater Chennai Corporation, Dutch ministry, International Institute for Infrastructural Hydraulic and […]
TN for census of critically endangered vultures on March 26-27
Chennai, March 13 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department is planning to conduct a census of critically endangered vultures along with the third phase of synchronized bird census to be held in the state on March 26-27. According to Tamil Nadu forest department sources, the Moyar forest areas in The Nilgiris house around 180 oriental […]
OPS thanks PM for evacuating Indians from Ukraine
Chennai, March 13 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O.Panneerselvam (OPS) has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for successfully evacuating Indians, especially students from war-hit Ukraine. He also said that ‘Operation Ganga’ was highly successful and even students from Bangladesh and Pakistan were evacuated by the Indians. The former Chief Minister […]
Vaiko wants TN Governor R.N. Ravi removed from the post
Chennai, March 13 (BPNS) Member of Parliament and firebrand leader of MDMK, Vaiko has called upon the removal of Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi from the post. In a statement on Sunday, the MDMK leader who is often equated with Tamil nationalism said that the Governor’s inaugural address at the South Indian Vice-Chancellors conference that […]
Left student bodies come out against Kerala transport minister
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (BPNS) The left student organizations, SFI and AISF, and the student body of Congress, KSU have come out strongly against the state transport minister, Antony Raju over his remarks on student concession in buses. The minister while interacting with media persons on Sunday said that a hike for bus ticket charges is […]
Congress cannot move forward with culture of sycophancy, former Union minister
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13( BPNS) Former Union minister of state for home, Mullappally Ramachandran who was a seven-term loksabha MP and Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president has come out strongly against the sycophancy culture in the Congress party. Addressing a party programme in Kannur, the senior Congress leader said that sycophancy and unnecessary praises of the […]
Protests in Kerala against AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal after electoral drubbing
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (BPNS) After the drubbing in the five assembly elections, the results of which were announced on March 10, protests have commenced from the Congressmen against the national leadership of the party. The ire is mostly directed against the power general secretary (Organisation) of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) K.C. Venugopal who […]
Mercury surge in Kerala, to be hotter by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a temperature alert in Kerala forecasting an increase of 2 to 3 degrees Celsius in maximum temperature in the state. On Saturday the maximum temperature in Kannur, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kozhikode, and Punalur increased by 2.6 degrees Celsius,2.5 degrees, 2.2 degrees, 2.1 degrees,s and 2.2 […]
Shortage of coal:Two thermal plants in TN shut
Chennai, March 13 (BPNS) Two thermal power plants in Tamil Nadu at Mettur and Thoothukudi (each 210 MW capacity), have been temporarily shut down due to the shortage of coal. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) official said that this is due to the transportation of coal from Odisha which is the only source […]
