TN government to bear the travel expenses of Tamilians stranded in Ukraine
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Friday said that the state government would bear all the expenses of Tamil students and Tamil diaspora who are stranded in Ukraine following the sudden attack by Russian troops. Sources in the government told IANS that 916 students have already approached the government. The […]
MGR fan sends bomb threat letter to AIR, Coimbatore for not airing his songs on his birthday
Chennai, Feb 25 (BPNS) An unidentified fan of matinee idol and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, late MG Ramachandran has sent a bomb threat in a postcard to the All India Radio station, Coimbatore for not airing his songs on his 105th birthday. The birthday celebrations of the late actor, politician were on January 17th. […]
Misuse of life certificates for registering properties: TN doctors directed not to issue certificates to strangers
Chennai, Feb 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu medical council has advised registered medical doctors from the state not to issue certificates to strangers as several doctors have lost their license to practice after issuing certificates based on fake Id papers. The medical council in an advisory to doctors said that certificates issued by doctors were […]
Situation in Kyiv grave, Dr. UPR Menon
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) With the Russian troops marching into the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv a Keralite doctor who has been living in the country since 1987 told IANS that the situation was grave. Dr. U.P.R Menon is a consultant with the Ministry of Health in Ukraine and head of the Indian Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Association is […]
Mediatory talks in Vellore Mosque issue fails, situation tense
Chennai, Feb 25 (BPNS) The issue regarding construction of a new mosque at Sarakar Mundy street in the Vellore district continues unresolved after mediatory talks between Hindu groups and Muslim groups could not reach a stalemate. The situation continues to be tense with heavy police personnel guarding the place. The issue snowballed into a major […]
Mullaperiyar dam issue: TN PWD officials walk out of subcommittee meeting
Chennai, Feb 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Public Works Department (PWD) officials have walked out of a Supreme court-appointed sub-committee meeting expressing non-cooperation of Kerala forest officials. The meeting was held at Kumali in Kerala on Friday, sources in the Tamil Nadu PWD department told BPNS. The sub-committee comprises an official from the Central Water Commission […]
Stalin calls for urgent intervention of Union government in Fishermen issue with Sri Lanka
Chennai, Feb 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has in a letter to Union external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar called for an urgent intervention of the Government of India in the recurring issue of Indian fishermen mostly from Tamil Nadu with the Sri Lankan authorities. In the letter on Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu […]
Tension in Vellore after Hindu Munnani opposes construction of Mosque
Chennai, Feb 24 (BPNS) Tension continues in Sarkar Mandi street in Gandhi Road and a heavy police posse is present after a group of people belonging to the Hindu Munnai opposed the construction of a mosque at the area. The workers of the Hindu Munnani said that the mosque was built without proper permission and […]
Sengottai: Only municipality to be ruled by AIADMK out of 138 in TN
Chennai, Feb 24 (BPNS) The extent of drubbing the AIADMK has faced in the urban local body polls can be understood over the fact that the only municipality which will be ruled by the opposition party is Sengottai out of the 138 municipalities in the state where elections were held. In Sengottai, out of the […]
