In Pinarayi’s home district, pro-CPM trade union force shop keeper to down shutters
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (BPNS) Even as the Kerala Chief Minister has promised several industry-friendly measures to woo investors, a trader in the home district of Kannur was forced to down his shutters after he confronted the powerful headload workers union, CITU which is supported by the ruling CPM. SR Associates was into the hardware business […]
NEET turns into a major campaigning issue in Urban local body polls of TN
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) has turned into a major election issue for the Urban local body polls to be held in Tami Nadu on February 19 after a gap of ten years. While the issue was not of major importance till the last date of filing of nominations […]
Urban local polls in TN: 1139 vulnerable booths in Chennai corporation
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) With Urban local body polls to be held on February 19, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) has identified 1139 booths in Chennai corporation as vulnerable booths. The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) commissioner Gagan Singh Bedi who is also the District Election Officer (DE0) in a statement on Sunday said […]
Idol wing of TN police struggles with lack of manpower
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) The elite idol wing of the Tamil Nadu CB-CID is struggling as cases are mounting up with less manpower for the unit. The unit has in the past years recovered stolen antiques worth Rs 100 crore and the number of cases is mounting. The idol wing has recently arrested the owner […]
Tamil Nadu HR&CE department for strict measures to recover pending rental dues
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) department is for strict measures to recover the rents of temple lands across the state that are long pending. The department in a detailed study spread across the past four months has found that the HR&CE department is to get around Rs […]
After IPL and ICL, now it is Cycle Rickshaw Racing League in TN
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) In a unique move, a sports management company based out of Kerala is organizing a Cycle Rickshaw Racing League (CRRL) primarily in Tamil Nadu on June 3, the birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Late M.Karunanidhi. The league, according to the organizers of the Sports and Management Research Institute […]
Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari sworn in as Chief Justice of Madras HC
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) The Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) of Madras High Court Munishwar Nath Bhandari was on Monday sworn in as the Chief Justice of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office to the incumbent Chief Justice in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin. Munishwar Nath […]
Nagaland Government seeks land from TN for constructing Nagaland House
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) Nagaland Government has requested Tamil Nadu government for land in Chennai for constructing a Nagaland house. Public Works Minister of Nagaland, Tongpang Ozhukum met Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the Secretariat on Monday and requested him to provide land for Nagaland to construct a Nagaland House in the state. According to […]
Sultanpet tense after death of SC worker over assault by caste Hindus
Chennai, Feb 11 (BPNS) Sultanpet and surrounding areas of Coimbatore remained tense after Kesavan (47), a Scheduled caste, daily wage earner died on Thursday evening after being assaulted by a group of caste Hindus three days before. Police arrested seven upper-caste Hindus in relation to the assault and subsequent death of Kesavan. The incident occurred […]
