Firecracker units in TN charged with faking actual worker numbers to deny benefits
Chennai, Feb 2(BPNS) With continuous mishaps at firecracker units in Southern Tamil Nadu including Virudhunagar and Sivakasi claiming lives, social activists and NGO’s working among the firecracker unit workers in Tamil Nadu has alleged that these units are camouflaging the actual number of workers employed in the units to deny benefits to the workers. It […]
AIADMK, BJP field transgender women candidates in Urban polls in Chennai
Chennai, Feb 2 (BPNS) The AIADMK has fielded a transgender woman candidate as its candidate in the ensuing local body elections for Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC). AIADMK women’s wing leader N. Jayadevi, who is also the South Chennai district deputy secretary of the party will contest in the party symbol from ward 112 in Teynampet. […]
TN advocate issues legal notice to NYT against its report on Pegasus
Chennai, Feb 2 (BPNS) A Chennai-based advocate, M. Srinivasan has sent a legal notice to New York Times newspaper on its investigative news report of January 28, 2022, stating that India had purchased spyware tool Pegasus as part of a 2 billion US dollar arms deal with Israel in 2017. The advocate who is having […]
TN schools reopen, Health department issues strict Covid protocol
Chennai, Feb 1 (BPNS) The schools in Tamil Nadu from 1 to 12 classes reopened on Tuesday after being shut following the third wave of the Covid -19 pandemic. The state health department has however issued stringent Covid protocols to be implemented in the schools. The department of Public health has in a circular on […]
TN expects infrastructure development and production-based incentives in budget
Chennai, Feb 1 (BPNS) The Industries in Tamil Nadu are expecting higher production linked incentives in the Union budget 2022 to be presented by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a few hours from now. The sectors that the industry expects to gain are the renewable energy sector, electric vehicles, and electric components. According to industry […]
Congress MP walks out: DMK, Congress ,seat-sharing hits road block at Karur
Chennai, Feb 1 (BPNS) The big brother attitude of the DMK in the seat-sharing of Urban local body polls has reached a collision course in Karur after Congress MP, Jothimani’s walkout from the seat-sharing meet presided over by DMK leader and state power minister, Senthil Balaji. The Congress has been claiming for a good number […]
Private hospitals access Covid patients details: TN health department commence inquiry
Chennai, Feb 1 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Public health department has commenced inquiry into complaints from several districts of the state that private hospitals are assessing the details of Covid -19 positive patients. The Health Department has deputed its district-level officers to conduct inquiries in respective districts after several complaints were registered from all parts […]
Indefinite strike of power sector employees commences in Puducherry
Puducherry, Feb 1 (BPNS) The indefinite strike called by the employees of the Puducherry electricity department in protest of privatization of distribution and transmission of power has commenced in the Union territory of Puducherry from Tuesday. Employees of Puducherry, Karaikkal, Yanam, and Mahe are in protest and have stuck work in all offices, installations, and […]
TN Police, HR&CE department steps up investigation into missing peacock idol from temple
Chennai, Feb 1 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police including the idol theft squad and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) department has commenced a probe into the missing Punnai Mara Nathar (holy peacock ) idol from Kapaleeswar Temple, Chennai. Madras High Court has on Monday ordered the state police and the HR&CE department to […]
