Puducherry Lt Governor unfurls National flag 9 minutes late than scheduled
Puducherry, Jan 26 (BPNS) Puducherry Lieutenant Governor, Tamillisai Sounderarajan has unfurled the National flag nine minutes behind schedule at the Rajbhavan. This was due to the fact that she had to unfurl the national flag at Telengana and rush to Puducherry as Tamilisai Sounderrajan is holding the charge of Governor of Telengana and Puducherry. The […]
Anamalai forest officials in TN prevent wild elephants using bio- repellants
Chennai, Jan 26 (BPNS) The forest officials of Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) have used bio-repellants to prevent the intrusion of wild elephants into human settlements thus reducing the number of attacks of elephants. Since December 2021, officials of Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) have mixed five ml of bio-repellant in one litre of water and sprayed it […]
Coimbatore turns into the Covid hotspot of Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The industrial and commercial city of Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore is turning into the Covid hotspot of the state with the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) on Monday recording 26.6%. Coimbatore district collector G.S. Sameeran in a statement on Monday called upon the people of the district to strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour […]
Woman trampled to death: TN forest department to wire fencing to prevent elephant entry
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The forest department of Tamil Nadu is in the process of wire fencing 5 km area in the Denkanikottai forest range of Krishnagiri district after a 35-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Monday. This is the third death by elephant attack in this month in Denkanikottai […]
AIADMK expects CBI inquiry in 500 crore Pongal gift hamper case
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The Opposition AIADMK that has filed a writ petition in the Madras High court for a CBI inquiry into the corruption involved in Pongal gift hamper expects a ruling in favour of an investigation by the premier agency. AIADMK leader and former MLA, IS Inbadurai who moved the Madras High Court […]
Animal Rights, human right activists raises red flag after 7 people die of Jallikattu in TN
Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Animal rights activists and Human rights activists have raised the red flag over the continuance of the violent, bloody spot of ‘Jallikattu’ in Tamil Nadu connected with the harvest festival of Pongal. The festival which is considered a valour spot is to tame bulls that are released from cages. Sometimes the […]
IMD predicts light to moderate rains in TN till January 28
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The Regional Centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rains across Tamil Nadu till January 28 from Tuesday onwards. The meteorological department said that a feeble trough which is an elongated region of relatively low pressure is extending from Odisha to South coastal Andhra Pradesh leading […]
Notorious TN gangster Padappai Guna surrenders before Madras HC
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) History sheeter and notorious don, Padappai Guna who is an accused in 25 criminal cases including murder surrendered before the Madras High court on Tuesday. Police were on the lookout for the gangster with several criminal cases registered against him at Kancheepuram. Guna is involved in murder, attempt to murder, kidnap, […]
Madras HC dismisses PIL to include TN tableau in RD parade
Chennai, Jan 25( BPNS) The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Advocate P. Babu seeking direction to the Union defense ministry to include Tamil Nadu tableaux in the Republic Day parade. The first bench of the Madras High Court represented by Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Munishwar Nath Bhandari […]
