TN transport department to operate 16 K buses for Pongal festival
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state transport department will operate 16,768 buses for the Pongal festival between January 11 and 13th in the state. 10, 468 buses will operate from Chennai while 6468 buses will be operated from other parts of the state. This was announced by the office of the Tamil Nadu transport minister, […]
Covid surge: TN doctors wants government to put a cap on gatherings
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) With the number of Covid -19 cases increasing in the state, the Medical doctors of Tamil Nadu have requested the state government to put a ban on gatherings including social gatherings. While the state government has already barred the entry of devotees to the worship places of the state between January […]
TN Chief Minister takes precautionary vaccine
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin on Tuesday took the Precautionary vaccine (booster dose) at Kauvery hospital in Chennai. The Chief Minister after taking the shot in a social media post said that he had taken the shot as a frontline worker. He said, “Health care workers, frontline workers, and senior citizens […]
Nine arrested for sexually abusing minor girl at Villupuram, TN
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police on Monday arrested nine persons including a 77-year-old at Gingee in Villupuram district for sexually abusing a 16-year-old minor girl. The arrested included a cousin of the 16-year-old girl as well as her aunt for abetting in the crime. The cousin is a 36-year-old man and the aunt […]
DMK looting under the pretext of Pongal gift hampers, Edappadi Palaniswami
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) AIADMK coordinator and former Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami has said that the DMK government was indulging in loot under the pretext of providing Pongal gift hampers. He was speaking to reporters at the AIADMK office on Tuesday. He said that the items were overpriced and procured from North India even […]
TN Police arrest Hindu activists over desecrating Periyar statue
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Two activists of the Hindu Munnani were arrested by the Podanur police in Coimbatore on Tuesday over the desecration of the statue of Periyar or E.V. Ramasamy Periyar. The statue in front of the Thanthai Periyar Study Centre was found desecrated on Sunday morning with saffron powder and garlanded with slippers. […]
Madras HC restrains TN government from prosecuting Isha foundation
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained the Tamil Nadu government from prosecuting the Isha Foundation for having constructed buildings without obtaining environmental clearance between 2006 and 2014. The court prevented the Coimbatore District Environmental Engineer (DEE) from proceeding further with the prosecution initiated against the foundation. Acting Chief Justice of […]
Stalin wants officials to make the state compete with foreign nations, not with other states
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has called upon the secretaries of various state government departments to set targets to themselves by not competing with other state governments within the country but with developed South Asian nations as well as other countries. He was chairing a meeting to review the status […]
Madras HC strikes down more than 50 percent reservation for women in Chennai Corporation elections
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down an order providing reservation for women over and above the 50% cap in the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) elections. The first bench of the Madras High Court represented by Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D. Adikesavalu struck down the order […]
