Foxconn to resume operations likely from January 12 in Chennai
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) The Foxconn company plant at Sriperumbudur, the subcontractors for Apple iPhone is likely to resume operations from January 12th with a small workforce. The company which employs a 15000 workforce will have a full-fledged operation in a phased manner and in all likelihood, only 100 workers will join duty during the first […]
Stalin inaugurates vaccine drive for ‘precautionary dose’ in Chennai
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Monday inaugurated the vaccine drive for ‘ precautionary dose’ at Chennai. The vaccination drive is for healthcare workers, frontline workers, and those above 60 years of age with comorbidities. According to the Tamil Nadu Public Health department, 4 lakh healthcare workers, front line workers […]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister visits ration shops, inspect Pongal gift hampers
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Monday visited the ration shops in Royapettah and WashermenPett in Chennai and inspected the distribution of Pongal gift hampers. Stalin had on Sunday requested his cabinet colleagues MLA’s and district collectors to monitor the distribution of Pongal gift hampers to the people of the […]
TN postpones semester exams in all Universities of the state amid Covid surge
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu higher education minister, K. Ponmudi said that the state government has decided to postpone all semester examinations in the universities of the state given the surge in Covid -19 cases. The exams were scheduled to commence on January 20th and the minister said that the revised dates would be announced […]
TN records 13990 fresh Covid cases on Monday, 11 deaths
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state health department said that 13990 fresh Covid cases were reported in the state on Monday. 11 deaths were also reported. Of the total deaths reported 8 were in government hospitals while 3 in private hospitals. The Test positivity rate (TPR) on Monday was 8.7%. In a statement on […]
TMC leader G.K. Vasan comes out against Karnataka Congress yatra for Mekedatu dam
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Manila Congress (TMC ) president and former Union Minister, G.K. Vasan said that the padayatra taken out by the Karnataka unit of the Congress party for the construction of a dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu was highly condemnable. In a statement on Monday, G.K. Vasan who is the […]
Protests across TN against desecration of statue of Periyar
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) The Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) and the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) are conducting protests across Tamil Nadu against the desecration of a statue of Periyar, the father of the Dravidian movement at Vellalore in Coimbatore. The desecration had taken place on Saturday night after 10pm, police said. Dravidar Kazhagam president, K. […]
TN special police team arrests five accomplices, detains wife of murder accused at Kancheepuram
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police on Sunday arrested five accomplices of history-sheeter Guna who is absconding after jumping bail for the past six months. Guna is a habitual offender and is an accused in 24 criminal cases including murder, attempt to murder, extortion, kidnapping, and landgrab in various police stations in the districts […]
OPS for shutting down Tasmac shops
Chennai, Jan 9 (BPNS) AIADMK Chief Coordinator and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has called upon the state government to shut the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) liquor shops. He said that the liquor outlets must be closed till the Covid situation becomes normal in the state. Panneerselvam said that […]
