High cotton yarn prices: Tiruppur garment units to shut down on January 17, 18
Chennai, Jan 8 (BPNS) The Tiruppur garment export units are shutting down on January 17th and 18th due to high cotton yarn prices. This is to attract the attention of the central government on the high prices that are creating problems for the exporters. Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA) president Raja A. Shanmugham while speaking to BPNS said, […]
Poor weather: Private helicopter makes emergency landing at Erode
Chennai, Jan 8 (BPNS) A private helicopter chartered by a couple from Karnataka who was traveling to Kerala for treatment had to land at Kadambur hills, Erode district due to bad weather on Saturday. The helicopter which had four people on board including the couple, pilot, and copilot made the emergency landing at the Kadambur […]
Tamil Nadu BJP cancels ‘Modi Pongal’ festival on January 12 in the wake of surge in Covid cases
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu BJP which had announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would participate in a Pongal celebration named,’ Modi Pongal’ to be held in Madurai has now cancelled the programme in the wake of a surge in Covid cases. BJP Tamil Nadu unit president,K. Annamalai in a statement on Friday […]
TN for removal of Governor’s powers in appointing Vice Chancellors
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government under M.K. Stalin is to bring in a resolution in the legislative assembly during the March session to remove the powers conferred on the Governor of the state to appoint Vice Chancellors. The state higher education minister, K. Ponmudi in the assembly on Thursday said that the […]
TN health minister calls up meeting of health department officials
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) With fresh Covid -19 cases on the rise in Tamil Nadu, the state health minister Ma Subramanian is meeting senior health department officials at the state capital. The state health secretary Dr. J. Radhakrishnan and other senior officials of the health department are taking part in the meeting called by the […]
Police kill two criminals in encounter at Chengalpattu
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) Two notorious criminals were killed on Friday morning by the Chengalpattu police after they tried to escape from custody. The deceased are identified as Dhinesh (34) and Moideen (28). According to the police, the two were involved in two back-to-back murders that happened on Thursday late night at Chengalpattu in which […]
Police assure Sriperumbudur industries of protection from coercion, threat by rowdies
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police have directed the industries at Sriperumbadur to report any threat or coercion by rowdy elements to extract money from the industrial groups. There were reports of some rowdy gangs threatening the industries at Sriperumbudur recently and police swung into action. DIG of Tamil Nadu police, Sathyapriya, and her […]
Covid surge : PM cancels Puducherry visit
Puducherry, Jan 7 (BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was to inaugurate the National youth festival at Puducherry on January 12 has cancelled his visit due to the surging number of Covid cases in the Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu. Senior BJP leader and Home Minister of Union Territory of Puducherry, Namassivayam […]
Kamal Haasan bats for implementation of Right to Services Act
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) Superstar of South Indian movies and founder president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), Kamal Haasan has urged the Tamil Nadu state government to implement the Right to Services Act with immediate effect. In a statement on Friday, the superstar turned political leader said that this would lead to delivery of several […]
