TN gears up for Omicron variant driven third wave of Covid 19
Chennai, Jan 6 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has geared up for facing the third wave in the state with the Omicron variant of Covid -19 increasing the number of fresh cases in the state. The state, according to health officials has already readied up 1.16 lakh beds of which more than 20,000 are oxygen […]
Stringent Covid protocol leads to delay in ship crew change at Chennai port
Chennai, Jan 6( BPNS) The ship crew change which was taking place periodically at Chennai port has got struck following the stringent Covid standard protocol that is in place at Chennai port. RTPCR negative tests are mandatory for a crew change in vessels and this has led to inordinate delay in effecting the changes with […]
OPS seeks intervention of TN government in sugar mills for sake of cane farmers, workers
Chennai, Jan 6 (BPNS) Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and Chief Coordinator of opposition AIADMK, O. Paneerselvam (OPS) has called upon the DMK government of the state to immediately intervene in the resumption of work at National Cooperative Sugar mills in Madurai district for the sake of 10,000 cane farmers and 500 workers. In […]
Rape:Coimbatore Mahila court sentence 20 years RI to two youths
Chennai, Jan 6 (BPNS) The Coimbatore district Mahila court has sanctioned two youths for 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping the younger sister of a friend in Pollachin during 2016. The district court pronounced the verdict on Thursday. R. Vimal (38) and B. Karthi (38), both autorickshaw drivers were sentenced to 20 years of […]
CPI wants National Youth Festival at Puducherry to be postponed in view of third wave
Puducherry, Jan 6 (BPNS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) has requested that the National Youth Festival scheduled to be held at the Union Territory of Puducherry on January 12th be postponed in the wake of rising Covid -19 cases. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, the CPI state secretary, A.M. Saleem said that conducting […]
Puducherry administration announces new curbs in wake of rising Covid cases
Puducherry, Jan 6 (BPNS) The administration of the Union Territory of Puducherry has issued new curbs in the four regions of the territory following the rising Covid -19 cases and the surge of third wave. The order comes into immediate effect and will be valid up to January 31. A statement issued by the Secretary […]
PKL: Strugglers Gujarat and Pune lock horns, Delhi aim for top spot
Bengaluru, Jan 4 Bottom dwellers Puneri Paltan will look to change their fortunes when they take on a struggling Gujarat Giants in a Pro Kabaddi League match here on Wednesday. Dabang Delhi KC will lock horns with Telugu Titans in the second match of the day. The team from Pune has just one win in […]
Sehwag, Yuvraj, Harbhajan to play for India Maharaja in inaugural Legends League Cricket
New Delhi, Jan 4 Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will be among a host of former stars in the India Maharaja team which will take part in the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting on January 20 in Oman. The first season of LLC, which is a professional cricket league […]
BJP walks out from Delhi assembly over Sisodia reply
New Delhi, Jan 4 BJP MLAs staged a walkout on the second day of the Delhi Assembly session when Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia blamed Union Home Minister Amit Shah of taking away the government’s power to grant compensation to COVID victims’ kin. He also cautioned BJP MLA Vijender Gupta against indulging in worthless talk. […]
