TN Police,health officials conducts raids at medical shops over illegal sale of prescription drugs
Chennai, Dec 30 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Narcotic Intelligence Bureau CID along with the Health officials are conducting surprise checks at medical shops across the state after information was received on the illegal sale of ‘prescription drugs in the state. The raids were conducted after instructions from the DGP, C. Sylendra Babu as several complaints were […]
Puducherry to allow New Year festivities even in Omicron scare
Puducherry, Dec 29( BPNS) With the Union Territory reporting two cases of Omicron with an Octogenarian and a 21-year-old woman testing positive on Tuesday, there were apprehensions that the New Year festivities would be curtailed.However, the administration of the Union Territory has permitted the New Year celebrations to be carried out by strictly adhering to […]
Omicron situation in TN worrying with 45 confirmed cases,118 more samples with ‘S’ gene presence
Chennai, Dec 29 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health department is gearing up for the possibility of an Omicron surge in the state with 45 confirmed cases and 118 samples of Covid -19 positive people showing presence of ‘S’ gene drop. State health minister Ma Subramanian has already directed the state health department to create awareness among […]
Puducherry man ran away from vaccination, climb tree
Puducherry, Dec 29 (BPNS) A person in a village at Vilianur in Puducherry climbed a tree on Tuesday to avoid being administered Covid -19 vaccine. The man who spotted the health authorities coming towards his house ran away and later climbed the tree to prevent him from being vaccinated. Puducherry health authorities said that the […]
TN assembly to have live telecast from January
Chennai, Dec 29(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu legislative assembly which will hold its next session from January 5th will have live telecast of the question hours. The live telecast of assembly proceedings was an electoral promise of the DMK. The assembly session will be held at St. George Fort, for the first time since September 2020 when […]
TVK moves court against New Year celebrations in Puducherry amid Omicron threat
Puducherry, Dec 29 (BPNS) The Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) has moved a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Madras High Court on Wednesday against the decision of the Puducherry administration to go ahead with New Year Celebrations in spite of the Omicron threat looming large over the territory. It may be noted that an Octogenarian and […]
Apple puts its iPhone assembler Foxconn on ‘Probation’ after mass food poison at Sri Permbadur factory
Chennai, Dec 29 (BPNS) The Sri Perumbudur facility of technical company Foxconn that assembles Apple iPhone’s is put on probation by Apple after 250 women employees of the facility were affected by food poisoning in their dormitory. A statement from Apple on Wednesday said that the company said that it would ensure that strict standards […]
24-year-old woman arrested under POCSO Act for marrying 17-year-old boy whom she taught
Chennai, Dec 29 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police arrested a 24-year-old Woman at Perambalur after she married a 17-year-old boy. The Perambalur police arrested the woman on Monday night from her residence. According to the prosecution, the woman as part of her teacher training course went to a Government High School at Vickramangalam two years ago. […]
Madras HC seeks status report from Centre on plea for getting 68 fishermen back from Lanka
Chennai, Dec 29 (BPNS) The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday sought a status report from the Central government on the 68 fishermen from Tamil Nadu who are under judicial custody in Sri Lanka for allegedly violating the International waters. A division bench of Justices C.V. Karthikeyan and Justice S. Srimathy sought […]
