Panneerselvam demands Stalin to intervene over Kovilpatti hospital providing X-Ray results in paper
Chennai, Oct 6 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam have asked the Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin to intervene in the issue of Kovilpatti government hospital providing X-ray results of patients in paper instead of films. The hospital authorities had told patients that they are giving certificates on paper as the films are expensive […]
Farmers, vegetable traders of Coimbatore market complaints of high toll, poor facilities in market
Chennai, Oct 6 (BPNS) Farmers and vegetable traders of Coimbatore MGR market have complained that they are paying high tolls for entry into the market but are provided poor facilities. They alleged that the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) has violated norms in awarding the maintenance contract at the Mettupalayam MGR market. The CCMC has, […]
TN Chief Minister announces Welfare board for Tamil diaspora
Chennai, Oct 6 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin announced a new welfare board for the Tamil people living abroad. The Chief Minister in a statement here on Wednesday said that the Tamil Nadu Non-Resident Welfare Act was enacted during the period of the previous DMK government on March 1, 2011. Stalin’s father Kalaignar […]
Vellore village boycott local polls as Panchayath president seat reserved for SC(Woman)
Chennai, Oct 6 (BPNS) While the first phase of the rural local body polls in Tamil Nadu concluded with no untoward incidents except for some small skirmishes, the residents of Ammundi panchayath in Vellore district boycotted the elections. The boycott was due to the panchayath president post being reserved for SC women. No person voted […]
NIA arrest former LTTE intelligence wing member over 3000 crore drug haul
Chennai, Oct 6 (BPNS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a former member of the intelligence wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from Tamil Nadu . The arrest was following the seizure of a Sri Lankan boat, Ravihansi on March 18 this year with 3000 crores worth of drugs and 5 […]
TN Fishermen back in state after 19 months ordeal in Iran jail
Chennai, Oct 5(BPNS) Nine fishermen from Nagercoil who were in an Iran jail for the past nineteen months have reached back Chennai on Monday. The fishermen were arrested by the Iranian Coast Guard after they have allegedly waded into the Iran territorial waters while they were engaged in fishing. The fishermen, Albert Ravi, Dynas, Godwin […]
Madras HC to hear PIL against hunting down of killer tiger in Mansagudi
Chennai, Oct 5 (BPNS) Madras High Court will hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a Chennai-based animal rights group against the hunting down of the killer tiger at Gudallore on Tuesday. The first bench of the Madras High Court comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D. Adikesavalu will hear the petition […]
TN State election commission, police on high alert as first phase of rural local body polls on Wednesday
Chennai, Oct 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State election commissioner, S. Palanikumar is conducting virtual meeting of officials of all the nine districts where the first phase of rural local body polls are being held on October 6, Wednesday. The rural local body polls are being conducted in two phases on October 6 and October […]
State health department to increase mosquito control measures to contain spread of dengue
Chennai, Oct 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department is to increase fogging and other methods to control the multiplication of mosquitos as dengue cases are on the rise in the state. The state health minister Ma Subramanian had on Monday met officials of the health department and directed officers to take measures for the […]
