TN food safety department conducts raids across Tamil Nadu after ten-year-old dies eating stale biriyani
Chennai, September 11 (IANS) The food safety department officials of Tamil Nadu conducted raids across the state on eateries specifically non-vegetarian restaurants and hotels and wayside eateries on Friday and Saturday. Sources in the department told IANS that the raids were conducted after a ten-year-old girl in Arni, Tiruvannamalai district died of food poisoning after […]
NGT turns watchdog for protection of environment in TN
Chennai, September 11 (IANS) The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal( NGT) is turning into a major savior and a watchdog for the protection of environment in the state of Tamil Nadu. The agency has intervened in several environmental degradation issues and has brought the erring agencies to task by timely action getting praise […]
Customs seize 3.125 kg of gold at Chennai airport worth Rs 1.33 crore
Chennai, September 10 (IANS) Customs officials seized 3.125 kg of gold at Chennai international airport from two male passengers aged 34 and 35 years who arrived in an Emirates flight from Dubai on Friday. A statement from the Customs office in Chennai on Saturday said that the arrest and seizure of gold was due to […]
US Consul general calls to set new standards in Indo- Pacific conference on disaster management
Chennai, September 11 (IANS) The Consul General of the United States of America in Chennai, Judith Ravin has called for setting up new standards in Indo- Pacific cooperation in disaster management. She was speaking at a two-day seminar organized by the US Consulate General Chennai in association with the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) […]
Bus staff in TN government buses to be imparted training on behavior to women
Chennai, September 9 (BPNS) Drivers and Conductors of Tamil Nadu state transport corporation buses are to be imparted training in good behavior towards women. After the state government announced free travel for women in TN government buses, scores of complaints are coming on a daily basis from various bus stations regarding insults showered on women. […]
TN Veterinary and Animal Sciences University to commence admission from Thursday
Chennai, September 9 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Tanuvas) will open the admission process for undergraduate programmes from Thursday, September 9 for the academic year 2021-22. The courses that offered are BVSc , BTech (food technology), BTech (diary technology), and BTech (poultry technology). The process will begin at 10 am on […]
VCK, Congress welcomes TN assembly resolution against CAA
Chennai, September 9 (BPNS) The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) has welcomed the resolution adopted by the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly against the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA). Thol Thirumavalavan, Member of Parliament and VCK president in a statement on Wednesday said, “The Union government has been stating that it will implement a National Register of Citizens […]
Four women die in lorry, van collision at Tamil Nadu, 15 Injured
Chennai, September 9(BPNS) Four women were killed when the passenger van in which they were traveling rammed into a water tanker lorry on Thursday morning at Sillanathanam village at Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. The deceased women identified as G. Selvaranai (48), Santhiya (48), Jothi ( 40) and Manimeghalai (20) were workers of a home […]
IIT Madras best institute in the country in NIRF ranking
Chennai, September 9 (BPNS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras retained the position of the top institute in the country in the Ministry of Education’s National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) which was announced by Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on Thursday. Indian Institute of Management(IIM), Ahmedabad retained the position of the best […]
