Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy receives first dose of Covid -19 vaccine
Puducherry, August 22 (BPNS) Puducherry Chief Minister, N Rangasamy on Sunday received the first dose of vaccine at his official residence. A team of doctors, nurses, and paramedics from the Department of Health were present during his inoculation,a statement from the Chief minister’s office said. Puducherry Chief Minister had undergone Covid -19 treatment at a […]
Parents abandon them,four girls, now living happily under the wings of a Keralite family as their legal daughters.
Arun Lakshman Thiruvananthapuram, August 22 (BPNS) P.A. Thomas and his wife Neena were on a journey to Mumbai from Kottayam in 2019. Not being frequent travelers, and not knowing the intricacies of train travel, they did not get a reservation. Determined, the couple took a train to Pune in a general compartment and planned to go […]
Keralites among evacuees from Afghanistan, breathe sigh of relief on return
Thiruvananthapuram, August 22 (BPNS) The Union government has airlifted a group of Indians and around forty-five Keralites are in the group who have reached New Delhi on Sunday. A person from North Kerala who was in Afghanistan for the past few years and who is back in New Delhi while speaking to IANS on conditions […]
Madras High court’s ‘Popular Judge’ Justice Kirbubakaran to retire from service on Friday
Chennai, August 19 (BPNS) Justice Kirbuakaran, the senior-most of Judge of Madras High court and known as ‘Popular Judge’ due to the positions he takes regarding public issues, Justice Kirubakaran is to retire from service on Friday. The Madras High court will give a full bench reference to Justice Kirubakaran on Thursday. Friday is a holiday […]
EPS charges DMK government of maligning AIADMK in Kodanad estate murder case
Chennai, August 19 BPNS) Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and senior leader of AIADMK, Edappadi K Palaniswami has said that the DMK government is interested only in politics of vendetta and vindictiveness. He was speaking to media persons after meeting the Tamil Nadu Governor ,Bhanwarilal Purohit. The senior leader said that the DMK government […]
VCK to conduct programmes across the state for renaming towns and villages
Chennai, August 19 (BPNS) The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), a political movement for the rights of the backward classes and Dalits have said that the party would conduct protest marches across the state for renaming of Villages and Towns. Party leader and Member of Legislative Assembly, M. Sinthanai Selvan has in the state legislative assembly […]
US Consulate General Chennai launches Madras Week celebrations with Virtual tour
Chennai, August 19 (BPNS) The U.S. Consulate General, Chennai launched its Madras Week celebrations with a virtual tour titled “America in Chennai—Sites, Streets, Structures” This was organized by the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) in collaboration with the University of Madras. U.S. Consul General in Chennai Judith Ravin joined Indian Fulbright-Nehru alumnus Prof Suresh Sethuraman on the virtual tour. The Fulbright Program, the U.S. Department […]
Madras high court directs central government to reply in English
Chennai, August 19 (IANS) The Madurai bench of the Madras high court directed the Union government ministries to respond in English language to a question in English. The division bench on Thursday directed the central government to follow the provisions of the Official Languages Act, `1963 strictly. The court said,” Once a representation is given […]
Motorcycle borne men hurl acid on youth four days prior to his marriage
Chennai, August 19 (BPNS) A Youth Shameel Ahamed from Ambur in Tamil Nadu suffered burn injuries in his face , shoulders and arm when two motorcycle-borne men hurled acid on him. Following the incident which took place on Wednesday, the youth suffered the attack 4 days prior to his marriage as Shameel Ahamed was to […]
