VCK for massive agitations to retrieve encroached Dalit lands in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, July 2(BPNS) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi( VCK), a political party of Tamil Nadu which is part of the ruling DMK alliance and working mainly for the upliftment of Dalits and downtrodden has planned a massive movement across the state for the retrieval of land belonging to the Dalit community which was encroached by people of […]
Naval air station at Ramanathapuram, TN warns to destroy drones flying in 3 km radius
Chennai, July 2(BPNS) The Naval air station ,INS Parundu situated Uchipuli in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu has warned that it would destroy any drones flying at a 3 km radius from it. A statement from INS Parundu on Friday said that there is a prohibition on the flying of non-conventional aerial objects including remotely […]
Keralite IIT Madras Assistant professor resigns on caste discrimination, letter turns viral in social media
Chennai, July 2(BPNS) Vipin Puthiyedathveetil, an Assistant Professor of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of the Madras IIT, resigned from the premier institute citing caste discrimination. He has already sent the resignation letter by mail to the authorities. Vipin hails from Payyannnur in North Kerala and has been teaching at the IIT Madras […]
The charred body of IIT Madras temporary Project staff found inside the campus
Chennai, July 2(BPNS) The charred remains of a temporary staff member of IIT Madras, Unnikrishnan Nair who hails from Ernakulam in Kerala, was found in the hockey ground within the IIT campus on Thursday night. Unnikrishnan Nair returned to the IIT campus on Thursday and his body was found in a charred state at the […]
TN health department to intensify door to door campaign across districts on Covid awareness
Chennai, July 2(BPNS) Tamil Nadu state Public health department has planned a massive outreach programme involving volunteers, NGO’s and other social organisations to conduct a massive door to door campaign over Covid awareness and the necessity to wear masks, safe distancing, use of sanitisers, and vaccination. The department has formulated the new plan following reports […]
Eight arrested in TN after Dalit boy was forced to prostrate before banner of Vanniyar “Guru”
Chennai, July 2(BPNS) Police Arrested eight men in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu after a Dalit boy was forced to prostrate before the flex banner of the spiritual leader of Vanniyar community, “Kaduvettu Guru”. The boy was forced to prostrate before the flex banner after he had created a derogatory video about the Guru and […]
PIL in Madras High court for closure of commission enquiring Jayalalithaa death
Chennai, July 2(BPNS) The Madras High Court on Friday heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to wind up the single man commission probing the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. The one-man Commission headed by Justice (Rtd)Arumughaswamy was constituted on August 25,2017 and as per its order the commission was to complete its […]
Sasikala to tour all districts of Tamil Nadu after lifting of lockdown
Chennai, July 2(BPNS) The former interim general secretary of AIADMK, V.K.Sasikala who was expelled from the party has announced that she would tour all districts of the state after the lifting of the lockdown.The state is expected to provide more relaxations after July 5 and the estranged AIADMK leader is planning to tour the state […]
Tamil Nadu tries to make the most of Kitex group’s tiff with Kerala
Chennai, July 2(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu industries department is trying to rope in one of the major apparel manufacturing company based out of Kerala who has had a major tiff with the state government and planning to shift its base from its home turf. It seems that Tamil Nadu is trying to gain from Kerala’s […]
