TN government fixes charges of private ambulances carrying Covid -19 patients
Chennai, May 14(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has fixed charges for ambulances carrying Covid 19 patients. The state health secretary J Radhakrishnan in an order issued on Friday said a basic patient transport ambulance can charge an amount of Rs 1500 for the first 10 km and Rs 25 for every additional kilometer. An ambulance […]
Shurbir Singh chief nodal officer for Covid 19 management in Puducherry
Puducherry, May 14(BPNS) Chief election officer of Union Territory of Puducherry is appointed as the Chief nodal officer for Covid -19 management in the territory. He is to coordinate the activities of all nodal officers and departments to contain the spread of the infection in the Union territory. Surbir Singh is also presently the secretary […]
Tamil Nadu Company converts part of its factory into Covid care centre
Chennai, May 14(BPNS) Schwing Stetter India, a company at Sriperumbudur, Chennai which is into manufacturing of concreting and constructing equipment has converted a floor of its factory into a Covid -19 care centre. This facility is exclusively for the company’s employees and their dependents and has been set up in compliance with the Tamil Nadu […]
Probe commission submits interim report to Chief minister on Sterilite firing
Chennai, May 14(BPNS) The single member commission of Justice (Retired) Aruna Jagadeesan , probing the anti Sterlite riots and police firing in Tuticorin in May 2018 that claimed the lives of 14 people, submitted an interim report to Chief minister MK Stalin on Friday. Aruna Jagadeesan submitted the 35 page report along with supporting documents […]
Zoho contributes 5 crore to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Public relief fund
Chennai, May 14(BPNS) Internationally reputed technology company, Zoho corporation has donated Rs 5 crore to the Tamil Nadu Chief minister’s Public relief fund for Covid -19 care. The co-founder of the company Kumar Vembu handed over the cheque for Rs 5 Crore to the Chief minister MK Stalin on Thursday at the latters office. The […]
Doctor, Philanthropist join together for “Oxygen Pandal” at Tirupur
Chennai, May 12(BPNS) While people have been frantically running from pillar to post to get Oxygen for the near and dear ones who are gasping for breath and stories of exploitation coming up from across the country, a Doctor in Tirupur has turned Good Samaritan with his act. Dr Shakthivel is running a multi speciality […]
Private firms approach HLL Biotech, Chengalpet for vaccine manufacturing
Chennai, May 12(BPNS) The HLL Biotech,Chengalpet in a sprawling 100 acre campus and just 55 km from Chennai with all the modern facilities and state of the art technology to manufacture vaccines was not used during the first pandemic wave. There were not many takers to use this facility of the Public sector undertaking even […]
Containment zones increase in central, reduces in North Chennai
Chennai, May 12(BPNS) With Covid cases on the rise in Chennai, a study shows that the spread is not even. While there is a stagnation and reduction in Northern Chennai, Central Chennai has an increase. South Chennai showed marginal increase only. This was mentioned in a press release of the Greater Chennai Corporation. The number […]
M Appavu sworn in as Speaker of Tamil Nadu assembly
Chennai, May 12(IANS) DMK leader and four term Member of Legislative Assembly from Radhapuram constituency in Tirunelveli district ,M Appavu was sworn in as the Speaker of the 16th Tamil Nadu assembly. K Pitchandi , former minister and MLA from Kilpennathur constituency assumed office as the Deputy Speaker of the house. Both the Speaker and Deputy […]
