Global Tiger Summit likely to be postponed to April
Chennai, Aug 11 (BPNS) The Global Tiger Summit to be held in Chennai from October 17 to 19 by the Tamil Nadu government in association with the Union Government is likely to be postponed to April. Sources in the Tamil Nadu forest department told IANS that the event is likely to be pushed to April […]
Madras HC dismisses PIL against transferring 1000 crocodiles to Gujarat
Chennai, Aug 10( BPNS) Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against transfer of 1000 crocodiles from Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) to Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (GZRRC). The division bench of the Madras High Court comprising of Chief Justice, Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N. Mala dismissed the […]
Stalin directs authorities to crack on drug peddlers
Chennai, Aug 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has directed authorities to act strongly against those selling drugs and to seize their properties. He called upon the officers to be more vigilant near educational institutions. He was speaking at a meeting of top police officials and senior police officers with an agenda to […]
Puducherry assembly adjourned sine die after Lt Governor’s address
Puducherry, Aug 10 (BPNS) In a first-of-its-kind development, the Puducherry legislative assembly which commenced for the budget session, adjourned sine die after the address of the Lt. Governor, Dr. Tamilisai Sounderarajan. During the address, the Lt Governor said that the Union Territory government had incurred an expenditure of Rs 9793.29 crores against the total outlay […]
4 year old girl killed in leopard attack in The Nilgiris, TN
Chennai, Aug 10 (BPNS) A four-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in The Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred in a private tea estate in Arakadu near Mynala. The 4-year-old girl identified as K. Sharidha is the daughter of migrant workers from Assam and forest department officials said that […]
Class XII girl student dies in classroom at Villupuram school in TN, police suspect suicide
Chennai, Aug 10 (BPNS) A Class XII girl student of a government school in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu died in the classroom on Wednesday. Police suspect the death to be a case of suicide. Police said that the girl was found in an unconscious state in the classroom and she was taken to the […]
Dheeran Chinnamalai: Freedom fighter who was hanged by British
Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) Dheeran Chinnamalai born as Theerthagiri Gounder on April 17,1756 was a Kondu chieftain and Pallayarakkar from Tamil Nadu who had revolted against the British East India Company in Kongu Nadu. He was born in Erode in Tamil Nadu. He was the commander in Polygar war and had a large army comprising […]
TN Powerloom workers threaten strike as govt not releasing Pongal orders
Chennai, Aug 10 (BPNS) With the Tamil Nadu government yet to place orders for the Pongal dhotis and sarees, the power loom workers of the state have threatened to go on a hunger strike. Tamil Nadu government has been providing free sarees and dhotis through Public Distribution Systems (PDS) since 1981 and this has helped […]
Stalin directs authorities to crack on drug peddlers
Chennai, Aug 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has directed authorities to act strongly against those selling drugs and to seize their properties. He called upon the officers to be more vigilant near educational institutions. He was speaking at a meeting of top police officials and senior police officers with an agenda to […]
