Two fishermen missing in Kerala after fishing boat capsized
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (BPNS) Two fishermen who had gone to the sea on Sunday morning from Thiruvananthapuram are missing after their boat capsized in Muthala Pozhi near Perumathura. The missing fishermen are Suneer and Safeer who are from Chermunathuruthu here. The fishing boat in which they had gone to sea along with another fisherman Ansari […]
TN power tariff hike : Public hearing on August 16, 18, 22
Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) will conduct a public hearing in Chennai on August 22, regarding the hike in power tariff proposed by the power utility, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco). The TNERC in a statement on Sunday said that the hearing will be conducted at Coimbatore on […]
TN health department to provide family health cards under the Health at doorsteps scheme.
Chennai, Aug 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department will provide family health cards to everyone in the state that includes the names of members, age, occupation, health profile, and treatment is undertaken. The state health minister Ma Subramanian in a statement on Sunday said that the scheme will be part of the ‘Makkalai Thedi […]
Kerala Villages in Cloud Nine after Eldhose, Abdulla get gold, silver in CW Games.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (BPNS) After Eldhose Paul, from a remote village in Kerala’s Ernakulam district jumped to gold in triple jump at Birmingham in the UK during the ongoing Common Wealth Games, the village burst into joy. Eldhose Paul who is working with the Indian Navy and being trained at Bengaluru has been a medal […]
Centre needs to address cooperative federalism:Pinarayi Vijayan
New Delhi, Aug 7 (BPNS) Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan said that the centre needs to address the challenges of cooperative federalism. He was speaking at the seventh Governing council meeting of NITI Aayog at the cultural centre, Rashtrapathi Bhavan. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister, Amit Shah. He […]
Kerala’s plan to address menace of construction and demolition waste
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, August 7 Now, haphazard dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in Kerala will cost dearly. For, the guidelines for managing C&D waste in the state stipulate a fine which may extend to Rs 2 lakh or punishment with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years. The guidelines […]
TN police seize 400-year-old idol, 4 arrested
Chennai, Aug 7 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu idol wing police arrested four people following the seizure of a 400-year-old idol believed to be of King Sethupathi’s clan Sivaganga. Police acted on a tip-off that two men, P. Arumugaraj (56) and M. Kumaravel (36) of Tuticorin were in the process of selling an idol and laid a […]
TN Delta districts on high alert after heavy water discharge from Bhavanisagar reservoir
Chennai, Aug 7 (BPNS) With the Bhavanisagar reservoir releasing 1.89 lakhs cusecs of water on Saturday, the delta districts of Tamil Nadu are on high alert. Tamil Nadu water resource department officials told BPNS that of the 1.89 lakh cusecs of water released from the Bhavanisagar reservoir, 59,661 cusecs were released into the Cauvery river […]
Kerala HC reopens dowry death case which was closed by police as suicide
Thiruvananthapuram, August 6( BPNS) The Kerala High Court on the other day initiated the reopening of a dowry death case, which was closed by the police as suicide out of depression. It was Justice Kausar Edappagath who directed the reopening of the case. The case pertains to the death of Rajalakshmi, who was found dead […]
