Monsoon maintenance plans of TN Power utility hit by staff shortage
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) The maintenance plans of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) for the monsoon period have taken a hit following an acute shortage of staff and materials. The TN power utility was planning to conduct maintenance works before July 15 but the acute shortage of staff has it the work. The […]
TN BJP writes letter to Governor to suspend state ADGP intelligence
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state president of BJP, K. Annamalai has written a letter to state Governor, R. N. Ravi, requesting him to immediately direct the state government to suspend the Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Davidson Devaasirvatham. The BJP president also requested for suspension of three other police officials. The senior […]
TN for framing new rules for Manual scavengers
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) With manual scavenging still prevalent in several parts of Tamil Nadu and with reports of 43 people losing their lives (as per records of the state government in 2021)while engaging in manual scavenging, the state is formulating a new law against manual scavenging in the state. The Safai Karmachari Andolan, an […]
TN home dept sanctions Rs 50 lakh for Chennai police wellness programme
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu home department has sanctioned an amount of Rs 50 lakh for the wellness programme ‘Magizhi’ which mainly deals with the mental health issues of cops including personal issues, mental trauma, stress and alcohol-related issues. Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner, Shankar Jiwal, is spearheading the project and has roped in […]
Covid -19: TN Chief Minister Stalin hospitalized
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin who was tested Covid -19 positive on Tuesday is admitted to a private hospital in Chennai for further checkups. Stalin is admitted to the Kauvery hospital for further investigations. The hospital in a medical bulletin on Thursday said that the Chief Minister is stable and […]
Minor girl forced to sell Oocytes: TN government orders shutting down of four hospitals
Chennai, July 14 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said that the government has ordered the closing down of four fertility hospitals in the state in relation to a minor girl from Erode forced to donate her Oocytes. He was speaking to reporters here on Thursday. The minister said that there were six […]
PMK wants removal of Hindi words from classical Tamil institute’s name board, website
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), the political arm of the powerful Vanniyar community has urged the state government to immediately remove Hindi inscriptions on the name board of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) in Perumbakkam. PMK founder leader, Dr. S. Ramadoss said that the board bears the name in […]
Kodanad heist and murder case: Jayalalithaa’s driver questioned
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) The special police team investigating the Kodanad heist and murder case questioned the former driver of late Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday. The driver, Gunashekharan who hails from Cherankulam in Tiruvarur district of Kerala was questioned at Police Recruits School (PRS) in Coimbatore. Gunasekharan was Jayalalithaa’s driver along with the […]
AIADMK expels OPS son’s, sixteen others from party
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) The lone Member of Parliament of the AIADMK, O.P . Raveendranath who is the son of O. Panneerselvam, his brother, and sixteen others were expelled from the party. The AIADMK interim general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami expelled Raveendranath, his brother Jayapradeep, former minister Vellamandi N. Natarajan and other leaders from the […]
