Washington, Apr 19 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made a strong case for regulating cryprocurrencies at a global level to mitigate the risk of money laundering and terror funding. Participating at a high-level panel discussion organised by the IMF, the Finance Minister said that as long as the non-governmental activity of the crypto […]
Chennai, April 20 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) is to float tenders for electronic ticketing machines as the conductors and commuters have been demanding a shift from the manual system. However the details of the tender and the bid dates have not yet been finalised, sources in TNSTC told BPNS. TNSTC has […]
Chennai, Apr 18 A course on oil spill conducted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for 17 friendly foreign countries commenced here on Monday. According to an official release, ICG is conducting the International Maritime Organisation level-I & II course for 17 friendly foreign countries including Iran, Thailand, Somalia, Mauritius, Myanmar, South Africa and Sri […]
Chennai, April 9 (BPNS) Greater Chennai Corporation Mayor, R. Priya, the first Dalit woman Mayor of Chennai in the 789 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2022-23 has given a major thrust on stormwater drains in the budget as the 2021 floods had led to the city being inundated in water. It may be […]
Chennai, April 2 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu labour department has commenced proceedings to issue ‘release letters’ and sanction interim compensation of Rs 20,000 each to the bonded labourers who were rescued from a Virudhunagar paper mill by activists in 2020. This is following the Madras High Court issuing notice to the labour department on a Public […]
Chennai, March 30 (BPNS) The Kuravar community alleged that Tamil Nadu government officials including Thehsildhars and village officers are issuing community certificates of their caste to people belonging to other castes including BCs and forward castes. The community leaders said that they have already petitioned the SC/ST welfare department of the Tamil Nadu government and […]
