Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) Kerala Minister for local bodies and excise and senior leader of the CPM, M.V.Govindan has said that most of the youths working in student and youth organisations of Kerala are either drunkards or using drugs and other narcotic substances regularly,’’ He said that most of the youths who spearhead anti-drugs and […]
KfW German bank to support TN e-bus project
Chennai, June 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government will be soon rolling out e-buses with tenders being called for 100 buses as a first step in Chennai city. The government has already inked a deal with the KfWGerman bank for the financial support of rolling out these buses. The Tamil Nadu government had tried to […]
TN cooperative department to retrieve Rs 160 crore as 37K ineligibile for loan waiver
Chennai, June 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu cooperative department is to retrieve Rs 160 crore as thirty seven thousand people have found ineligible for the loan waiver scheme since February this year. Shanmuga Sundaram, Registrar of Cooperative Societies ordered the revocation of the loan waiver and has directed the joint registrar of cooperatives in each […]
Yoga a way of life, PM on International Yoga Day
Mysuru (Karnataka), June 21 (BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated along with thousands of people in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at the Mysore Palace ground here on the occasion of 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on Tuesday, and said that ‘Yoga has become a way of life’. Integrating the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with […]
After Swapna, now Anita likely to spell trouble for Kerala CM
Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 (BPNS) Even before the furore over Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh’s allegation against him could end, fresh trouble seems to brewing up for Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after another “controversial” woman Anita Pullayil was spotted at the LKS meeting here. Anita was in the news a few years ago […]
Cemeteries run out of space, Chennai Christians want new burial ground
Chennai, June 20 (BPNS) The Christian community of Chennai is facing a major problem with the cemeteries running out of space. The community wants the government to reduce the time frame for opening the vaults of family graves in cemeteries for reburial. The community also has requested the state government to provide a new burial […]
Stalin writes to Pinarayi to maintain FRL at Siruvani dam
Chennai, June 20 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has written to his counterpart, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to maintain the water level at Siruvani dam at the Full reservoir level to maintain the water requirements of Coimbatore and its suburbs. In the letter written on Sunday, Stalin called on Kerala Chief Minister […]
Mekedatu dam issue: TN against Cauvery Water Management Authority
Arun Lakshman/ Chennai (IANS) Political parties of Tamil Nadu are in an agitator mode after the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) chairman, S.K. Halder stated that the CWMA would discuss the Mekedatue dam issue on June 23. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin said that a delegation of Tamil Nadu legislators led by the […]
TN Chief Minister indisposed, programmes cancelled
Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin is indisposed due to a slight fever and his programmes in Ranipet, Tiruppatur and Vellore districts stand cancelled. This was announced on Sunday by the Chief Ministers’ office through a press statement. With the rising number of Covid cases, the state health department is cautious […]
Local body elections to Puducherry UT to be announced soon.
Puducherry, June 17 (BPNS) The local body elections to Union Territory of Puducherry will soon be announced as the State Election Commission (SEC) has published its final electoral rolls on its website, www.sec.py.gov.in. The State Election Commission (SEC) will hold elections to elect 1149 representatives. Five municipal chairmen, 116 municipal councilors, 108 commune panchayat council members, […]



