Chennai, May 27 (BPNS) The Union Territory of Lakshadweep will have new 18 4G mobile towers leading to enhanced mobile network connectivity. 19 existing 2G mobile towers will be upgraded to 4G services. Lakshadweep administration Secretary, S. Asker Ali IAS in a statement on Friday said that the Department of Telecom has given approval for […]
Chennai, May 19 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated a unique painting exhibition highlighting the one year achievements of the DMK government in office. The exhibition other than highlighting the achievements of the government is also presenting the archeological findings after excavations were carried out at Keeladi, Porunai, Kodumanal and Myladumparai […]
Chennai, May 12 (BPNS) The film ‘Jai Bhim’ by Tamil superstar, Suriya depicted the woes of the tribal Irula community and has been a runaway success at the box office. However, the lives of Irula’s have been tough and many don’t have homes to stay in other than make-shift shanties which give away during heavy […]
Chennai, May 10 (BPNS) The legal descendants of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Tamil war hero and erstwhile king of Panchalankurichi fort alleged that money is being fleeced from the traditional torch carriers of ‘Kattabomman Vizha’ slated to be held on May 13. The heirs of the erstwhile king led by Jegaveera Pandia Subramania Kattabomma Durai or V. […]
Chennai, May 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government is developing a new citizen-centric web portal,’ Know Your Government’ with the existing state portal being migrated to the new portal. The IT department, according to a statement is also developing a new integrated service delivery platform, ‘E- sevai 2.0’ to replace the present one and to […]
Chennai, May 1 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu medical education department on Sunday relieved the dean of Madurai Government medical college, Dr. A. Ratnavel for MBBS students of the college taking ‘Maharshi Charak Shapath’ instead of the traditional Hippocratic oath. The relieved dean is put on waiting list by the state government. An official release from […]
Chennai, April 27 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu electricity minister Senthil Balaji said that an inquiry commission has been constituted to investigate the Kalimedu incident in which 11 people were electrocuted and 13 grievously injured after being electrocuted when the top of a temple car touched high tension line. The minister while responding in the Tamil Nadu […]
Chennai, April 26 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has announced a solatium of Rs 10 lakh to the family of V. Vignesh who died in alleged custodial torture on April 18th. The Chief Minister made the announcement while speaking at the Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday. The youth was allegedly tortured at the […]
Chennai, April 25 (BPNS) Three Tamil Nadu-based products, The Puliyankudi acid lime, Thooyamalli rice, and Virudhunagar samba vathal (Chilly) have applied for Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The application was submitted on Monday in Chennai. Geographical Indication (GI) is a label that is applied to products that have a geographical origin and that have characteristics that […]
Arun Lakshman/ IANS The saga of bonded labour and the compounding problems continue in various villages of Tamil Nadu even as the state government is trying its best to catapult the state to the big league of development. The story of a group of villagers in Tiruvattur district of Tamil Nadu was of agony, pain […]
