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 […]
Nagaland CM thanks Stalin for allocation free land to construct a guest houses in TN
Chennai, Aug 2 (BPNS) Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio thanked the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin for allocating free land for the construction of a guest house for the Government of Nagaland. The guest house is to be constructed for patients who are reaching the Christian Medical College, Vellore at their Vellore and […]
India is world’s growth engine and youth, growth engine of India: PM
Chennai, July 29 (BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the whole world was looking at India’s youth with hope as they are the growth engines of the country and the world. He was speaking at the 42nd convocation ceremony of Anna University on Friday. The Prime minister in his speech said,” The whole world is […]
“TN Global Tiger Summit in October at Chennai” ,Stalin
Chennai, July 29 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Friday said that Chennai would host the ‘TN Global Tiger Summit ‘ in October. In a statement, the Chief Minister said that the Tamil Nadu Government would join hands with the Central government to conduct the Global Tiger Summit. Stalin made the announcement on […]
TN free breakfast for school kids with FSSAI-certified food products
Chennai, July 28 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has made it mandatory that the food products used for preparing free breakfast to be provided to school children are Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) certified. This is to ensure that the much-hyped project which is the first of its kind in the country […]
Street Vendor evacuation in Chennai turning into a major issue
Chennai, July 28 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation has commenced survey of street vendors in the city to implement its vending and non-vending zone projects. Survye’s have commenced in Adayar, Perungudi, Sholinganallur and Kodambakkam zones. However, the association of street vendors of Chennai is apprehensive over the survey of vendors without Town Vending Committees (TVC). […]
Stalin inaugurates bicycle distribution for Plus one students
Chennai, July 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Monday inaugurated a scheme to distribute bicycles to 6.35 lakh students of Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 323 crores. The bicycles are being distributed to the students on behalf of the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, and Minority Welfare Department. Chief Minister […]
No hawking within 100 metres of educational institutions, religious places, hospitals in Chennai
Chennai, July 21 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation(GCC) has declared no hawking within 100 metres of educational institutions, religious places and hospitals and has directed all the five zones within the corporation to remove any hawkers found within these areas. The directive of the GCC is following an order of the Madras High Court in […]
CBI writes to TN government for sanction to prosecute former ministers, top cops in Gutkha scam
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought a sanction from the Tamil Nadu government to prosecute two former ministers, two retired Director General of Polices, and eight other persons in the multi-crore Gutkha scam that had rocked the state during the AIADMK regime. The CBI’s anti-corruption unit has, according to […]