Chennai, Oct 31 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) sanctioned an amount of Rs 10 lakh compensation to the father of P. Ramkumar the accused in the Swathi murder case. The SHRC recommended the state government that the compensation amount be paid to R. Paramasivan, father of deceased Ramkumar within a month. […]
Chennai, Oct 29(BPNS) Even as Chennai is one of the oldest metropolitan cities in the country, the city is still lacking public toilets. To overcome this issue, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is to open public toilets at 372 locations in public, and private partnerships. The maintenance of these toilets would be conducted by contractors […]
Chennai, Oct 28 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu governor R.N. Ravi asked why it took four days for the decision-makers in the state government to recommend an NIA investigation into the Coimbatore car blast even after it was clear that it was an act of terrorism. Speaking at a programme in Coimbatore, the Tamil Nadu governor who […]
Chennai, Oct 26 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has recommended a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Coimbatore car blast case. The government recommended the NIA probe on Wednesday after a high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin in which senior officials of the state government including Chief Secretary, V. […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (BPNS) The nine Vice-Chancellor(VCs)s of various Kerala Universities were asked to resign by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in his capacity as the Chancellor of the University before 11.30 am on Monday. Instead, the VCs approached the Kerala High Court against the directive of the Kerala Governor. It may be noted that the […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (BPNS) Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan lashes out at media here on Monday, says that that he would speak to genuine journalists and not to CPI-M cadres masquadering as journalists. An infuriated Governor was responding to queries by journalists before entering a public programme here. It is to be noted that the […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (IANS) Kerala revenue department will commence a massive digital survey drive as part of the ‘Ente Bhoomi’ programme and will commence from November 1. The first phase of the digital survey will cover 200 revenue villages across all 14 districts. Ahead of the survey, people of these villages have been asked to […]
Thiruvananthapuram, October 20 (BPNS) Ahead of the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku festival of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala, a preparatory meeting was held by the state government. The meeting chaired by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan decided to complete the arrangements for the festival by November 10. The government is expecting heavy pilgrim footfall to the hill shrine […]
Thiruvananthapuram, October 19 (BPNS) The wheels have been set in motion for establishing the India Innovation Centre for Graphene in Kerala’s Thrissur district. Conceived as India’s first graphene-specific cleanroom and innovation centre, it was on last Friday (October 14) that a comprehensive administrative sanction was accorded by the government for the project. The project which […]
Chennai, Oct 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu assembly will discuss reports on anti- Hindi agitations that had taken place in the state. This was announced by Speaker M. Appavu during a press conference after the Business advisory meeting. The report would be debated in the house on Tuesday, October 18. The Speaker also said that Justice […]
