Drinking water project: Chennai Corporation seeks world bank assistance
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation has sought a World Bank funding of Rs 376 crore for the drinking water project in the city. Sources in the corporation told BPNS that the project will be executed jointly by the Water Resources Department (WRD), Metro water, Chennai Corporation, and the Transport department. This project […]
12 districts to prepare for various disasters, state to study lightning
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, June 13 Out of 14 districts in the state, 12 districts were asked to prepare themselves to deal with natural calamities of one kind or another. The alert has been sounded by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) in its Orange Book 2022. As either the southwest monsoon or the […]
Minister orders probe as dead body gets released without postmortem
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12, (BPNS) In a case of grave medical negligence, Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital authorities hand over the dead body of a person without completing formalities. It’s the dead body of Yusuf, who succumbed to road accident injuries, which got released without a postmortem. As the incident came to light, health minister Veena […]
Stalin for eradication of Child labour
Chennai, June 12 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has appealed to people not to employ children below the age of 14 in their workplaces and asked the parents to take a pledge that they will not send their children to work. In a statement on the World Day Against Child Labour, the Tamil […]
Casinos will benefit from Mopa airport: Baghel
Panaji, June 11 Union Minister of State (MoS) for Law and Justice S.P. Singh Baghel on Saturday said that Mopa airport will help boost Casino business in Goa. Baghel, while on a Goa’s north district tour, said that (another) airport was needed for Goa. “Not only to Goa but it will benefit country,” he told […]
Stalin directs officials to contain Covid spread
Chennai, June 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin directed the officials to contain Covid -19 spread without any further escalation. In an official statement on Saturday, Chief Minister said that the officials must make sure that treatment facilities are ready even as the virus has been found to be minimal. The Chief Minister […]
Kerala: Vigilance ADGP shunted out over Swapna’s revelations
Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 (BPNS) The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Vigilance, M.R.Ajith Kumar was shunted out of his post following the revelations by the gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh. Swapna had in an audio clip that she released to media at Palakkad on Friday said that the middle man, Shaj Kiran who had […]
TN for German bank support to integrate payment in state public transport
Chennai, June 10 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu transport corporation is planning for a cashless ticketing system and is in talks with the Chennai Metro corporation to introduce a national mobility card to integrate all public transport systems. German Bank KfW will provide funding to the tune of Rs 70 crore for the project. The three […]
TN minister refutes BJP state president’s allegation of favouring private builder
Chennai, June 8 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development, S. Muthusamy has denied the allegations of the state BJP president, K. Annamalai that the government supported a private builder in development projects. The BJP president had alleged that Muthuswamy’s ministry was granting permissions at an unusually faster pace for the proposals by […]