Madurai medical college dean relieved of post for students taking ‘Charaka Oath’
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 […]
TN revenue secretary to investigate Tanjavur electrocution: State power minister
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 […]
Alleged custodial death: Stalin announces Rs 10 lakh solatium to the family of Vignesh
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 […]
Three TN products apply for GI tag
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 […]
Bonded labourers turned brick kiln owners: How a district collector transformed lives
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 […]
Amid NEET heat, high security at Nilgiris for TN Governor
Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police have raked up the security in The Nilgiris as the state Governor R.N. Ravi is at the Raj Bhavan in Nilgiris to attend a two-day conference of University Vice-Chancellors to be held on April 25 and 26. Several political parties including the ruling DMK and its allies […]
No discrimination against local bodies led by opposition parties: Stalin
Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin said that his government has no discrimination against local bodies that are headed by opposition parties. He was addressing a grama sabha meeting at Sengadu village near Sri Perumbadur to mark the National Panchayat Raj day. M.K. Stalin said that the people will get all […]
FM for regulating crypto at global level to check money laundering, terror funding
Washington, Apr 19 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made a strong case for regulating cryprocurrencies at a global level to mitigate the risk of money laundering and terror funding. Participating at a high-level panel discussion organised by the IMF, the Finance Minister said that as long as the non-governmental activity of the crypto […]
TN transport corporation to float tenders for electronic ticketing machines
Chennai, April 20 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) is to float tenders for electronic ticketing machines as the conductors and commuters have been demanding a shift from the manual system. However the details of the tender and the bid dates have not yet been finalised, sources in TNSTC told BPNS. TNSTC has […]