Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has installed an app, Chief Minister Breakfast Monitoring Scheme (CMBFS) to monitor the state government’s flagship free breakfast scheme for school students. The first phase of the scheme covering 1545 schools and 1.14 lakh students was rolled out by the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on September 15th, […]
Governor-CM tussle takes a new turn
Thiruvananthapuram, September 18 (BPNS) In an extraordinary move, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan convened a press meet at his official residence, Kerala Raj Bhavan, on Monday. The press meet has come at a time when the war of words between the Governor and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan worsens. As per sources, the Governor is expected […]
NEP recognizes all Indian languages as national languages, Minister
Chennai, Sept 18 (BPNS) Union Minister for Education entrepreneurship and skill development, Dharmendra Pradhan said that the National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020 recognizes all Indian languages as national languages. He was speaking at the 36th convocation ceremony of SASTRA Deemed to be University at Thanjavur on Sunday. The minister said that the country has the knowledge […]
Wakf Board land claim at Thiruchendurai: Temporary exemption for title deed registration
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) A peace meeting held at Srirangam on Wednesday between affected parties, HR& CE department officials, police, revenue officials, and Wakf Board representative has decided that the title deeds in Tiruchendurai village can be carried out as usual. It may be noted that a major controversy erupted in the Tiruchendurai area when the […]
Extreme poverty eradication: Kerala forms four member committee
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, September 15 The Kerala government has formed a four-member committee to implement one of its flagship programmes – the eradication of extreme poverty – in a time-bound manner. The committee headed by the vice chairperson of the State Planning Board has been asked to look at the challenges involved in implementing […]
TN to upgrade PDS shops, to introduce cashless payment system
Chennai, Sept 3(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Department of cooperation will soon upgrade the state Public Distribution System (PDS) shops to meet international standards. The shops will be upgraded so that they meet ISO 9000 certification in quality control, ISO 28000 for supply chain management and FSSAI for food quality. The PDS shops will also be […]
Amit Shah calls upon South Indian states for solutions to river water sharing
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 3( BPNS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah called upon the South Indian states to explore joint solutions to issues related to sharing of river water. He was speaking while chairing the 30th southern zonal council meeting of South Indian states and Union Territories here on Saturday. Shah also called upon the South Indian Chief […]
PM Commissions INS Vikrant
Kochi, Sep 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant here on Friday, which put India into a select league of countries with domestic capability to build such large warships. The Prime Minister commissioned the carrier, built at a cost of Rs 20,000 crore, at a […]
TN plans to introduce QR codes in PDS rice bags to prevent interstate smuggling
Chennai, Sept 1 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Food and Civil Supplies Department is planning to introduce QR code in PDS rice bags that are being transported from its godowns. This is to prevent the inter state smuggling of PDS rice to bordering states like Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. Officers with the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies […]
Govt stance on Vizhinjam protest at Assembly likely to get boomeranged
Thiruvananthapuram, August 23 (BPNS) The stance taken by the state government in the Assembly on the ongoing fishers’ strike at Vizhinjam on Tuesday is likely to get boomeranged. The protestors, especially the Latin Catholic Archdiocese, are irked by the remarks made by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and port minister Ahammad Devarkovil during the adjournment motion. […]