Chennai, June 16 (BPNS) Union Minister of state for external affairs and senior leader of BJP, V. Muraleedharan has said that India is helping Sri Lanka fight its economic crisis. The Union minister was addressing the students of Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore on Thursday. He said that the Union government had […]
TN district administration to act tough against Child marriages, to create awareness
Chennai, June 14 (BPNS) After 7 girls were rescued in a span of four days from the clutches of child marriage, the Krishnagiri district administration of Tamil Nadu has decided that it would act tough against the menace. The district administration has also said that they would be conducting awareness programme across the district to […]
Stalin writes to PM to instruct Cauvery Authority not to discuss Mekedattu
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) not to discuss on Mekedattu dam issue. Mekedattu dam issue has been a bone of contention between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with the Karnataka side allocating Rs 1000 crore for the […]
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 […]