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 […]
TN Museum of Possibilities for the disabled turns into a major attraction
Chennai, June 8 (BPNS) The Museum of Possibilities for the Disabled opened by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has turned into a major attraction for the disabled and the common people alike. There are several assistive and adaptive devices that help persons with disabilities at the Commissionerate for the Welfare of Differently Abled […]
Puducherry government, NGO to prevent malnutrition among children
Puducherry, June 8 (BPNS) The Union Territory of Puducherry has joined hands with Vitamin Angels India, a charitable organization to prevent malnutrition and child mortality. Office of the Chief Minister of Puducherry in a statement said that the NGO Vitamin Angels will extend technical assistance to frontline health workers of the territory and provide uninterrupted […]
TN launches life-guard training programme for fishermen youth
Chennai, June 7 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Tuesday launched a training programme for fishermen youth on life-saving skills. Training is provided for 1000 fishermen youth of 14 districts of the state on life-saving skills. Chief Minister also flagged off a training programme in Kovalam in Chengalpattu district where 25 youths will be trained. […]
Gold Smuggling Case: Swapna deposes against Kerala CM
Kochi, June 7 (BPNS) Swapna Suresh, prime accused in the 2020 gold smuggling case, gave her secret statement about the people involved, including the state Chief Minister, before a Judicial First Class Court on Monday. She also revealed that the chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his family were involed in the gold smuggling scam. Swapna […]
TN Chief Minister launches training programme for fishermen youth
Chennai, June 7 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Tuesday launched a training programme for fishermen youth on life-saving skills. Training is provided for 1000 fishermen youth of 14 districts of the state on life-saving skills. Chief Minister also flagged off a training programme in Kovalam in Chengalpattu district where 25 youths will be trained. […]
“Paying the employees not comes the priority”: KSRTC affidavit in HC
Ernakulam, June 7 (BPNS) KSRTC has said that paying its employees is not its priority, but providing public services comes primary, amid the severe payroll crisis, against the petition filed in High Court. The management has also raised harsh criticism that they could not pay the salary as if the employees show a hold back […]
TN HR&CE to conduct inspection of Sri Sabanayagar temple, Chidambaram today, tomorrow
Chennai, June 7( BPNS) Maintaining that the Sri Sabanayagar Temple, Chidambaram is a public temple, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) department of Tamil Nadu will move ahead with the inspection of accounts of the temple on June 7th and 8th. The department in a statement said that it was competent to conduct an enquiry […]
Kerala transport unions to hold indefinite strike from today
Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 (BPNS) The indefinite strike announced by the transport unions, including CITU, to protest against the uncertainty in salary distribution to the KSRTC employees in front of the chief’s office begins today. The unions decided to go ahead with the strike, without disrupting the bus services, after the management violated the agreement to […]