Puducherry, June 30(BPNS) The Puducherry government has extended lockdown till midnight of July 15 with some relaxation. The beach road, park, and gardens will be opened for walkers till 9 pm on all days. The administration in a statement announced this on Wednesday. Religious places and places of worship shall be opened for the public […]
The Centre will popularise the ideals of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: PM
New Delhi, June 29(BPNS) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has lauded the Uttar Pradesh Government for taking the lead in popularising the ideals of respected Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar among the youth. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “The ‘Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Memorial and Cultural Centre, Lucknow’ will further popularise the ideals of respected Dr. […]
Real success of the country lies in building a Society and the Nation according to the values and ideals of Ambedkar: President Kovind
New Delhi, June 29(BPNS) President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has said that the real success of India lies in building a society and the nation according to the values and ideals of Babasaheb Ambedkar. He said that we did make progress in this direction but still needed to cover much ground. He was speaking […]
Sylendra Babu appointed DGP of Tamil Nadu
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) A 1987 batch IPS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre C. Sylendra Babu has been appointed as the new Director General of Police of the state.The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had on Monday shortlisted the names of C.Sylendra Babu, Karan Singha (1987 batch) and Sanjeev Arora (1988 batch).Chief Minister MK Stalin […]
Political parties in TN gears up for the local body polls in new districts
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) After the assembly polls of 2021 and the DMK and its allies winning the elections crushing the ruling AIADMK and its allies, the next major political battle between the two Dravidian majors will take place in the local body polls to be held before September 15 in the nine new districts of […]
Peter Alphonse chairman appointed Chairman of TN Minorities commission
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin has reconstituted the state minority commission and has posted the former Congress legislator, S Peter Alphonse as its chairman. Peter Alphonse is a three-term legislator who got elected from the Tenkasi constituency in the years 1989 and 1991 and later from the Kadayanallur constituency in 2002, […]
Puducherry Lt Governor denies using Tamil term for ‘Union Government’ during swearing-in of ministers
Puducherry, June 29(BPNS) Puducherry Lt Governor, Tamilisai Soundarrajan’s office has denied that the Tamil term for ‘Union Government’ was used during the swearing of the council of ministers in the N Rangasawmi government on Sunday. The Lt Governor’s office clarified that she has not used the term ‘Ondriya Araasu’( Union Government) while administering the oath […]
TN finance minister PTR Thiagarajan for a federal approach to manage Covid like pandemics.
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu finance minister, PTR Thiagarajan has said that in situations like Covid -19, a federal system of approach was necessary to manage the situation better. He was referring to the details of the vaccination not being available with the states and instead, it is with the centre. The Finance minister […]
Stalin sanctions 100 crores towards facing third Covid- 19 wave
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin sanctioned an amount of Rs 100 crore from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund (CMPRF) towards procuring liquid oxygen for treating Covid -19 patients. The CMPRF fund which was sanctioned would also be used to take precautionary steps to face the possibility of a Covid-19 third […]
Sasikala calls AIADMK functionaries unabated, forms war room at home
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) V.K. Sasikala the former interim general secretary of the AIADMK has set up a war room at his home in T Nagar and is calling the party cadres and middle level functionaries with 20-30 calls per day. The former interim general secretary of the party who was a close aide of former […]



