Chennai, Aug 12 (BPNS) CPM leader ,KT Jaleel MLA who was a minister in the first Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet has drawn flak over serious anti- national remarks on Kashmir. The former minister in a facebook post stated that during partition Kashmir was divided into two and that the Kashmir part in Pakistan was Azad Kashmir […]
DVAC raids former AIADMK legislator KPP Baskar’s premises
Chennai, Aug 12 (BPNS) The Department of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) bureau is conducting raids and searches at 26 premises of former AIADMK MLA, KPP Baskar since Friday morning. The former MLA is a close associate of the AIADMK interim general secretary and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami. Sources told […]
VCK to conduct protest of August 13 alleging Dalit’s being targeted in Kallakurichi
Chennai, Aug 11 (BPNS) The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), the Dalit political party has said that it would conduct protest marches on August 13 alleging that the police were targeting Dalits in the Kallakurich incident of July in which a private school was ransacked and school buses and police vehicles torched after a Class XI […]
AIADMK leader CVe Shanmugham moves Madras HC for CBI inquiry into party office attack
Chennai, Aug 11 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and Member of Parliament CVe Shanmugham petitioned Madras High Court requesting a CBI investigation into the ransacking of party office on July 11, the day of the General council meeting of the party. Madras High court on Thursday ordered notice to the Greater Chennai Police on the plea from […]
Stalin directs authorities to crack on drug peddlers
Chennai, Aug 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has directed authorities to act strongly against those selling drugs and to seize their properties. He called upon the officers to be more vigilant near educational institutions. He was speaking at a meeting of top police officials and senior police officers with an agenda to […]
Puducherry assembly adjourned sine die after Lt Governor’s address
Puducherry, Aug 10 (BPNS) In a first-of-its-kind development, the Puducherry legislative assembly which commenced for the budget session, adjourned sine die after the address of the Lt. Governor, Dr. Tamilisai Sounderarajan. During the address, the Lt Governor said that the Union Territory government had incurred an expenditure of Rs 9793.29 crores against the total outlay […]
Welfare schemes not freebies, says KCR’s daughter Kavitha
Hyderabad, Aug 9 (BPNS) Telangana Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Tuesday said welfare schemes for poor people are not freebies but “waiving loans of duping agencies are actual freebies”. The daughter of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said that there are 250 welfare schemes that are being run by the state government […]
TN Rajbhavan turning into a political camp: CPI-M
Chennai, Aug 9 (BPNS) Communist Party of India –Marxist, Tamil Nadu unit secretary, K. Balakrishnan has said that the Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan was turning into a political camp. He was referring to the meeting between Tamil super star Rajanikanth and the Governor of Tamil Nadu, R.N. Ravi on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, […]
Rajanikanth meets TN Governor, discusses politics but refuses to divulge details
Chennai, Aug 8 (BPNS) Tamil Superstar Rajanikanth met Tamil Nadu Governor, R.N. Ravi on Monday and told media persons that he had discussed politics with the Governor but refused to divulge the details of the discussion. The meeting lasted thirty minutes. Rajanikanth said that Tamil Nadu Governor had lived in North India for long and […]
TN Education minister draws flak after ambulance was made waiting for his convoy to pass
Chennai, Aug 8 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu School education minister, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has drawn criticism from all corners after an ICU ambulance was made waiting near a bridge at Kumbakonam in the state. The incident occurred on August 6th. The minister was traveling with a convoy of 15 vehicles and a policewoman who was on […]



