Arun Lakshman/ Chennai (IANS) The Mullaperiyar dam has been a major thorn in the flesh for neighboruing states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala for the past several years with the Kerala side wanting a new dam while Tamil Nadu insisting that the old dame is safe and sound. The Mullaperiyar dam even though located geographically […]

Chennai, March 25 (BPNS) Indian Fishermen at Rameswaram are on strike and have stopped going to sea for fishing in protest of the arrest of 16 fishermen from the area by the Sri Lankan Navy. 800 fishing boats from Rameswaram have stopped fishing in the sea as protest against the arrest of fishermen from Rameswaram […]

Chennai, March 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu legislative assembly which concluded its proceedings on Thursday will resume business from April 6th onwards. The Tamil Nadu assembly Speaker, M. Appavu said this while briefing media at his chamber hall in the assembly. The legislative assembly Speaker said that the House’s Business Advisory Committee would meet on March […]

Chennai, March 25 (BPNS) After 16 Sri Lankans have reached Rameswaram and Mandapam on Tuesday, the Tamil Nadu government has issued a red alert in coastal areas to prevent the large inflow of refugees from the Island nation. It is to be noted that Sri Lanka is engulfed in a domestic economic crisis with prices […]

Chennai, March 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin is embarking on a four-day visit to the United Arab Emirates from Thursday after the conclusion of the budget session of the state legislative assembly. This is the first international trip of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister after he assumed office in May 2021. The […]

Puducherry, March 23 ( BPNS) The interim budget or vote on account for the Union Territory of Puducherry will be presented on March 30th by Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy who is also the finance minister of the territory. This was announced by the Puducherry legislative assembly Speaker, R. Selvam on Wednesday. He said that this was […]

Chennai, March 23 (BPNS) The MDMK general council meeting held on Wednesday elected Durai Vaiko, son of party founder leader and party general secretary Vaiko as its headquarters secretary. The party also passed a resolution providing the party general secretary, Vaiko with full powers to take disciplinary action against those acting against the interest of […]

Chennai, March 23 (BPNS) A Congress district president in Tamil Nadu has moved the Madras High Court against granting bail to Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict, Nalini Sriharan. It may be noted that Nalini had moved Madras High court on Tuesday seeking bail. M.A. Muthalagan, Madras South district president of the Congress party in his […]

Chennai, March 22 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) has said that a separate law is necessary for caste-related violence in Tamil Nadu. The state general secretary of the front, Samuel Raj in a statement said that this is necessary to tackle caste-related violence in Tamil Nadu. He said that this was an […]

Chennai, March 22 (IANS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam while deposing before the Arumughaswamy commission said that V.K. Sasikala, Jaya’s aide had told him a few times that the former Chief Minister was doing fine. He also said that he was not suspicious of Jayalalithaa’s death and was only […]