Aiming high in local body polls, Puducherry BJP to strengthen its organization
Puducherry , March 8 (BPNS) After a resounding success of winning 6 out of the 9 seats, it contested in the 2021 assembly polls, the Puducherry unit of the BJP is aiming big for the local body polls in the Union Territory that could be announced any time. In addition to the 6 MLAs who […]
Kamal Haasan’s MNM to felicitate women achievers
Chennai, March 8 (BPNS) Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) of South Indian superstar turned politician Kamal Haasan is to felicitate women achievers in various fields. The party has on Tuesday, called for recommendations from the public for its Woman Achievers Award 2022. MNM vice president, R. Thangavelu in a statement on Tuesday said that women ranging […]
DMK in a spot after party leader who ‘seized’ Chairman post from ally refuses to step down
Chennai, March 8 (BPNS) The ruling DMK is in a spot at Nelikkuppam municipality in Cuddalore district after party leader Jayanthi Radhakrishnan who was elected municipal chairman refused to quit the post even after directive from the party high command. The post which was allocated to the DMK ally Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi(VCK) was seized by the […]
Liquor to cost more in TN from Monday
Chennai, March 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) which is the official body to sell Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in the state will hike the price from Monday. The Tasmac in a statement on Sunday said that the price hike will provide additional revenue of Rs 4396 crore to the state […]
PMK urges Stalin to convene all-party meet on Mekedatu dam issue
Chennai, March 7 (BPNS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) Youth Wing leader and former Union Minister, Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin to convene an all-party meet with immediate effect to discuss the Mekedatu dam issue. This is following the Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai’s recent statement of its effort to construct […]
Stalin to PM: Help students returning from Ukraine to continue medical education in India
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help students who are returning from war-torn Ukraine to continue medical education in India. In a letter to the Prime Minister on Monday, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said that his government would provide unstinted support to […]
Sri Lankan Tamil Fishermen requests Stalin to solve fishermen’s issue
Sri Lankan Tamil Fishermen requests Stalin to solve fishermen’s issue Chennai, March 6 (BPNS) Tamil-origin fishermen in Sri Lanka have in a statement on Saturday urged upon the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin to intervene in the ongoing conflict between the Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu with the Sri Lankan Navy. Fishermen association across […]
Stalin to chair 3 day brain storming session of officers
Chennai, March 6 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin will chair a three-day meeting of district collectors, district police superintendents, and district forest officers from March 10th to March 12th. The Chief minister conducting a meeting of the district forest officers is for the first time and is mainly for focused discussions on the implementation of […]
Intense rivalry between AIADMK factions rocking the party
Arun Lakshman/ Chennai Even as the DMK is basking in the glory of successive electoral victories from the General elections of 2019 to the recent urban local body elections, the opposition AIADMK battered and bruised is now facing a major organizational crisis. The AIADMK Theni district committee has recently held a meeting in the farmhouse […]