AFR at Kudankulam turns into a major issue in TN

Arun Lakshman/ Chennai Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has always been shrouded with controversy and several social and political struggles had taken place in the power plant which finally commenced generating power into the Southern grid from October 22, 2013, onwards. The Nuclear power plant which has an installed capacity of 6000 Mw from its […]

TN govt amends law to protect LGBTQIA+people from police

Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) In a major relief to the LGBTQIA+ community of Tamil Nadu, the state government has amended the existing law under the Tamil Nadu Sub Ordinate Police Officers Conduct Rules to prevent any harassment of the community or persons working for the welfare of the community The order from the state home […]

Rahul Gandhi to release first part of Stalin’s autobiography

Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will release the first part ‘ Ungalil Oruvan’ (One among you), the autobiography of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on February 28. This was announced by the Chief Minister’s office in a statement on Thursday night. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief […]

PwD’s in TN complain on electoral booths for urban polls

Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) With Tamil Nadu going for Urban local body polls on Saturday, February 19th, People with Disabilities (PwD) are at a loss as several booths don’t have facilities for them to assess the booths.  During the assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI )had done a yeoman service in providing all […]

Sasikala keeps her fingers crossed for the urban polls in TN

Chennai, Feb 16 (BPNS) The former interim general secretary of the AIADMK, V.K. Sasikala who was also the close aide of the late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, j. Jayalalithaa is keeping a studied silence in the run-up to the Urban local body polls.Speculations are rife in political and journalistic circles of Tamil Nadu, that […]