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 […]
Cash for vote: TN police ,authorities on high alert on the eve of Urban polls
Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police are on high alert after state intelligence tip-offs that huge money is being changed hands during the last minute in various wards in Tamil Nadu on the eve of urban local body elections. The state election commission has increased the flying squads in each ward to prevent […]
Flying squads doubled from 45 to 90 in Chennai to check cash distribution ahead of urban polls
Chennai, Feb 16 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and the Chennai City Police have increased the number of flying squads from 45 to 90 to check the distribution of money and gifts ahead of urban polls. There are 200 wards under 15 zones in Chennai corporation. Flying squads are given directives to seize money […]
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 […]
OPS urges TN Chief Minister to oppose ‘Away from Reactor’ facility in Kudankulam
Chennai, Feb 16 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Pannerselvam has urged Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin to oppose the ‘Away from Reactor’ project coming up at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tirunelveli district of the state. In a statement on Wednesday, the former Chief Minister asked Stalin to take […]
DMK front to have resounding success in TN urban polls, CPI- M
Chennai, Feb 16 (BPNS) The state secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), K. Balakrishnan has said that the DMK led front will win handsomely in the Urban local body elections to be held on February 19. Addressing media persons at Dindigul on Wednesday, the senior leader said that the AIADMK was not only […]
TN government to commence massive drive to remove encroachments from water bodies in state
Chennai, Feb 16 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government is to commence a massive drive to remove the encroachments from water bodies in the state spread across 9800 hectares. This was after the Madras High Court had expressed displeasure over a large number of water bodies being encroached upon in the state. The state government has […]
Neutrino Observatory project in TN gains momentum after Tiger authority gives green signal
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) The Indian Neutrino Observatory project (INO) coming up in Theni district of Tamil Nadu has gained momentum after the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has given its ‘ no- objection’ to build the project inside the Tiger corridor in Theni. The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) which is one of […]
TN Political parties distributing money through e-wallets to woo voters in Urban polls
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) It seems that the adage, ‘Necessity is the Mother of Invention’ has become true for the political parties of Tamil Nadu who have commenced distributing bribes to the voters through e-wallet methods and direct transfer through phone transfers. Interestingly the resident associations are also roped in by paying hefty cash that […]



