New Delhi, Jan 8 In an unprecedented step, the Election Commission on Saturday banned public rallies, roadshows and corner meetings till January 15 in the five poll-bound states, citing the fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, and issued stringent safety guidelines. Declaring the election schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, Chief Election Commissioner […]
Panaji, Jan 8 Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar on Saturday said his party will win the Assembly polls in the state scheduled for February 14. He said party workers and people were eager to get rid of the communal and corrupt BJP government in the state. The ruling BJP should not bend the rules the […]
New Delhi, Jan 8 Voting for the high-stakes Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will be held in seven phases, starting from the western part of the politically crucial state on February 10 and moving eastwards. Punjab (117 seats), Uttarakhand (70 seats) and Goa (40 seats) will have single-day voting on February 14, coinciding with the second […]
Chennai, Jan 8 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK is planning protests across the state of Tamil Nadu against the DMK government passing a bill reducing the tenure of cooperative bank directors to 3 years from the present 5 years. This is following the state government passing a bill in the assembly on Friday in this regard. […]
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu BJP which had announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would participate in a Pongal celebration named,’ Modi Pongal’ to be held in Madurai has now cancelled the programme in the wake of a surge in Covid cases. BJP Tamil Nadu unit president,K. Annamalai in a statement on Friday […]
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government under M.K. Stalin is to bring in a resolution in the legislative assembly during the March session to remove the powers conferred on the Governor of the state to appoint Vice Chancellors. The state higher education minister, K. Ponmudi in the assembly on Thursday said that the […]
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) With fresh Covid -19 cases on the rise in Tamil Nadu, the state health minister Ma Subramanian is meeting senior health department officials at the state capital. The state health secretary Dr. J. Radhakrishnan and other senior officials of the health department are taking part in the meeting called by the […]
Puducherry, Jan 7 (BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was to inaugurate the National youth festival at Puducherry on January 12 has cancelled his visit due to the surging number of Covid cases in the Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu. Senior BJP leader and Home Minister of Union Territory of Puducherry, Namassivayam […]
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) Superstar of South Indian movies and founder president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), Kamal Haasan has urged the Tamil Nadu state government to implement the Right to Services Act with immediate effect. In a statement on Friday, the superstar turned political leader said that this would lead to delivery of several […]
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) Opposition leader in the Tamil Nadu assembly and former Chief Minister, Edappady K. Palaniswami (EPS) has slammed the Chief Minister for not shutting down Tamil Nadu State Marketing Cooperation(Tasmac) shops even after Covid surge in the state. He said that the Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian had himself said that […]
