TN state election commission directs district collectors for strict monitoring during rural local body elections in state

Chennai, Sept 19 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Election commission has directed the district collectors of the nine districts where rural local body elections are taking place on October 6 and October 9 to conduct strict monitoring to prevent bribing voters. This was after a woman, Ponsheela,  who was contesting for the post of Perampathu […]

NDA in Puducherry divided over lone RS seat

Puducherry, Sept 19 (BPNS) The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is divided in the Union Territory of Puducherry over the lone Rajya Saba seat with the BJP, All India NR Congress, and the AIADMK vying for the seat.  The elections to the lone  Rajya Sabha seat is scheduled to take place on October 4 in […]

VCK for protest across TN against NEET requests president to give assent to bill against it

Chennai, Sept 19(BPNS) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) is planning to conduct protest marches against National Eligibility Cum Entrance Examination (NEET). The party leader and Member of Parliament, Thol Thiruvmavalavan while speaking to IANS said that NEET has taken the lives of several students including three the current academic year and social workers and political leaders […]

State Congress to convene meeting of religious heads in Kerala over Bishop’s statement on Narcotic Jihad

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 17 (BPNS) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President K. Sudhakaran MP has said that the party would convene a meeting of religious heads to smoothen the tempers over the Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangat’s statement that Christian children should be guarded against Narcotic Jihad that is been pushed among the children by a specific […]

Coimbatore district tops in vaccinating highest percentage of eligible population in TN, Minister

Chennai, Sept 19(bpNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that the Coimbatore district topped in vaccinating the highest percentage of the eligible population against Covid 19. He was speaking to reporters after inaugurating the second mega vaccination camp at Pollachi on Sunday. The health minister said that Coimbatore district was leading in the […]

Villupuram district administration orders probe into alleged auction of Panchayath president post

Chennai, Sept 19( BPNS) The Villupuram district administration has ordered a detailed probe into the alleged auctioning bid that had taken place for the post of Panchayath president at the behest of the village elders on Saturday. Villupuram district collector, D. Mohan and a group of officials conducted a probe in Ponnankuppam and Sitheri Panchayaths […]