Chennai, Sept 24 (BPNS) The founder leader of Vannniyar political outfit, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), and a medical doctor himself, Dr. S. Ramadoss has called for the cancellation of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for the current academic year. He was responding to the impersonation scam during the NEET at Nagpur. In a […]
Chennai, Sept 24 (BPNS) The ruling DMK of Tamil Nadu is campaigning extensively in all districts to make the ‘Bharath Bandh’ of September 27 a success in the state. The party has appealed to the people to make the bandh a success as it was for protecting the rights of the farming community of the […]
Chennai, Sept 24 (BPNS) The founder leader of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Dr. S. Ramadoss has said that the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s promise to engage Tamil diaspora on civil war-related issues is a ‘political drama. In a statement of Friday, the senior PMK leader said that the Sri Lankan President is now […]
Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) state leadership is on a firefighting mode to try and persuade several party local leaders who have filed nomination papers against the party ally and big brother in the state coalition, DMK. When the last date for filing of nominations for the rural local body polls […]
Chennai,Sept 22(BPNS)Tamil Nadu Finance minister ,PTR Thiagarajan has drawn flak over usibg the word ‘ Schizophrenic’ against Tamil Nadu BJP unit president ,K.Annamalai.In a tweet on Tuesday night ,Thiagarajan came out heavily againt Annamalai in the tweet ” So .. The schizophrenic’ Kannadiga till I die’, except when 100% Tamil or ” IPS version threat […]
Chennai, Sept 22 (IANS) Puducherry will have local body polls in three phases from October 21 to October 28 after a gap of fifteen years. The previous elections were held in 2006 and the period ended after five years in 2011. The announcement was made by the Puducherry State Election Commissioner, Roy P. Thomas in […]
Chennai, Sept 22 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu state election commission has given a directive to the district collectors of the nine districts where rural local body elections are to be held to take stringent action on the possibilities of “auction” of president post. Auctioning of posts of village panchayath presidents and panchayath union ward councilors […]
Puducherry, Sept 22(BPNS) BJP leader and former legislator,S. Selvaganabathy will become the first Member of Parliament of the saffron party from the Union Territory of Puducherry. The BJP leader filed his nomination papers on Wednesday, an hour before the concluding time of filing of nomination papers. He will be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. […]
Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) Two DMK leaders Kanimozhi NVM Somu and KRN Rajesh Kumar have filed nomination papers for the two vacant seats to Rajya Sabha. The elections are to be held on October 4 and with the floor strength in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, victory for both the DMK candidates is a foregone […]
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 […]
