Chennai, June 29 (IANS) A 1987 batch IPS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre C. Sylendra Babu has been appointed as the new Director General of Police of the state.The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had on Monday shortlisted the names of C.Sylendra Babu, Karan Singha (1987 batch) and Sanjeev Arora (1988 batch).Chief Minister MK Stalin […]
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) After the assembly polls of 2021 and the DMK and its allies winning the elections crushing the ruling AIADMK and its allies, the next major political battle between the two Dravidian majors will take place in the local body polls to be held before September 15 in the nine new districts of […]
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin has reconstituted the state minority commission and has posted the former Congress legislator, S Peter Alphonse as its chairman. Peter Alphonse is a three-term legislator who got elected from the Tenkasi constituency in the years 1989 and 1991 and later from the Kadayanallur constituency in 2002, […]
Puducherry, June 29(BPNS) Puducherry Lt Governor, Tamilisai Soundarrajan’s office has denied that the Tamil term for ‘Union Government’ was used during the swearing of the council of ministers in the N Rangasawmi government on Sunday. The Lt Governor’s office clarified that she has not used the term ‘Ondriya Araasu’( Union Government) while administering the oath […]
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu finance minister, PTR Thiagarajan has said that in situations like Covid -19, a federal system of approach was necessary to manage the situation better. He was referring to the details of the vaccination not being available with the states and instead, it is with the centre. The Finance minister […]
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin sanctioned an amount of Rs 100 crore from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund (CMPRF) towards procuring liquid oxygen for treating Covid -19 patients. The CMPRF fund which was sanctioned would also be used to take precautionary steps to face the possibility of a Covid-19 third […]
Chennai, June 29(BPNS) V.K. Sasikala the former interim general secretary of the AIADMK has set up a war room at his home in T Nagar and is calling the party cadres and middle level functionaries with 20-30 calls per day. The former interim general secretary of the party who was a close aide of former […]
Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here today announced a slew of measures to provide relief to diverse sectors affected by the 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The measures announced also aim to prepare the health systems for emergency response and provide impetus for growth and employment. Union Minister of State for Finance & […]
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh interacted with the officers and jawans of the Indian Army’s 14 Corps at Karu Military Station in Ladakh on June 28, 2021. In his address, Rajnath Singh paid rich tributes to the brave jawans who laid down their lives in the service of the nation during the Galwan Valley incident in […]
New Delhi, June 28(BPNS) The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu today paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister, P V Narasimha Rao on his birth centenary and described him as a “legendary figure”, who had pioneered economic reforms. Stating that the former Prime Minister was a multi-faceted personality— a phenomenal scholar, astute administrator, […]
