TN delegation gets assurance from Union Jal Shakthi Minister that permission not granted to Mekedatu dam
Chennai, July 16(BPNS) The all-party delegation from Tamil Nadu has received assurance from the Union Jal Shakthi Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat that the government of India has not given any sanction to the Karnataka government to build a dam at Mekedatu across the Cauvery river. The Tamil Nadu water resources minister S.Duraimurugan who led the […]
TN extends lockdown till July 31 with some relaxations
Chennai, July 16(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has extended lockdown in the state till July 31 with some relaxation. Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), Industrial schools, and typewriting training institutes can function with 50 percent of students on a rotational basis. Strict Covid protocols should be adhered to while opening these institutions. Teachers […]
Tamil Nadu BJP not for Kongunadu, Annamalai
Chennai, July 16(BPNS) Tamil Nadu BJP state president, K.Annamalai has said that the BJP is not for a separate Kongunadu and that the party has asked for an explanation from the leaders of Western districts of the state who had passed a resolution for the same. Annamalai said that the BJP is a political party […]
AIADMK faces a major rift as organisational elections in a week.
Chennai, July 17(BPNS) The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK) , the opposition political party of Tamil Nadu has had always enjoyed a monolithic leadership till the demise of J Jayalalithaa. The founder leader of the party MG Ramachandran, the Tamil matinee idol turned politician had floated the AIADMK as Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(ADMK) in […]
Puducherry Government to oppose Mekedatu dam project
Puducherry, July 15(BPNS) The Union Territory of Puducherry will oppose the construction of the Mekedatu dam over the Cauvery river by the Karnataka government. The Chief Minister of Puducherry, N Rangasamy has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Jal Shakthi Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat regarding the Union Territory’s stiff opposition to […]
Tamil Nadu BJP president-elect, K. Annamalai to take charge on Friday
Chennai, July 15(BPNS) The newly-appointed state president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP, K. Annamalai will take charge at the party-state committee office on Friday. He replaces Loganathan Murugan who has joined the Narendra Modi ministry as a Union Minister of State for Fisheries and Animal Husbandry. Annamalai has commenced a two-day journey […]
S. Duraimurugan to lead an all-party delegation to Delhi to meet Union Jal Sakthi Minister
Chennai, July 15(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister and Senior leader of the DMK, S . Duraimurugan will lead the all-party delegation to New Delhi to meet Union Jal Shakthi Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The delegation is to apprise the minister of the dangers involved in the construction of the Mekedatu dam across Cauvery river […]
Tamil Nadu BJP will stand by the state government in Mekedatu dam issue, state president
Chennai, July 15(BPNS) BJP Tamil Nadu state unit president, K Annamalai has said that the state unit will stand by the state government in the Mekedatu dam issue even though the Karnataka state is ruled by the BJP. The newly-appointed state president was speaking to media persons at Trichy en route to Chennai where he […]
BJP Tamil Nadu unit president rakes up controversy, says will control media in six months
Chennai, July 15(BPNS) The newly appointed BJP state president, K Annamalai has raked up a controversy by stating that the party would control the media in the state in six months’ time. The former IPS officer who joined the BJP recently and is to replace L. Muruganw was addressing a public meeting at Trichy on […]