What does it mean to be a woman?

Woman : Everyone is so eager to define her, too quick to find their own perfect mould for her. “She is a mother, a daughter, a sister, a wife or a beloved”

Lindsay Rose Jordy /Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) Woman : Everyone is so eager to define her, too quick to find their own perfect mould for her. “She is a mother, a daughter, a sister, a wife or a beloved”. “She is the backbone of a household, an obeying wife”. “She is the symbol of purity, […]

Tamil Nadu, NGO  demand Governor to accord sanction to prosecute former minister Veeramani

Tamil Nadu voluntary organisation working for transparency and accountability in governance, Arappoor Iyyakam has demanded Governor R.N. Ravi to accord sanction to prosecute former minister and AIADMK leader, KC Veeramani.

Chennai, July 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu voluntary organisation working for transparency and accountability in governance, Arappoor Iyyakam has demanded Governor R.N. Ravi to accord sanction to prosecute former minister and AIADMK leader, KC Veeramani. Jayaram Venkatesan, Convenor, Arapoor Iyyakam in a letter to the Governor said, “It has come to our notice through the letter […]

TN villagers protest against groundwater operators selling water to industries

Villagers of Allikulam and Servaikaranmadam in Tamil Nadu have come out against groundwater being illegally sold to industries even as villagers are into acute shortage of drinking water.

Chennai, July 4 (BPNS) Villagers of Allikulam and Servaikaranmadam in Tamil Nadu have come out against groundwater being illegally sold to industries even as villagers are into acute shortage of drinking water. The villagers have petitioned the Thoothukudi district administration to seal the borewells that were operating illegally. The two grama sabha meetings held on […]

TN anti- graft organisation alleges 136 crore corruption in cooperative societies

The noted anti-graft organization of Tamil Nadu, Arappor Iyyakam has raised corruption to the tune of Rs 136 crores in cooperative societies of the state.

Chennai, June 22 (BPNS) The noted anti-graft organization of Tamil Nadu, Arappor Iyyakam has raised corruption to the tune of Rs 136 crores in cooperative societies of the state. In a statement, the organization said that as per an RTI response corruption has taken place in the cooperative societies in the last six years. Arappur […]

Mata Amritanandamayi to chair G20’s C20 forum

Thiruvananthapuram, October 27 (BPNS) With India set to assume the presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1st, it has activated Civil 20 (C20), an official engagement group of the G20. It will be Mata Amritanandamayi who will chair the country’s C20. The G20 is the premier intergovernmental forum for the world’s developed […]

Old age homes in TN under scanner

Chennai, Oct 14 (BPNS) The old age homes in Tamil Nadu are under scanner with the state social welfare department directing all the district collectors, to take stock of the old age homes in their respective districts. A team of officials from the Vellore district administration had shut down an old age home at a […]

TN SC/ST commission function affected over lack of funds

Chennai, Aug 31 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu state Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes which was constituted 10 months before is turning ineffective after it lacked operational funds and shortage of staff. Sources in the commission told BPNS that the SC/ST body has not yet received any funds from the state government. Interestingly due […]