Thiruvananthapuram, April 10(BPNS) Customs officials on Friday questioned the Kerala assembly Speaker ,P Sreeramakrishnan at his official residence. The sleuths, according to reliable sources questioned him for more than five hours in his official residence. The office of the Speaker confirmed that Customs officials have sought some information from Sreeramakrishnan. The main accused in the […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 10(BPNS) Yusuff Ali MA, prominent NRI businessman and Chairman of retail group Lulu has been honoured with Abu Dhabi’s top civilian award.  The prestigious Abu Dhabi Award was given to Yusufali for his Outstanding Contribution to Abu Dhabi’s Business, Industry and support to various philanthropical  initiatives. His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al […]

Chennai,April 9(BPNS) True to the freebie culture prevalent in Tamil Nadu, the voters are a happy lot with several finding time to open the gift boxes provided by the political parties. While most of the leaders and cadres of political parties are in a relaxed mood as the rough and tough days of elections are […]

Chennai, April 9(BPNS) With around 2000 retail Vegetable and Fruit shops to be closed in the City’s largest vegetable market, following Covid restrictions, there is possibility of imminent price rise of vegetables and fruits. Koyambedu Vegetable market association president, M Ramesh Kumar while speaking to BPNS said, “2000 Vegetable and fruit shops in Koyambedu markets […]

Chennai, April 9(BPNS) Six youths were arrested in the murder of two dalit youths at Aarkonam in Ranipet district of Tamil Nadu. Two dalit youths, Surya and Arjunan were murdered allegedly by a group of youths belonging to the Vanniyar community following a brawl on Wednesday night. Three youths are injured greviously in the attack […]

Chennai, April 9(BPNS) The first bench of the Madras High Court on Friday stayed the appointment of former Chief secretary of Tamil Nadu, Girija Vaidyanathan as an expert member of National Green Tribunal (NGT). The stay order was passed following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by environment conservation NGO, Poovulagin Nanbargal challenging the appointment. […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8(BPNS) Animal lovers and people who lives around the famous Ambalappuzha Sreekrishna Swamy temple turned violent after the death of the temple tusker, Ambalappuha Vijayakrishnan who is a pet of the local people. Local people blocked the Travacnore Dewaswom Board (TDB) president , N Vasu and prevented him from entering the temple premises […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8(BPNS)  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The 75-year-old is asymptomatic and will be shifted from his house in Kannur to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. A medical board will be set up to guide further treatment. His daughter Veena and son-in-law Mohammed Riyaz tested positive on the […]

Chennai, April 8(BPNS) Taking into serious consideration the spiking Covid 19 cases ,Madras University has made Covid negative test reports compulsory for all those who are attending the 163 convocation of the University. Tamil Nadu Governor and Chancellor of Madras University, Bhanwarilal Purohit will preside over the convocation ceremony of the University to be held […]

Chennai, April 8(BPNS) Activists working for the rights of the differently abled have petitioned the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral officer ,Satyabrata Sahoo over the poor facilities provided to the differently abled people at the polling booths across Tamil Nadu. Swaminathan Rajagopal working with a private company in Chennai said that he was not able to […]