AIADMK, DMK fight out over credit for controlling Covid in TN
Chennai, June 24(BPNS) The ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK are fighting it out both within the house and outside for the credit in controlling the Covid pandemic. While the former minister and AIADMK spokesman D. Jayakumar set the ball rolling when he said on Monday that it was the AIADMK government of Edappadi K Palaniswami […]
Kattur village in Tiruvarur district becomes the first village in TN to achieve hundred percent vaccination, Minister
Chennai, June 24(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Minister for Medical and Family Welfare, Ma Subramanian said that Kattur village in Tiruvarur district is the first village in Tamil Nadu to achieve 1005 Covid -19 vaccination. The village which has a population of 3332 people had 2334 people in the eligible list for vaccination. This was after excluding […]
Farmer publicly assaulted by police in Salem dies, family demands action
Chennai, June 23(BPNS) Murugesan, 47-year-old farmer from Edayappatti, Salem district who was brutally assaulted by a policeman in broad daylight on Tuesday died on Wednesday with the family demanding action against the erring officials. The incident leading to the policeman assaulting Murugesan using a lathi started after the farmer entered into an argument with the […]
Puducherry to hold local body polls after 10 years following SC Order
Puducherry, June 23(BPNS) The Union Territory of Puducherry will be conducting local body polls after a gap of 10 years. The local body elections were held last in 2006 which was after a gap of 38 years and following an order from the Madras High Court. The tenure of that civic body election which was […]
Madras High Court orders interim compensation to parents of an infant whose thumb was cut off
Chennai, June 23(BPNS) The Madras High Court ordered the Tamil Nadu government to provide interim compensation of Rs 75,000 to the parents of the newborn baby whose left thumb was cut off by a negligent nurse while trying to removing a pediatric cannula. The incident occurred in Thanjavur Government hospital on June 8, 2021. Justice […]
Madras High court issues notice to Central government on a petition by digital media houses
Chennai, June 23(BPNS) Madras High court issued notice to the Government of India over a petition filed by Digital News Publishers Association comprising of thirteen media outlets. The petition was challenging the constitutional validity of the new Information Technology rules 2021. The first bench of the Madras High Court comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee […]
Stalin : Will take a good decision on Vanniyar quota
Chennai, June 23(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin said that he would take a ‘good decision’ regarding the 10.5% reservation for the Vanniyar community within the Most Backward Castes in the state. The Vanniyar community leader and Pattali Makkal Katchi(PMK) founder President Dr. S. Ramadoss had petitioned the Chief Minister that the 10.5% reservation for […]
Opposition warns of third wave, the TN government says it is prepared.
Chennai, June 22(BPNS) AIADMK leader and former health minister,C Vijayabhaskar while responding in the thanksgiving motion of the Governor’s address in the house said that the state should be guarded against a possible third wave. He said that director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) , Dr Randeep Guleria has warned about the possible […]
“Saarathi”, Covid helpline for truck drivers launched in TN
Chennai, June 22(BPNS) A Covid -19 helpline “Saarathi” for the trucking community was launched to provide Covid consultation, vaccination guidance, and non- Covid consultation. The helpline, according to a statement issued was launched on Tuesday jointly by the Appolo Tyres and Ashok Leyland for truck drivers, helpers, and cleaners of the trucks and their family […]