Rising Covid cases :TN Parents worried as schools set to reopen on June 13
Chennai, June 12 (IANS) With Covid -19 fresh cases crossing 200 per day in Tamil Nadu, the parents of school-going children are worried as schools are all set to reopen on Monday, June 13. Priya Sethumadhavan, a housewife said that she is worried over he daughter Akansha going to school on Monday with the Covid […]
Union Territory of Puducherry to open distilleries after two decades
Puducherry, May 31 (BPNS) The Union Territory of Puducherry will grant fresh licenses to Blending and Bottling units (BBU) or distillery units of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in the territory. Puducherry Excise department has called for applications on May 18 and no last date for submitting of application is given. The circular issued by […]
Workers in distress as spinning mills in Western TN closed down due to rising cotton prices
Chennai, May 26 (BPNS) The workers of spinning mills in Western Tamil Nadu are in distress and facing difficulties as the mills in these areas are closed down for the past several days in protest to the rising cotton prices. The power looms and spinning mills are on strike indefinitely due to the rising cotton […]
Illegal lottery thriving in TN despite ban in state
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) Illegal lottery business is thriving in Tamil Nadu despite the ban affected in 2003 and tall claims by the state government that gambling will be strictly cracked down. Sources in the state police told IANS that the illegal lottery is operated by a big lottery conglomerate that has interests in North […]
TN medicos in Ukraine wants to complete course in India, demonstrate in Chennai
Chennai, May 15 (BPNS) TN medical students in Ukraine staged a demonstration in Chennai demanding that the central and state governments allow them to complete their course in India. The students carried placards and shouted slogans in support of their demand. Students said that they want the state governments and the government of India to […]
Exports to catapult TN to trillion-dollar economy by 2030, Chief Minister
Chennai, May 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin said that the state has the potential to increase its share of exports manifold and that exports would catapult the state to a trillion-dollar economy by 2030. He said that exports from the state would touch 100 billion US dollars from the present 26 billion […]
Famed Dharmapuri mangoes in TN to turn costlier as pests destroy crops
Chennai, May 10 (BPNS) Dharmapuri mangoes in Tamil Nadu are famed across South India for their taste and size and is one of the most cherished product from the state that is sold across. However, the horticulture department and the farmers of Dharmapuri are worried as the production is hit following pest attack and the […]
TN Government developing new citizen-centric web portal
Chennai, May 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government is developing a new citizen-centric web portal,’ Know Your Government’ with the existing state portal being migrated to the new portal. The IT department, according to a statement is also developing a new integrated service delivery platform, ‘E- sevai 2.0’ to replace the present one and to […]
Braindead youths heart shifted from Vellore to Chennai for transplantation
Chennai, May 1 (BPNS) The heart of a youth who was declared brain dead at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore was harvested and transported by road to Appolo hospital, Chennai for transplantation. CMC Vellore officials told BPNS that a construction worker, R. Dinakaran( 21) of Vanniyar in Tiruppatur town met with a road accident on […]