Chennai, June 24(BPNS) A video call made by actor turned politician Kamal Haasan interacting with a die-hard fan of his who is a terminally ill brain cancer patient has turned viral with the social media appreciating the gesture of the 66-year-old Superstar. Saketh, a young professional who was diagnosed with third-stage brain cancer was in […]

Chennai, June 24(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs to the family of A. Murugesan of Salem who was beaten to death by a Special Sub Inspector of Police, Periyasami. A statement from the Chief Minister’s office said that Stalin spoke to the bereaved family of Murugesan and […]

Chennai, June 24(BPNS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) southern zone has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), Tirunelveli Corporation, and the joint committee appointed by the tribunal to file the status report on the continued pollution of Thamirabarani River. The National Green Tribunal, Southern Zone bench observed that in the past six years […]

Chennai, June 24(BPNS) The Suburban train services in Chennai will now allow women in its train services without any time restrictions. Women will also be allowed to purchase return tickets for their travel while men working in the non-essential services will be allowed travel only during non-peak hours. Men working in the non-essential services will […]

Chennai, June 24(BPNS) Immediately after the news of a farmer, Murugesan being thrashed to death at Salem  by the police came into light, the Tamil Nadu police are again in the news for the wrong  reasons.  Francis Antony (50), a Christian converted from Scheduled Caste and a Person with Disabilities(Pwd)was thrashed and abused by a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]