Chennai, June 21(BPNS) The Metropolitan Transport Corporation(MTC) resumed operations of its bus services in Chennai on Monday after the government announced relaxations during the ongoing Covid -19. The state government has allowed the transport of non-airconditioned buses with 50% occupancy in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpettu, and Tiruvallur districts from Monday onwards. The state transport minister R.S.Rajakannappan after […]

Chennai, June 21(BPNS) Terming the first policy address of the Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit as disappointing, former Chief Minister and leader of opposition in the assembly Edappadi K Palaniswami said that the government is taking different positions before and after the elections.  Palaniswami said that in the interim budget which his government had presented […]

Chennai, June 21(BPNS) Tamil Nadu government will conduct refresher courses for children to make up for learning losses during the pandemic period.  This was announced by Tamil Nadu Governor, Banwarilal Purohit in the state assembly on Monday during his policy address in the state assembly. Governor said that a mission mode project that would ensure […]

Chennai, June 20(BPNS) Former Tamil Nadu minister and AIADMK leader M. Manikandan was arrested in Bangaluru on Sunday morning by the Chennai city police in a case related to allegedly raping a Malaysian national promising to marry her. The anticipatory bail moved by the former minister was rejected by the Madras high court on Wednesday […]

Chennai, June 20(BPNS) The Cuddalore district police have launched a round-the-clock helpline for women and the aged. The helpline numbers, “Hello Seniors” 8220009557 and “Ladies First” ,8220006082 have been launched by the district police superintendent, S Sakthi Ganeshan at the district police Superintendent’s office on Saturday. Tamil Nadu police in a statement said that this […]

Puducherry, June 20(BPNS) After party legislator John Kumar’s supporters picketed the BJP state committee office demanding ministerial berth to him, the BJP has decided to provide ministerial berths to its MLA’s on a rotational basis of one year each to a legislator. On Saturday a group of supporters of John Kumar had laid siege to […]

Thiruvananthapuram, June 20(IANS) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and Member of Parliament, K . Sudhakaran has come out against the Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan. The slugfest between the two commenced after the KPCC president in an interview with a popular Malayalam weekly said that he had kicked Pinarayi Vijayan during their college days and […]

Chennai, June 20(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin has announced fresh relaxations in 27 districts of the state on Sunday. The State government also continued the extension of lockdown till 6 am on June 28. All essential government departments will be allowed to function with 100% attendance and the remaining departments will be allowed to […]

Thiruvananthapuram, June 20(BPNS) Even as the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President, K. Sudhakaran is engaged in a verbal fight with the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a former CPI-M  leader from Pinarayi village in Kannur district, Pandayala Shaji has come out against Vijayan. Pandya Gopalan was the volunteer captain of the undivided Communist Party […]

Chennai, June 20(BPNS) A study on the genome sequencing of the SARS- Cov2 released by the state health department shows that the widespread infection of the disease in Tamil Nadu was caused by the Delta variant of the virus. The statement of the report was released by the Health Department on Sunday. The World Health […]