Chennai, May 18(BPNS) President of Israel ,Reuvin Rivlin called up the family of Soumya Santosh, the care giver  from Kerala  who was killed in a missile attack by the Hamas on May 11.  The Israel President called upon Soumya’s husband ,Santosh and his sister Sophie and expressed the condolences of the people of Israel and […]

Chennai, May 14(BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation is embarking on a massive vaccination drive for the next three days beginning Friday. This drive will cover one lakh people above 45 years of age. The vaccination drive has special focus on North Chennai. Thiruvottiyur, Tondiarpet, and Thiru Vaika Nagar which had a low coverage of vaccination […]

Chennai, May 14(IANS) O Balamurugan, younger brother of former Deputy Chief minister of Tamil Nadu, O Panneerselvam passed away at Periyakulam in Theni district on Friday morning. Balamurugan (56) was a cancer patient and had undergone treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cancer Centre. Panneerselvam who is in Chennai is flying to Madurai and will reach Periyakulam […]

Chennai, May 14(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has fixed charges for ambulances carrying Covid 19 patients. The state health secretary J Radhakrishnan in an order issued on Friday said a basic patient transport ambulance can charge an amount of Rs 1500 for the first 10 km and Rs 25 for every additional kilometer. An ambulance […]

Puducherry, May 14(BPNS) Chief election officer of Union Territory of Puducherry is appointed as the Chief nodal officer for Covid -19 management in the territory. He is to coordinate the activities of all nodal officers and departments to contain the spread of the infection in the Union territory. Surbir Singh is also presently the secretary […]

Chennai, May 14(BPNS) Schwing Stetter India, a company at Sriperumbudur, Chennai which is into manufacturing of concreting and constructing equipment has converted a floor of its factory into a Covid -19 care  centre. This facility is exclusively for the company’s employees and their dependents and has been set up in compliance with the Tamil Nadu […]

Chennai, May 14(BPNS) The single member commission of Justice (Retired) Aruna Jagadeesan , probing the anti Sterlite riots and police firing in Tuticorin in May 2018 that claimed the lives of 14 people, submitted an interim report to Chief minister MK Stalin on Friday. Aruna Jagadeesan submitted the 35 page report along with supporting documents […]

Chennai, May 14(BPNS) Internationally reputed technology company, Zoho corporation has donated Rs 5  crore to the Tamil Nadu Chief minister’s Public relief fund  for Covid -19 care. The co-founder of the company Kumar Vembu handed over the cheque for Rs 5 Crore to the Chief minister MK Stalin on Thursday at the latters office. The […]

Chennai, May 12(BPNS) While people have been frantically running from pillar to post to get Oxygen for the near and dear ones who are gasping for breath and stories of exploitation coming up from across the country, a Doctor in Tirupur has turned Good Samaritan with his act. Dr Shakthivel  is running a multi speciality […]

Chennai, May 12(BPNS) The HLL Biotech,Chengalpet in a sprawling 100 acre campus and just 55 km from Chennai with all the modern facilities and state of the art technology to manufacture vaccines was not used during the first pandemic wave. There were not many takers to use this facility of the Public sector undertaking even […]