Chennai, May 6(BPNS) Former Union minister for Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan was admitted to Government Rajaji hospital ,Madurai following Covid symptoms. The 69 year old BJP leader who lost the recent lok sabha by-elections to Kanyakumari constituency was admitted on Thursday at the Government hospital. Pon Radhakrishnan in a tweeter message said that he was admitted […]

Chennai, May 6(BPNS) Durai Prithviraj (35) is a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) with the Tamil Nadu state government but is a full time social worker and was lauded  by the Chief minister’s special award for his service during the battle against Covid during 2020. The VAO is now running two ambulances for the needy and […]

Chennai, May 6(BPNS) Makkal Needhi Maiam(MNM) of super star Kamal Haasan has faced a major jolt with several leaders including party state vice president R Mahendran quitting the party. Mahendran said that Kamal was misguided by a few individuals around him and that party was not functioning in a democratic manner. Ponraj who was the […]

Chennai,May 5(BPNS) The new DMK government under MK Stalin is to rename the Amma canteens founded by former Chief minister J Jayalalithaa as Anna canteens. The Amma canteens which were started by Jayalalitha when she was Chief minister in 2013 has grown into 407 at present. The Amma canteens which are totally funded by the […]

Chennai, May 5(BPNS) The main two left parties of Tamil Nadu, CPM and CPI which were part of the DMK led alliance had to be satisfied with 2 seats each even as each left party contested 6 seats each in the winning electoral alliance. CPM state secretary K Balakrishnan while speaking to BPNS said, “The […]

Chennai, May 5(BPNS) Three people including a 30 year old Woman and two men aged 40 and 42 years died in an ambulance while undergoing treatment for Covid at the Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Memorial Medical College Hospital. While there are 800 beds with an Oxygen facility in the Medical college hospital, the daily new […]

Chennai, May 5(BPNS) Covid patients who are scrambling for beds in hospitals across  Chennai are facing problems of no bed availability as there seems to be a mismatch on the actual number of beds available and the number being allotted. The availability of beds with Oxygen facility in private hospitals is not updated with the […]

Chennai, May 5(BPNS) Despite the Congress party facing reversal in the elections for Kerala, West Bengal ,Assam and Union Territory of Puducherry, the 18 seats it won in Tamil Nadu has given rise to hopes for the party national leadership. The All India Congress Committee was really happy over the performance of the Tamil Nadu state […]

Chennai, May 5(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has exempted its disabled employees from attending office following the surge in Covid -19 cases in the state. The disabled employees need not come to office from May6 to June 20 in view of the Covid -19 surge, according to an order by the Secretary of the differently- […]

Puducherry, May 5(BPNS) All India NR Congress president and three term Chief minister N Rangasamy who is heading the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Union Territory of Puducherry will seek the blessings of his spiritual guru, Appa Paithiyam Swamigal at his samadhi at Salem in Tamil Nadu. The incumbent Chief minister has been following […]