Chennai, Sept 22 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board has claimed that the 1500-year-old Manendiyavalli Chandrashekhara Swami temple land is now its property. The temple has 369 acres of property in and around Tiruchenthurai village in Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu. The issue started when a local farmer, Rajagopal tried to sell his 1 acre […]
Chennai, Sept 22(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP will conduct protest marches on September 26 against the remarks of the DMK leader and former Union Minister, A. Raja against Hindus and Hinduism. In a statement on Thursday, BJP Tamil Nadu state president, Annamalai said that the party would hold protest marches in a […]
Chennai, Sept 22 (BPNS) Shop keepers in Periya Manal town, Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu downed their shutters after a recent brawl between two scheduled caste students and the president of the local shop keepers association turned violent at Periya Manali in the town. The issue commenced when Thangamani (58), president of Periya Manali traders […]
Chennai, Sept 22 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu police to grant permission to the RSS to conduct a state-wide march and musical procession on October 2. The single bench of the Madras High court represented by Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan orally directed the state police to grant permission to the […]
Chennai, Sept 22 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu power minister, Senthil Balaji has said that the state has touched the highest level of solar power generation. In a statement on Thursday, the minister said that the state generated 3782 MW of solar power at 12.30 hours on September 21. He also said that solar energy consumption reached […]
Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) Fishermen in Rameswaram area are protesting against the Sri Lankan navy chasing away fishers and destroying the fishing nets and boats on Tuesday early morning. It may be noted that in a different incident eight Indian fishermen from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Navy. The fishermen association leaders […]
Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) MDMK leader and Member of Parliament Vaiko have urged the Central and State governments for immediate intervention for the release of abducted Indians in Myanmar. Around 300 Indians including 60 from Tamil Nadu are under abduction in Myanmar. Vaiko in a statement on Tuesday said that the abducted Indians are kept […]
Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) The Coimbatore district head of the BJP, Balaji Uthamarasamy was arrested by the police on Wednesday for threatening DMK leader and former Union Minister, A. Raja in a speech last week. The BJP leader had threatened Raja on the latter’s remarks against Hinduism during a function held to felicitate Dravidar Kazhagam […]
Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rains in some parts of Tamil Nadu including coastal areas and areas adjourning the Western Ghats. The IMD also predicted that most parts of the state would experience subdued weather as South West Monsoon turned weak in the state. Weathermen said […]
Thiruvananthapuram, September 21 (BPNS) It seems the war of words between Governor Arif Mohamamd Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is showing no signs of winding down. On Wednesday, the CM convened a press meeting to respond to the Governor’s allegations that he raised during an unprecedented and extraordinary media briefing at his official residence, […]
