Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) The power loom federation of Tamil Nadu has petitioned the state government to release the orders for making free dhotis and sarees so that they are readied earlier for being distributed for the Pongal festival of 2023. The petition was forwarded by the Powerloom federation general secretary, L.K.M. Suresh on Thursday […]
Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) In a move to promote renewable energy and to cater to the country’s growing power demand, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will act as a facilitator to install offshore wind turbines in Tamil Nadu. The central government will float international tenders for the installation of wind turbines as […]
Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) The prices of eggs in Tamil Nadu have increased with the prices even touching Rs 6 per egg in many parts of the state. Namakkal, the egg capital of South India has cut short its production from 6 crore eggs per day to 5 crore eggs per day as fodder prices […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (BPNS) A month after getting bitten by a dog and being treated for rabies, a 19-year-old girl passed away in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased is Srilakshmi, of the Mankara area of Palakkad district. It was on May 30 that the dog bit her when she was on her way […]
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Thursday evening took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy. The oath-taking ceremony came a day after former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned from his post in the wake of a major rebellion by […]
Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde will be the next Maharashtra Chief Minister, the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, in a move that very few saw coming. The huge curveball capped the coup in the Sena that unseated Uddhav Thackeray a day ago. Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde met with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and […]
Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde will be the Chief Minister, the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, in a move that very saw coming. “I will stay out of the government and ensure it runs smoothly,” Mr Fadnavis said. The announcement came shortly after Fadnavis and rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde went to meet […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (BPNS) The state is in emergency mode following confirmation of an anthrax outbreak at the Athirapally forest range in Thrissur. It was on Wednesday night that the health department confirmed that the mass mortality of wild pigs inside the forest range is due to anthrax. The department said that an alert has […]
Detroit, June 30 (BPNS) Rajendra Bothra, an Indian-origin doctor, and three other physicians were acquitted of charges related to federal allegations they operated a Warren-based prescription drug mill, the media reported. Bothra of Bloomfield Hills the accused mastermind; along with Ganiu Edu of Southfield, Davi Lewis of Detroit and Christopher Russo of Birmingham were found […]
Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) The visually impaired students in many parts of Tamil Nadu are facing difficulties in writing the examination as there is a huge shortage of scribes who write the exams on behalf of the visually challenged people. A college in Chennai city had recently called for scribes to help the blind students […]
