Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 (BPNS) Though crores of rupees were made from the sale of offerings such as Appam and Aravana at Sabarimala hill shrine, scant regard is being given to the food safety aspects. It turns out that the ‘Aravana Prasadam’ flouts the Food Safety Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011 provisions as it didn’t […]
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) Human rights organizations of Tamil Nadu led by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Tamil Nadu chapter and some other NGOs are continuing their protest against the arrest of human rights activist Teesta Setalvad and retired DGP of Gujarat, R.B. Sreekumar by the Gujarat police. Protests were conducted in Chennai, […]
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) The expelled former interim general secretary of the AIADMK, V.K. Sasikala has commenced a state-wide tour to drum up support from the cadres of the party and to emerge as the single largest leader of the AIADMK. She will be traveling across the state in all districts and meeting party local […]
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department has written to Andhra Pradesh government requesting the latter to suspend Krishna water supply from the Kandaleru reservoir from July 1 onwards as the reservoirs in Chennai are filled up. From May 1 onwards, Chennai has received around 2.4 tmcft of Krishna water released from the […]
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai police will be creating noise pollution awareness on 100 city roads as part of the ‘No Honking awareness drive’. The Chennai police are using the services of school students and celebrities. Skits will be used to drive the message among the public about noise pollution. Awareness programmes will […]
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu is a land of monikers and political leaders, film stars, and musicians of the state are fondly known by their monikers the latest to enter into the world of monikers is Udayanidhi Stalin, the son of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and the Youth Wing Secretary of ruling DMK. Udayanidhi […]
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Coastal Police and the Indian Coast Guard have intensified patrolling over the Dhanushkodi and Rameswaram areas following intelligence reports of more Sri Lankan Tamils moving into Indian shores after the financial situation in the island nation plummeted. While the Tamil Nadu government has taken a political decision to […]
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 With reporting of dowry harassment cases witnessing a staggering increase in the state, the government is planning to amend certain laws to curb the menace. As per sources, the plan is to amend the Kerala Dowry Prohibition Rules 2004, Kerala Service Rules, Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008, […]
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu tribal department in association with the district administrations will be providing special sports training programmes for tribal students. As part of this project, the Kallakurichi district administration has commenced a ten-day special sports training programme for children of Ekalavya Tribal Welfare School in Kalryan hills. The ten-day programme […]
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) Fishermen organizations of Tamil Nadu have urged the state government to monitor the functioning of the fishermen cooperative societies. They want the fishermen cooperative societies to function in a proper and transparent manner and not to collect extra money from the fishermen under the National fishermen Savings –cum –relief schemes. According […]
