Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) Former Union Minister and former Speaker of Tamil Nadu assembly, Sedapatti R. Muthiah (77) passed away in a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday. Muthiah was a senior leader of the AIADMK and was the second in command of the party till 1998. Fondly known as Sedapattiar, and after completing his […]
Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Organisation (WRO), has commenced the repair of the shutter of the Parambikkulam dam in the Palakkad district of Kerala. The shutter of the dam which is usually raised by 10 cm on Wednesday early morning opened for the entire height of 25 ft leading to a huge […]
Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) A recent study conducted by the National Council For Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has revealed that the students of Class 3 of Tamil Nadu schools are abysmally poor in the numerical ability tests. The students fared poorly in the language proficiency tests as well, shockingly in the Tamil language also. […]
Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) A private bus plying in Coimbatore got stuck in a pothole dug for laying drinking water pipelines. The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 21. A crane was deployed for lifting the bus up. BPNS had earlier reported of the roads in Coimbatore are being dug in almost all areas creating major […]
Thiruvananthapuram, September 20 (BPNS) As the Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) progresses in the state, it has met with an unexpected hurdle in the form of a plea. Public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed by a lawyer seeking direction from the Kerala High Court to regulate the Yatra for causing traffic problems. In his plea, […]
Chennai, Sept 20 (IANS) In another instance of caste being a dominant factor in the Dravidian land of Tamil Nadu, a caste Hindu woman, Lakshmi told a prospective Scheduled Caste tenant that she will not rent her flat to people belonging to Muslim, Christian, and Scheduled Caste /Scheduled Tribes as her family deity would be […]
Chennai, Sept 20 (BPNS) AIADM interim general secretary and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami met Union Home Minister, Amit Shah in New Delhi today. This is the first time that Palaniswami is meeting a senior BJP leader after the controversial general body of the AIADMK on July 11 in which the […]
Chennai, Sept 20 (BPNS) Eight fishermen from Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu were arrested on Tuesday early morning by the Sri Lankan Navy. They were arrested for crossing the International Marine Border Line (IMBL) and reaching Sri Lankan territorial waters. The eight fishermen had gone fishing from Jegadapattinam fishing harbour on Monday morning. Tamil Nadu […]
Chennai, Sept 20 (BPNS) Senior leader of the DMK and former Union Minister, Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan quit the party. She was the deputy general secretary of the party. She submitted her resignation from the party to the DMK president and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin on August 29, 2022. In a statement on Tuesday, […]
Chennai, Sept 20(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president, M.K. Stalin have said that the present alliance with Congress and other coalition partners would continue in the 2024 general elections. It is to be noted that the DMK is in a political alliance with Congress and left parties in Tamil Nadu along with parties […]
