Chennai, June 27 (BPNS) Tamil Manila Congress leader and former Union Minister, G.K. Vasan has demanded Tamil Nadu government set up special courts for dealing with Prevention of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act cases. The TMC leader said that the state government had promised setting up special courts for POCSO cases in four districts […]
Chennai, June 27 (BPNS) Adding salt to the wound on O. Panneerselvam and his supporters, the AIADMK organizing secretary, and former minister, D. Jayakumar said that the party general council will be held on July 11th as decided in the previous general council meeting. He was speaking to reporters after a party headquarters office bearers meeting […]
Chennai, June 27 (BPNS) The pre-monsoon bi-annual survey as part of the monitoring of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has commenced at the Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR). The survey has begun at all the 10 ranges in the STR as the pre-monsoon survey is done between June and July while the post-monsoon survey is done […]
Chennai, June 27 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Monday unveiled five SIDCO industrial estates in Tamil Nadu. These five parks that are coming up in Chengalpattu, Namakkal, Pudukottai, Salem, and Tiruvannamalai districts of the state will be providing direct employment to 7200 youngsters and will provide indirect employment to 15000 people. The […]
Chennai, June 27 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police have commenced a crackdown on drug traffickers who were earlier on the radar for drug pedaling and who had served jail term. The state police chief, C. Sylendra Babu, has ordered a crackdown on the drug peddlers in the state, an official said. This is following several […]
Chennai, June 27 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre has informed that thunderstorms and lightning are likely in Tamil Nadu and parts of the Union Territory of Puducherry on Monday. Light to moderate rains are expected in many parts of Tamil Nadu in the coming two days and fishermen are advised not to […]
Chennai, June 27 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Monday refused to stay a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) against former Minister and AIADMK leader, S.P. Velumani. The FIR was filed for alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for construction. It may be noted that the Tamil […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27, 2022 The cash-strapped Kerala government has decided to spend an amount of Rs 33.31 lakh on chief minister (CM) Pinarayi Vijayan’s security. The said amount is for adding a new car to the CM’s security detail. With this, a total of Rs 88.69 lakh will get spent on CM’s security convoy cars […]
Chennai, June 27 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police which has drawn flak after two back-to-back custodial deaths in April and May 2022 is now again cornered after allegations that a person was tortured in custody by the Kanniyakumari police consumed poison and died. Opposition political parties including AIADMK, BJP, and human rights organizations have said that […]
New Delhi, June 26 (BPNS) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said the Central government has allocated over Rs 2,600 crore towards health for Tamil Nadu under the National Health Mission, and Rs 404 crore for medical infrastructure advancement in the state under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. Mandaviya is on […]
