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 […]
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 […]
