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 […]
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The ranks of dissidents are swelling in Shiv Sena with each passing day and it seems discontent within the party, which was once steadfastly anchored by charismatic Bal Thackeray, is not likely to dissipate soon. Amid the imbroglio, the anti-defection law – which was enacted not to facilitate defection but to […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) Kerala Minister for local bodies and excise and senior leader of the CPM, M.V.Govindan has said that most of the youths working in student and youth organisations of Kerala are either drunkards or using drugs and other narcotic substances regularly,’’ He said that most of the youths who spearhead anti-drugs and […]
Chennai, June 26 (BPNS) A special team is on the trail of a husband, and wife couple who had cheated several job aspirants of around Rs 2 crore promising them government jobs. Police are on the lookout for Dhanya and her husband Karunanidhi from Coimbatore. Police sources told IANS that the woman posing as a […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (BPNS) Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) has drawn flak from Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) in allowing actor, and director Vijay Babu who was accused of rape by a junior woman actor. WCC secretary and scriptwriter, Deedi Damodaran said that AMMA’s action was unfortunate and highly deplorable. She said that the […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (BPNS) The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) led by the Congress will be taking up the attack on the office of Rahul Gandhi at Wayanad during the Kerala legislative assembly session commencing on Monday. It may be noted that a group of SFI workers led by Wayanad district secretary of the organization, […]
Chennai, June 26 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation will be increasing contact tracing among close and extended family members of Covid positive patients. Sources in the Corporation told BPNS that presently around 6000 samples are being traced and samples taken in Chennai city itself. A senior official with the Greater Chennai Corporation while speaking to […]
