Kerala :19-year-old girl died a month after dog bite, probe ordered
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (BPNS) A month after getting bitten by a dog and being treated for rabies, a 19-year-old girl passed away in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased is Srilakshmi, of the Mankara area of Palakkad district. It was on May 30 that the dog bit her when she was on her way […]
Eknath Shinde takes oath as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis his deputy
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Thursday evening took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy. The oath-taking ceremony came a day after former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned from his post in the wake of a major rebellion by […]
Who is Eknath Shinde? Here’s you need to know more about The auto-rickshaw driver who is set to become chief minister of Maharashtra
Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde will be the next Maharashtra Chief Minister, the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, in a move that very few saw coming. The huge curveball capped the coup in the Sena that unseated Uddhav Thackeray a day ago. Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde met with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and […]
Eknath Shinde to take oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister at 7:30 pm today, announces Devendra Fadnavis
Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde will be the Chief Minister, the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, in a move that very saw coming. “I will stay out of the government and ensure it runs smoothly,” Mr Fadnavis said. The announcement came shortly after Fadnavis and rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde went to meet […]
Anthrax scare in Kerala, health dept sound alert
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (BPNS) The state is in emergency mode following confirmation of an anthrax outbreak at the Athirapally forest range in Thrissur. It was on Wednesday night that the health department confirmed that the mass mortality of wild pigs inside the forest range is due to anthrax. The department said that an alert has […]
Padma Shri Raj Bothra acquitted of all charges in US trial
Detroit, June 30 (BPNS) Rajendra Bothra, an Indian-origin doctor, and three other physicians were acquitted of charges related to federal allegations they operated a Warren-based prescription drug mill, the media reported. Bothra of Bloomfield Hills the accused mastermind; along with Ganiu Edu of Southfield, Davi Lewis of Detroit and Christopher Russo of Birmingham were found […]
Dearth of scribes: Visually impaired students of TN face difficulties in writing exams
Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) The visually impaired students in many parts of Tamil Nadu are facing difficulties in writing the examination as there is a huge shortage of scribes who write the exams on behalf of the visually challenged people. A college in Chennai city had recently called for scribes to help the blind students […]
Madras HC order:TN Police repatriates 210 policemen from domestic service of police officers
Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police have repatriated 210 policemen who were working as orderlies in the residences of IPS officers and other senior police officers. Even retired police officers were using the services of these policemen. However, sources in the state police told BPNS that about 150 policemen are yet to report back […]
TN health department directs schools, colleges for strict Covid protocols as cases spike
Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Public Health department has directed all the colleges and schools in the state to strictly adhere to Covid protocols as the number of active cases has touched 10,000 in the state. The number of fresh cases in the state has also reached 1285 on Wednesday leading to the […]



