Chennai, June 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government will be soon rolling out e-buses with tenders being called for 100 buses as a first step in Chennai city. The government has already inked a deal with the KfWGerman bank for the financial support of rolling out these buses. The Tamil Nadu government had tried to […]
Chennai, June 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) is conducting a feasibility study on three hydropower projects that will generate 2500 MW of power. The Tangedco has asked a private consultant to conduct a study and prepare an initial report to establish 1000 MW capacity Pumped Storage Hydropower Stations each in Upper […]
Chennai, June 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu cooperative department is to retrieve Rs 160 crore as thirty seven thousand people have found ineligible for the loan waiver scheme since February this year. Shanmuga Sundaram, Registrar of Cooperative Societies ordered the revocation of the loan waiver and has directed the joint registrar of cooperatives in each […]
Chennai, June 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Saturday launched a carrier guidance programme for plus two students. The programme titled,’ College Dream’ comes under the Nan Mudhalvan scheme of the state government. Information on various courses, including undergraduate and diploma courses, was provided by the industry experts and academics. Guidance will […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (BPNS) : Following a surge in fever cases in the state, the health department urged the people not to take it lightly. The department points out that fever is a common symptom of Covid-19, dengue, leptospirosis, malaria, chikungunya, scrub typhus, H1N1, chickenpox, Zika fever, West Nile virus, monkey fever, and Japanese encephalitis, […]
On Friday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s office in Kainatty near Kalpetta was vandalized by Students Federation of India (SFI) activists. The mob, irked by the recent Supreme Court order mandating an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a kilometre around all protected areas, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, demanded that Gandhi break his silence on the matter. […]
Chennai, June 24 (BPNS) The famous Marina beach in Chennai will soon have a wooden ramp much to the delight of People with disabilities (PwD) and to social activists who were at the forefront in the campaigning for a ramp at the Marina which is frequented in large numbers by people with disabilities. The ramp […]
Chennai, June 24 (BPNS) Coimbatore Rural district police have registered a case of rape and sexual assault on unidentified persons who have raped, sexually assaulted, and impregnated a Person with Disability (PwD). Sources in the police said that the woman had given birth twice and the police are ascertaining whether the woman was raped by […]
Chennai, June 24 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department is on high alert after the number of fresh Covid -19 cases has crossed the 1000 mark in the state. However, the cases are not grave as the number of admissions is much low across the state. On Thursday 1063 persons tested positive for Covid -19 […]
Chennai, June 24 (BPNS) The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Tambaram forest range office have raised a complaint with the Perambakkam panchayath over an archeologically notified site being converted into a waste dumping yard. The ASI had notified a megalithic ancient site at Nookampalayam village in Perumbukkam panchayath in May 2022 and a […]
