Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 (BPNS) Kannur is the red fort of the CPM in Kerala and even in India. The party has the maximum number of members, sympathizers, and followers in this district. This is also the home district of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, party state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, LDF convenor and senior CPM leader, […]
Single leadership issue rocks AIADMK , OPS to meet supporters in Chennai
Chennai, June 18 (BPNS) The impasse in the main opposition AIADMK is continuing ahead of the party general council meeting scheduled for June 23 with O. Panneerselvam faction and Edappady K. Palaniswami faction keen that their leader emerge as the singe leader of the party. It may be noted that while the post of opposition […]
200-acre Pandeswaram lake rejuvenation in TN to be completed by October
Chennai, June 18 (BPNS) The 200-acre Pandeswaram lake rejuvenation project in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu will be completed by October 2022. The lake is getting spruced up after years of neglect leading to encroachments and deep craters have formed in the lake due to years of illegal sand mining. The Tiruvallur district administration in […]
Madras HC to strictly follow Covid -19 protocol from Monday
Chennai, June 18 (BPNS) The Madras High Court will strictly follow Covid -19 protocol from Monday. This is in view of the spiking cases across the country and in Tamil Nadu. The Court has made wearing masks, keeping a safe distance, and regular sanitation mandatory for lawyers, court staff, litigants, and all others who reach […]
Agnipath row : Security beefed up in railways stations, trains canceled in TN
Chennai, June 18 (BPNS) With the ongoing Agnipath row targeting railway stations and trains, Southern Railway has beefed up security in all major stations including Chennai Central, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Jholarpet, Arkonam, and other stations. Tamika Nadu police have cordoned off the main road in Chennai leading to the Army officers mess and other […]
Vaiko appeals to government to roll back Agnipath
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) MDMK leader and Member of Parliament, Vaiko has called upon the Government of India to roll back on the Agnipath scheme. The senior leader in a statement said that the Central government’s primary objective is to launch the Agnipath scheme to reduce the expenses of the nation’s defense forces towards retirement […]
3k plus Covid cases in Kerala for fourth consecutive day
Thiruvananthapuram, June 17 (BPNS) For the fourth consecutive day, the state reported more than 3000 fresh cases of Covid-19. On Friday, 3253 cases were reported, with the most coming from Ernakulam (841), Thiruvananthapuram (641), Kottayam (409), and Kozhikode (234). As per WHO’s India situation report, released on June 15, for the last two months in […]
Over 2,000 Kerala youths left in the lurch after announcement of Agnipath scheme
Thiruvananthapuram, June 17 (IANS) Over 2,000 youths in Kerala are now in dire straits after the Centre’s new military recruitment policy, Agnipath scheme, was announced as they were all waiting to write the written examination after clearing the physical tests conducted last year. Over a lakh of youths took part in a recruitment drive for […]
No FIR against IAS officials for corruption in TN for past 20 yrs: NGO
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) There is not a single FIR lodged against any corrupt IAS officer in Tamil Nadu for the last 20 years while FIRs have been registered against several politicians for corruption, said anti-corruption NGO Arappor Iyakkam Convener Jayaram Venkatesan. In an open letter to the Tamil Nadu IAS Officers’ Association, Venkatesan added […]
Farmers, ‘khap’ panchayats join stir in Haryana against Agnipath scheme
Chandigarh, June 17 (BPNS) The agitation against the Central government’s Agnipath recruitment scheme continued for a second day on Friday, with protesters blocking roads and railway tracks in parts of Haryana, largely close to the National Capital Region (NCR), farmers’ organisations and khap panchayats (community courts) joining the stir. Anticipating violence, the government has suspended […]



