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 […]

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 […]

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 […]