Draupadi Murmu, a former Governor of Jharkhand, has been named as the BJP’s choice for the post of President. Ms Murmu, a tribal from Odisha, will be pitted against former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, who has been named as the opposition candidate. If elected, the 64-year-old will be the first tribal woman to become the […]
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) The 61-day fishing ban in Tamil Nadu has come to an end on June 14th but fish remains a costly commodity for Chennaites even after one week has relapsed since the ban. Fishermen said that the dwindling catch and non –availability of fish as the reason for the high prices. Sources in […]
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) Tamil Manila Congress president and former Union Minister, G.K. Vasan have called upon the youths to take upon the opportunity and join in the Agnipath scheme. In a statement on Tuesday, the senior leader said that everyone should support the Agnipath scheme and that the youths should not be misled by […]
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health department has commenced a probe into a government doctor taking unauthorized absence and allowing his house surgeon son to screen patients. The incident occurred at Kavundapadi Government Hospital, Erode district of Tamil Nadu on June 19th, and the doctor is placed under suspension. Joint director of Tamil Nadu Health […]
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government not to post, police constables as orderlies to Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and instead appoint residential assistants. Justice S.M. Subramanian of the Madras High Court said it was an offense to post a Police constable who was earning Rs 45000 […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 21 (BPNS) The suspension of two doctors – for the alleged lapse in performing organ transplantation surgery in a time-bound manner at Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH), Thiruvananthapuram – has resulted in a turf battle between the government and medical community in the state. While doctors’ associations were of the stance that the […]
New Delhi, June 21 (BPNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that they have apprehended a Joint Drug Controller (JDC) of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the Director of a private company for allegedly demanding bribe to waive the Phase-3 trial of “Insulin Aspart Injection”. The accused JDC identified as E. […]
Mysuru (Karnataka), June 21 (BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated along with thousands of people in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at the Mysore Palace ground here on the occasion of 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on Tuesday, and said that ‘Yoga has become a way of life’. Integrating the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with […]
Mumbai, June 21 (BPNS) The Maha Vikas Agadhi government on Tuesday faced its worst political crisis as at least one Shiv Sena Minister along with other ministers and several MLAs veered towards a revolt and are now parked in Gujarat. Sena MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut, however, dismissed speculation that a ‘political earthquake’ is […]
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) When the carcass of a cow was found near the forest area at Talavadi on Monday, the local people alerted forest department officials of Jerahalli Forest Range under the Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) who identified the pug marks of the tiger near the carcass. It may be noted that this is […]
