Puducherry, June 17 (BPNS) The local body elections to Union Territory of Puducherry will soon be announced as the State Election Commission (SEC) has published its final electoral rolls on its website, www.sec.py.gov.in. The State Election Commission (SEC) will hold elections to elect 1149 representatives. Five municipal chairmen, 116 municipal councilors, 108 commune panchayat council members, […]
Chennai, June 17 (BPNS) Seven Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who are fleeing from the economic crisis in the island nation reached Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu on Friday. The Lankan Tamils were spotted by the local people at Mandapam and alerted the Coastal Security Police who reached the spot and took them into custody. Police said […]
Haripriya Latheeshan/ Bahrain What does the word ‘resistance’ suggest? An opposition? Something holding us back? Resistance can mean a lot of things. It is mostly associated with an element of avoidance, pushing away or not allowing something to happen. The resistance to happiness, the resistance to freedom, the resistance to free thought—all familiar types of […]
Chennai, June 17 (BPNS) With the retail fuel outlets in Tamil Nadu going dry, especially in districts like Chennai, Salem, Tenkasi and Theni districts, the lorry transportation within the state has been adversely affected. A representative of the Tamil Nadu Lorry owners association while speaking to IANS said that there are heavy restrictions in filling […]
Chennai, June 17 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government power utility, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has hit a technical glitch in the total automation of electricity bills. A senior official with the Tangedco while speaking to BPNS said that the power utility was to create an app to completely automate the power billing […]
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday appointed former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh as General Secretary in charge of communication, replacing incumbent Randeep Singh Surjewala. The party, in a statement, said: “Honble Congress President has appointed Jairam Ramesh as AICC General Secretary in charge of communication, publicity, and media, including social media and […]
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday accepted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s request seeking more time from the ED in connection with his ongoing questioning in the National Herald case for which he was summoned for the fourth day this week on Friday. Accordingly, the financial probe agency has asked the Congress […]
Francis Antony Kodankadath IRS The title would take one back to those formative years in school, full of carefree moments, treasured as the golden period of life.At first sight, the ‘School Group Photo’ would bring all those images to one’s mind. Just as the title suggests, a host of reminiscences would come rushing. The pictures […]
New Delhi, June 16 (BPNS) Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra headlined the 37-member squad named by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday to compete in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8 this year. AFI president Adille Sumariwalla expressed confidence that the squad would deliver quality performances. The […]
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth Rs 21,000 crore in Gujarat during his two-day visit from Friday. On June 18, Prime Minister Modi will visit and inaugurate the redeveloped temple of Shree Kalika Mata at Pavagadh Hill, which will be followed by […]
