Chennai, June 17 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Friday refused to direct the Tamil Nadu government to release Nalini and Ravichandran, convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, without getting the assent of the Governor. The order regarding the same was passed by the first bench of the Madras High Court comprising of Chief […]
Chennai, June 17 (BPNS) The Idol wing police of Tamil Nadu is joining hands with Indian Institute of Technology- Madras for identifying smuggled antique idols from the state. The special wing of the Tamil Nadu police will seek the support of IIT- Madras to create an artificial intelligence-based software to hunt for smuggled idols belonging […]
Chennai, June 17 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu will soon appoint a state Maritime Security coordinator who will work closely with the National Maritime Security department after the Government of India has taken a serious view of coastal security. The Coastal Security Group (CSG) of Tamil Nadu police will soon be procuring 24 nineteen-meter boats equipped with […]
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, June 17 Despite an increase in fresh coronavirus infections, the state government is yet to take a call on implementing new surveillance strategies. It turns out that the state is yet to devise a strategy for rolling out the wastewater/ sewage surveillance for SARS-CoV-2. The strategy, it’s said, can provide an […]
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 […]
