Puducherry, May 30 (BPNS) Puducherry minister for education, A.Namassivayam said that schools in the Union territory will reopen on June 23 rd after summer vacations. In a statement on Monday , the office of the minister said that government, government aided and private schools for Classes 1 to 10 Th and Class 12 will reopen […]
BJP is afraid of Congress ideology , Chidambaram
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union Home minister, P. Chidambaram said that the ruling BJP is afraid of the Congress ideology. He was speaking to reporters after filing his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections at the secretariat on Monday. Chidambaram said that there was no need to speak about […]
OPS criticise TN government on not including Badagas community in ST list
Chennai , May 30 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has criticized the State government over non-inclusion of Badaga community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list. OPS in a statement on Monday said that the state forest minister K. Ramachandran has ruled out the possibility of including the […]
Is Law and order situation turning worse in TN?
Arun Lakshman/ Chennai The leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly and former Chief Minister of the state Edappadi K. Palaniswamy thundered, “Chennai is turning into a murder city with 18 murders in 20 days”. This was immediately after the killing of the district leader of the BJP, K. Balachander at Chintradipet. Greater Chennai City […]
Thrikkakara by-election campaign to end today
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (BPNS) The open campaign for the Thrikkakara by-election to be held on May 31 will conclude today with the CPM-led LDF, Congress-led UDF, and the BJP-led NDA leaders camping in constituency for the last-minute push. The public campaign will end on Sunday evening and on Monday it will be a silent campaign […]
CPM has tortured and killed Christians most in Kerala: P.C.George
Thiruvananthapuram ,May 29 (BPNS) Former Chief Whip of Kerala and Janapaksham leader, P.C. George has lashed out at the CPM and said that it was the CPM that had tortured and even killed the Christians in Kerala. He was responding to the statement of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that the BJP and RSS had tortured […]
TN fuel outlets not to buy fuel from Oil Marketing Companies on May 31
Chennai, May 29 (BPNS) Fuel outlets in Tamil Nadu have decided not to purchase fuel from Oil Marketing Companies on May 31 in protest of the sudden reduction in prices by the Union government. Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers Association in a statement said that the reduction in the fuel prices by the Central government led […]
Funeral of noted singer Edava Basheer who passed away on stage to be held today
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (BPNS) The funeral of noted Malayalam playback singer Edava Basheer (78) who collapsed and died while performing in a public stage on Saturday will be conducted on Sunday. The funeral will be held at Kadappakada Juma Masjid Kabarishthan at 3 pm. Edava Basheer was rendering a Hindi song ‘Mano ho thum’ and […]
Malayalam movie, ‘ Kuttavum Shikshayum’ a realistic portrayal of a police investigation
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Direction : Rajeev Ravi Camera: Suresh Rajan Script :Sibi Thomas, Sreejith Divakaran Music: Dawn Antony Cast : Asif Ali, Alencier Lopez, Sunny Wein, Sharaf U Dheen, Senthil Krishna Duration :2 hours, 18 minutes Rating :3.5 /5 The Malayalam movie ‘Kuttavum Shikshyum ‘ directed by noted filmmaker Rajeev Ravi has explored the […]
TN tribal hamlet deprived of power after Tangedco insists payment from forest dept
Chennai, May 29 (BPNS) The Erumaiparai tribal hamlet in Anamalai Tiger Reserve is deprived of power connection and people are still in the dark while night sets in the settlement. The Tamil Nadu forest department has submitted applications to the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution (Tangedco) company for providing power to the tribal hamlet. The […]



