Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Former interim general secretary of the AIADMK, V.K.Sasikala who was in a political hibernation after her incarceration in Bengaluru central jail has slammed the DMK government led by Stalin. In a press conference here on Wednesday, the former close aide of Jayalalithaa said that the DMK government must stop its confrontationist […]
TN schools for classes 1 to 10 to reopen from June 13
Chennai, May 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu minister for School education, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has said that classes for students from 1 to 10 will commence in the state from June 13 for the academic year 2022-23. He said that for students of Class 12 the academic year will begin on June 20 and for Class […]
Rajani and I are great friends: Kamal Haasan
Chennai, May 25 (BPNS) South Indian Super Star and President of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), Kamal Haasan has said that politics and friendship are different and that he was a close friend of Tamil Super Star, Rajanikanth and that they had decided when they were 25 as to where the relationship will reach. He said […]
VCK to protest against PM Narendra Modi during his Chennai visit on May 26
Chennai, May 24 (BPNS) The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) has announced that it would hold protest marches against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Chennai visit on May 26. The protest, according to the VCK is against the policies of the central government that caused economic hardship and social disturbances to the people of the […]
TN Irula women to rear clown fishes for a living supported by DST
Chennai, May 23 (BPNS) The backward Irula community of Tamil Nadu is known mainly to the outside world through the movie ‘Jai Bhim’ by superstar Suriya. The movie depicts the fight of an Irular woman to bring out the truth about the missing of her husband who was picked by the police and tortured to […]
Monkeypox scare: TN district collectors on alert
Chennai, May 24 (BPNS) After monkeypox disease has been reported in non-endemic countries like Germany, the USA, the UK, France, and Australia, the Tamil Nadu Government has put all the district collectors and the district medical officers on a high alert. Tamil Nadu health secretary J. Radhakrishnan has sent a circular to all the district […]
Stalin releases water from Mettur dam in TN
Chennai, May 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday opened the sluices of the Stanley reservoir at Mettur in Salem. The water is released for kuruvai crops in delta districts and initially, 3000 cusecs of water were released. Tamil Nadu water resources minister and senior DMK leader, S. Duraimurugan was also present […]
TN 20-year-old stalks woman for three days, rapes her at knifepoint, arrested
Chennai, May 24 (BPNS) In an incident that questions the safety of women who lives alone in Tamil Nadu, a 20-year-old raped a 43-year-old woman at knifepoint after following her for three days from her workplace to her residence. The youth, according to police found that the woman was staying alone and he raped her […]
Ramnad’ King’ and patron of Rameswaram temple, Kumaran Sethupathi passes away
Chennai, May 24 (BPNS) Kumaran Sethupathi, King of erstwhile Ramanad kingdom in Tamil Nadu and patron of Rameswaram temple passed away at his residence in Ramanathapuram on Tuesday. He was 56. The erstwhile king was ailing for a long time and was bedridden for the past one year, a statement from his office said. He […]
TN in process to implement plastic ban in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
Chennai, May 24 (BPNS) The forest department of Tamil Nadu is in the process to implement a ban on plastic and plastic products in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) after reports of huge plastic waste being seen along the ghat road leading to the reserved forest area. The plastic ban, according to sources in the […]



