Thiruvananthapuram, September 15 (BPNS)With a day left for the Kerala High Court’s scrutiny over the state government’s interventions in addressing the stray dog menace, an action plan got rolled out. The plan based on four components – an intensive vaccination programme, shelter homes for stray dogs and abandoned dogs, waste management, and awareness campaigns – […]
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated the free breakfast scheme for government school students of classes 1 to 5 at Madurai. Chief Minister in his inaugural speech said that in the first phase 1.16 lakh students will be provided free breakfast. Stalin said, “ This will be further […]
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) The mouthpiece of the ruling DMK, ‘Muralosi’ has come out strongly against the statement of the CPI-M Tamil Nadu state secretary, K. Balakrishnan on the hike in power tariff in the state. Murasoli in an article said that the political adversaries of the alliance are trying to take advantage to break […]
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu horticulture department will be shutting down its 21-acre farm at Kallar established in 1900 to facilitate the movement of elephants through the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR). This is following a recent order of the Madras High Court. It may be noted that five high court judges have visited […]
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) A peace meeting held at Srirangam on Wednesday between affected parties, HR& CE department officials, police, revenue officials, and Wakf Board representative has decided that the title deeds in Tiruchendurai village can be carried out as usual. It may be noted that a major controversy erupted in the Tiruchendurai area when the […]
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that 282 persons have tested positive for HINI influenza and are under treatment across the state. He was speaking to media persons after inspecting the fever ward at the Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Hospital for Children at Egmore, Chennai. The minister […]
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Customs are on high alert in the International airports of Tamil Nadu after several cases of smuggling of exotic species into the state were busted. The central agencies have busted at least six cases of smuggling of exotic species into Chennai airport in the […]
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) Estranged leader of the AIADMK and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam has said that the party would go for an agitation against the state government if people’s consent is not taken for the construction of a new airport at Parandur. In a statement on Thursday, the former Chief […]
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, September 15 The Kerala government has formed a four-member committee to implement one of its flagship programmes – the eradication of extreme poverty – in a time-bound manner. The committee headed by the vice chairperson of the State Planning Board has been asked to look at the challenges involved in implementing […]
Chennai , Sept 14( BPNS) Tamil Nadu Pollution control board (TNPCB) has directed the district administrations to ensure that lorries transporting untreated sewage be confiscated and case registered against those operating them. In Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu nine lorries were seized that were found to be emptying untreated sewage into water bodies rather than […]
