Chennai, May 9 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said that the state government would provide comprehensive training to the state police to inculcate friendly behaviour towards the public. He was speaking in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly after tabling the police note of the Home, prohibition and excise department on Monday. He […]
Suicide over eviction from slum: OPS demands 50 lakh compensation for family
Chennai, May 9 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has demanded the state government to provide a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the family of Kanniah who had immolated himself in protest against the demolition and eviction at RA Puram in Chennai. OPS who is also the […]
TN school education department to probe high level of absenteeism in board exams
Chennai, May 9 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu school education department is to probe the absenteeism in the board exams for Classes X and XII that are underway in the state. According to the department, 2265 and 1238 students were absent for Class X and Class XII board examinations respectively. A senior official of the state […]
DMK, MDMK, PMK up in arms against JIPMER circular in Hindi
Puducherry, May 9( IANS) Political parties in Puducherry including DMK, MDMK, and PMK have come out strongly against a circular of Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) that said that entries in service books must be in English and Hindi. Director of JIPMER, Dr. Rakesh Aggarwal in the circular said that […]
TN Government developing new citizen-centric web portal
Chennai, May 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government is developing a new citizen-centric web portal,’ Know Your Government’ with the existing state portal being migrated to the new portal. The IT department, according to a statement is also developing a new integrated service delivery platform, ‘E- sevai 2.0’ to replace the present one and to […]
TN to renovate 80 temples that are 1000 years old
Chennai, May 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) department will be renovating 80 temples that are 1000 years old. The HR&CE department minister, P.K. Sekar Babu in a statement on Thursday said that the state government was not against the Hindus and that this was being made out from certain […]
BJP, RSS to take up Dharmapuram Adheenam issue in a big way in TN
Chennai, May 5 (BPNS) The BJP and RSS are taking up the Dharamapuram Adheenam issue wherein the DMK government banned the carrying of the mutt head in a palanquin. BJP state president, K. Annamalai in a statement on Thursday said that there was politics behind the ban and that people were questioning as to why […]
TN Government developing new citizen-centric web portal
Chennai, May 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government is developing a new citizen-centric web portal,’ Know Your Government’ with the existing state portal being migrated to the new portal. The IT department, according to a statement is also developing a new integrated service delivery platform, ‘E- sevai 2.0’ to replace the present one and to […]
TN Opposition up in arms against custodial deaths in state
Chennai, May 5 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK, BJP, and PMK are up in arms against the Tamil Nadu government over the two back-to-back custodial deaths in the state. Even after the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has replied in the state legislative assembly that the policemen who were alleged to be involved in the custodial torture […]
Pharma major Pfizer sets up its biggest Asian drug hub at IIT Madras research park
Chennai, May 5 (NBPS) The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has set up its biggest Asian hub at IIT Madras research park at an investment of US dollar 20 million which is around Rs 150 crore. The pharma major in a statement said that this was a 61000 sq ft research and technology centre. The facility which […]



