Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin said that his government has no discrimination against local bodies that are headed by opposition parties. He was addressing a grama sabha meeting at Sengadu village near Sri Perumbadur to mark the National Panchayat Raj day. M.K. Stalin said that the people will get all […]
Houthi rebels release Keralite sailors from captivity
Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 (BPNS) The Houthi rebels of Yemen who have taken into custody Indian sailors in captivity since January 2, 2022, along with their UAE flagged merchant ship, Rwabee have released sailors including three Keralites. The vessel was seized in the Red Sea by the rebels. The released sailors are Dipash of Meppayur in […]
Former Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan passes away 
Thiruvananthapuram, April 24( BPNS)Senior Congress leader and former Governor of Maharashtra, K. Sankaranarayanan passes away at Palakkad . He was 89. The senior leader was suffering from illness for the past couple of years .Sankaranarayanan was the convenor of the United Democratic Front (UDF ) for sixteen years and had maintained an excellent rapport with […]
Anti Poaching Watcher’s death: TN forest department to pool money to pay compensation
Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department officials will pool money among themselves to pay compensation to the family of an Anti-Poaching Watcher (APW) who died while on duty. P. Ravichandran (41), an APW with the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) of the forest department encountered a wild elephant along with a few colleagues […]
TN health department for stringent measures to tackle increasing Covid cases
Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department will be taking stringent measures to tackle the increasing Covid -19 cases in the state. As a first step the health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and those who are found not wearing masks would be charged with a fine of Rs 500. […]
Woman asked to remove Hijab in TN school: Police commence probe
Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Selaiyur police in Chennai have commenced a probe following a complaint by a person that his wife was asked to remove her Hijab when they had gone to a school to seek a seat for their four-year-old son. Ashiq Meeran of Tambaram in his complaint to the police said that […]
Kodanad murder and heist case: Police likely to question Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Kodanad murder and heist case that had rocked the state of Tamil Nadu is taking a different turn with the special police team likely to quiz former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. However, sources in the police told BPNS that the dates of the quizzing have not been finalized and […]
Domestic, International tours on the rise from TN
Chennai, April 22 (BPNS) After two years of pandemics and the resumption of international flights, tourism has picked up in Tamil Nadu. Tour operators are getting heavy bookings with flights to the domestic and international destinations getting full. Surjit Das, of Akbar Travels of India, a leading tour operator while speaking to BPNS said, “ […]
TN Police to continue quizzing V.K. Sasikala on Friday
Chennai, April 22 (BPNS) The special police team of the Tamil Nadu police will continue questioning the former interim general secretary of AIADMK, V.K. Sasikala continuously for the second day on Friday in the Kodanad murder and heist case. A six-member police team led by Western zone Inspector General, R. Sudhakaran, and comprising of five other […]
18 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees including pregnant woman reach Rameshwaram
Chennai, April 22 (BPNS) 18 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees including a 4-month pregnant woman reached the shores of India and landed up at Rameswaram on Thursday late night. With the arrival of the 18 refugees, the total number of refugees from Sri Lanka who have reached Indian shores has touched 60. The island nation is […]



