Washington, Apr 19 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made a strong case for regulating cryprocurrencies at a global level to mitigate the risk of money laundering and terror funding. Participating at a high-level panel discussion organised by the IMF, the Finance Minister said that as long as the non-governmental activity of the crypto assets […]
Chennai, April 19 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu is set to purchase power to the tune of 6000 MW to overcome the shortage of power in the months of April and May. Sources in Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) told BPNS that an agreement is made with power suppliers to purchase 3047 MW for the […]
Chennai, April 18 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Water resources minister and senior leader of the DMK, S. Duriamurugan has said that Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin would decide on whether the state should accept the supervisory committee till the National Dam Safety Authority becomes functional. Duraimurugan was speaking in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly on Monday. Minister […]
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) After the Tamil Nadu government issued orders sanctioning Rs 3.6 crores for the formation of the Drone Police Unit for Chennai, similar demands have arisen from Coimbatore and Madurai city police units. A senior officer with the Coimbatore City police while speaking to BPNS said, “ We have sought permission to […]
Puducherry, April 19 (BPNS) The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth organization of the CPM has demanded reservation of jobs in private sector in Puducherry Union Territory. The organization also demanded a minimum monthly salary of Rs 21,000 as also safety for women in the workplace. DYFI Puducherry unit president, A. Bhaskar while […]
Chennai, April 19 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu government is to create a corpus of Tamil words for terms to be used in various sectors like medical, engineering, and technology. Tamil Nadu minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil culture, Thangam Tenarasu while speaking in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday said. The minister said that this […]
Chennai, April 19 (BPNS) The protests against the Tamil Nadu Governor, R.N. Ravi not forwarding the Anti–NEET bill passed for the second time by the legislative assembly to the President of India has turned murkier. The Dalit outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Dravida Kazhagam (DK) activists along with the CPI and CPM workers staged […]
Chennai, April 19 (BPNS) A Library cum reading room established at the premises of a police station in Theni district of Tamil Nadu has become a major hit among the children and youth of the area. The library which is the brainchild of the station house officer of Chinnmanur police station, P. Sekar has a […]
Chennai, April 19 (BPNS) Production of traditional Tamil Nadu saris at Sankarankoil has taken a hit after the power loom weavers commenced a twelve-day strike. The strike which began on April 18 will continue till April 30th and the production of traditional Sankarankoil sarees of the state which has a huge market within and outside the […]
Chennai, Apr 18 A course on oil spill conducted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for 17 friendly foreign countries commenced here on Monday. According to an official release, ICG is conducting the International Maritime Organisation level-I & II course for 17 friendly foreign countries including Iran, Thailand, Somalia, Mauritius, Myanmar, South Africa and Sri […]
