New Delhi, Apr 18 The Supreme Court on Monday canceled the bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. A special bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli also asked the accused to surrender […]
Chennai, April 18 (BPNS) Coimbatore Municipal Corporation has drawn flak from NGOs and Environmentalists over the discharge of industrial effluents and sewage to the Noyyal river, a tribute of Cauvery and a lifeline of the city. M. Murugesan of Coimbatore Study Centre, an advocacy group studying river pollution and mining, while speaking to BPNS said, […]
Chennai, April 18 (BPNS) The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is facing a tough time to accommodate local leaders into the party hierarchy as several aspirants supported by various leaders are vying for crucial ward-level party posts. The party has called for nominations to various posts in ward level units and town panchayats, municipalities, and […]
Chennai, April 18 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department officials arrested a banana plantation farm owner in a case related to the electrocution of a wild elephant two months ago in his farm. A male elephant aged between 12 and 15 was found dead on the farm on the morning of February 12 and its […]
Chennai, April 18 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu housing and urban development department have issued circulars to corporations and municipalities to increase the number of e-vehicles for garbage collection. The department in the circular informed the corporations and municipalities to increase e-vehicles for garbage collection as this would improve eco-friendliness as well as increase the dignity of […]
Chennai, April 18 (BPNS) The Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths on Sunday night seized 2.5 kg of gold concealed as paste from a crew member of Air India express flight and a passenger. The flight had landed at 7 pm from Singapore and the crew member Vinod Kumar and the passenger, Bakrudeen were apprehended […]
Chennai, April 18 (BPNS) Tribal families of Gudalur who bear the brunt of the attack by wild elephants have demanded permanent residences for them from the Tamil Nadu forest department. While single tuskers are the culprits in most of the attacks in the Gudalur area, in some cases a herd of wild elephants also has […]
Chennai, April 18 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has said that his government is contemplating to call an all-party meeting on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exemption bill depending on the action taken by Governor R.N. Ravi. Stalin said that there were speculations in the media that the Governor was about […]
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 […]
Navi Mumbai, Apr 12 All-rounder Washington Sundar is likely to miss at least the next two IPL matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad after suffering split webbing in his bowling hand, head coach Tom Moody has said. A disciplined bowling effort followed by skipper Kane Williamson’s half-century helped SRH beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets at the […]
