Amit Shah likely to visit West Bengal mid-April

Kolkata, April 6  Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal in mid-April — — his first since last year’s assembly polls — and hold meetings with the state BJP leadership, a senior leader in the party said on Wednesday. According to the saffron camp leader, Shah might be in the state […]

Tribal boy trampled to death by wild elephant

Palakkad (Kerala), Apr 6 A teenaged tribal boy was trampled to death by a wild elephant in a forest in Palakkad district of Kerala on Wednesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Sanju (15), a class-VIII student, the police said. The incident took place while he and his relatives were returning home after collecting […]

KKR defeat MI by 5 wickets

Pune, Apr 6  Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets in their IPL match here on Wednesday. Opting to bowl after winning the toss, KKR saw MI recover from 55 for three in the 11th over to post 161 for four. In reply, KKR chased down the target of 162 with 24 balls […]

GCC on massive drive against banned plastic items

Chennai, April 6 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has constituted a nineteen-member committee led by its Commissioner Gagan Singh Bedi for a massive drive against the use of banned plastic items. The GCC in a statement on Wednesday said that it had inspected 17,582 commercial establishments from March 20 to April 4 and seized […]

DMK, AIADMK lock horns over increase in property tax

Chennai, April 6 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK has locked horns with the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu over the announcement that property taxes will be hiked property tax. AIADMK held protest marches across the state on Tuesday against the rise in property tax with both the Chief Coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, and Joint Coordinator, Edappadi K. Palaniswami […]

TN to host Global Investors meet at the end of 2023,CM

Chennai, April 6 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has said that a Global Investors Meet would be held at the end of 2023. He said that the pro –industrial policies of the government had boosted the confidence of industrialists. In a statement on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said that between April and December […]