Chennai, March 30 (BPNS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist ) general secretary, Sitaram Yechury has called for a broad alliance of left, secular, and democratic forces to unseat the BJP. He said that the’ Hindu Rashtra’ ideology of the BJP is the biggest challenge faced by the country and the saffron party was trying […]
Stalin to take up development issues of TN with PM Modi in New Delhi on March 31
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin who is on a four-day visit to New Delhi commencing from March 30th will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and take up a host of issues related to the development of the state with him. This is the second meeting of Stalin with the Prime Minister […]
Omicron variant wipes out Delta variant completely in TN Covid cases
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public health in a statement said that the Delta variant of Covid -19 is now totally replaced by the Omicron variant in the state. The report of the state public health department said that 68.4 percent of all whole-genome sequenced samples were of the BA. 2 […]
13-year-old girl student in TN attempts suicide alleging molestation, teacher arrested
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) A 55-year-old teacher has been arrested in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu after a 13-year-old girl student in his class attempted suicide alleging that the teacher had molested her several times. The girl, a student of Class VII complained to her parents that her teacher. D. Muralikrishna (55) was touching her […]
Sri Lankan Navy arrests four Indian fishermen from TN
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) The Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended four Indian fishermen in the wee hours of Tuesday near Katchatheevu for allegedly violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Fishermen organizations of Tamil Nadu alleged that the Sri Lankan navy seized one mechanized boat used by the fishermen. It is to be noted that […]
Fourty-year-old woman para Paddler seeks TN government support
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) S. Fathima Beevi (40), hailing from Tirupurakundram in Tamil Nadu was paralyzed from her waist due to polio since she was eight months old. Hover she fought all odds and continued her education and became a Bcom graduate, married, and have two children. She said that she faced several obstacles in […]
TN forest department grants permission for Irula tribals to catch snakes for venom
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) The ST Irula community who shot into fame after the movie ‘Jai Bhim’ which projected the torture and torment faced by the community can now heave a sigh of relief after the Tamil Nadu forest department granted it permission to catch snakes. The Government order for the same has come out. […]
Denied permission by left controlled temple, ex-Muslim dancer in Kerala gets VHP invite to perform in their temple
Thiruvananthapuram, March 29 (BPNS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will be inviting Bharathanatyam dancer Mansiya. V.P to Pavakkulam temple, Kochi controlled by it. The Pavakkulam temple is managed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and is one of the old temples of Kochi in Kerala. The office-bearers of the VHP while speaking to media persons at Kochi […]
TN Minister’s portfolio shifted following alleged casteist slur
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu, transport minister, R.S. Rajakannappan has been divested of his portfolio following allegation by an official of the department that the minister used a casteist slur against him. This was following a complaint raised by a Block Development Officer in Ramanathapuram district that Rajakannappan had rebuked him using his caste […]



