Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) In a major embarrassment to the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court ordered the removal of a Government pleader in Periyakulam district munsiff court in Theni district. The action of the court is due to pending criminal case against him. An advocate practicing in […]
NIA files charge sheet against two in ISIS sympathizer case
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against two persons, S. Bava Bharuddeen(42) of Mananrgudi in Tiruvarur district and J. Ziyavuddin Baqavi (41) of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district. Police said that Thideer Nagar police station in Madurai had registered a case against a person, Mohammed Iqbal, for sharing […]
TN health department to vaccinate 21.2 lakh children in 12-15 age group
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Public health department in association with local bodies and school education department will vaccinate 21.2 lakh children in the age group of 12-15 years age group. The state health minister Ma Subramanian in a statement on Thursday said that the school authorities and health department must ensure that the […]
Toothukudi port in difficulty after economic crisis grips Sri Lanka
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) The container shipment at VO Chidambanar port in Thoothukudi is affected by the economic crisis that has gripped neighbouring Sri Lanka. The crisis has gripped the VOC port as due to sudden inflation in Sri Lanka the movement of cargo shipment at Colombo port has come down drastically. It is to […]
TN musicians reeling under Covid blow as marriage parties cut their fee to half
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) Tamil marriages are synonymous with traditional music, both during the marriage and during the reception time. The traditional musicians who plays ‘ Nadaswaram’, ‘Thavil drums’ generally charge for a four to five-hour performance Rs 20,000 to 25000 for a four-member team and they were in high demand all through the marriage […]
OPS seeks postponement of engineering first semester examinations
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O. Pannerselvam on Thursday demanded that the first semester examinations for the first-year engineering students be postponed by one month. The exams were scheduled for March 21 after which they could be held on online mode. The former Chief Minister said that […]
New digital signing product ‘xorkeesign G2C’ released in Chennai
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) Odyssey technologies, a Chennai-based company has released a new product ‘xorkeesign G2C’ that helps users to digitally sign Income Tax returns and GST for all classes of assessees including corporate taxpayers. The product also helps register the digital certificates of company executives with the MCA portal. ‘xorkeesign G2C’, according to the […]
25 people injured in ‘Jallikattu’ at Pudukottai in TN
Chennai, March 17 (BPNS) 25 people were injured in the Jallikattu competition held at Manganampatti village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday. Among the 25 people who were injured, 21 were treated at the venue itself as outpatients as their injuries were not grave. Four persons with serious injuries were referred to the […]
Madras HC directs TN govt to regulate cell phone use of govt employees during office hours
Chennai, Madras 16 (BPNS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to regulate the use of mobile phones of government employees during office. The court directed the government to frame rules and regulations for the use of mobile phones and cameras inside office premises during office hours. Justice […]
DMK lashes out against Congress for election debacle
Chennai, March 15 (BPNS) The mouthpiece of the DMK,’ Murasoli’ in its editorial on Monday has lashed out strongly against the Congress party for the debacle in the recent elections to the five states. The party mouthpiece said that the lethargic attitude of the Congress party to bring together other opposition parties in its fold […]



