Chennai, March 11 (BPNS) 76 pilgrims from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu have traveled to Katchatheevu island in Sri Lanka to participate in the annual festival of St Antony’s Church. The pilgrims were granted permission after the External affairs ministry granted permission following the intervention of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. The organizers of the pilgrimage had […]
Chennai, March 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has said that those advocating federalism must understand that India was not a ‘contractual union’ and instead an organic one, unlike the United States. Ravi was speaking at the South Zone Vice-Chancellors meet on Friday. The Governor said that looking at the country through the colonial […]
15 kg Ambergis worth crores seized from Tindivanam, TN, Five arrested Chennai, March 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police arrested five people with 15 kg of ambergris worth crores in international market at Tindivanam. The arrested are Mohanarangan 62, Sathyamoorthy,34, Chandrashekhar, 33, Murugan,32, and Lakshmipathi, 32. Ambergris or Whale vomit fetches crores in international market police […]
Chennai, March 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has called upon officers to immediately act against those disturbing communal harmony in the state. He was addressing a three-day brainstorming session of district collectors, police officers, and forest officers on Thursday. Chief Minister said that his government would not compromise on the law and […]
Puducherry, March 10 (IANS) The Union Territory of Puducherry has announced an increase in the salaries of Doctors, Nurses, and other medical staff of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) who were working for several years on a contract basis. In addition to the doctors and nurses, salaries of ANMs, ASHA workers, paramedical staff, and other […]
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) After the Supreme Court of India , granted bail to Perarivalan who is convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and had served jail term since 1999, his mother Arputhammal is planning his wedding. The Supreme court, amid stiff opposition from the Government of India, had granted bail to Perarivalan on […]
Chennai, March 10 (BPNS) Valsaravakkam police in Chennai has arrested two youths, Kannadasan and Selvakumar of Ramapuram for barging into the residence of an actor and forcing her to strip and decamping money of Rs 55000 from her as also her jewelry. The act of her stripping was also filmed on a mobile phone, the […]
United Nations, Mar 8 The United States and 10 other countries on Monday condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and urged the UN Security Council to respond, saying its inaction erodes the credibility of the UN’s most powerful body and undermines global efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield […]
New Delhi, Mar 8 India logged 3,993 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 662 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,71,308, while the active cases dipped to 49,948, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,15,210 with 108 fresh fatalities, the data updated at […]
New Delhi, Mar 9 Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks with his Australian counterpart Lt Gen Rick Burr on ways to further deepen bilateral military cooperation besides pressing global issues. It is learnt that the ongoing crisis in Ukraine figured in the talks. Lt Gen Burr is on a visit to […]
