Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) In a major embarrassment to the ruling DMK, 20 councilors were taken to resort near Puducherry after internal squabbles came to the fore in the party with the announcement of R. Sundari as the Mayor of Cuddalore. There was stiff competition between Sundari who is the wife of party’s town secretary […]
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) AIADMK Chief Coordinator O. Panneerselvam and Coordinator, Edappadi. K. Palaniswami will be meeting soon to sort out the issue of the reentry of former interim general secretary of the party, V.K.Sasiakala back to the AIADMK. On Wednesday, the Theni district committee of the party had passed a resolution stating that both […]
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) With the indirect election to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor candidates taking place on Friday, the DMK alliance has chosen people from diverse backgrounds as Mayors. While the DMK is contesting for 20 of the 21 corporations for the Mayor seat, the one seat left behind is given to its alliance […]
Puducherry, March 4 (BPNS) The farmers of Puducherry who were affected by the recent rains will get an amount of Rs 7.10 crore as rain relief. This was announced by the Agriculture Minister of the UT, Theni Jayakumar in a statement on Friday. This is in addition to an amount of Rs 6 crore sanctioned […]
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) R. Priya, the DMK candidate for the post of Chennai Mayor was elected unopposed on Friday. 28-year-old Priya is a Postgraduate in Commerce and is a first-time councilor. She is the first Dalit Mayor of the Chennai Corporation and the third woman to do so. Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner, Gagan Singh […]
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) The heavy rains in Tamil Nadu predicted by the Indian Meteorological department due to an unexpected weather movement from March 3 to March 6th has affected the fishermen community in large numbers. The fishing ban in the state for large vessels and fishing trawlers will be affected from April 15th for a period […]
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) With the Meteorological department reporting the possibility of heavy rains in Northern Tamil Nadu in the next few days following a depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal, farmers have commenced saving the harvest shifting it to Direct Procurement Centres( DPCs) of the Civil Supplies department. Yellow and Orange alert has […]
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) The Cuddalore corporation Mayor election witnessed some tense moments for the DMK with the party’s official candidate R. Sundari challenged by a rebel candidate. However the cadre party’s writ prevailed and Sundari got elected garnering 19 votes against the rebel candidate, Geetha’s 11 votes. On Thursday evening 11 newly elected councilors […]
Mumbai, Mar 3 Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s film Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali will arrive in cinema halls on December 30, the makers announced on Thursday. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, the comedy drama will hit the theatres three days after Khan’s 57th birthday. Also featuring Pooja Hegde, the film is directed by Farhad Samji of Housefull […]
Mohali, Mar 3 All set to become the 12th Indian to achieve the milestone of playing 100 Tests, star batter Virat Kohli says he “never thought” he would come this far and make this landmark appearance. Having scored only 4 and 15 in his debut Test against the West Indies in 2011, Kohli has come […]
