Puducherry, Feb 28 (BPNS) Puducherry Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy has in a letter to the Union External affairs minister, S. Jaishankar appealed to the Government of India to airlift students from the territory who are stranded in war-torn Ukraine. The Chief Minister in the letter said that 23 students from the Union territory were stranded […]
Chennai, Feb 28 (BPNS) A Coimbatore couple who had posted an advertisement for renting out their house lost 5.8 lakh rupees to a fraudster. S. Kalaiselvi of Madukkarai, Coimbatore in a complaint to the National Cybercrime reporting portal (NCRP) stated that she posted an advertisement in a portal in January. On January 22, a person […]
Chennai, Feb 28 (BPNS) With the indirect elections to the post of Mayor taking place on March 4th, the tussle for the coveted posts is on in Madurai. The seat is reserved for women and senior DMK leaders have thrown their weight behind the candidates. The DMK led alliance had won 80 of 100 seats […]
Chennai, Feb 28 (BPNS ) Congress leader and former AICC president, Rahul Gandhi released the first part of the autobiography of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, ‘ Ungalil Oruvan’ (One among You). The first copy of the book was received by senior DMK leader and Tamil Nadu waterworks minister, S. Duraimurugan. Kerala Chief Minister […]
Chennai, Feb 27 (BPNS) Even as the environmentalists and social activists have been crying hoarse, the Tamil Nadu government is moving ahead with the opening of six sand quarries in the districts of Myladuthurai and Thanjavur. The sand quarries will be opened on March 5th, after the election to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts […]
Chennai, Feb 27 (BPNS) A 35-year-old man, Venikitesh Kumar Babu working as a driver was arrested by the Ettayapuram police in Tuticorin district after he issued death threat to a child who played the role of Periyar in a Tamil skit. The child had on February 19 delivered a powerful speech on women empowerment in […]
Chennai, Feb 27 (BPNS) AIADMK chief coordinator and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam has called upon the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to initiate steps to prevent blasts in firecracker units in the state. In a statement on Saturday, the former Chief Minister said that 12 people were killed in firecracker unit explosions […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (BPNS) Comrade Allungal Sreedharan who was a hero of the Pulpally police station attack on November 24, 1968, along with Comrades Vargheese, Philip M. Prasad, and K. Ajitha passed away on Friday in the Idukki district of Kerala. Sreedharan had changed his name as Mavady Thankappan and was living in the high […]
Arun Lakshman/ Feb 27 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Kerala legislative assembly and senior leader of the Congress party, V.D. Satheeshan has said that the state of Kerala under the CPM-led Left Democratic Front has become a place inflicted with quotation gangs and criminals ruling the roost and killing people at the drop of a […]
Chennai, Feb 27 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, V. Irai Anbu on Sunday ordered removal of all hoardings in the Avadi district of Tamil Nadu. The Senior officer issued the orders after the media had reported on illegal digital cutouts raised by the ruling DMK in Avadi. The Chief Secretary ordered the Director, Municipal administration, […]
