Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) R. Ganga, the transgender candidate of the DMK who had won from ward 37 of Vellore corporation has major plans for her constituency. She won the elections with a slender margin of 15 votes against her AIADMK rival. Ganga is a social activist based out of Vellore and is the Secretary […]
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has given its approval for building a zoo at Tiruchi, which will be the fifth facility in Tamil Nadu. The Zoo, according to the Tamil Nadu forest department will come in an area of 30 hectares. Tamil Nadu forest department sources told BPNS that the Central […]
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) The rout of the AIADMK in the Urban Local body polls will bring in major questions to be answered by the present leadership of the party led by two former Chief Ministers, O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi. K. Palaniswami. It may be noted that the DMK returned to power after a gap […]
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government will form two units of the Marine Elite Force to combat marine wildlife crimes including smuggling, prevention, and poaching of marine animals, especially in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. Each unit will have five marine watchers who will be moving around in two deepwater boats. […]
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday declared as valid the election conducted for South Indian Film Artists Association (SIFAA) , popularly known as Nadigar Sangam in 2019. The court also ordered counting of votes from ballot boxes which have been kept in a bank locker since then. Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana and […]
Chennai, Feb 22 (BPNS) Parents of children who are studying in Ukraine for medicine and engineering courses are worried over the heightened crisis with Russian troop movement near the Ukrainian borders. Tamil Selvam, Teynampet, Chennai while speaking to BPNS said, “ My daughter Saranya is a third year student of Medicine at Keiv Medical college […]
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin extended his congratulations to Chess prodigy, Praggnanandhaa who defeated Chess legend, Magnus Carlson in the eighth round of rapid online chess competition, Airthings Masters. The Chief Minister in a statement on social media said, “ My heartiest Congratulations to 16-year-old Grandmaster, R. Pragngnanandhaa from Tamil […]
Chennai, Feb 22 (BPNS) Twenty-one fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Karaikkal who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on January 31 were ordered to be released by a court in Point Pedro in Sri Lanka. The fishermen will be repatriated to India in a week after […]
Chennai, Feb 22 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu state forest department has raised objections against dilution of powers to State Wild Life board. The forest department has in a communique to the Union environment ministry said that certain new rules inserted in the Wild Life Protection Act amendment Bill 2021 are against the spirit of the […]
Chennai, Feb 22 (BPNS) The DMK led alliance has swept the urban local body elections of Tamil Nadu when 75 % of the results were declared. The urban polls are held after a gap of eleven years in the state and the win of the DMK is considered as a stamp of approval for the […]
