Chennai, March 2 (BPNS) The southern tip of Tamil Nadu has again retained its position as the strong fort of the BJP with the saffron party winning 200 of the 308 seats it won in the February 19 urban local body elections. It was in Kanniyakumari district that the BJP opened its account in Tamil […]
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) The Makkal Needhi Maiam(MNM) of actor turned politician, Kamal Haasan has appealed to all the district collectors in Tamil Nadu to constitute area sabha’s and ward committee meetings in urban local bodies similar to the ‘gram sabhas’ in village panchayats. MNM state committee in a statement on Tuesday said that all […]
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) The presence of faulty biometric scanners in PDS shops has led to commotion across the state of Tamil Nadu with consumers not being able to get their ration material even after standing in queues for long hours. In several PDS shops in the state, the biometric scanners turn faulty and heated […]
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) People of Vridhachalam in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu woke up to shocking news on the Maha Sivaratri day. Three gold-plated ‘Kalasams’ on top of the famous Viruthagireeswar Siva temple at Vridachalam in Cudallore district were missing on Tuesday morning. The ‘Kalasams’, each weighing more than 300 kgs atop the ‘Vimanam’ […]
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) A second-year MBBS student of a Medical college in Chennai and three of his friends were arrested by the Vadapalani All Women Police station on Monday. The medical student, B. Vasanthagireesh of Kanniyakumari and his friends, M. Paulsivaji alias Ranjith of Virudhunagar district, P.Vishal of Kathiravan street in Kolapakkam, and M. […]
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) In a bizarre incident of opposition to daughter’s love affair turning violent, a farmer in Tenkasi hacked his 20-year-old daughter with a sickle injuring her critically. The incident occurred on Monday in Ariyankavu near Pavoorchatram in Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu. The woman identified as V. Sudha is admitted to Tirunelveli […]
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Chief Ministers, political leaders, film fraternity, and several others wished the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on his 69th birthday on Tuesday. Modi extended his birthday wishes to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Twitter and also spoke to Stalin directly over the telephone. PM […]
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu government doctors will stage a token protest fast on Wednesday from 10 am to 5 pm. The protest is for a number of demands that the doctors have been asking the government including proper relief for families of Government doctors who died of Covid 19. The doctors also demand […]
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) The food safety commissioner of Tamil Nadu has warned the package drinking water companies in the state to provide safe drinking water to consumers. He said that of the 1640 packaged drinking water companies in the state, only a third is suitable for safe drinking. The authorities also warned that nearly […]
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) A judicial magistrate M. Muthupandi of Judicial magistrate court 4 in Salem was stabbed in his chamber by his assistant on Tuesday at the Salem district court complex. The Judicial magistrate had three wounds including a deep one in his chest. He was admitted to Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College […]
