TN forest officials arrest two for killing wild elephant

Chennai, Feb 6 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department arrested two people for killing a wild elephant at the Anchetty forest range. The two V. Muthu (35) and C. Kaliyappan (28) of Ezhumanaidodi near Anchetty were arrested on Saturday night and remanded in judicial custody. According to Forest department officials, villagers who had gone to […]

TN HR&CE brings out  SOP for elephant care

Chennai, Feb 6 (BPNS) The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) has brought out Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for caring for elephants in temples that are under its control. There are 31 elephants in temples and mutts under the HR&CE and the SOP directs that the elephants are kept in enclosures that are airy and […]

TANGEDCO to float tenders to buy 400 MW of power

Chennai, Feb 6 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) is to procure a total of 1000 Meg watts of power to meet the summer demand of which tenders are to be floated for a purchase of 400 Mw of power. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has given the go-ahead to TANGEDCO […]

Kerala Governor , CM condoles death of Lataji

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6( BPNS) Honorable Kerala Governor, Shri Arif Mohammed Khan condoled the death of Lata Mangeshkar. The Governor in his message said, “ Deeply grieved by the sad demise of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, the Nightingale of India. She will live in our minds through countless melodies which her mellifluous voice immortalized. However, Latajis’s […]

K.S. Chitra, Kerala music fraternity condole Lataji’s death

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (BPNS) Kerala’s nightingale K. S. Chitra said that Lata Mangeshkar was a great singer who has immortalized music by her great songs and with her departure, the voice of India has lost. Chitra while speaking to IANS said,” During her 80th birthday, I had sung a music album rendering her songs and sent […]

TN vaccinates 7, 91,889 people during 21st mega  vaccine camp

Chennai, Feb 6 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state public health department in a statement on Sunday said that the state vaccinated 7,91,889 (Seven lakh ninety-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine) people during the 21st mega vaccination camp held across the state on Saturday. The state has been conducting mega vaccination camps since September 12th. Of the 7,91,889 […]

Tribal village in Kerala in constant fear of attacks from wild animals

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (BPNS) A tribal hamlet near the famous Sabarimala temple in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district is facing threats from wild animals including leopards, elephants, bears, bison, and deadly poisonous snakes like cobra’s. 430 families in Kombukuthi tribal village near Koruthodu in the Pathanamthitta district are fearing for their lives due to attacks by wild […]