Chennai, Jan 27 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (TANGEDCO) plans to set up more Public Charging (PCs) across the state as the demand for Electric Vehicles is on the rise in the state. Presently PCs are present only in Metro stations and users of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are of the opinion that more […]
NIA takes over fake passport case in Tamil Nadu, focus on former LTTE cadres
Chennai, Jan 27 (BPNS ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case and commenced an investigation after three Sri Lankan nationals were arrested with fake passports. Two were arrested with fake Indian passports while a third was arrested with a fake Spanish passport. The arrests were made by the Tamil Nadu police in […]
Death of Wild animals: Madras HC concern over vehicle movement at night in Coimbatore- Bangalore NH
Chennai, Jan 27 (BPNS) The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has expressed concern over the movement of vehicles at night through the Coimbatore –Bangalore National Highway after reports of death of more than 152 wild animals in accidents. The NH 958 passes through the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) and 152 wild animals including […]
Panic in Tiruppur, TN after leopard attacks two people including forester
Chennai, Jan 27 (BPNS) Panic gripped the textile capital of South India, Tiruppur after a leopard attacked two people including a forest watcher on Thursday. The incident occurred at Ammanapalayam in Tiruppur and the leopard is still on the prowl, according to forest department officials. Forest personnel and police officials are on the lookout for […]
Crusader against open defecation, Damodaran wins Padma Shri from TN
Chennai, Jan 27 (BPNS) S. Damodaran and his organization ‘Gramalaya’ are names that reverberate in several villages of South India that are now free of open defecation and the villagers consider him as their messiah who has saved them single-handedly from the trauma of open defecation. Much before the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra […]
Two boys killed, one injured as roof of dilapidated building collapses in TN
Chennai, Jan 27( BPNS) Two seventeen-year-old boys were killed when the roof of a dilapidated building collapses in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu on Thursday. The deceased are identified as Verasekar and Sathishkumar of Vandikuppam near Cuddalore. The injured, Bhuvanesh (16)is admitted at Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry. Police said that […]
TN schools to open physical classes for students of 1-12 classes
Chennai, Jan 27 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday announced the extension of lockdown norms in the state for two more weeks. However, the state Chief Minister announced a few relaxation including allowing physical classes in schools for students of classes 1 to 12 from February 1. Playschools, LKG and UKG will […]
TN forest department captures leopard which attacks people at Tiruppur
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu forest department officials on Thursday captured a male leopard after tranquilizing it with sedatives at Ammapalayam near Tirumuruganpoondi municipality in Tiruppur district. Forest officials said that the leopard would be translocated to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). The forest officials of Coimbatore had captured another leopard from a godown […]
TN water resources department to restore water bodies for recharging groundwater level
Chennai, Jan 26 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Water Resources department is planning to restore, repair, and renovate water bodies across the state to increase the storage capacity and groundwater levels. The Water Resources Department (WRD) is taking this forward with the support and assistance of the Central Water Resources Department and Groundwater department. A recent […]
Erode to become the sixth Tiger reserve of TN
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Forest Department is in the final stage of drafting a new Tiger reserve in Erode forest range. This is after the central government has approved the Srivilliputhur- Megamalai Tiger reserve as the state’s fifth Tiger Reserve a year ago. Erode forest division is spread over 82144 hectares of land […]



