Fishermen in TN yet to be paid for flood relief and rescue work

Chennai, Jan 19(BPNS) Fishermen in Tamil Nadu who had been saviours and rescuers for the people who were stranded in floods during the months of October, November 2021 when floods lashed Chennai and adjacent areas are still to receive the compensation they were promised. Fisheries department officials while speaking to BPNS said that the compensation […]

14-year-old leopardess dies in Chennai zoo

Chennai, Jan 19 (BPNS) The Postmortem report of a 14-year-old leopardess at Arignar Anna Zoological park has revealed that esophageal rupture and pulmonary hemorrhage as the primary reasons for the death of the big cat. The leopardess, Jaya had died on Monday after it was squeezed inside the poorly maintained rusty cage at the zoo. […]

TN to develop alternatives for single-use plastics

Chennai, Jan 19 (BPNS) As part of its ambitious Meendum Manjapai (return of cloth bag) campaign, the Tamil Nadu government is to develop alternatives for single-use plastics. The state is also planning an extensive campaign among youth and children against the bad effects of plastic and how to get rid of it and instead use […]

Madras HC judge(Rtd) , C.T. Selvam to head 4th police commission

Chennai, Jan 19(IANS) Retired Judge of Madras High Court, Justice C.T. Selvam will head the fourth police commission constituted by the Government of Tamil Nadu, a statement from the Chief Ministers office on Wednesday said. Retired Senior IAS officer, K. Alauddin, K. Radhakrishnan IPS (Rtd), Dr. C. Ramasubramaniam, and Professor( Rtd) Nalini Rao are the […]

Covid surge: AIADMK wants liquor shops, bars to be shut down.

Chennai, Jan 19 (BPNS) Opposition AIADMK has come out strongly against the DMK government for not shutting the Tasmac liquor shops and bars across the state even after Covid -19 fresh cases in the state have touched 24000 cases daily. AIADMK coordinator and former Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami in a statement on Wednesday said […]

TN BJP leader for revamping temple hall encroached by DMK

Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu state BJP leader and state Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Maha Sangh (BJMM) Dr. D. Ganaesh of Kancheepuram has taken initiative to revamp the temple hall of Panumudeeshar temple which was encroached by the local DMK people. The temple hall which was in a shanty and in a […]

CPM for making Mohd Riyaz as CM, K. Muraleedharan

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 19 (IANS) Senior leader of Congress party and Member of Parliament (Loksabha) from Vatakara constituency, K. Muraleedharan has said that the CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan is pushing to make Mohammed Riyaz, Kerala PWD Minister and son in law of Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan as the Chief Minister. While speaking to media persons […]