Ravi Shastri backs split captaincy for Indian Cricket Team Mumbai, Dec 27 Former India coach Ravi Shastri has supported the splitting of captaincy in the red and white ball formats, saying it is the right way to go. While Virat Kohli remains the Test skipper, one of the finest white-ball exponents and star opener, Rohit […]
Chennai, Dec 27 (BPNS) The mortal remains of a three-member family who were washed away in Palar river in Chengalpatu on Christmas day morning while trying to click selfies are yet to be recovered. Those missing are identified as Leonsingh Raja (38), who was running a grocery shop at Tirusulam, his daughter Percy (16), and […]
Chennai, Dec 27 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department in a statement said that it has inoculated 17.31 lakh, people, during the 16th mega vaccination drive conducted on Sunday. According to information from the health department around 50,000 centres were set up for the mega vaccine drive, the 16th of its kind in the state. 5,17,126 people […]
Chennai, Dec 27 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department has decided to approach the state Industries department and a private company to hand over part of their unsurveyed salt pans and swamp areas measuring about 28000 hectares to develop the Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary into one of the world’s best flamingoes and waders […]
Chennai, Dec 27 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Government Doctors association in a representation to the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has requested to shift school and college classes purely to online mode and to shut down the offline classes. The TN Government Doctors association president, Dr. K. Senthil in a representation to the Chief Minister said that […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 (BPNS) Five policemen including a Circle Inspector of Police were injured after two groups of guest workers at Kizhakkambalam in Ernakulam district of Kerala fought against each other and also directed their ire at the police. The incident occurred on Saturday night following a dispute over the Christmas Carole music team. Around […]
Chennai, Dec 26 (BPNS) The Salem district crime branch on Saturday arrested a person, K. Selvakumar (45) of Kadayampatty for allegedly taking money from an engineer promising him a job in a government department during the previous AIADMK regime. The accused was a close aide of G . Mani alias Nadupetti Mani who was the […]
Chennai, Dec 26 (BPNS) The Geological Survey of India (GSI) officials will conduct a detailed check at the Perampet village in Vellore district where mild tremors were taking place since December 21. On Christmas Day, the tremors were a little high, and crack appeared in several mud huts. Vellore district revenue officer, K. Ramamoorthy who […]
Chennai, Dec 26 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will be reopening some of its Covid -19 care centres to prevent spread of Covid cases. Urban community centres in Injambakkam in Sholingallur Zone and Manjambakkam in Manali will be converted into Covid care centres, sources in the corporation informed BPNS. The GCC will be planning […]
Chennai, Dec 26 (BPNS) Founder leader of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Dr. S. Ramadoss has called upon the state government to conduct an all-party meeting for getting exemption from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). In a statement on Saturday, the senior leader said that the only way ahead was to get the NEET […]
