Chennai, Nov 17 (BPNS) While Chennai and adjoining districts are slowly limping back to normalcy after the heavy downpour and inundation caused thereby, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted another round of heavy rains on Wednesday and Thursday. The IMD has issued a Red alert for Chennai and adjoining districts of Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and […]
Vaiko’s son Durai Vaiyapurai to be in charge of MDMK ,IT cell
Chennai, Nov 17 (BPNS) Durai Vaiyapurai, son of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) will be in charge of the IT wing of the party. This was announced by the party general secretary, Vaiko on Wednesday. Vaiyapurai was given charge of the party headquarters recently and now in addition to the IT responsibility that he would […]
Heavy rain forecast for Chennai adjoining districts in next 48 hours
Chennai, Nov 16 (BPNS) The Regional meteorological centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Chennai and adjoining districts will have heavy rains on Wednesday while on Tuesday it will have light rains. The atmosphere in Chennai and adjoining districts will be cloudy for the next 48 hours, according to the weather report. […]
TN health department launches door to door health camps to tackle monsoon diseases
Chennai, Nov 16 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health department has launched door-to-door health camps to tackle monsoon-related illness among people. After the Northeast monsoon hitting the state in October, heavy rains have lashed Tamil Nadu leading to several monsoon-linked diseases cropping up. The health department of Tamil Nadu has commenced door-to-door health camps to take stock […]
Madras High Court Chief Justice transfer to Meghalaya made official amid protests
Chennai, Nov 16 (BPNS) The decision of the Supreme Court collegium to transfer Madras High Court Chief Justice, Sanjib Banerjee to Meghalaya High Court has now become official after the Union government formally notified it on Monday. A statement from the Justice Department, Government of India read,” In exercise of the power conferred under the […]
TNPCB employees not to use personal vehicles on Wednesday’s for pollution-free commute
Chennai, Nov 16 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) employees will not use personal vehicles on Wednesday’s starting this week to promote pollution-free commutation. The TNPCB chairman R. Udhayan in a statement said that the board will be promoting ECOmmute in a big way and that the step taken to avoid personal vehicles […]
Students forcibly given transfer certificates from many colleges citing lack of online attendance
Chennai, Nov 16 (BPNS) Students of several colleges in many rural districts of Tamil Nadu are forcibly giving transfer certificates (TC) to students citing lack of online attendance. Most of the students were called and informed that their TC is ready and asked to collect. Rajesh. K, a student who is in the second year […]
Stalin allocates Rs 300 crore for repair of roads and infrastructure damaged due to rains
Chennai, Nov 16 ( BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has announced that an amount of Rs 300 crores has been allocated for the repair of infrastructure facilities including roads and canals that were damaged during the recent rains. In a statement on Tuesday, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister also announced an amount of […]
TN Chief Minister launches Tamil Nadu Mission on Sustainable Green Cover in Farm Lands
Chennai, Nov 16 ( BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Tuesday launched the Tamil Nadu Mission on Sustainable Green Cover in Farm Lands. Under this project, 73 lakh high-value saplings worth Rs 11.24 crore would be distributed to farmers. A Government order issued on Tuesday said that Teak, red sandal, acacia, sandal, vengai, […]
27-year-old youth arrested for making a hoax bomb threat to Actor Vijay’s residence
Chennai, Nov 16 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police arrested a 27-year-old youth, Bhuvaneswaran from Marakkanam in Villupuram district for making a hoax bomb threat to the residence of Actor Vijay. During the early hours of Monday, a call was made to the master control room at the state police headquarters about a bomb placed at the […]



