Chennai, Nov 16 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu finance minister, PTR Thiagarajan on Tuesday sought the support of the Union government for the investment and infrastructure development of the state. In a virtual conference with the Union Finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, the Tamil Nadu finance minister requested the union government for continuous supply of Coal […]
Chennai, Nov 14 ( BPNS) Heavy rains have lashed the Kanniyakumari district with the district being inundated. Tirunelveli district also is having heavy rains after heavy downpours on Saturday and Sunday. Residential areas and roads are inundated with heavy rains and many dams and reservoirs have discharged surplus water. Radhapuram in Tirunelveli experienced maximum rains and […]
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu revenue minister, KKSSR Ramachandran has said that encroachment on water bodies and construction of houses on paddy fields are the reasons for heavy flooding in Kanniyakumari district. He was speaking to reporters at Kanniyakumari on Sunday after inspecting the waterlogged areas and the destruction caused by the rains. Minister […]
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) The lady principal of a private school in Coimbatore who was absconding after the suicide of a 16-year-old girl student of the school following abuse by a Physics teacher is arrested from Bengaluru on Saturday late night. She will be brought to Coimbatore on Sunday evening and will be produced before […]
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) A Police constable attached with the armed reserve police in Coimbatore city was awarded suspension after he received a kiss from a woman at a park in the city. The police constable was in uniform while the incident took place which was recorded by a few youngsters who complained to the […]
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) Heavy rains that lashed the state has resulted in hampering the vaccination drive against Covid-19 pandemic carried out by the state health department. While rains have inundated many parts of Chennai since past Sunday, vaccination has taken a beating and the state health department is planning mega vaccination camps to vaccinate […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (BPNS) After heavy rains lashed the catchment area of Idukki dam a shutter was opened as the water level touched the red alert level. The third shutter of the dam was the one which was opened on Sunday afternoon to a height of 40 cm and 40 to 50 cumecs of water […]
Chennai, Nov 15 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam has demanded the state government to increase the compensation be hiked to Rs 10 lakh to the families of each of those who died during the floods. Panneerselvam said that when Cyclone Nivar struck last year when AIADMK led government […]
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) Chanuka Thananayaka,38, an aide of the dead Sri Lankan underworld don, Angoda Lokka who was in hiding at Bengaluru was arrested by a team of Crime Branch CID police from Coimbatore. The arrest was recorded on Saturday. Police also arrested another person Jayapal alias Gopalakrishnan (46) for sheltering Chanuka Thananayaka. According […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (BPNS) The district collectors of Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Kasargod districts have declared a holiday on Monday due to heavy rains. The holiday is applicable to professional colleges also. The state government has earlier announced that the district collectors would decide on declaring holiday for schools and colleges in their respective districts […]
