Kanimozhi Sonu, Rajeshkumar, DMK candidates for RS elections

Chennai, September 14 (BPNS) The ruling DMK has announced Dr. Kanimozhi Sonu and K.R.N.Rajeshkumar as the party’s candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for October 4. Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin announced the candidature of the two. The Rajya Sabha seats have fallen vacant in Tamil Nadu after sitting AIADMK members, R. Vaithilingam and K.P. Munuswamy […]

O. Panneerselvam appeals to Stalin to intervene in Ford issue

Chennai, September 14 (BPNS) Former Chief Minister and leader of AIADMK, O. Panneerselvam has appealed to Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin to intervene in the problem arising out of the car manufacturing company, Ford shutting its vehicle and engine assembling unit in Chennai. In a statement on Tuesday, the former Chief Minister said that according to […]

Madras HC issues notice to centre on writ petition against transferring education from State to Concurrent list

Chennai, September 14 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Union government on a writ petition filed by Arram Seyya Virumbu trust challenging Section 57 of the Constitution (Fourty Second Amendment) Act of 1976. The trust in its petition said that it was through this Section that the subject “education” was transferred […]

AIADMK , DMK fight over Amma mini-clinics in Tamil Nadu

Chennai, September 13 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK has leveled allegations against the ruling DMK government that it was scuttling welfare projects initiated and executed by the previous AIADMK government. For instance, the AMMA mini-clinics opened with much fanfare by the AIADMK government of Edappadi K Palaniswami in December 2020 is almost getting closed down. The […]

Educational institutions must have increased interface with industry to address present challenges, Venkiah Naidu

Puducherry, September 13 (BPNS) Vice President of India, M. Venkiah Naidu has said that the educational institutions must have increased interface with the industry to promote Research and Development to address contemporary challenges faced by society like climate change and other natural calamities. He also said that pollution, health, and poverty are other major challenges […]

Covid 19 delayed inquiry commission report on Thoothukudi police firing, TN government to Madras HC

Chennai, September 13(BPNS) Tamil Nadu government on Monday told the Madras high court that the Commission of Inquiry(CoI) of  Justice (Rtd) Aruna Jagadeesan probing the Thoothukudi police firing delayed in filing the report due to Covid -19 pandemic. The state government was responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director […]