Chennai, June 2 (BPNS) The political parties of Tamil Nadu were mixed in their response to the exit poll results released yesterday by various poll agencies in association with television channels. While DMK was guarded in its response with the party general secretary and Minister for Water Resources, S. Duraimurugan stating that the DMK and […]
TN police on the look out for source of hoax bomb threat in Chennai airport, YMCA building
Chennai, June 2 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police on Sunday found that an email threat received during early hours of the day, that bombs were kept in the Chennai international airport and the YMCA building in Chennai was a hoax. The Bomb Disposal Squad of the Greater Chennai Police searched every area of the airport and […]
Chennai airport security officers finds live bullets from Tamil actor/ politician Karunas bag
Chennai, June 2 (BPNS) Chennai airport security officers found 40 live bullets in the bag of actor politician Karunas bag. The actor ,politician had reached the airport to board a flight to Tiruchi. The officials found the bullets during a routine security check and the actor politician was taken for inquiry. During questioning Karunas told […]
Preparations ready for counting of votes in TN, Counting to commence from 8 am on Tuesday
Chennai, June 2(BPNS) The counting of votes for all the 39 Lok Sabha seats held on April 19 and the Vilavancode assembly by-election will commence from 8 am on Tuesday(June 4 )in Tamil Nadu. The results are expected by evening of the same day. Postal votes would be counted first as per Rule 54A of […]
BJP is not going to win any seats in TN, Thol Thirumavalavan
Chennai, June 2 (BPNS) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader and Member of Parliament, Thol Thirumavalan said that the BJP was not going to win any seats in Tamil Nadu. He was speaking to reporters in Chennai on Sunday. The senior leader who is the founder leader of the Dalit party, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) said […]
PM Modi continue meditation at Dhyan Mandap in Vivekananda Rock
Chennai, May 31(BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is at Vivekananda Rock memorial from yesterday is continuing his meditation at the ‘Dhyan Mandap’ in the rock memorial. Narendra Modi has , after a gruelling election campaign for 74 days during the seven phases of the Lok Sabha election has now reached Vivekananda Rock memorial in […]
Madras HC upholds TN government insistence on scoring minimum marks in Tamil language paper for state government jobs
Chennai, May 31 (BPNS) The Madras High court upheld the order of Tamil Nadu government that scoring a minimum of 40 out of 150 marks in Tamil language proficiency paper was a precondition to evaluate general studies paper. Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court on Friday dismissed writ petitions filed by 10 English […]
TMC leader GK Vasan urges TN government to postpone reopening of schools from June 6 by a week
Chennai, May 31 (BPNS) Tamil Manila Congress (Moopanar) President and former Union Minister, G.K. Vasan has called upon the Government of Tamil Nadu to take measures to protect school going children from the summer heat. In a statement on Friday, the former union minister urged the Tamil Nadu government to postpone the reopening of schools […]
Adverse weather conditions :TN forest department bans devotees from visiting Velliangiri hills in Coimbatore
Chennai, May 31 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department has banned devotees from visiting the Velliangiri hills in Coimbatore district due to adverse weather conditions. With the southwest monsoon about to commence in a few days, the forest department has issued a directive for devotees not to climb the Velliangiri hills. Velliangiri hill trekking is […]