Chennai, August 9(BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that the previous AIADMK government has brought heavy losses to the exchequer during Covid management. The minister said that the AIADMK government had spent exorbitantly on the expenses of front line health workers as well as for buying the Covid management kits at high […]
Active Covid cases fall below 900 in Puducherry for second time in three days
Puducherry, August 6(BPNS) Giving big relief and respite to the health department and health workers, the number of active Covid -19 cases have come down to 888 on Thursday, the second time in the past three days for the cases to have fallen below the 900 mark. The number of fresh cases in the Union […]
TN government contemplating new law to protect communal harmony
Chennai, August 6( BPNS) With back to back incidents of communal distrust surfacing in the state, the state government is contemplating a new law to protect communal harmony in the state. A Catholic priest , Father George Ponniah was booked by Tamil Nadu police over hate speech at Kanyakumari in a public function on July […]
Mounting financial woes prevent Tamil Nadu government to revert retirement age to 58
Chennai, August 6(BPNS) Plagued by the two years of pandemic followed by financial constraints, the state of Tamil Nadu is continuing with the retirement age of government employees at 60 years. The retirement age of government employees of Tamil Nadu was raised to 59 and then to 60 by the previous AIADMK government of Edappadi […]
Tamil Archanai commences in 46 big temples of TN
Chennai, August 6(BPNS) After the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment minister,P.K .Sekar Babu inaugurated the Tamil Archanai at Kapaleeswar temple, Mylapore on Thursday, the archanai in all the 46 temples commenced from Friday. Sri Ranganathar Swamy temple in Srirangam, Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai, Peruvudayiar temple in Thanjavur are among the 46 major temples of Tamil Nadu […]
Stalin pays last respect for AIADMK leader Madhusudhanan
Chennai, August 6(IANS) Even as the newly found bonhomie between the DMK and the AIADMK had come to an end following the Vigilance raids at the residence of former transport minister and AIADMK leader, Vijayabaskar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin paid his last respects to the departed AIADMK leader and former minister, Madhusudhanan at […]
Number of RT-PCR testing increasing in Tamil Nadu, Health minister
Chennai, August 6(BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that the number of testing for Covid -19 pandemic is increasing in the state. The minister said that on Thursday the state has conducted 1.58 lakh RT-PCR tests and added that Tamil Nadu is testing more than 1.5 lakh samples a day. Ma Subramanian […]
TN government to take climate change as a serious issue, Chief Minister
Chennai, August 6(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K . Stalin has said that his government is taking climate change as a serious issue plaguing humanity. He was speaking at an international seminar organized by the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation(MSSRF) at Chennai on Friday. Stalin said that the state was ready to initiate measures to tackle […]
TN steps up checking of passengers arriving from Kerala
Chennai, August 6(BPNS) Tamil Nadu has stepped up measures to check passengers arriving from Kerala through road, rail or air. At the Kerala, Tamil Nadu border, heavy police force is deployed with a DySp in charge of each check post. Tamil Nadu has announced that it would allow passengers from Kerala only if they had […]
TN government extends lockdown till August 23, Schools to reopen on September 1
Chennai, August 6(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has on Friday extended lockdown will August 23. The government has also decided to open schools in the state for classes IX, X, XII, XII on September 1. The new lockdown rules will come into effect from August 9. The state school education department has been […]



