Chennai, May 31(BPNS) Tamil Nadu police are on a high alert over possible protest marches against China and Sri Lanka over the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka constructed by the Chinese. Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police have given an alert to all the district police chiefs in all the 37 districts of Tamil Nadu over […]
Volunteers of Kovalam,Chennai doles out biriyani, free gifts to make people 100% vaccinated
Chennai, May 31(BPNS) In a major move to make Kovalam the first 100% vaccinated locality of Chennai, volunteers attached with social trusts have announced biriyani to all who take vaccination and gifts like gold coins, refrigerator, washing machine, two-wheeler, grinder, mobile phones and sarees through a lucky draw from among those vaccinated. Three welfare trusts […]
91 Coimbatore Children have lost either one or both their parents due to Covid 19
Chennai, May 31(BPNS) Covid-19 is creating untold miseries taking away the lives of dear ones and crippling the financial position as people are turned jobless and the most vulnerable are children who lose their parents, either one or both the parents turning them literally into orphans and to depend on others for their survival. In […]
TN Chief minister Stalin virtually inaugurates 200 bed Covid centre in Karur
Chennai, May 31(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief minister MK Stalin on Monday virtually inaugurated a 200 bed Covid centre hall located within the TNPL township. The triage unit set up jointly by the Karur district administration and Tamil Nadu News Print and Papers Ltd (TNPL), a state government enterprise. A statement from the TNPL office said […]
TN educational department prints 3.8 crore new text books for school students
Chennai, May 31(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Text Book and Educational Services Corporation has printed 3.8 crore new textbooks for school students of Tamil Nadu for the academic year 2021-22. This is despite the long holidays and shutdowns owing to the pandemic and general elections. While the education department of the state has ordered 4.1 crore textbooks, […]
Robbers tie up TASMAC watchman, escape with thousands of bottles of liquor in TN
Chennai, May 31( BPNS) A gang of five armed robbers tied up a TASMAC watchman to the pole and escaped with thousands of bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in the early hours of May 31 at Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu. Police at the Kalayarkoil station has registered a case of dacoity against the […]
Animal Welfare board distributes rice and wheat bran to feed stray dogs, cows
Chennai, May 31(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Animal Welfare board which is functioning under the state Animal husbandry department is to help stray animals including dogs and cows in the streets just like it had chipped in during the lockdown in the first wave of the pandemic. Tamil Nadu State Animal Husbandry officials said that […]
Special ward for Covid positive pregnant women at PHC in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, May 31(BPNS) The Tirunelveli district administration in Tamil Nadu has created a special ward at the Reddiyarpatti Primary Health Centre at Palayamkottai for taking care of pregnant women who have tested Covid -19 positive. A 38 oxygen bedded facility is created at the Reddiyarpatti PHC for taking care of pregnant women who are tested […]
Tamil Nadu government invites application from women for Kalpana Chawla bravery awards
Chennai, May 31(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government on Monday invited application from women from the state for the Kalpana Chawla bravery awards. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation and will be presented on the Independence Day. A statement from the Tamil Nadu government said that the award is […]
Anticipating third Covid wave in July, Tirunelveli district in TN to recruit doctors
Chennai, May 31(BPNS) The Tirunelveli medical college hospital in Tirunelveli district has commenced interviewing doctors anticipating a third wave of Covid 19 by July. The Department of Health Services will be in need of more doctors and nurses to handle patients if the “third wave” strikes the state and Tirunelveli has been a hot spot […]