Chennai, May 26(BPNS) Tamil Nadu minister for water resources and senior leader of DMK, S Duraimurugan has said that the state would not allow Karnataka to build a dam across Cuvery river at Makedatu, which is near the inter state border. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the water resources minister said that the […]

Chennai, May 26(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief minister MK Stalin has said that he was not completely satisfied with the results of the lockdown in place in the state and added that a decision on whether the lockdown is to be extended will be taken later. A statement from the office of the Chief minister said […]

Chennai, May 26(BPNS) Matinee idol turned politician Kamal Haasan has said that the Tamil Nadu government must conduct a detailed investigation into the sexual allegations levelled against a Chennai school. The Makkal Needhi Maiam(MNM) president said that parents must supervise children when they are taking online classes and must listen to them when they raise […]

Chennai, May 26(BPNS) Tamil Nadu minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board and Member of Assembly from Harbour constituency, PK Sekar Babu has landed himself in a spot over his remarks that North Indians are getting richer and richer in Tamil Nadu owing to Dravidian politics and still they are voting for BJP. Sekar […]

Chennai, May 21(BPNS) AIADMK coordinator and former Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has on Friday demanded a detailed probe into the reported death of a Covid-19 patient at Cuddalore Government hospital on Thursday. In a press statement the AIADMK leader referred to a video circulating on social media in this regard and called upon the […]

Chennai, May 20(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister ,MK Stalin on Thursday launched the vaccination drive for people in the age group of 18-44 at Tiruppur. The programme was conducted at an event in Nethaji Apparel Park. Around 20 workers from various garment units were selected and vaccinated on the occasion by a team of health […]

Chennai, May 20(BPNS) Tamil Nadu state on Thursday announced that mucormycosis or  black fungus is a “Notifiable disease”. The announcement comes after the Union health ministry instructed all states to announce it as a notifiable disease under the Epidemics act. The state reported nine cases of mucormycosis treated at government hospitals in the state. Tamil […]

Chennai, May 20(BPNS) Many parts of Chennai are experiencing moderate to heavy rainfalls with thunder clouds looming large over the city. Officials of the meteorological department said that Tamil Nadu will experience scattered rainfall till May 22. The Regional Meteorological centre in Chennai in a statement said, “ Light to moderate rain is likely to […]

Chennai, May 20(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has slashed the testing charges for Covid -19 in private labs in the state from Rs 1200 to Rs 900. This is for those who are not  covered under the government sponsored Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme. The order said that labs can charge an additional 300 rupees […]

Chennai, May 20(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief minister MK Stalin has written a letter to the President of India to give clemency to all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Stalin in his letter said that all the seven convicts Murugan, Nalini, Perarivalan, Santhan, Robert Pious, Jayakumar and Ravichandran have faced immense sufferings […]