Chennai, May 19(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu state government has relaxed the curbs for inter district travel for marriages on Wednesday. After the state imposed a lockdown from May 10 to May 24, there were curbs for inter district travel from May 17 except for emergency medical cases or elderly care, death or post death rituals. […]
New Rice card holders of TN to get the benefit of the government largesse of Rs 4000
Chennai, May 18(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief minister MK Stalin has ordered to pay Rs 2000, the first instalment of the Rs 4000 pandemic assistance plan, to people who have newly received their rice category ration cards. This was announced in a press release here on Tuesday. 2,14,950 new card holders under the rice category ration […]
TN government to erect statute of Ki Rajanarayanan in his village
Chennai, May 18(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief minister MK Stalin said on Tuesday that the state government would erect a statue in memory of eminent Tamil writer Ki Rajanarayanan in his native village ,Edaiseval in Tuticorin district. Ki Rajanarayanan popularly known as Ki Ra who popularized black literature (karisal) world wide passed away at Puducherry on […]
Chennai corporation to slap 2000 Rs fine on Covid 19 positive home quarantine violators
Chennai, May 18(BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation will slap a fine to Covid 19 positive people who step out of their homes violating quarantine protocol will be slapped a fine of Rs 2000. A release by the Chennai corporation on Tuesday said. Those who violate the norm by stepping out of their homes a second […]
Israel president calls Soumya’s family, says country is with family
Chennai, May 18(BPNS) President of Israel ,Reuvin Rivlin called up the family of Soumya Santosh, the care giver from Kerala who was killed in a missile attack by the Hamas on May 11. The Israel President called upon Soumya’s husband ,Santosh and his sister Sophie and expressed the condolences of the people of Israel and […]
Chennai corporation to conduct massive vaccination drive from Friday
Chennai, May 14(BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation is embarking on a massive vaccination drive for the next three days beginning Friday. This drive will cover one lakh people above 45 years of age. The vaccination drive has special focus on North Chennai. Thiruvottiyur, Tondiarpet, and Thiru Vaika Nagar which had a low coverage of vaccination […]
Panneerselvam’s younger brother passes away
Chennai, May 14(IANS) O Balamurugan, younger brother of former Deputy Chief minister of Tamil Nadu, O Panneerselvam passed away at Periyakulam in Theni district on Friday morning. Balamurugan (56) was a cancer patient and had undergone treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cancer Centre. Panneerselvam who is in Chennai is flying to Madurai and will reach Periyakulam […]
TN government fixes charges of private ambulances carrying Covid -19 patients
Chennai, May 14(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has fixed charges for ambulances carrying Covid 19 patients. The state health secretary J Radhakrishnan in an order issued on Friday said a basic patient transport ambulance can charge an amount of Rs 1500 for the first 10 km and Rs 25 for every additional kilometer. An ambulance […]
Shurbir Singh chief nodal officer for Covid 19 management in Puducherry
Puducherry, May 14(BPNS) Chief election officer of Union Territory of Puducherry is appointed as the Chief nodal officer for Covid -19 management in the territory. He is to coordinate the activities of all nodal officers and departments to contain the spread of the infection in the Union territory. Surbir Singh is also presently the secretary […]
Tamil Nadu Company converts part of its factory into Covid care centre
Chennai, May 14(BPNS) Schwing Stetter India, a company at Sriperumbudur, Chennai which is into manufacturing of concreting and constructing equipment has converted a floor of its factory into a Covid -19 care centre. This facility is exclusively for the company’s employees and their dependents and has been set up in compliance with the Tamil Nadu […]
