We need be vocal for local toys: PM

New Delhi, June 24(BPNS) The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with participants of Toycathon-2021 today via video conferencing. Union Ministers Shri Piyush Goyal and Shri Sanjay Dhotre were present on the occasion.   Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that in the last 5-6 years, youth of the nation has been connected with […]

Puducherry cabinet likely to be sworn in on June 27

Puducherry, June 24(BPNS) With the Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy handing over the list of probable ministers of the NDA to the Lieutenant Governor Tamilsai Soundararajan on Wednesday, the impasse over the cabinet expansion of the Union Territory has come to an end. However, the Chief Minister refused to divulge the names of the ministers […]

No tolerance to police high handedness, Tamil Nadu, DGP

Chennai, June 24(BPNS) The Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu J.K. Tripathi has said that there would be zero tolerance to police highhandedness and custodial torture. The senior police officer said that the police assault against a farmer in Salem and his subsequent death on Wednesday was an “aberration.” The DGP while speaking to BPNS […]

NGT for status report on pollution of Thamirabarani river

Chennai, June 24(BPNS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) southern zone has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), Tirunelveli Corporation, and the joint committee appointed by the tribunal to file the status report on the continued pollution of Thamirabarani River. The National Green Tribunal, Southern Zone bench observed that in the past six years […]

AIADMK, DMK fight out over credit for controlling Covid in TN

Chennai, June 24(BPNS) The ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK are fighting it out both within the house and outside for the credit in controlling the Covid pandemic.  While the former minister and AIADMK spokesman D. Jayakumar set the ball rolling when he said on Monday that  it was the AIADMK government of Edappadi K Palaniswami […]

Kattur village in Tiruvarur district becomes the first village in TN to achieve hundred percent vaccination, Minister

Chennai, June 24(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Minister for Medical and Family Welfare, Ma Subramanian said that Kattur village in Tiruvarur district is the first village in Tamil Nadu to achieve 1005 Covid -19 vaccination. The village which has a population of 3332 people had 2334 people in the eligible list for vaccination. This was after excluding […]