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 […]
Kamal Haasan’s video call to terminally ill brain cancer patient turns viral
Chennai, June 24(BPNS) A video call made by actor turned politician Kamal Haasan interacting with a die-hard fan of his who is a terminally ill brain cancer patient has turned viral with the social media appreciating the gesture of the 66-year-old Superstar. Saketh, a young professional who was diagnosed with third-stage brain cancer was in […]
Stalin sanctions 10 lakh compensation to the family of Murugesan, beaten to death by Salem police
Chennai, June 24(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs to the family of A. Murugesan of Salem who was beaten to death by a Special Sub Inspector of Police, Periyasami. A statement from the Chief Minister’s office said that Stalin spoke to the bereaved family of Murugesan and […]
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 […]
Suburban train services in Chennai to allow women without time restrictions
Chennai, June 24(BPNS) The Suburban train services in Chennai will now allow women in its train services without any time restrictions. Women will also be allowed to purchase return tickets for their travel while men working in the non-essential services will be allowed travel only during non-peak hours. Men working in the non-essential services will […]
SI, Policeman, charged for assaulting a disabled man in Tenkasi
Chennai, June 24(BPNS) Immediately after the news of a farmer, Murugesan being thrashed to death at Salem by the police came into light, the Tamil Nadu police are again in the news for the wrong reasons. Francis Antony (50), a Christian converted from Scheduled Caste and a Person with Disabilities(Pwd)was thrashed and abused by a […]
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 […]



