Chennai, May 6(BPNS) Durai Prithviraj (35) is a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) with the Tamil Nadu state government but is a full time social worker and was lauded by the Chief minister’s special award for his service during the battle against Covid during 2020. The VAO is now running two ambulances for the needy and […]
MNM leaders including Vice president R Mahendran quits party
Chennai, May 6(BPNS) Makkal Needhi Maiam(MNM) of super star Kamal Haasan has faced a major jolt with several leaders including party state vice president R Mahendran quitting the party. Mahendran said that Kamal was misguided by a few individuals around him and that party was not functioning in a democratic manner. Ponraj who was the […]
Stalin government to rename Amma canteens to Anna canteens
Chennai,May 5(BPNS) The new DMK government under MK Stalin is to rename the Amma canteens founded by former Chief minister J Jayalalithaa as Anna canteens. The Amma canteens which were started by Jayalalitha when she was Chief minister in 2013 has grown into 407 at present. The Amma canteens which are totally funded by the […]
Left parties to introspect on the poor show in elections
Chennai, May 5(BPNS) The main two left parties of Tamil Nadu, CPM and CPI which were part of the DMK led alliance had to be satisfied with 2 seats each even as each left party contested 6 seats each in the winning electoral alliance. CPM state secretary K Balakrishnan while speaking to BPNS said, “The […]
Three die in ambulance at Salem Government Medical College hospital
Chennai, May 5(BPNS) Three people including a 30 year old Woman and two men aged 40 and 42 years died in an ambulance while undergoing treatment for Covid at the Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Memorial Medical College Hospital. While there are 800 beds with an Oxygen facility in the Medical college hospital, the daily new […]
Covid patients denied bed facilities in Private hospitals of Chennai
Chennai, May 5(BPNS) Covid patients who are scrambling for beds in hospitals across Chennai are facing problems of no bed availability as there seems to be a mismatch on the actual number of beds available and the number being allotted. The availability of beds with Oxygen facility in private hospitals is not updated with the […]
AICC leadership happy over performance of state unit in Tamil Nadu elections
Chennai, May 5(BPNS) Despite the Congress party facing reversal in the elections for Kerala, West Bengal ,Assam and Union Territory of Puducherry, the 18 seats it won in Tamil Nadu has given rise to hopes for the party national leadership. The All India Congress Committee was really happy over the performance of the Tamil Nadu state […]
Tamil Nadu government exempts disabled employees from attending office due to Covid surge
Chennai, May 5(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has exempted its disabled employees from attending office following the surge in Covid -19 cases in the state. The disabled employees need not come to office from May6 to June 20 in view of the Covid -19 surge, according to an order by the Secretary of the differently- […]
N Rangasamy to take spiritual advice from Guru samadhi before finalizing cabinet
Puducherry, May 5(BPNS) All India NR Congress president and three term Chief minister N Rangasamy who is heading the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Union Territory of Puducherry will seek the blessings of his spiritual guru, Appa Paithiyam Swamigal at his samadhi at Salem in Tamil Nadu. The incumbent Chief minister has been following […]
Stalin to hold review meeting on Covid with district collectors immediately after swearing in.
Chennai, May 5(BPNS) DMK president and Chief minister elect MK Stalin will be holding a review meeting on Covid -19 preventive measures with district collectors of Tamil Nadu after swearing in as Chief minister on May 7. A senior bureaucrat while speaking to BPNS said, “The first priority of MK Stalin after his swearing in […]
