Cauvery water management authority to meet on June 22

Chennai, June 16(BPNS) The Cauvery Water Management authority’s first meeting for the current water year will be held on June 22.  The chief minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin had written a letter to the Union minister for Jal Shakthi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the state’s share of water. Stalin has in his letter to the […]

Mahe turns the centre point of liquor smuggling to North Kerala

Puducherry, June 16(BPNS) Mahe which comes under the Union Territory of Puducherry and geographically sandwiched between Kannur and Kozhikode districts of Kerala, is turning into a major focal point for the smuggling of liquor to several areas of North Kerala with the liquor shops and bars in Kerala remained shut. Mahe and its suburbs like […]

People above 55 excluded from MGNREGA struggling for food

Chennai, June 16(BPNS) Elderly people above the age of 55 who were excluded from Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGREGA), scheme are struggling for their day to day lives in several parts of Tamil Nadu. Around 1.35 crore people of Tamil Nadu are engaged under MGREGA of which a whopping 35% are from the above […]