Chennai, April 25(IANS) The Sunday lockdown turns effective in Tamil Nadu with people preferring to stay indoors and no vehicular movement across the state. Roads in Chennai wore a deserted look and police blocked the interior side roads of the city to prevent movement of vehicles and public. Police had conducted awareness across the state […]
Migrant workers divided over returning home during second wave of pandemic
Chennai, April 25(BPNS) The migrant workers of the Industrial hubs of Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore and Tirupur are a divided lot returning back to their home town in the midst of the second wave of Covid -19. It is to be noted that Tiruppur has around 2.5 lakh migrant workers drawn from West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya […]
Chief Minister Edappady K Palaniswami writes to PM over diversion of Oxygen to Andhra, Telangana
Chennai, April 25(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday, wrote a letter to Prime minister Narendra Modi on the diversion of Oxygen produced in TN to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. Chief minister in his letter mentioned that with 1 lakh more active cases in Tamil Nadu the requirement of medical oxygen […]
Covid :Single day cases cross 1000 in Puducherry
Chennai, April 25(BPNS) The single day fresh Covid cases crossed 1000 in the Union Territory of Puducherry for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020. The UT reported 1008 fresh cases on Sunday and 476 patients recovered in the last twenty four hours. 24 new deaths were reported on Sunday […]
CSK chairman L Sabaretnam passes away
Chennai, April 25(BPNS) Chairman and Director of Chennai Super Kings, L Sabaretnam passes away at Chennai following a massive heart attack. He was 80 and survived by two daughters and two sons. He has headed the Chettinad Cement Corporation and was an independent director on the board of Indian Oil Corporation and Chennai Petroleum Corporation […]
Kerala BJP in spot over hawala allegations
Thiruvananthapuram, April 25(BPNS) The Kerala unit of the BJP is in a tight spot over allegations of a huge amount being transported from Kozhikode in North Kerala to Ernakulam allegedly for distribution to the party candidates on April 3, 2021 being waylaid and robbed. A person has filed a complaint before the Thrissur rural police […]
AIADMK functionary killed in temple premises
Chennai, April 24(BPNS) AIADMK functionary and enterprenuer, Thirumaran who lived in Kaviarasu was killed inside a temple premises at 6.30 pm on Saturday. Thiruvamaran along with his wife, personal security officer and a policeman visited the Muthukumara Swamy temple on Saturday evening as it was their wedding anniversary. The AIADMK leader received a call in […]
TN : Majority of restaurants in highways to be shut from Sunday
Chennai, April 24(BPNS) Most of the eateries and restaurants in highways of Tamil Nadu will be shut from Sunday after the state government announced suspension of dine in services to control the rise in number of Covid -19 cases in the second wave. In Chennai and its suburbs 50% of the restaurants are likely to […]
TN announces more restrictions to contain Covid
Chennai, April 24(BPNS) Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced more restrictions to control the spread of Covid -19 pandemic. Cinema theaters ,gyms, recreation clubs, all bars ,auditoriums and meeting halls will not be allowed to function from April 26. Big format halls, shopping complexes and malls are not allowed to function. Public worship is not […]
This Woman entrepreneur polishes old metallic ware for a vocation
Chennai, April 23( BPNS) Vineetha Nambiar is a Keralite settled in Valasaravakkam,Chennai since the past few years and is running a unique venture – a rare one of its kind – polishing old metallic wares to make it glitter and turn brand new. Her venture, “Shine O Shine” polishes rare antiques which are painstakingly collected […]