Chennai, May 31(BPNS) In a major move to make Kovalam the first 100% vaccinated locality of Chennai, volunteers attached with social trusts have announced biriyani to all who take vaccination and gifts like gold coins, refrigerator, washing machine, two-wheeler, grinder, mobile phones and sarees through a lucky draw from among those vaccinated. Three welfare trusts […]

Chennai, May 31(BPNS) Covid-19 is creating untold miseries taking away the lives of dear ones and crippling the financial position as people are turned jobless and the most vulnerable are children who lose their parents, either one or both the parents turning them literally into orphans and to depend on others for their survival. In […]

Chennai, May 31(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief minister MK Stalin on Monday virtually inaugurated a 200 bed Covid centre hall located within the TNPL township.  The triage unit set up jointly by the Karur district administration and Tamil Nadu News Print and Papers Ltd (TNPL), a state government enterprise. A statement from the TNPL office said […]

Chennai, May 31(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Text Book and Educational Services Corporation has printed 3.8 crore new textbooks for school students of Tamil Nadu for the academic year 2021-22. This is despite the long holidays and shutdowns owing to the pandemic and general elections. While the education department of the state has ordered 4.1 crore textbooks, […]

Chennai, May 31( BPNS) A gang of five armed robbers tied up a TASMAC watchman to the pole and escaped with thousands of bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in the early hours of May 31 at Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu. Police at the Kalayarkoil station has registered a case of dacoity against the […]

Chennai, May 31(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Animal Welfare board which is functioning under the state Animal husbandry department is to help stray animals including dogs and cows in the streets just like it had chipped in during the lockdown in the first wave of the pandemic. Tamil Nadu State Animal Husbandry officials said that […]

Chennai, May 31(BPNS) The Tirunelveli district administration in Tamil Nadu has created a special ward at the Reddiyarpatti Primary Health Centre at Palayamkottai for taking care of pregnant women who have tested Covid -19 positive. A 38 oxygen bedded facility is created at the Reddiyarpatti PHC for taking care of pregnant women who are tested […]

Chennai, May 31(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government on Monday invited application from women from the state for the Kalpana Chawla bravery awards. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation and will be presented  on the Independence Day. A statement from the  Tamil Nadu government said that the award is […]

Chennai, May 31(BPNS) The Tirunelveli medical college hospital in Tirunelveli district has commenced interviewing doctors anticipating a third wave of Covid 19 by July. The Department of Health Services will be in need of more doctors and nurses to handle patients if the “third wave” strikes the state and Tirunelveli has been a hot spot […]

Thiruvananthapuram, May 31(BPNS)Amrita Center for Nanoscience and Molecular Medicine at the Kochi Campus of Amrita University has bagged seven national and international patents for its inventions. All seven patents are related to the health sector. Three inventions have received American patents and four inventions have received Indian patents, said Dr. Shantikumar V. Nair, Director of […]