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, […]
Robbers tie up TASMAC watchman, escape with thousands of bottles of liquor in TN
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 […]
Animal Welfare board distributes rice and wheat bran to feed stray dogs, cows
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 […]
Special ward for Covid positive pregnant women at PHC in Tamil Nadu
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 […]
Tamil Nadu government invites application from women for Kalpana Chawla bravery awards
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 […]
Anticipating third Covid wave in July, Tirunelveli district in TN to recruit doctors
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 […]
Amrita Centre for Nanosciences bags and Molecular medicine bags 7 new patents
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 […]
Yogi govt announces 10 lakh solatum to the kin of Journo’s who die of Covid
Lucknow. May 230(BPNS) The Yogi Adityanath Government has announced a solatum of Rs 10 lakh to the families of journalists who succumbs to Covid -19. This was announced by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the Hindi day, on Sunday, May 30. The Chief minister’s office in a statement said that on the instructions of the […]
TN faces vaccine shortage, seek Central government support
Chennai, May 30(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu state health minister Ma Subramaniam in a statement on Sunday said that the state is running out of vaccines and has sought the help of the Central government to overcome this crisis. Minister said that the state has 6 lakh doses of vaccines and it would be exhausted in […]
Vegetable prices in Chennai suburbs soars as supply reduces
Chennai, May 30(BPNS) With the Tamil Nadu state extending lockdown till June 7, people are wary of the shortage in vegetables and hike in prices. People around the suburbs of Chennai in like Avadi and Chengalpet areas have complained that the vegetable prices are spiked up as the supply is much reduced and residents have […]
