Chennai, April 9(BPNS) With around 2000 retail Vegetable and Fruit shops to be closed in the City’s largest vegetable market, following Covid restrictions, there is possibility of imminent price rise of vegetables and fruits. Koyambedu Vegetable market association president, M Ramesh Kumar while speaking to BPNS said, “2000 Vegetable and fruit shops in Koyambedu markets […]

Chennai, April 9(BPNS) Six youths were arrested in the murder of two dalit youths at Aarkonam in Ranipet district of Tamil Nadu. Two dalit youths, Surya and Arjunan were murdered allegedly by a group of youths belonging to the Vanniyar community following a brawl on Wednesday night. Three youths are injured greviously in the attack […]

Chennai, April 9(BPNS) The first bench of the Madras High Court on Friday stayed the appointment of former Chief secretary of Tamil Nadu, Girija Vaidyanathan as an expert member of National Green Tribunal (NGT). The stay order was passed following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by environment conservation NGO, Poovulagin Nanbargal challenging the appointment. […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8(BPNS) Animal lovers and people who lives around the famous Ambalappuzha Sreekrishna Swamy temple turned violent after the death of the temple tusker, Ambalappuha Vijayakrishnan who is a pet of the local people. Local people blocked the Travacnore Dewaswom Board (TDB) president , N Vasu and prevented him from entering the temple premises […]

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8(BPNS)  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The 75-year-old is asymptomatic and will be shifted from his house in Kannur to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. A medical board will be set up to guide further treatment. His daughter Veena and son-in-law Mohammed Riyaz tested positive on the […]

Chennai, April 8(BPNS) Taking into serious consideration the spiking Covid 19 cases ,Madras University has made Covid negative test reports compulsory for all those who are attending the 163 convocation of the University. Tamil Nadu Governor and Chancellor of Madras University, Bhanwarilal Purohit will preside over the convocation ceremony of the University to be held […]

Chennai, April 8(BPNS) Activists working for the rights of the differently abled have petitioned the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral officer ,Satyabrata Sahoo over the poor facilities provided to the differently abled people at the polling booths across Tamil Nadu. Swaminathan Rajagopal working with a private company in Chennai said that he was not able to […]

Chennai, April 8(BPNS) The Velachery police have not registered a First Information Report (FIR) even after twenty four hours have passed since four men were caught carrying Electronic Voting Machines(EVM’s) and VVPAT machines in two vehicles. The Greater Chennai Corporation has identified three persons and placed them under suspension for having carried the highly sensitive […]

Chennai, April 8(BPNS) Tamil Nadu government has brought in a series of measures to restrict the surge in Covid cases after there is a hike in the cases.  The measures include banning of religious events from April 10 onwards. E Pass will continue to be implemented for those travelling from other states and countries and […]

Chennai, April 8(BPNS) The garment manufacturers of Tiruppur, the knitwear hub of the country , are a worried lot following the second wave of Covid pandemic taking centre stage in several countries. Export orders worth millions of dollars stand cancelled as many countries in Europe are facing shutting down as Covid cases are on the […]