Chennai, Aug 4 (BPNS) With Six Wetlands from Tamil Nadu getting international Ramsar recognition, the state has 10 Ramsar sites and is at the top of the country along with Uttar Pradesh. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin in a statement on Thursday said, “This international recognition is a matter of great pride and goes […]
Chennai, Aug 4 (BPNS) The heavy southwest monsoon in the Western Ghats and constant inflow of water from reservoirs in Karnataka have led to dams in Tamil Nadu gaining full capacity. It is to be noted that in the first week of July an average of 18 million units of electricity were generated. However heavy […]
Chennai, Aug 4 (BPNS) The Coimbatore Corporation is to open three more Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres after stray dog menace increases in the corporation. In the past two days, 9 people including two children were bitten by stray dogs in the city. K. Swaminathan, retired teacher, Avinashi, Coimbatore while speaking to BPNS said,” People […]
Chennai, Aug 4 (BPNS) Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and expelled leader of the AIADMK, O. Panneerselvam has called upon the cadres not to resort to harsh words while reacting to criticism. In a letter to his supporters, the former Chief Minister called upon his close supporters to resort to the model shown by […]
Chennai, Aug 4 (BPNS) The Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) officials have released audio that warns local people of the movement of elephants and tigers in the area. The warning mainly intended for local people who are mostly workers in tea estates has directed people to avoid growing plants like mango, jackfruit, guava, and banana near […]
Chennai, Aug 4 (BPNS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has commenced the investigation of the case related to two youths arrested for processing pistols, live rounds, and walkie talkie during a routine vehicle checkup in Tamil Nadu. The premier investigation agency has taken over the case as the youths had claimed during interrogation by the […]
Chennai, Aug 4 (BPNS) Relief centres were opened in Erode district of Tamil Nadu after Cauvery is in spate with 2 lakh cusecs of water released from the Stanley reservoir in Mettur. Around 200 houses located on the banks of the river at Bhavani and Kodumudi in Erode district were inundated by the water flow. […]
Thiruvananthapuram, August 4 (BPNS) A state-wide alert has been issued as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts the continuation of intense rainfall activity in Kerala. According to the IMD, intense rainfall to isolated very heavy rainfall could be expected from August 5 to 8. At the same time, with several places getting inundated and many […]
Chennai, Aug 3 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) launched luggage and parcel services on Wednesday with fares ranging from Rs 210 to Rs 390 excluding 18% GST. The service is launched to increase the non- ticket revenue of the transport corporation. The state transport corporation officials told BPNS that this would […]
Chennai, Aug 3 (BPNS) Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary, TTV Dhinakaran said that the assembly elections for Tamil Nadu will be held along with the 2024 general elections. He said that the corruption during the present DMK regime has increased much above the previous AIADMK government. The AMMK leader who is also the […]
