Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (BPNS) Fishermen and fishing boat owners of Kerala are in concern after the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned fishermen from foraying into the sea for the next four days commencing from July 31. Incidentally, the 52-day trawling ban which started on June 9th is to end on the midnight of July 31 […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (BPNS) Even as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rains in several districts of Kerala since July 31, a tourist from Tamil Nadu lost his life after he was trapped in the Kumbavaratty waterfalls as heavy water gushed into the falls sweeping him off balance and into the waters. […]
Chennai, July 30 (BPNS) The powerful Thevar community of South Tamil Nadu has joined together and wants O. Panneerselvam and estranged former interim general secretary, V.K. Sasikala to reclaim the AIADMK which is mired in internal tussle. Around 100 Thevar organizations have joined hands and sent letters to both OPS and V.K. Sasikala to be […]
Arun Lakshman /ChennaI, July 30 (IANS) It was in Salem district of Tamil Nadu in year 1937 that the Congress government of C. Rajagopalachari imposed the country’s first prohibition and it was extended across the state in 1948 immediately after the country gained Independence. This prohibition in Tamil Nadu continued with the Gandhian Kamaraj at the […]
Chennai, July 30 (BPNS) The Indian Institute of Technology –Madras has commenced an internal investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a student on the campus. According to a student who filed the complaint, her friend was assaulted in the early hours of Monday, July 25, and a man in his early twenties had pounced […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 (BPNS) The Kerala High Court, on the other day, has stepped in to protect the right of a transgender to compete in a sporting event. The court in an interim order on Friday held that a transgender person is having equal right to participate in competitions. It was a 29-year-old Anamika of […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 (BPNS) The first monkeypox virus (MPV) case in the country, reported from Kerala’s Kollam district on July 14, got discharged today. The 35-year-old man, who returned from the UAE, was undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. The hospital authorities said that he is physically and mentally fit and the […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 29 (BPNS) Amid reports of the presence of adulterated curry powders in the market, the state food safety department has decided to beef up its inspections. Entrusting the department’s special squads to conduct such inspections in each district, health minister Veena George said that stringent punishments await those who carry out adulteration. Meanwhile, […]
Chennai, July 29 (BPNS) The Green power producers of Tamil Nadu are sore as the Tamil Nadu Distribution and Generation Company (Tangedco) has submitted a proposal to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission to raise the transmission charges. According to the proposal submitted by Tangedco, the charges per unit for transmission will be increased to […]
Chennai, July 29 (BPNS) On International Tiger Day, Wildlife activists and conservationists are on a high after the reported increase in the Tiger population in the Coimbatore forest division. According to conservationists, there are around 20 tigers in the Coimbatore forest division. However as the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has flagged the official announcement […]
