New Delhi, July 16 (BPNS) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the NDA candidate for Vice Presidential polls. BJP chief J.P. Nadda announced the name of Dhankhar as the NDA candidate after the Parliamentary Board meeting at party headquarters here. “After detailed discussion and considering all the names, the BJP Parliamentary Board has decided […]
Monkeypox disease:TN heightens surveillance in Kerala borders
Chennai, July 16 (BPNS) After a Kerala native was diagnosed with monkeypox disease and undergoing treatment at Thiruvananthapuram government medical college, the Tamil Nadu government has intensified surveillance in the borders adjoining Kerala. Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian while speaking to BPNS said, “ We have intensified patrolling across the borders sharing with Kerala […]
Edappadi K. Palaniswami to undertake state tour against DMK ‘misrule’
Chennai, July 16 (BPNS) The newly anointed general secretary of the AIADMK, Edappadi K. Palaniswami will soon be undertaking a statewide yatra against the ‘misrule’ of the DMK government. While the announcement has not come in the open, sources in the opposition party told IANS that the EPS has decided to undertake the yatra from […]
Coimbatore cop commits suicide after heavy losses in online games
Chennai, July 16 (BPNS) After a policeman attached to the Coimbatore armed city force committed suicide, his friends and relatives blamed the online rummy game to which he was addicted to being the reason. Kalimuthu, 29, had borrowed more than Rs 20 lakh from his known persons including relatives and friends and had been playing […]
TN expects Kerala to allow Full Reservoir Level (FRL) at Siruvani dam as rains increase
Chennai, July 16 (BPNS) The Water resources officials of Tamil Nadu are expecting the Kerala side to allow the Siruvani dam touch the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) which is 50 feet. Incessant rains at the catchment area of the dam which is situated in deep forests in Palakkad district of Kerala have led to increase […]
Kerala’s strategy to tackle zoonotic diseases
Dileep V Kumar, July 16, Thiruvananthapuram Recurring instances of zoonotic diseases in the state have finally persuaded the government to constitute zoonosis committees at the state and district levels. According to the health department, the constitution of such committees will help in inter-sectoral coordination and achieve the ‘One Health’ approach for controlling zoonotic diseases in […]
Kerala High Court allows teen rape survivor to terminate pregnancy
Thiruvananthapuram, July 16 (BPNS) The Kerala High Court allowed medical termination of 24 weeks pregnancy of a 15-year-old girl, who is a victim under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). The interim order from Justice VG Arun on Thursday stated that the court deem it appropriate to lean in favor of the […]
Question on caste in an MA degree exam paper of Periyar university speaks row in TN
Chennai , July 16(BPNS) A question for the second semester MA exam of Periyar University on the lowest caste in Tamil Nadu has sparked a major controversy in the state. The Periyar University has said that it will set up an enquiry committee to look up into the matter. The question was under Part A […]
India, China to hold 16th Corps Commanders talks on July 17
New Delhi, July 15 (BPNS) The 16th round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China will be held on Sunday at Chushul-Moldo on the Indian side in Ladakh, sources said. The meeting will be held in continuation with the discussion of the disengagement from friction points along the Line of Control (LAC) in the […]
Protest against defections in Goa
Panaji, July 16 (BPNS) A protest was held in Goa’s Margao constituency, represented by former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, against whom Congress has filed a plea of disqualification for anti-party activities, against some Congress MLAs’ alleged moved to defect. “We are trying to tell people about defections taking place in Goa. Now it has become […]



