ED to question Rahul Gandhi again on Tuesday after 10hr questioning
New Delhi, June 13 (BPNS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left for home late on Monday after being grilled by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald matter for about ten hours, over two sessions. He has again been summoned for Tuesday. Gandhi reportedly corrected a few things in his statements, due to he had to […]
TN Congress conducts protest march in front of ED office, Chennai on summons to Sonia, Rahul
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Congress president, K.S. Alagiri led a protest march in front of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office against the summons issued by the ED to AICC president Sonia Gandhi and her son and Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi. The protest was part of a nationwide agitation against the ED move planned […]
TN forest department asks motorists not to stop at Satyamangalam forest area
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest department has advised motorists traveling by Coimbatore- Bengaluru National Highway 948 not to halt their vehicles on the Dhimbam- Hasanur route of Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR). The forest department has taken this initiative as wild animals frequently cross the stretch at many points and to prevent human-animal conflict […]
AIADMK comes out against move on Kallar reclamation hostels
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has come out strongly against the reported move to transfer control over the Kallar reclamation hostels from Joint Director to District Welfare officers for the Backward Class and Minorities. The former Chief Minister in a statement on Monday said […]
Commission orders probe on lynching incident
Thiruvananthapuram, June 13, BPNS A probe has been ordered by the State Human Rights Commission on the incident in which a 50-year-old man got allegedly lynched. The man, Chandran, got attacked on May 28 on charges of stealing kitchenware from a house at Perunguzhy near Chirayinkeezhu in Thiruvananthapuram. He had breathed his last in the […]
Stalin writes to PM to instruct Cauvery Authority not to discuss Mekedattu
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) not to discuss on Mekedattu dam issue. Mekedattu dam issue has been a bone of contention between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with the Karnataka side allocating Rs 1000 crore for the […]
Smuggling of essentials to Lanka: TN coastal police on high alert
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu coastal police are on high alert after intelligence reports of a possibility of smuggling of essential commodities to Sri Lanka through a sea route from the state. The intelligence issued an alert after inputs on the Sri Lankan nationals also trying to reach Indian shores following acute financial […]
AMCHSS explores dengue prediction based on climate conditions
Dileep V Kumar, June 13, Thiruvananthapuram The dengue prediction model is set to get a fillip in the country through the Thiruvananthapuram-based Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies (AMCHSS). The centre, which is a part of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, has developed a framework to understand the relationship […]
Five cops suspended in alleged custodial death at Chennai Police station
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) Five policemen including the inspector of Kodungaiyur police station were suspended following the alleged custodial death of a person at the station on Sunday. The officers who are placed under suspension are George Miller Ponraj who is the Inspector of Kodungaiyur police station, Sub Inspector of police Kanniyappan, head constables Jayasekhar […]
