Eloping of minor girl with man, eight held in Madurai
Chennai, March 6 (BPNS) The Madurai district rural police arrested eight people of the ten charged under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offenses (POCSO ) Act in a case related to a minor girl eloping with a 26-year-old man. The accused have been booked for unlawful assembly, procuration of minor girl, attempt to murder […]
Two children killed after van rams into truck in Coimbatore, TN
Chennai, March 6 (IANS) Two children were killed when an Omni van in which they were traveling rammed into the rear of a truck at Palakkad-Coimbatore National High way near KG Chavadi in Coimbatore district during the early hours of Sunday. Eight people were injured in the accident. The deceased are M. Sanju Sree (7) […]
“I was devastated and wanted to get my dignity back”, Actor Bhavana
Chennai, March 6 (BPNS) South Indian actor Bhavana said that she was devastated and wanted to get her dignity back after the sexual assault trauma that she had to undergo five years ago. The actor said that she would give a strong fight without thinking about the outcome. The survivor was speaking after a five-year-long […]
Controversy in TN after Mayor meets Bishop who had called up to punch Hindus till they bleed
Chennai, March 6 (BPNS) A fresh controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu with fringe Hindu groups coming out against the first Dalit woman Mayor of Chennai, R. Priya meeting a controversial Bishop, Ezra Sargunam, who had in an earlier speech called upon Christians to punch Hindus hard in the face till they bleed. He had […]
Rebellion in DMK over Mayor candidate in Cuddalore, 11 councilors kept in resort
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) In a major embarrassment to the ruling DMK, 20 councilors were taken to resort near Puducherry after internal squabbles came to the fore in the party with the announcement of R. Sundari as the Mayor of Cuddalore. There was stiff competition between Sundari who is the wife of party’s town secretary […]
OPS, EPS to meet soon to sort out issue of Sasikala reentry in AIADMK
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) AIADMK Chief Coordinator O. Panneerselvam and Coordinator, Edappadi. K. Palaniswami will be meeting soon to sort out the issue of the reentry of former interim general secretary of the party, V.K.Sasiakala back to the AIADMK. On Wednesday, the Theni district committee of the party had passed a resolution stating that both […]
DMK alliances Mayor candidates drawn from diverse backgrounds
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) With the indirect election to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor candidates taking place on Friday, the DMK alliance has chosen people from diverse backgrounds as Mayors. While the DMK is contesting for 20 of the 21 corporations for the Mayor seat, the one seat left behind is given to its alliance […]
Puducherry farmers to get 7.1 crores as rain relief
Puducherry, March 4 (BPNS) The farmers of Puducherry who were affected by the recent rains will get an amount of Rs 7.10 crore as rain relief. This was announced by the Agriculture Minister of the UT, Theni Jayakumar in a statement on Friday. This is in addition to an amount of Rs 6 crore sanctioned […]
Chennai’s first Dalit Woman Mayor, R. Priya sworn in
Chennai, March 4 (BPNS) R. Priya, the DMK candidate for the post of Chennai Mayor was elected unopposed on Friday. 28-year-old Priya is a Postgraduate in Commerce and is a first-time councilor. She is the first Dalit Mayor of the Chennai Corporation and the third woman to do so. Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner, Gagan Singh […]
