PwD’s in TN complain on electoral booths for urban polls
Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) With Tamil Nadu going for Urban local body polls on Saturday, February 19th, People with Disabilities (PwD) are at a loss as several booths don’t have facilities for them to assess the booths. During the assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI )had done a yeoman service in providing all […]
Rectangular ivory dice unearthed during eighth-phase excavation at Keezhadi in TN
Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Archeological Department along with the Archeological Survey of India in a joint excavation at Keezhadi in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu has unearthed a rectangular ivory dice on Thursday. Sources in the team told BPNS that this is the first time that rectangular dice has been unearthed from […]
CBI concludes death of IIT –M student Fathima’s death as suicide
Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that probed the death of IIT- Madras student Fathima Latheef has concluded that the death of the student was due to suicide. The agency also in its report stated that there was no harassment of her by the College professors. The premier investigating agency in […]
CBI court sentence TN man for 4 yrs RI in 34.90 cr laundering case
Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) The CBI Special court in Chennai on Friday sentenced a person, Haroon Rasheed for four years of rigorous imprisonment in a case related to money laundering to the tune of Rs 34.99 crore rupees. The court also directed Rasheed to pay an amount of Rs 6 lakh as a fine and […]
Cash for vote: TN police ,authorities on high alert on the eve of Urban polls
Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police are on high alert after state intelligence tip-offs that huge money is being changed hands during the last minute in various wards in Tamil Nadu on the eve of urban local body elections. The state election commission has increased the flying squads in each ward to prevent […]
TN Man commits suicide after killing wife, two daughters after elder daughter marry Dalit youth
Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) A tea shop owner at Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu committed suicide after killing his wife and two younger daughters. The incident occurred on Friday morning. Police said that the man took the extreme step after his elder daughter married a Dalit man. K. Lakshmanan (55) of Puthucherry village in Kilvelur block […]
Justice Aruna Jagadeesan commission complete probe in police firing on anti-Sterlite protestors
Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) The Justice Aruna Jagadeesan commission constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to probe into the police firing against anti –Sterlite protestors has completed its three and half year-long probe. In the police firing against anti- Sterlite protestors in May, 2018,13 people lost their lives and many were injured. Arul Vadivel Sekar, […]
Revision test marks for Class 10, 12 not to affect final results in TN
Chennai, Feb 16 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu school education department has clarified that the marks received by the students for the revision test papers of classes 10and 12 will not affect the final marks. The clarification from the Tamil Nadu school education department has come due to the controversy over the leakage of Physics question […]
Flying squads doubled from 45 to 90 in Chennai to check cash distribution ahead of urban polls
Chennai, Feb 16 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and the Chennai City Police have increased the number of flying squads from 45 to 90 to check the distribution of money and gifts ahead of urban polls. There are 200 wards under 15 zones in Chennai corporation. Flying squads are given directives to seize money […]
