Road accident claims lives of three pilgrims including a woman in Tiruchi, TN
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) A road accident on early Tuesday morning claimed the lives of three pilgrims including a woman who was on a visit to Arulmigu Mariamman temple at Samayapuram, Tiruchi. The pilgrims were walking from Ayyalur and Vedasandur in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu and they were mowed down by a truck carrying […]
TN Political parties distributing money through e-wallets to woo voters in Urban polls
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) It seems that the adage, ‘Necessity is the Mother of Invention’ has become true for the political parties of Tamil Nadu who have commenced distributing bribes to the voters through e-wallet methods and direct transfer through phone transfers. Interestingly the resident associations are also roped in by paying hefty cash that […]
Man arrested for impregnating minor daughter of live-in partner in TN
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) A 32-year-old bus driver was arrested by the Madukkarai police under the Coimbatore rural district for sexually assaulting and impregnating a minor girl who is the daughter of his live-in partner. The woman who was living with her daughter after her husband passed away 13 years ago entered into a relationship […]
Madras HC grants bail to Kerala Bishop, priests in illegal sand mining case
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) The Madurai bench of the Madras High court on Tuesday granted bail to Bishop Samuel Mar Irenios, head of the Syro –Malankara Diocese of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, and five other priests in a case related to illegal sand mining at the property of the diocese at Tirunelveli district. The Bishop and five […]
BJP puts pressure on TN Chief Minister about the Rs 1000 promise to women
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state president of the BJP, K. Annamalai said that the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has forgotten about the promise he and DMK had made during the run-up to the 2021 assembly elections regarding payment of Rs 1000 per month to women. The former IPS officer turned politician said that […]
Gang decamps with 280 sovereigns of gold after tying inmates at Dindigul, TN
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police have commenced the hunt for a gang who had barged into the residence of a Doctor at Oddanchatram in Dindigul district of the state and robbed 280 sovereigns of gold kept in the house after tying the inmates. According to the police, Shaktivel, a leading Doctor at Oddanchatram, […]
DMK in spot after MLA welcomes main accused in girl suicide case outside jail with a shawl
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS ) With only four days left for the Urban local body elections scheduled for February 19th, the ruling DMK is in a spot after party MLA from Tiruchirappalli (East), Inigo Iruthayaraj received the main accused in the Lavanya suicide case, Sagaya Mary outside the Tiruchirappalli central prison with a shawl. The […]
TN court orders attachment of 110 crore deposit allegedly of former minister S.P. Velumani
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) A special court for cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act ordered the attachment of fixed deposits of over Rs 110 crore, allegedly belonging to former Tamil Nadu Minister, S.P.Velumani. The fixed deposits were in the name of firms of his associates. He was a Minister for municipal administration, rural development, […]
It is Civil war in Pakistan, Baloch leader
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (IANS) Chairperson of Baloch’s People’s Congress and a leading light in the Balochistan resistance movement, Prof Naela Quadri Baloch has said that Pakistan is facing a worst Civil war and that the Pakistani army had lost more than 190 of its soldiers after an ambush by the Balochistan resistance forces. Naela Quadri […]
