Five die, 10,500 in relief centres in TN rains since Thursday
Chennai, Nov 26 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu revenue minister, K.K.S.S.R Ramachandran has said that five people died and 10,500 people were in relief centres after heavy rains lashed the state since Thursday, November 25. He said that 10,500 people are accommodated in relief centres in 12 districts and this includes 620 people accommodated in five relief […]
AIADMK state executive meeting on December 1, to decide on presidium chairman
Chennai, Nov 25 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK will conduct its party executive committee meeting on December 1 at the party headquarters. The executive committee meeting is likely to take important organizational decisions including appointing new Chairman for the party presidium as well as taking a decision on whether the number of steering committee members is […]
TN Police arrest 28-year-old man for sexually assaulting woman in moving car
Chennai, Nov 25 ( BPNS) The Nungambakkam All Woman Police arrested a 28-year-old person, Gautham for sexually assaulting a woman in a moving car. Police said that search is on for two of his colleagues who also had assaulted the woman in the car. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday in Chennai […]
TN administers 76% of the population with the first dose of vaccine
Chennai, Nov 25 ( BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that the state has inoculated 76% of its population with the first dose of vaccine. In a statement on Wednesday, the minister said that 40% of the people have received their second dose of vaccine. The minister in a statement on Wednesday […]
Puducherry Chief Secretary in confrontation course with Government
Puducherry, Nov 25 (BPNS) The confrontation that has been boiling between the Chief Secretary of Puducherry with the elected Government has reached a flashpoint with the recent visit of the Central government team on rain assessment. While the Chief Minister has in his memorandum to the Union Home minister requested for a relief of Rs […]
Teacher at Karur, TN hangs self within a week of his girl student suicide citing rape
Chennai, Nov 25 (BPNS) A 44-year-old Mathematics teacher of a private school in Karur district of Tamil Nadu hanged to his death at his father-in-law’s residence on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at Sengatupatti Village in Thuraiyur, Tiruchi. The death of the teacher, Saravanan, followed after a Class XII girl student of his class had […]
TN police crackdown on pharmacies, medical stores that sell sedatives to Children, Youth
Chennai, Nov 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police have commenced a crackdown on Pharmacies and medical stores that sell sedatives to children and youth. The Chennai police held a meeting of pharmacy and medical store owners and directed them not to sell sedatives to youngsters as part of its move in cracking down on drug use […]
Calls to TN government school helpline increase manifold after suicide of Coimbatore girl student
Chennai, Nov 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government school education ‘14417’ has recorded a manifold increase in calls after the suicide of a plus two student of Coimbatore allegedly following sexually assaulted by her teacher. According to the councilors in the school helpline, they are receiving around 600 calls per day while it was only […]
Heavy rains lash Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram districts, Orange alert issued for Chennai
Chennai, Nov 25 (BPNS) Heavy rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu including Tuticorin and Ramanathapuram districts. Tiruchendur Subramanya Swamy temple was fully inundated in water. Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an Orange alert for Chennai on November 26and 27. Ramanathapuram district collector held a meeting of officials of various departments and the […]
