Coimbatore student suicide case, School principal held from Bengaluru
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) The lady principal of a private school in Coimbatore who was absconding after the suicide of a 16-year-old girl student of the school following abuse by a Physics teacher is arrested from Bengaluru on Saturday late night. She will be brought to Coimbatore on Sunday evening and will be produced before […]
Coimbatore police constable suspended after receiving open kiss from a woman while in uniform
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) A Police constable attached with the armed reserve police in Coimbatore city was awarded suspension after he received a kiss from a woman at a park in the city. The police constable was in uniform while the incident took place which was recorded by a few youngsters who complained to the […]
Rains dampen anti- Covid 19 vaccination drive in TN
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) Heavy rains that lashed the state has resulted in hampering the vaccination drive against Covid-19 pandemic carried out by the state health department. While rains have inundated many parts of Chennai since past Sunday, vaccination has taken a beating and the state health department is planning mega vaccination camps to vaccinate […]
Shutters of Idukki dam in Kerala opened after heavy rains
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (BPNS) After heavy rains lashed the catchment area of Idukki dam a shutter was opened as the water level touched the red alert level. The third shutter of the dam was the one which was opened on Sunday afternoon to a height of 40 cm and 40 to 50 cumecs of water […]
O. Panneerselvam demands TN government increase compensation to flood victims
Chennai, Nov 15 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam has demanded the state government to increase the compensation be hiked to Rs 10 lakh to the families of each of those who died during the floods. Panneerselvam said that when Cyclone Nivar struck last year when AIADMK led government […]
Coimbatore Crime Branch CID arrests Sri Lankan don’s aide from Bengaluru
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) Chanuka Thananayaka,38, an aide of the dead Sri Lankan underworld don, Angoda Lokka who was in hiding at Bengaluru was arrested by a team of Crime Branch CID police from Coimbatore. The arrest was recorded on Saturday. Police also arrested another person Jayapal alias Gopalakrishnan (46) for sheltering Chanuka Thananayaka. According […]
Holiday declared for schools, colleges in four districts of Kerala on Monday due to heavy rains
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (BPNS) The district collectors of Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Kasargod districts have declared a holiday on Monday due to heavy rains. The holiday is applicable to professional colleges also. The state government has earlier announced that the district collectors would decide on declaring holiday for schools and colleges in their respective districts […]
Keralite priest brought up in a leprosy hospital is the next Bishop of Loughborough, UK
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 ( BPNS) A Keralite priest who was brought up in a Leprosy hospital in Bengaluru owing to his mother being a nurse at the hospital is now the next Bishop of Loughborough in the United Kingdom. The 42-year-old who will be consecrated as a Bishop in January 2022 will be the youngest […]
Kerala State SC/ST Panel orders police to take case against caste discrimination
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 ( BPNS) The Kerala state SC/ ST commission has directed the police to book a case under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities )Act 1989. The panel will also conduct a sitting on Monday following complaints of eight scheduled caste and scheduled tribe families. The SC/ST families have lodged […]
