Death Penalty to one, life terms to 12 in honour killing of couple after 18 years
Chennai, Sept 24 (BPNS) The Cuddalore district Special court for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes cases have sentenced death penalty to one person in a honour killing of S. Murugesan and D. Kannagi. Justice S. Uthamaraja sentenced, Kannagi’s brother D. Maruthupandian,49 with death, and a penalty of Rs 4.5 lakh was charged on him. The […]
Pale of gloom at firecracker hub Sivakasi after Delhi government ban fireworks for Deepavali
Chennai, Sept 24 (BPNS) The firecracker hub of India, Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu is lifeless after the Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal announced a ban on the sale, use, storage of firecrackers for the festival of lights. Pollution is said to be the reason behind the ban which was announced some days ago […]
Kerala sisters recite national anthem of 193 countries in Brisbane, Australia
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 24 (BPNS) Two sisters from Kerala, Teresa, 21, and Agnes, 18 won the hearts of millions of people after they recited the national anthem of 193 countries on World Peace day, (September 21). The sisters who live in Brisbane, Australia recited the national anthem from the St. Johns Cathedral in Brisbane and entered […]
Loans sharks including Self Help Groups makes life miserable for people in rural TN
Chennai, Sept 23(BPNS) Post-Covid, the situation in rural Tamil Nadu is miserable after loan sharks including Self-help group members are taking rounds to pester people who have taken money from them. The loan sharks are on the prowl in the villages of Tamil Nadu with several people losing their motorbikes, four-wheelers and pick-up vans, and […]
TN Congress leadership in firefighting mode to withdraw rebel candidates
Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) state leadership is on a firefighting mode to try and persuade several party local leaders who have filed nomination papers against the party ally and big brother in the state coalition, DMK. When the last date for filing of nominations for the rural local body polls […]
Madras Christian College student stabbed to death by former boyfriend
Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) A twenty-year-old student, Swetha who was a diploma student for Medical lab technology at the Madras Christian College continuing education department, was stabbed to death by her former boyfriend. The incident occurred on Thursday outside the Tambaram Railway station in Chennai. The assailant, Ramachandran who was an employee in a private […]
Tamil Nadu to hold third mega vaccination camp on September 26
Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) The state of Tamil Nadu will be holding a mega vaccination camp on September 26, Sunday. This was announced by the state health minister, Ma Subramanian on Thursday. Buoyed by the success of the mega vaccination camps held on September 12 and September 19, the Tamil Nadu health department is going […]
Flood alert issued in five districts of Tamil Nadu as Krishnagiri dam is full
Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) A flood alert is issued in five districts of Tamil Nadu after the Krishnagiri Reservoir Project Dam almost reached its full capacity of 52 ft. The five districts where flood alert is issued are Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, and Cuddalore. Public works department (PWD) officials said that the water level in […]
Kochi businessman waiting for SEBI to settle his dispute on shares with PI Industries
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 23 (BPNS) Babu George Valavi ,73, a Kochi-based businessman, and his four close relatives had brought 3500 shares of Udaipur-based Mewar Oil & General Mills an unlisted company that was making edible oils at that time. This was in 1978 and over the years the company changed its name to Pi industries and […]
