One dead, ten injured in bus-lorry collision at Dindigul, TN
Chennai, Sept 16 (BPNS) One person was killed and ten persons were grievously injured in an accident involving a bus and a lorry on Friday early morning. The accident occurred at Veerasikampatti near Dindigul. In the accident, the lorry driver, S. Madasamy died on the spot. Dindigul police said that the bus was traveling towards […]
TN Pastor arrested for impregnating minor girl in orphanage
Chennai, Sept 16 (BPNS) A Chennai-based pastor who was running an orphanage home was arrested by the police on charges of impregnating a teenage girl. The Pastor, Charles (58) had raped the minor girl who was admitted to his orphanage. The minor girl delivered a baby in 2021 and Charles kept her in the care […]
Specially designed vehicle to transport rescued vulture from Kanniyakumari to Jodhpur
Chennai, Sept 16 ( BPNS) A vulture that was rescued from the street in Kanniyakumari a few months ago will be transported to the Machia Biological park in Jodhpur in a specially designed vehicle. The specially designed vehicle will have a spacious plywood cage for the Cinereous vulture (Aegipius monachus) which was rescued from the […]
Kerala releases action-plan to address stray dog menace
Thiruvananthapuram, September 15 (BPNS)With a day left for the Kerala High Court’s scrutiny over the state government’s interventions in addressing the stray dog menace, an action plan got rolled out. The plan based on four components – an intensive vaccination programme, shelter homes for stray dogs and abandoned dogs, waste management, and awareness campaigns – […]
Stalin inaugurates free breakfast scheme for primary school students in TN
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated the free breakfast scheme for government school students of classes 1 to 5 at Madurai. Chief Minister in his inaugural speech said that in the first phase 1.16 lakh students will be provided free breakfast. Stalin said, “ This will be further […]
DMK mouthpiece ‘Murasoli’ lashes out against CPI-M on its criticism of power tariff hike
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) The mouthpiece of the ruling DMK, ‘Muralosi’ has come out strongly against the statement of the CPI-M Tamil Nadu state secretary, K. Balakrishnan on the hike in power tariff in the state. Murasoli in an article said that the political adversaries of the alliance are trying to take advantage to break […]
TN to shut down horticulture farm in Nilgiri Biosphere to facilitate elephant movement
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu horticulture department will be shutting down its 21-acre farm at Kallar established in 1900 to facilitate the movement of elephants through the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR). This is following a recent order of the Madras High Court. It may be noted that five high court judges have visited […]
Wakf Board land claim at Thiruchendurai: Temporary exemption for title deed registration
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) A peace meeting held at Srirangam on Wednesday between affected parties, HR& CE department officials, police, revenue officials, and Wakf Board representative has decided that the title deeds in Tiruchendurai village can be carried out as usual. It may be noted that a major controversy erupted in the Tiruchendurai area when the […]
282 people under treatment for HINI influenza in TN: Health minister
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that 282 persons have tested positive for HINI influenza and are under treatment across the state. He was speaking to media persons after inspecting the fever ward at the Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Hospital for Children at Egmore, Chennai. The minister […]
