Chennai police in hot pursuit over the killers of prominent city businessman
Chennai, Sept 4 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Police is on hot pursuit of the killers of Baskaran (62), a financier in Tamil Film industry and a noted face in the industrial and business circles of the city. The body of Baskar was found dumped in a garbage bag with its hands and feet tied in […]
CPI-M’s red flag for Magsaysay to former health minister, K.K. Shailaja
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 4 (BPNS) The Kerala Unit of the CPI-M is in controversy after reports emanated that it denied permission to former Kerala health minister, K.K. Shailaja to accept the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award for 2022. According to information available, Shailaja was short-listed by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation for the 64th Magsaysay awards as a […]
INS Vikrant likely to be berthed at Kattupalli port, Chennai
Chennai, Sept 4 (BPNS) INS Vikrant, the prestigious aircraft carrier of the Indian navy, dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 2 at Kochi is likely to be berthed at Kattupalli port, Chennai. It is to be noted that INS Vikrant, is part of the Eastern Naval Command and its base […]
Youngest Mayor of the country Arya Rajendran enters into wedlock
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 4 (BPNS) The Youngest Mayor of the country, Arya Rajendran on Sunday married the youngest legislator of the state and young CPI-M leader, Sachin Dev in a simple function at the AKG Centre hall here. Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan attended the ceremony with his family. The marriage was a simple function […]
This Kerala priest juggles between spirituality and Basketball
Arun Lakshman/ Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Roy Joseph Vadakkan is a Catholic priest serving as a parish priest in St Teresas Ship Church, Arimpur, Thrissur district of Kerala. In addition to this, the 44-year-old young priest was an avid basketball player in his heydays and is now a national-level qualified referee who controls basketball matches across the […]
Rejecting Magsaysay award was a joint decision of the party, Shailaja
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 4 (BPNS) Former Kerala Health minister and MLA from Mattanur assembly constituency, K.K. Shailaja said that the Ramon Magsaysay award foundation had contacted her and had sought her permission to announce the award to her in recognition of the work carried out by her as health minister of Kerala in defending Nipah and […]
Puducherry: School boy poisoned to death by mother of girl whom he surpassed in exam
Puducherry, Sept 4 (BPNS) In a gruesome incident , the mother of a Class VIII girl poisoned to death her class mate who had topped the class examinations. The incident occurred at Karaikkal in the Union Territory of Puducherry. The deceased, Balamanikandan was a Class VIII student in a private school at Nehru Nagar, Karaikkal […]
Tamil Brahmin woman marries Bangaleshi girl in traditional Hindu marriage
Chennai, Sept 4 (BPNS) A Hindu Brahmin woman, Subiksha Subramani who hails from a traditional Tamil Brahmin family settled in Calgary, Canada found her lady love, Tina, a conservative Hindu girl from Bangladesh, and after a few years of courtship decided to marry. The girls had met in Calgary in Canada through an app six […]
TN to upgrade PDS shops, to introduce cashless payment system
Chennai, Sept 3(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Department of cooperation will soon upgrade the state Public Distribution System (PDS) shops to meet international standards. The shops will be upgraded so that they meet ISO 9000 certification in quality control, ISO 28000 for supply chain management and FSSAI for food quality. The PDS shops will also be […]
